Ottawa FR-S

[Pbrown]

Originally Posted by normancw

Wow - very nice. What kind are these?

They are Klutch rims. Klutch Republic is the website. Got a much better deal for them through B2autodesigns. Saw them on a red BRZ and fell in love. Picture does not do them justice. (shitty photographer (me))

[KingGeo]

Originally Posted by Want.FR-S

Wow, how can one spent 65k on a 328? Must be adding lots of useless stuff..

oh yeah! custom paint colour from Germany, xdrive, some interior stuff that is not normal spec for NA. so a custom German order...

i keep telling him he could have bought 2.5 FRS' for that money

[Pbrown]

Couple of accent pieces for the car. Good quality

[Want.FR-S]

Originally Posted by KingGeo

oh yeah! custom paint colour from Germany, xdrive, some interior stuff that is not normal spec for NA. so a custom German order...

i keep telling him he could have bought 2.5 FRS' for that money

Ah.. xdrive. Totally forgot about that.. but still.. with that kind of money, I can buy a FRS and a BRZ and choose the one to drive on any given day.

Thanks for the info.

[FRS_Ken]

I got my TSW 18" wheels and Falken tire combo on Sat from the 'Burg too. 6% duty on the tires from Thailand Still waaay cheaper than local - sorry local economy, but you can stop screwing people anytime now....

Adding lots of fiber (carbon that is) to my FR-S' diet JDP Front Lip, westcoastprojects rear trunk lip, Rexspeed Side and Rear skirts and APR brake ducts for the fog light holes (thanks www.GenomeTuning.com for these last 3)

[Pbrown]

Originally Posted by FRS_Ken

I got my TSW 18" wheels and Falken tire combo on Sat from the 'Burg too. 6% duty on the tires from Thailand Still waaay cheaper than local - sorry local economy, but you can stop screwing people anytime now....

Adding lots of fiber (carbon that is) to my FR-S' diet JDP Front Lip, westcoastprojects rear trunk lip, Rexspeed Side and Rear skirts and APR brake ducts for the fog light holes (thanks www.GenomeTuning.com for these last 3)

Congrats Ken. Can't wait to see it. What finish for the rims did you decide on and what size of tire?

[FRS_Ken]

Originally Posted by Pbrown

Congrats Ken. Can't wait to see it. What finish for the rims did you decide on and what size of tire?

TSW Interlagos 18x8 +45 silver machine face and Falken ZE512 225/40-18
They look a little streched but I plan on dumping it on the D2's once in a while so the offset and stretched look will give less chance of rub.

Would any one want a set of gently used, 17x7 +38 5x100/5x114.3 Enkei J10's with 205/45-17 Yokohama AVID ENVIgor a/s with 6,000km on them?
Off my Corolla - I'll post them up in Classifieds here this week too with photos - they gotta go!!

Cheers,
Ken

[FRS_Ken]

Originally Posted by Pbrown

Couple of accent pieces for the car. Good quality

Cool! We can see them in person at the next "FR-S & Coffee" meet?

[Pbrown]

Hankook 225-40-18's

To Ottawa

$137 UPS
$30 brokerage fee
$85 HST
$23.65 tire tax
$36 Duty

To Ogdensburg

$52 UPS
0 Brokerage fee
$79 tax
Not sure about tire tax
I believe the tax is the duty as it was with my rims.

Off to Ogdensberg again. What a crock!!!!!!


and another thing. C'MON Spring!!!!!

[FRS_Ken]

If the tires are not made in Nafta Zone - then you'll get hit with 6% duty, then HST
Did you look at DiscountTireDirect - they usually have free shipping to lower-48.

What about the $5/tire fee at UPS? I assume that's where you have them shipped?

If you got the sent to Latham Tire (http://www.lathamauto.com/) in Oggy they might not charge anything to hold them - they are a TireRack & DTD approved installer - I had my Yokohamas for my old Corolla sent there last May - drove down on old tires on good rims, had the new Yokos mounted on the rims and continued to Carlisle You have to watch that though and be honest at the border - they'll ask if you had anything work or repairs done to your car coming back across.

[Pbrown]

Originally Posted by FRS_Ken

If the tires are not made in Nafta Zone - then you'll get hit with 6% duty, then HST
Did you look at DiscountTireDirect - they usually have free shipping to lower-48.

What about the $5/tire fee at UPS? I assume that's where you have them shipped?

If you got the sent to Latham Tire (http://www.lathamauto.com/) in Oggy they might not charge anything to hold them - they are a TireRack & DTD approved installer - I had my Yokohamas for my old Corolla sent there last May - drove down on old tires on good rims, had the new Yokos mounted on the rims and continued to Carlisle You have to watch that though and be honest at the border - they'll ask if you had anything work or repairs done to your car coming back across.

Discount tire was a little more expensive overall. All in I am still saving about $70 bucks from having themn shipped here.

[Slick]

Paul, What model of Hankooks are you getting?

Originally Posted by Pbrown

Discount tire was a little more expensive overall. All in I am still saving about $70 bucks from having themn shipped here.

[Pbrown]

Originally Posted by Slick

Paul, What model of Hankooks are you getting?

Ventus V12 EVO K110's 225 -40-18. Picked them up today in Ogdensburg. $784 all in. Tires, shipping, UPS pickup fee, gas, border tariff and duties. Barely fit in car.

This size will definitely stretch on the 8.5 rims. They are considerably wider than the OEM and much more aggressive looking. Very pleased.

[Slick]

Cool. I am looking into the RS3's at the moment and trying to find the best price.

I have discussed and received approval from my CFO for some "asset requests".