Bigger diameter/width wheels enable lower profile/wider tires. The cars are pretty good in corners with a bigger contact patch.
On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 11:09 AM Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree. What's the point of all that gaudiness on a plain jane car? > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 2:01 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Ronal fan? >> >> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 6:43 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Yeah, I never figured out what the attraction was for the basketweave >> > wheels. I look at those and think about what a nightmare they would be >> to >> > keep clean. >> > >> > -D >> > >> > > On Aug 6, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > Stupid money for these things now. Those wheels are kinda special >> right >> > now though >> > > >> > > >> > >> https://staugustine.craigslist.org/cto/d/saint-augustine-1984-mercedes-benz/7172388025.html >> > > >> > > -- >> > > --FT >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________ >> > > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > > >> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > > >> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
