Avus S8's on...and a word about Alex @ Europrice

S4Per · 11-19-2005, 01:04 PM

The saga of getting these rims finished yesterday. For those that recall, I got 4 of them from Alex a couple of months ago at a great price, but 2 were damaged in shipment. UPS denied the claim so Alex had to pay for the replacements. The key thing here, which I think a lot of vendors/tuners/companies miss in general: communication. Alex let me know at every step what was going on, "wheels left supplier..", "wheels got here today, will ship tomorrow"..."wheels shipped today, here are your tracking numbers", etc. When the situation overall stinks, just communication can go a really long way to give the assurance you'll be taken care of. Anyway - thanks a lot, Alex. If the opportunity presents itself, I'd love to do business with you again.

On with the pictures: F1's 235/40/18 all the way around, along with H&R 10mmm spacers. Space between inside front tire and supsension is a finger width, but some mentioned last night that's normal..so far, i haven't heard/felt any rubbing, so i'll cross my fingers it stays that way.

This was 1 of 3. Next week: paint those calipers, 2-3 weeks: put on the PSS9's sitting in my office :-)

Cadiburns · 11-19-2005, 01:10 PM

S4Per · 11-19-2005, 01:12 PM

Mark.core™ · 11-19-2005, 01:31 PM

lemieux@curbside · 11-19-2005, 01:40 PM

FixedWing · 11-19-2005, 01:46 PM

FixedWing · 11-19-2005, 01:48 PM

Steve_Ag Arrow · 11-19-2005, 02:35 PM

great looking wheel

Cadiburns · 11-19-2005, 02:38 PM

Just comparing them to a picture I took of my car just before I sold it.

FixedWing · 11-19-2005, 03:03 PM

11-19-2005, 01:04 PM	#1
S4Per Junior Member Account #: 37814 Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,868	Avus S8's on...and a word about Alex @ Europrice The saga of getting these rims finished yesterday. For those that recall, I got 4 of them from Alex a couple of months ago at a great price, but 2 were damaged in shipment. UPS denied the claim so Alex had to pay for the replacements. The key thing here, which I think a lot of vendors/tuners/companies miss in general: communication. Alex let me know at every step what was going on, "wheels left supplier..", "wheels got here today, will ship tomorrow"..."wheels shipped today, here are your tracking numbers", etc. When the situation overall stinks, just communication can go a really long way to give the assurance you'll be taken care of. Anyway - thanks a lot, Alex. If the opportunity presents itself, I'd love to do business with you again. On with the pictures: F1's 235/40/18 all the way around, along with H&R 10mmm spacers. Space between inside front tire and supsension is a finger width, but some mentioned last night that's normal..so far, i haven't heard/felt any rubbing, so i'll cross my fingers it stays that way. This was 1 of 3. Next week: paint those calipers, 2-3 weeks: put on the PSS9's sitting in my office :-) __________________ ASP Stg III Tip: SDR intake, Evolution MS DV's, Samco TBB Piggies, Twin2, Levelten Torque Converter and Valvebody Stasis Ohlin Motorsports 700F/800R, Avus S8's with F1's EFU w/V1, Zapco/DLS/Dynaudio all driven by integrated car PC. 348/337AWHP/TQ (92 oct) ~ 445/431 @ crank 395/368 AWHP/TQ (~98 oct) ~ 505/471 @ crank

11-19-2005, 01:10 PM	#2
Cadiburns Member Account #: 3149 Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 17,222	For some reason, those don't look like 18s. Maybe it's just your pictures. __________________

11-19-2005, 01:12 PM	#3
S4Per Junior Member Account #: 37814 Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,868	lol..better be just the pictures, otherwise i got screwed ;-) __________________ ASP Stg III Tip: SDR intake, Evolution MS DV's, Samco TBB Piggies, Twin2, Levelten Torque Converter and Valvebody Stasis Ohlin Motorsports 700F/800R, Avus S8's with F1's EFU w/V1, Zapco/DLS/Dynaudio all driven by integrated car PC. 348/337AWHP/TQ (92 oct) ~ 445/431 @ crank 395/368 AWHP/TQ (~98 oct) ~ 505/471 @ crank

11-19-2005, 01:31 PM	#4
Mark.core™ Elder Member Account #: 44671 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 34,312	2nd __________________ Mark.core New Jersey & London

11-19-2005, 01:40 PM	#5
lemieux@curbside AudiWorld Super User Account #: 47312 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 17,783	i agree with the FACT that Alex@ europrice is one of the best , he knows how to do business. __________________ ************************************************ ************************************* "it's a B5 S4 ,it may break down, but its far enough ahead, by the time its fixed, you still haven't caught up." -best line i've heard ;) AUDI B5 S4 detail info (pdf file) that everyone should read and have saved on his computer AUDI B5 RS4 study guide detail info (pdf file) FATS database VAG-COM LOCATOR ASP Hands down the "BESTEST" tuner out there.

11-19-2005, 01:46 PM	#6
FixedWing Senior Member Account #: 66531 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,155	I think that's the idea. They're meant to look just like the originals. :-p __________________ ================================================== ======================

11-19-2005, 01:48 PM	#7
FixedWing Senior Member Account #: 66531 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,155	I think they look great! Especially on a silver S4. :-) __________________ ================================================== ======================

11-19-2005, 02:35 PM	#8
Steve_Ag Arrow AudiWorld Super User Account #: 5987 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 11,836	love them, especially on my A3 great looking wheel __________________ 97 A4 2.0T 20v Widebody 6-speed 01 S4 2.7T Imola Avant 6-speed 05 Allroad 2.7T 6-speed (dad's tow car)

11-19-2005, 02:38 PM	#9
Cadiburns Member Account #: 3149 Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 17,222	Hmmm. I guess the more I look at your pictures the more they look like 18s by default. Just comparing them to a picture I took of my car just before I sold it. __________________

11-19-2005, 03:03 PM	#10
FixedWing Senior Member Account #: 66531 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,155	That is very nice. :-) __________________ ================================================== ======================

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