Damaged alloys on new premium cars.

Comhrá

I was admiring two 162-reg Audi S-Line A3 Saloons recently. In Daytona Grey and 18" alloys. Both cars had their wheels badly kerbed, one had all four severely damaged, the other had the front two marked around 80% of their rim's circumference.

Amazing how anyone can fork out for an S-Line model with lovely rims, then proceed to inflict severe damage on them.

Do kerbed rims affect trade-in value on premium cars?

I know I am ocd about minding my rims and use the mirrors for parking to ensure I'm well away from kerbs. Can't understand people's carelessness/indifference.

Ferrari3600

High end motors are often bought on PCP plans these days. The motorist won't necessarily have forked out the list price or anything like it.

Mind you anything with 18" or bigger is hard to avoid kerbing in my experience.

Supergurrier

People really need to learn how to mount kerbs

MayBee

Company cars !

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Tight spaces to park in = marked alloys. I've mine 6 months and I've put several scrapes on them already... I can't avoid it. Mind you theyre wider than the car.

Atlantic Dawn

Bad alloys and bad tyres, my pet hates when shopping for cars.

LawlessBoy

Its something i always try and look after. Got them refurbed a while back and put the first mark on them the other night in dundrum carpark was in the horrors for the night!

maximum12

Hire cars?

Most people won't be used to driving on left and will be hitting kerbs

GustavoFring

Marked wheels are my pet hate. Some people just aren't bothered. One of mine has a miniscule mark since I had tyres swapped. Annoys me knowing it's there even though you have to look for it. I wanted a full size spare anyway so I have a new wheel at home to go on next tyre swap...

166man

Any premium dealer will be sending kerbed rims to be fixed before anyone purchases anyway I'd reckon.

Buffman

tippman1 wrote: »

Can't understand people's carelessness/indifference.

Ferrari3600 wrote: »

High end motors are often bought on PCP plans these days.

I reckon that's it exactly. I've some pretty hefty speedbumps around my area and the amount of 161/2s I see that think they're The Dukes of Hazzard would seem to indicate they don't have any vested interest in the vehicle.

bazz26

Alloy wheels sizes are getting much bigger and tyre walls smaller these days meaning they are more fragile. Those diamond cut rims are the worst and a right pain in the hole to refurbish.

Some drivers are just plain careless too no matter how much the car costs or what badge it wears, even more when someone else is paying for it.

JoeA3

This is nothing new. People have been careless with their cars long before pcp and diamond cut alloys were invented. Unless you're really into your cars, the tyres/alloys are black circles under the car that are sometimes handy for guiding you into tight parking spots.

VeVeX

Hugh Mungus wrote: »

Tight spaces to park in = marked alloys. I've mine 6 months and I've put several scrapes on them already... I can't avoid it. Mind you theyre wider than the car.

You can absolutely avoid it. Its easily avoided using a strange thing correctly called the steering wheel.