New Shoes!

I had been browsing for a while for some new wheels for the car. I finally decided I would like to get some Rota Grids in 17"s in Gold with a Polished Lip. I just thought that the style would really suit the car. I didnt realise that they would be a hard wheel to find, especially in Toyota fitment!!

I eventually found a set on eBay just on the outskirts of London. I placed my maximum bid and waited for the auction to finish, keeping my fingers crossed!! Alas it seemed like I would be on the hunt again as my max bid was beaten in the last 10 seconds! Was very frustrating! So I proceeded to place an order with Andy at Kudos Automotive.

A couple of days later, I got an email from the seller of the wheels. The person who had outbid me on eBay had not paid for the wheels or made any effort to contact the seller. He asked if I would like to buy them instead, and could I collect that same night! After a quick phone call to Jas to see if we could collect in his work van, we found ourselves heading towards East London.

I paid £325 for the wheels, which was a fair price. So I was now the owner of 4 x 17"x7.5" Rota Grids in Gold w/ Polished Lip. Was very excited to be putting them on my car, especially since the car was only 2 and a half months old!

Two of the wheels needed new tyres, so we popped to Kwik Fit in Uckfield where I paid £200 for 2 x 17" tyres, fitting onto the rims, wheel balancing, old tyre disposal, inflation and valves. Jas managed to get me a cheeky discount which was good!  My car is such a new model, Kwik Fit didnt even have it on their system, and had to mark it down as an Aygo on the reciept, how dare they compare the IQ to an Aygo!!

Total Cost - £525