Many a time I’ve heard people saying that it’s the wheels that make the car, however of late I’ve been wondering if that common saying should be revered to say that it’s the car that makes the wheels. So that you might understand this slightly-pointless rant a little better, let me elaborate.
I don’t know if it’s the same with everyone or if it’s just that my brain is a little more warped than the average Joe because of a large history of eating certain species of fungus I probably shouldn’t have, but have you ever noticed that you might not think very highly of a certain type of wheel until you saw them on a car you absolutely adored?
For me this happened only a few days ago when I dug up a photo of that absolutely pristine series VIII Evo owned and built by A Spec. While I never hated the Volk RE30 type of wheel, I never actually liked them much either and I didn’t seem to think much of them whenever I saw them on any car. And I certainly could never see myself buying a set for any car I would personally own either.
This all changed when I spied them on this car and now I think these wheels are the automotive equivalent of a particularly good traditional serving of Nasi Ayam (look it up if you don’t know it) when you get down to the salty bones of the bird and suck on them for five minutes to get all the flavour out.
I’ve been thnking for a while that my next car would be a CT9A Evo of some description but I did plan on putting CE28Ns on it as I’ve always had a soft spot for those babies, however I think my mind is now permanantly fixated on getting a set of bronze RE30s.
I mean really they’re not a whole lot different than the CE28N anyway, but if that was the case then why didn’t I like them in the first place? Perplexing I know, if slightly unecessary.
So back to my point at the start, if it truly were the wheels that made the car, I would have loved every car I set eyes on which were wearing RE30 shoes. But I didn’t. But when I saw them on this Evo, I wet my pants a little which I think gives credibility to the fact that it’s the car that makes the wheel.
So, todays rant; pointless? Probably. You still read it though.
- Leon.
