You're not going to convince me and I am not going to convince you. That's just the thing. And yes, actually the car turns a lot of heads when I drive it around. Some people like it and some people don't but it doesn't bother me either way. Making a car look cool is all about personal style and standing out from everyone else with the same car you have. It's about originality and form, not function. Iknow it's not a race car. My license plate is MZ3 FTL (Mazda3 for the loss) because I know this. That doesn't mean I won't make it look good though. It's not like I have to pay every week because something breaks but people who go to the extreme or even the moderately extreme with their vehicles know that you have go to pay to play the game. The same thing goes for performance cars. I sold my mx6 last year that had everything under the sun done to it but a turbo kit. It got to the point where it was unreliable and became expensive to maintain so I no longer drove the car and let it sit. I learned from the experience which is why my 3 doesn't have ridiculous amounts of work to the engine.
We all know that 9" wheels with 215 width tires on them are pretty much useless for anything but looks. A 215 is not even an improvement in handling on a wheel that could easily handle a 245 width tire. People install them because they fill up the fender well and because 9" wheels look better than 7" wheels. Low offset wheels have larger lips, more concave faces, and a better style to them.
The fact of the matter is that it is a style that you and many other people don't understand. It doesn't make the car unsafe unless you go to the extreme but I am not talking about the extreme. Having an offset 10-15mm lower than stock is not going to destroy the vehicle or make it unreliable or unable to drive. It may increase wear and tear but that is all relative anyway.
We all know that 9" wheels with 215 width tires on them are pretty much useless for anything but looks. A 215 is not even an improvement in handling on a wheel that could easily handle a 245 width tire. People install them because they fill up the fender well and because 9" wheels look better than 7" wheels. Low offset wheels have larger lips, more concave faces, and a better style to them.
The fact of the matter is that it is a style that you and many other people don't understand. It doesn't make the car unsafe unless you go to the extreme but I am not talking about the extreme. Having an offset 10-15mm lower than stock is not going to destroy the vehicle or make it unreliable or unable to drive. It may increase wear and tear but that is all relative anyway.
