Rims…What’s the Big Deal?
Who was it that came up with the idea of putting $5,000 rims on cars that only a grandmother would drive? I have always been fascinated by the types of cars that end up with some of the gaudiest wheels imaginable. The fact that a cottage industry has formed surrounding the wheel is somewhat humorous to me. From DUB magazine to the sale of “spinners” at Wal-Mart, there is just something about rims that drives people crazy.
I only realized how zealous this blood lust for hubcaps can be when I was working in Law Enforcement. I was part of an investigation into the theft of a set of rims that were so expensive that the crime fell into the territory of a felony. The zenith of the story is not that the rims were stolen, or that they were taken from highly supervised used car lot, but that the car was left up on some of the most unorthodox objects imaginable. Pieces of scrap wood, other tires from around the lot, and a jack were among the items lifting this vehicle off the ground.
I, for one, will never understand the obsession, but for a large segment of society a personal vehicle without rims is just not worth riding in. For the most part rims can take any car and make it look a bit, well…on the tacky side, but perhaps that is what the owners want. I have always been something of an understated person and so, I’m sure my opinion is a bit biased.
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Excellent article! I had a friend who woke up one Sunday morning to find the wheels gone from his car. The thieves had broken into the garage and used firewood to prop the car up.