Cannot believe Mercedes is putting these wheels on one of their cars

"Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker) 02/14/2019 at 12:19 • Filed to: None

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These wheels are a dead ringer for the $98 wheels people buy at Discount Tire for their 2004 Camry after bending a wheel because they drove directly over a pothole (having seen it and possessing the ability to avoid it) and thought it would be fine and just need the cheapest option available.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 12:24

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Five-spoke silver/black wheels are one of the pillars of modern automotive society/

Tripper > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 12:26

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If they’re putting them on the CLA or really any C class, they’ve got the correct market demographic. 

WilliamsSW > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 12:26

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just need the cheapest option available

I mean, that’s their entire strategy for this car, so why not?

WilliamsSW > Tripper 02/14/2019 at 12:28

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The C-class is actually pretty nice.  It’s everything below it that’s hot garbage.

jimz > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 12:28

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remember when Mercedes alloys all looked similar to this?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 12:30

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Reminds me of this

E90M3 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 12:31

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If they’re the base wheel then it’s Mercedes’s subtle suggestion that you should upgrade. It’s only 5k for the other optional wheels, what are you poor? 

interstate366, now In The Industry > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 02/14/2019 at 12:42

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That’s an insult to the Accord.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > interstate366, now In The Industry 02/14/2019 at 12:45

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The Accord wheels are good design, just to set the record straight. Just un-stick the individual spokes on the A class and we’ll be good to go

arl > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 12:49

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The sooner the “ black-inside, silver-face outside” wheel trend dies, the better.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > arl 02/14/2019 at 12:59

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I hate the wheel within a wheel weelception designs as well. Acura does this and I hate it

Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 13:04

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Feels like they got bought out by Honda

Textured Soy Protein > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 13:04

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Or...the stock Accord Sport wheels.

Tripper > WilliamsSW 02/14/2019 at 13:27

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Agree, but the drivers/owners  are who I was referring to.

WilliamsSW > Tripper 02/14/2019 at 13:43

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Yeah, that’s kinda true.

fintail > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 13:57

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This looks like an evolution of a couple different common W213 wheels, production starting 2016:

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 15:39

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Those actually do look like the wheels my girlfriend almost got for her 2004 Camry after she ran over a sign post in the highway (long story, a semi  hit an exit sign knocking it into the highway, the post took out about 14 cars, semi drove off but got tracked down and arrested)

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/14/2019 at 15:49

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I never knew how close to home I would hit with that assessment, but I knew I had seen this exact setup more than enough times to use that exact metaphor.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 02/14/2019 at 16:03

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She got a steelie instead, at my suggestion. It was a messy situation and dealing with her and her dad (both equally as clueless with cars) was a test in patience. For some reason Walmart is the best place for wheels and tires so that’s the only place they wanted to shop, despite being $100+ more expensive