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Old 11-16-2009, 09:15 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by boardingnath View Post
Taking a side step back to the 19's issue, I had a mate who went down to speak to a Sydney dealer about the Z and asked about the 19's not appearing on Aus models. He said that Nissan aus decided against it because of cost, and because the wheels are magnesium, they were concerned about them cracking on our roads and recieving too many warranty claims. Would be surprised if they reversed the decision, but just as happy if they did!
It would seem that I'm one of few that prefers the 18's. The 19's do nothing to improve the performance or none that I am aware of. Plus I had low profiles before and was not impressed by the ride and the cost of replacements.
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