Looking for a low mileage GT
- Thread starter drilling
- Start date
Just bought a car. I can either pick base wheel with original tire (car optioned with base wheel) vs. bbs wheel with newer tire. What should I take?
fjpikul
GT Owner
If you will drive it, bbs with newer tire. Why not buy both?
2112
Blue/white 06'
Man of wise words. Is it worth paying extra for the original rim? For resale that is. I can get a brand new one off ford parts website.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
Is the current owner wanting to charge e tra for both sets of wheels? No matter what you need new tires on the original wheels
extrap
GT Owner
PeteK
GT Owner
I decided I like the base wheels better, so I put those on. BBS forged are a little lighter, but the base wheels are more distinctive. Lots of cars have wheels that look like the BBS now. None of them look like the GT base wheels. All the iconic videos and pictures of the cars had the base wheels on them. I still have the BBS wheels and maybe I;ll put them back on the next time I change tires.
extrap
GT Owner
If you possibly can, I'd get both ... which I did. If you decide on wanting only one later, you can always sell the other.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
First, availability of these at Ford has been sketchy. And will probably be more constrained as time goes on.
If they are indeed in stock the ones with the car are certainly not worth more than new ones.
You decide...
nautoncall
GT Owner
- Apr 6, 2014
- 1,087
No brainer, you need new tires. Those old tires don't make your car worth anymore!!! I would get both sets as that's what I did with my cars. Not many base wheels out there from what I have seen and if so they bring a premium price.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
Reliable and Intercity. Both very good - I used both. I'd go with Reliable because they found room on a truck on somewhat short notice. It was carrying some special test vehicles from Colorado to Vegas and since the primary pickup was in Vail and I was before that I could be there for my loading (first car on the van) but I couldn't be there for the unload of cars before mine (last). Driver said something about Challengers (probably Hellcats) coming from high altitude testing to desert testing. He said all the cars were loaded with computers and other test and measurement stuff on the passenger side (like cop cars except more) and the driver all looked like they were 16
Wallyworld
GT Owner
Reliable and Intercity. Both very good - I used both. I'd go with Reliable because they found room on a truck on somewhat short notice. It was carrying some special test vehicles from Colorado to Vegas and since the primary pickup was in Vail and I was before that I could be there for my loading (first car on the van) but I couldn't be there for the unload of cars before mine (last). Driver said something about Challengers (probably Hellcats) coming from high altitude testing to desert testing. He said all the cars were loaded with computers and other test and measurement stuff on the passenger side (like cop cars except more) and the driver all looked like they were 16
