Dealer mix-up regarding wheels, advice?
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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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Originally posted by jaccordan
Tell them to keep the rims and you wantyour money back. Take the money and go buy a set of 18 inch aftermarket rims and tires.
Tell them to keep the rims and you wantyour money back. Take the money and go buy a set of 18 inch aftermarket rims and tires.
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Re: Dealer mix-up regarding wheels, advice?
Originally posted by Makari
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/200...03263_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.
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/200...03263_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.
Seeing as how you included the rims with the price of your car, I don't think they will reimburse you for the rims. Maybe. Try it. But for future reference, only buy these things on line. www.handaaccessories.com has all Accord accessory OEM wheels for much cheaper than the dealer's cost.
Just one question: Why didn't you get the 17" accessory wheels?
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Re: Re: Dealer mix-up regarding wheels, advice?
Originally posted by jaccordan
Tell them to keep the rims and you wantyour money back. Take the money and go buy a set of 18 inch aftermarket rims and tires.
Tell them to keep the rims and you wantyour money back. Take the money and go buy a set of 18 inch aftermarket rims and tires.
Originally posted by Baco95
:thumbup: I would do that
:thumbup: I would do that
Originally posted by whoaitslen2
me too :thumbup:
me too :thumbup:
Originally posted by 98CoupeV6
Well, obviously you have to pay for the tires if you buy the rims. The problem I have is this: They wanna charge for $500 for POS tires when you can buy maximum performance tires that will perform 10 times better for only 50 bucks more.
Seeing as how you included the rims with the price of your car, I don't think they will reimburse you for the rims. Maybe. Try it. But for future reference, only buy these things on line. www.handaaccessories.com has all Accord accessory OEM wheels for much cheaper than the dealer's cost.
Just one question: Why didn't you get the 17" accessory wheels?
Well, obviously you have to pay for the tires if you buy the rims. The problem I have is this: They wanna charge for $500 for POS tires when you can buy maximum performance tires that will perform 10 times better for only 50 bucks more.
Seeing as how you included the rims with the price of your car, I don't think they will reimburse you for the rims. Maybe. Try it. But for future reference, only buy these things on line. www.handaaccessories.com has all Accord accessory OEM wheels for much cheaper than the dealer's cost.
Just one question: Why didn't you get the 17" accessory wheels?
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I don't think your getting ripped off...16 Honda rims will run you close to $900...unfortunately they didn't mention that you'd need tires.
I really recommend you buy a set of really performance oriented tires like toyo T1-s or Bridgestone S03 and keep your 15 inch steelies/caps for the winter... DON'T BUY TIRES FROM THE DEALER and DON'T LET THEM KEEP YOUR STEELIES!
noel
I really recommend you buy a set of really performance oriented tires like toyo T1-s or Bridgestone S03 and keep your 15 inch steelies/caps for the winter... DON'T BUY TIRES FROM THE DEALER and DON'T LET THEM KEEP YOUR STEELIES!
noel
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Originally posted by vtecinside
I really recommend you buy a set of really performance oriented tires like toyo T1-s or Bridgestone S03
I really recommend you buy a set of really performance oriented tires like toyo T1-s or Bridgestone S03
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Originally posted by Makari
Just one question: Why didn't you get the 17" accessory wheels?
I didnt like how any of the 17'' accessory wheels looked.
Just one question: Why didn't you get the 17" accessory wheels?
I didnt like how any of the 17'' accessory wheels looked.
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