New Cars Suck

"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW) 05/07/2015 at 10:20 • Filed to: None

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And now for today’s “new cars suck”. New Toyota Highlanders have these wheels. They look pretty sweet. However what you don’t know is that the whole face of the wheel is a very well-disguised plastic cover that is integrated into the wheel itself, NOT a removable hub cap. This means if the plastic ever gets cracked, say, by a pot hole or poor-quality tire changing machinery, the new wheel from Toyota will cost you....seven hundred dollars. For one wheel. New cars suck. That is all.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:22

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New *Toyotas*.

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 10:24

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If you think Toyota is the only automaker doing stupid stuff like this you are very much lying to yourself.

crowmolly > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 10:24

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Ford has done it for years as well.

Will with a W8 races an E30 > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:24

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Clad wheels!

Efficient wheel shapes tend to be ugly. Pretty wheel shapes tend to be heavy and expensive.

Solution: Make ugly efficient wheel, cover it with pretty plastic cover! No Toyota buyer can tell the difference!

Problem: They crack. Next solution: Chip off all the plastic for the ultimate in function over form!!!

bob and john > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:26

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I’m with sm70. new toyotas. (or rather, new cheap cars)

Our lexus has legit alloys, not some plastic clad BS.

SOURCE: I broke one -.-’ Belive me, it wasnt plastic covered metal.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:28

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True, but Toyota right now is the only company that doesn’t make a single model I’d buy. Nothing against Toyota specifically, but they all bore me to death, apart from the Cruiser which is insanely expensive.

I’m aware that there are lots of cost cutting features and design flaws on modern cars, but a) there’s still plenty to like about them, and b) it’s not unique to new cars.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:28

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Trans-Am honeycomb poly cast wheels are 40 yrs old, toyota is slowly catching up.

http://www.tacreationsusa.com/firebird_wheel…

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:30

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My Dodge has a similar setup. It’s a 2008. 72,000 miles and plenty of potholes. 20 inch wheel with a 255/50 profile tire. No issues yet..... My wife ran over quite a large chunk of metal in the roadway annihilating a tire once and the wheel was fine.... I would think delamination might pose a larger problem with age....

MLGCarGuy > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:35

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Toyota. Let’s go places…miserably.

SJGeorge94 > crowmolly 05/07/2015 at 10:53

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So does GM

Tareim - V8 powered > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 10:54

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You wouldn't have a gt86?

MHunter905 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 10:55

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Toyota’s are closer to a sewing machine on wheels than a car...

As Du Volant > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 10:57

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Yep, pretty much anytime you see “chrome” wheels on a non-luxury car they’re built this way.

AM > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 05/07/2015 at 11:09

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Chrysler has always been the worst offender of this. Chrome-clad for every single vehicle in their lineup. Check out the back of the their rims and it will be a nightmare just to look at.

As for GM, they’ve done it to but not nearly as much as other companies have. My ‘03 Yukon doesn't have the plastic cover over them. Only plastic on my wheels are the covers for the lug nuts.

LuczOr > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 12:24

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HOLY CHRIST, I had no idea the Land Cruiser was over $80,000. How the hell can they justify that?

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 12:24

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4 Runner TRD Pro??

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > LuczOr 05/07/2015 at 12:28

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A small but very dedicated and very rich following. They are to old money what the Mercedes G Class is to new money.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 05/07/2015 at 12:29

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Probably wouldn’t ever buy one. Too much other stuff available.

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 12:42

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The only similar vehicle I can think of is the X-Terra, which I would buy because manual.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 05/07/2015 at 12:44

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I’d take a Wrangler first, but honestly none of the vehicles in that class are likely something I’d buy.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Tareim - V8 powered 05/07/2015 at 16:01

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Nope. I respect them, but I’d never buy one. Lexus is a different story, but Toyota/Scion doesn’t do anything that tickles my fancy right now.

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 20:17

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I know that Mr. Duesenberg.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 05/07/2015 at 21:40

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Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 22:02

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Solomon as hell ;)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 05/07/2015 at 22:22

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Oy, first Rolland, and now you!

BTW you got my response email?

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 23:12

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First Rolland??

Yup!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 05/07/2015 at 23:15

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He tracked me down on Facebook early on and decided to usually address me by my real name.

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/07/2015 at 23:49

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This was just a one-time deal here, no worries.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 05/07/2015 at 23:51

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I don’t mind since I know how you know, but it was straight creepy the first time he did it.

derpradameinhof > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/29/2015 at 15:06

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I feel this way about Nissan.

Yes, Nissan.