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Old 04-05-2017, 08:24 PM   #12
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False advertising?

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A Subaru parts dealer told me the STI optional wheels for 2017 (in the U.S.) weigh 23.14 lbs each. Yet the brochure says they are lighter than the stock. What gives?
This means that the STI wheels, advertised as lighter than the stock ones, are actually more than 2 lbs heavier. If this is true, then Subaru is guilty of fraud in its promotion of the STI wheels. In that case, a class action suit might happen.
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