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Ever since we first bought the S8, I instantly wanted the ORIGINAL Speedline S8 wheels that came on Euro, pre-facelift cars. They just look "right" on the car. The rounded spokes and domed center cap look so good with the rounded curvy body lines of the D2. However, the $380/ea kind of swayed me away (and that's a GOOD price from a dealer that offers a good discount). So, I moved in the direction of the 19" Hartmann wheels that I currently have because they do look very good and they were a little more reasonable in the $$$ dept.
Here's the "problem": a set of Speedline S8 wheels popped up for sale locally and I HAD to buy them! :-) I couldn't let them slip away for the money the guy was asking and the fact that they were local. Now I am wondering if I really want to switch away from the 19's. That 19" wheel looks REALLY good on the big car and I still get away with a pretty good amount of sidewall.
I run 17's in the winter and I'd hate to use the Euro wheels for winter wheels anyway. What does one do in this "predicament"?
Super sexy Euro-only Speedline S8 wheels:
<img src="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/coloradoaudi/audi_s8-1998.jpg">
Current 19" Hartmann "DTM" wheels
<img src="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/coloradoaudi/IMG_1175.jpg">
less-than-sexy (IMHO) Ronal made USA-spec S8 wheels:
<img src="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/coloradoaudi/IMG_0845.jpg">
Here's the "problem": a set of Speedline S8 wheels popped up for sale locally and I HAD to buy them! :-) I couldn't let them slip away for the money the guy was asking and the fact that they were local. Now I am wondering if I really want to switch away from the 19's. That 19" wheel looks REALLY good on the big car and I still get away with a pretty good amount of sidewall.
I run 17's in the winter and I'd hate to use the Euro wheels for winter wheels anyway. What does one do in this "predicament"?
Super sexy Euro-only Speedline S8 wheels:
<img src="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/coloradoaudi/audi_s8-1998.jpg">
Current 19" Hartmann "DTM" wheels
<img src="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/coloradoaudi/IMG_1175.jpg">
less-than-sexy (IMHO) Ronal made USA-spec S8 wheels:
<img src="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/coloradoaudi/IMG_0845.jpg">
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....tires are pretty spendy. Seems odd to me that 20" tires are actually fairly reasonable, but most of the 19s are pretty spendy.
....and that's a point in favor of going back to 18s.
....and that's a point in favor of going back to 18s.