Rim Rental: Am I behind the times?

[tbburg]

Possibly the stupidest thing I've ever seen: Saw a guy on the property where I work re-possessing rims and tires from one of the residents vehicles. The truck had these guy's logo on it: http://www.rentawheel.com/index.html. So now the rent-to-own furniture scam has infiltrated the tire market? Maybe I'm living under a rock, but I've never heard of this before now. I've heard of conventionally financing a tire package(thought it was dumb, but I've heard of it)

Any thoughts? :dunno:

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

How else do you think people afford dubs for their 79 Monte Carlo?

 

[Joshooha]

ya, I live in Charlotte NC, and those places are everywhere. On Tryon St (the north end) we have a little 7-11 convenience store that rents and sells wheels. On the side of the store they do mechanic work...actually quite funny if you ask me

 

[Smittty9785]

there is a place like that around here. i though the same. WTF

 

[JRW7072009]

In Salt Lake there where a few places that popped up called Discover rims to rent. It was a rent to own tire and wheel center and they charge almost double the price of what they would normally cost. It was a joke IMO but all the Mexicans loved it they all had rims on there Honda Civics soon after they opened. lol

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

i was thinkin about goin to one of these places and renting some 39.5s for the winter:firedevil

 

[tbburg]

i was thinkin about goin to one of these places and renting some 39.5s for the winter:firedevil

You talkin' tire size or rim size?

 

[GrimmJeeper]

How else do you think people afford dubs for their 79 Monte Carlo?

used to be, a man had to do some pimpin to floss like that. shiiiii son!

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

You talkin' tire size or rim size?

:banghead:

tires dammit lol

 

[tharlanjr]

A guy I know at work did this, you can just make payments and if you pay it off before a certain time it doesn't cost too much more. But if you make the minimum payments you pay at least double.

I think its dumb.

 

[tbburg]

A guy I know at work did this, you can just make payments and if you pay it off before a certain time it doesn't cost too much more. But if you make the minimum payments you pay at least double.

So just like a CC really. If you're smart enough to understand it you probably won't need it, so they market it to people who aren't smart enough to understand it,....

:banghead:
tires dammit lol

Too bad I've never seen anybody "Donk" an XJ before.

 

[Joshooha]

Don't jinx us now. I've seen like 22''s on them, but nothing crazy yet....:wow:

 

[tbburg]

...,I've seen like 22''s on them, but nothing crazy yet....:wow:

And 22"s on a Cherokee isn't "crazy"?:confused1

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

used to be, a man had to do some pimpin to floss like that. shiiiii son!

:laugh2:

Maybe I should go rent some tires for my XJ

 

[bjoehandley]

Don't jinx us now. I've seen like 22''s on them, but nothing crazy yet....:wow:

And 22"s on a Cherokee isn't "crazy"?:confused1

Hey, shut up you two, we don't need be to givin' anybody ideas


:laugh:

 

[tbburg]

More hilarity:

Turns out, when they repoed the rims, they left the truck sitting ON the stock wheels.(wheels sitting flat on the ground) Apparently, they own the lug nuts too.

 

[Matthew Currie]

:laugh2:

Maybe I should go rent some tires for my XJ

Just until you fix the alignment.

 

[cf_collins]

More hilarity:

Turns out, when they repoed the rims, they left the truck sitting ON the stock wheels.(wheels sitting flat on the ground) Apparently, they own the lug nuts too.

There's one in the Nashville area. When they repo your wheels, the owner goes along with a gun. They but the car on blocks to get there jacks out, then use a tow strap to pull the blocks out.

 

[tbburg]

Wow,.. high class outfit. Intentionally damage the rotors/drums/spindles/etc. Way too hard to set the car down gently on the rotor edge, or bring along some scraps of lumber. I can see why they carry a gun,... they'd need it.

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

Hmmm

Thinkin a nice set of 36" Irocs. and i'll park my rig in the garage.. since its a trail only rig, the garage door is rarely open.