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Old 10-10-2005, 04:17 AM   #1
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You can drive on the beach in Oregon.
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Old 10-10-2005, 06:20 AM   #2
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Bill, Stock Wheels?

Are those stock wheels without the trim rings? They look good; did the rings leave scratch marks when you took them off?
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Old 10-11-2005, 04:55 PM   #3
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I never could figure out why they put those plastic rings on in the first place...
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Old 10-12-2005, 12:22 AM   #4
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Stock wheels, no trim rings. They are sitting in my well house, ready to go back on with the Integrity Tires when I trade the Silver Cloud in on the next generation Prius...
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Old 10-12-2005, 09:13 AM   #5
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Originally posted by benighted@Oct 11 2005, 03:55 PM
I never could figure out why they put those plastic rings on in the first place...
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Some here have speculated that they provide similar advantages in aerodynamics as solid discs except they don't look as futuristic as solid discs.
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Old 10-12-2005, 09:34 AM   #6
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[attachmentid=592][attachmentid=591]Hey, you CAN drive on one of the Oregon beaches! This is from our trip to the left coast summer 2004. And you can also park yer Pug on the beach...

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Here is Misti this past summer '05 near Mystic, CT sporting 5 fresh coats of zinno wax and posing with 2 VERY BIG Prius fans.

Fishers Island Sound in background.


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ps: wanted to show off my splash guards too, surprisingly they do not deter from my 55 summer mpg.

pps: first time attaching pix, seems like a no brainer...here goes...
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Old 10-12-2005, 01:20 PM   #8
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But, you can't drive your car on the beach in South Carolina:
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Bill,
Have you noticed any difference in your gas mileage since you removed your plastic wheel trim?
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Old 11-10-2005, 06:59 PM   #10
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Well I'm not Bill but I took mine off when I saw Bill's car at our Prius Meet Group in Portland. No difference that I can tell.

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