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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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Makari
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Default Dealer mix-up regarding wheels, advice?

I recently purchased a 2003 accord coupe lx, hubcaps come standard on the lx, so i ordered 16'' alloy wheels from the list of honda's accessories. They were included in the overall price of the car, so i'm not sure exactly how much they charged for me, but they retail around $900(these are the rims http://www.hondacars.com/images/2003...3263_large.jpg . The dealer told me that it would take a week for them to arrive, then i'd bring it in and they'd install them. Well, it took 3 weeks for them to come in, but went today to get them installed. I get a phone call later today saying that they can't put them on because my wheels with the hubcaps are 15'' and these rims are for 16'' wheels, so if i want to put them on, i'd have to buy a set of tires that fit 16'' rims for around $500. They say there was a mixup when it came to the purchase, but the tires weren't included (which i think is really dumb, and they should have said something). The specific salesman who did the deal with us wasn't in today, so I will have to talk to him on monday, but i'm wondering what I should do. I'm a newb to car/tire/rim buying, so the question is....should i have to pay for the tires? am i getting ripped off? Thanks for the help.
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