Ahh feck, been stitched up

[Jim Bowen 1]

bought a set of VR speedlines a couple of weeks back, took them to local tyre place to have tyres taken off, when i go to collect them they show me various damage to 3 of the rims, making them unusable, 1 has a flat spot, 1 has cracks another has been welded up before

 

so i've paid £60 for 1 wheel in reality :( and it needs a major refurb

[vwdeviant 0]

Back to the seller to ask for a refund? Not fit for purpose.....

[corozin 0]

Caveat emptor...

[vwdeviant 0]

Caveat emptor...

Hello Caeser's woken up! :lol:

[chubbybrown 0]

Back to the seller to ask for a refund? Not fit for purpose.....

 

sadly if they are not New, caveat emptor applies unless some warrenty is given

[The_Dude 0]

Back to the seller to ask for a refund? Not fit for purpose.....

 

sadly if they are not New, caveat emptor applies unless some warrenty is given

 

Surely its false advertising? But then I suppose you have to prove the seller knew they were defective.

[IrishG60 0]

Name and shame time!!!

:oops:

Who was it?

[corozin 0]

Caveat emptor...

Hello Caeser's woken up! :lol:

 

Ceaser? how's that? I haven't shagged my mother ???

[Jim Bowen 1]

they were on ebay, i mailed the seller, he just said he didn't know and that the place he took car to must of done it?

 

pretty annoyed, not because of the money, although its £60 wasted, paid the garage a fiver to take tyres off, but now i have wheels that are no good to get rid of

 

this is the 2nd time i've done this now, i did ask the seller if they were 100% ok and just cosmetic stuff he said yes, i also made a point of saying i've bought buggered wheels before and not found out till the garage puts them on a machine :(

 

in the past i've bought some aftermarket 5 spokes (porsche rep's) for £250 and one had a flat spot and another the spoke had been smashed and welded/fillered together :lol:

 

i give up!!

[corozin 0]

To be honest with you I think reasonable Speedlines still make anything from £25-£50 per wheel so one way to look at it is to say you've spent £60 for one decent rim but it was worth the gamble that the whole lot would be ok.

 

Another way to look at it is that even if you pay £50 per corner, that's still a helluva lot cheaper than most aftermarket rims. My compomotives are nothing flashy (more functional than flash to be frank) and those are £210 a corner and not even split rims.

 

Try to take heart :)

[Supercharged 2]

Mate - scrap metal is worth loads at the moment, 4 wheels = £40 ish if you need to get some cash back, then try and get the rest out of the seller!

[H8RRA 0]

i've had issues before and if paid by paypal, they have adjudicated the case and refunded my paypal account - i'm sure you've got recourse if they were sold as 100%

[chazrad 0]

...I have found the threat of negative feedback works well sometimes...worth a try. After all, if he was a decent guy, he'd not want to do you over for the sake of £60.

 

Or has been suggested, sell for scrap then recoup the difference from the seller. Apart from the money, its the hassle of these things. :(

[jenks 0]

As some1 has already suggested good speedlines go for around £40 to £50, just keep an eye out for the odd alloys selling on its own or in pairs, still a pain in the arse but always look at the better side of it?