Why don't you sell your cayenne and buy a replica? no one would know the difference, just think how much money you might save.

 

Agreeeed!!!
hmmmmm....Would you wanna give fake rock to your wife?
Not for me.
I may understand different brand of original products but only the best will last!

 

It's not about the money... it's about the principle. My brain says... if I spend $5k on wheels for Cayenne that's $5k LESS that I can put back into my business and the more I put into my business the more $$ I make.

That $5K translates into about $15K per year added to my bottom line.

And to use the engagement ring angle... I avoided the mall jewelers and local "boutique" jewelers. I searched high and low thru internet inventory lists, examining certs via pdf. I flew out to Dallas to pick up a 2 ct rock that I liked (had other business there too)... after inspection of course. I paid about $10k. I saw a setting that my fiancee liked in a "lifestyle" magazine... so I contacted the shop in NYC. Come to find out, that exact setting was still in their shop used ONLY for the photo shoots... I got a great deal on it.

So I was into this ring for about $17K... recently appraised at $33k. It would have cost $25K at the local West LA hot spots...

Money saved is money earned and you don't need the "brand name" to have quality. If I can have great looking wheels for less money... terrific.

And if the aluminum in a replica is same aluminum in Gemballa/Techart/Rinspeed... why not?

 

pennies do make dollars... even if this is on a much grander scale!

 

I'm a little confused first you say:
Then you say:
So its about the money, not the principle. If you can buy a fake or a replica of an orginal for less money you should.

I kinda disagree with you.

 

well... the principle CAN be the money in some cases. Example of the ring, I saved at least $8k but I received a better product than readily available.

I don't want "fake diamonds" or a "fake anything". IMHO, a replica Sport Techno is kinda' like buying Kirkland stuff at Costco... pretty much the same as the big name brands... made with the same materials and machinery.

Example #2, friends live in San Francisco... beater house @ 1.2M... I'll NEVER move there because I expect a certain level of pleasure at a certain level of expense. If I'm going to "write the check" then I want 4000sf+, new construction, scraped wood floors, granite and .5ac I don't want FAKE anything... but I want the most for the $$. Understand?

 

You can't compare diamonds and houses to replicas. diamaonds are either real or fake. house cant be replica's unless you have contracted the architect to build you somthing similar to someone elses design, even then you are paying the orginal architect an homage.

Would you buy your dream house, and then furnish it with bargain furniture or cheap copy's of orginal designers?

you have purchased an expensive car, a Porsche. Why would you purchase a replica wheel. There are numerous differnt types of wheels for the cayenne, all with prices varying inexpensive and up. The only reason i can come up with why someone would purchase a set of wheels that were replica, would be that they could not afford it. Which begs the question why would sombady purchase a porsche, ferrari, lambhorgini etc. if it would put a financial strain on thier situation? If one has purchased such a car and could not afford to tune it in any way, there is nothing wrong with that. I am still confused.

 

well... it all goes back to the original question. Are replica wheels unsafe? Will they fall apart on the highway?

Me personally I won't put those replica on JUST because I want 22's.

 

If you're buying wheels soley for everyday driving at normal speeds in the winter, IMO replicas would be suitable. I wouldn't see any reason why not to buy them. The money you save could be used for something else. But, if you like to push your car beyond what would be considered 'normal everyday driving' (exactly what Porsches are for), I would suggest you purchase a high quality brand name. It's that simple.

 

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well said