Been searching FBMP off and on over a month for these and figured it would make a productive rainy day roadtrip to pick them up on a 250 mile round trip as nothing local has come up at any reasonable price.
My Civic R doesn't come with a spare tire or even a jack or tools, so if you get a flat that's got too much damage to seal by the side of the road, you have to call a tow truck to take you to a place that will patch it, or if not repairable, to a tire store to replace it at the "customer over a barrel" rate. That's assuming this happens during normal business hours. Plus this car didn't even come with the can of sealant which Honda charges $92 for. Searched for the spare tire and jack that the base Civics come with and which Honda would charge over $700 if you bought everything from them, tire $110, wheel $90, jack $160, tool kit $350, foam container $150. Picked this up for $50. Locally I saw them for $150 to $250.
Also needed a set of wheel covers for my Subaru Impreza. On the way up for the tire, I got a message from the wheel cover seller confirming they were the 16 inch size I needed. It was just coincidence that he was just 40 miles away from the tire pick up, and for $20, I would have gone a lot further or paid a bit more. Around here they wanted $80 to $150 for a set, because Subaru charges $90 for just one new cap.
Driving the hybrid, I used less than $15 in gas and you couldn't ship just the hub caps for that much. Plus I'm more than happy to rack up the miles on this car in anticipation of sticking on the 250,000 mile decal pretty soon.
My Civic R doesn't come with a spare tire or even a jack or tools, so if you get a flat that's got too much damage to seal by the side of the road, you have to call a tow truck to take you to a place that will patch it, or if not repairable, to a tire store to replace it at the "customer over a barrel" rate. That's assuming this happens during normal business hours. Plus this car didn't even come with the can of sealant which Honda charges $92 for. Searched for the spare tire and jack that the base Civics come with and which Honda would charge over $700 if you bought everything from them, tire $110, wheel $90, jack $160, tool kit $350, foam container $150. Picked this up for $50. Locally I saw them for $150 to $250.
Also needed a set of wheel covers for my Subaru Impreza. On the way up for the tire, I got a message from the wheel cover seller confirming they were the 16 inch size I needed. It was just coincidence that he was just 40 miles away from the tire pick up, and for $20, I would have gone a lot further or paid a bit more. Around here they wanted $80 to $150 for a set, because Subaru charges $90 for just one new cap.
Driving the hybrid, I used less than $15 in gas and you couldn't ship just the hub caps for that much. Plus I'm more than happy to rack up the miles on this car in anticipation of sticking on the 250,000 mile decal pretty soon.
