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People tend to waste money on stupid crap in the high end exotic world just because it is expensive. I mean look at how popular ADV1 wheels are in that crowd. That's not to say that these are a complete waste. You just haven't provided a sound argument for us poor M3 owners to spend our hard earned blue-collar money on them.
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These are not for poor M3 owners. These are for rich M3 owners. If I had truckloads of money and no need for it, I'd buy stuff like thus. Light, looks cool, and is stronger.
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$350 is actually not a bad price if these are tested, race proven, high quality, strong, and the TI won't seize to the steel hub. If somebody wants me to buy a product I need some good reasons.
Giggs' post above didn't give me a lot of confidence. I have met Giggs and I didn't get the impression that he had an elitist perspective (had the opposite impression), but that post stating that $500 is nothing in the "exotic" market annoyed me a little. I don't know what type of suspension you purchased but congrats for paying $10k. Is a V8 Audi R8 actually considered an exotic? I thought that title was reserved for Ferrari and Lamborghini. I need a better reason to buy something than that the price is not considered expensive in the exotic market... I have been looking at Turner Motorsports top level studs and zinc coated nuts and they will cost $320. They may not be as light weight but they are race proven.
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Fellas, I know Giggs very well and I think he was being taken out of context. What he was saying is that exotics and sports cars have very overpriced/marked up products and in comparison to that these are not overly expensive. (I know this because we were just chatting about this). But I agree with Slicer and just because something "isnt expensive" doesnt mean one should buy it. Giggs is the last person on this forum that has an "elitist" attitude. His comment about the $10k suspension was saying that its way overpriced. Its the same basic setup as an M3 suspension yet they somehow find a way to mark it up over $7k over an M3 setup. And if he wants to do upgrades to his car... he unfortunately has to bite the bullet and spend the money on the overpriced stuff because thats what it costs unfortunately...
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MSI Bullet Nose Racing Wheel Studs: $10.95 ea
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-18...6-e46-e9x.aspx 19mm Yellow Zinc-Coated TMS Race Wheel Nut: $4.95 ea http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-31...wheel-nut.aspx I'm currently running these wheel nuts but they have taken a beating over the years. My studs are already Turner Motorsports but they are much longer than I need (90mm) now that I don't use any spacers. It's getting annoying swapping wheels with 90mm studs.... Plus I think it's good to replace studs every year or two as a preventative measure. Probably over-kill for my use but I'm anal.
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Sorry if my post sounded "elitist". Wasnt my intention. I was trying to make the point that this is a good price for these studs. And AlynM3 is exactly right was just comparing it to how expensive the suspension was by saying it cost me $10k which makes some $500 studs seem like they're cheap. My stock suspension on the R8 was leaking and Audi wouldn't cover the replacement and they were trying to charge $12k for the stock one. The better choice was aftermarket at $10k but it puts it in perspective that you guys have it better all around with product cost for sure. Nothing but love for M3s from me
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