Secrets from the Underground Upgrade Club

[Duane Collie <drcollie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>How do you guys go about hiding those expensive Fiske wheels from
>your spouses?  (or is it spice?)  Maybe if  your S.O. is blind...
>
>Scott Miller
>GGC BMW CCA #44977

Scott,

Well now.....Shiny new wheels that look expensive are one of the most
difficult UUC upgrades of all....but it can be done. This takes nerves of
steel and a stealthy hand with the Quicken on the Home 'Puter, as a set of
Fikses puts a big dent on the ole cash management account.

Heretowith and theretobore are some ways to pull this off:

1) Complain about the paint finish on your wheels to your spousal unit. Say
it's really geting lousy looking.  Then, after a few days say you're gonna
get 'em chromed or buffed at a specialty shop. Make the wheels go away for
a bit and then !PRESTO!...install the Fikses being careful to first go by
your BMW Retailer and get stick-on Roundel logos to go over the Fikse wheel
cap centers.  Act real happy when you get home and offer to show off the
new wheels. Sig. Other will probably merely 'roll eyes' at you and give
them a casual glance.  Mission Accomplished.

If you get caught dead to rights - DO NOT CONFESS.  Merely insist they
musta mixed your wheels up with someone else's at the metal shop and that
will buy you some time to think up something new to get out of the jam you
just made for yourself.

2) Buy new set of tires  WAAYYYYYYYYYYYY before you plan your wheel
upgrade. Stash Tires. 

Then, Sell your existing stock wheels AND tires on the Digest.  That way
you can get, sayyyyyy $ 1,200 to $ 1,400 for everything sold as a set of
four. The Fiskes - which cost about $ 2,000.00 seem not too bad of an
upgrade. Will only show up math wise as $ 600.00. Explain how you are not
spending much more and getting a FAR superior wheel that is forged, not
cast like cheezzy BMW wheels that fold up and bend at the mere sight of a
pothole. You never mention the $ 1,000 for the previously purchased MXX3's
or S-02's you had stashed away. Mission Accomplished.

See?  You just have to have a corrupt mind and a black heart.

Duane Collie
RM3DR1/UUC
///Team Bubba Racing
NCC

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