![]() 11/30/2014 at 19:55 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
So I was building an Impala LS and I noticed that the "wheels" are actually 18 inch styled steel wheels with a plastic cover designed to look like an alloy wheel.
I know the Big 3 used to be big on doing this, everything from lowly economy cars to full-size sedans coming from American had them a few years ago. The amount of previous-generation Malibus I see with one missing is ridiculous. But I thought companies had stopped doing this strange cost-cutting procedure.
What's worse is that they're doing this on a car that costs $27k. Twenty-Seven grand and you can't put some real alloy wheels on there, yet the $23k Malibu gets them?
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:00 |
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LOL, those look like they came straight out of the '90's/early-'00's.
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Those are horrible, why the extra spokes? Like if they are going to bother with steelies, they should at least make the hubcaps look less horrible.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:02 |
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On compacts and subcompacts, yeah. Ford doesnt do it on the Taurus and I doubt anyone else does it. Seems like GM being GM.
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They look like leftovers from the old W-Body Impala from 2002.
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The odd things GM does haha
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:03 |
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GM likes extra spokes. It's like they design the plain 5-spoke then think it needs more. They ruined the nice 5-spoke wheels on the High Country Silverado by doing the same thing.
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THOSE SPOKES ARE SOOO UNNECESSARY.
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They've ruined what would otherwise be a damn good looking set of wheels.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:08 |
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I'm pretty sure dodge still does this on all their trucks. They look chrome but they're actually covers.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:09 |
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Holy shit those are hideous. Those look like something from 10 years ago, who at GM thought those were ok to put on a new car?
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:19 |
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my girlfriends Fusion has them as well, albeit it much better designed.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:20 |
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the "chrome" is soooo unnecessary
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:22 |
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That's how most are, you couldn't hardly tell until one fell off.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:26 |
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Chevy and GMC trucks have them, as well. $50k trucks with friggin hub caps.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:28 |
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A lot of very base model economy cars get them on base trim. Think Toyota Yaris. It surprises me on a 2014 Imapal ,I've never seen one with those wheels IRL.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:36 |
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I've yet to see a $50,000 truck with hub caps
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inb4 because GM.
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I see this on all brands. GM likes to put plastic hub caps on 5 spoke steel wheels. Which IMO look nice, the steel wheels that is.
Also many other companies will use plastic chrome covers that are glued to steel or sometimes aluminum wheels.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 20:52 |
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Dont be so negative. Think of this way, 18" steelies!
![]() 11/30/2014 at 21:14 |
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Even when they fall off, the cars' steelies look pretty cool.
![]() 11/30/2014 at 22:46 |
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Now you have.
![]() 12/01/2014 at 01:56 |
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what's wrong with steels/hubcaps?
i prefer them.
![]() 12/01/2014 at 09:32 |
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Like just about everyone else, I hate my plastic covers, and the scale and scratches they collect. I wish I could just buy small covers for the hubs and let the steelies show. What's wrong with that?
![]() 12/13/2014 at 19:14 |
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Doesn't Toyota do that, too, with the RAV4?