Quote Originally Posted by UNLS1 View Post
i dont like the wheels, i think the Honda 19" options would look better. they look bigger than the 19" u have on now

oops just realised ur car is not the luxury so the 19" wheels are not an option for you.


lol in that case your wheels look better than the honda 17" standard wheels.
Thanks for your frank comments, appreciate it. Always good to receive feedback. I know, some people asked the same questions. Why not VTI-L? You get 18s and all that... but I want 19/20s

To address your comments but in a way also explain my thought process around the VTI-S purchase over the VTI-L.

The 19 inch from Honda looks bigger because the surface is flat, whereas this vertini wheels are concave. I prefer concave with a lip because rolling shots are better. The asking price for those wheels are also too high for something that I think I could get better out there. Plus the rims are heavier than it looks. Vertini wheels are a tad lighter from my understanding. If Honda Australia were to offer rims from Europe or HFP from the USA, I would have considered those options more.

In honesty, they weren't the first choice in terms of rims, I was going for a five spoke concave in matt (dolphin) grey (avant garde M550 19inch), otherwise I would have gone for 20 inch, but due to a delivery difficulty of the provider, I had to settle for the almost the same price the vertini + tyres. Good thing was it was the 2nd choice (my wife's choice) .

Coming to the point of VTI-S over VTI-L, I figured I wasn't keeping the 18 inch wheels, the SINGLE-colour option leather seat was dull (and thin) which meant I was going to change it anyway, I had no need for memory or heated seats ( I had for other car and I don't even use it). The only compelling stuff were the Sunroof, start stop and HIDs. Since the roofline is high, the sunroof wasn't overly compelling, since you probably can't see much out of anyway, I would have acquired in a heartbeat if they came with panaromic roof. Plus if it came with power tailgate -awesome. The HIDs were good, but that means I have to also change the foglights to HID for consistency.

Other than that, calling myself a bit dull, my own hybrid start stop was fantastic, I get that especially with start-stop engine technology, but the CR-V felt gimmicky and the engine doesn't have the start-stop feature found in hybrid or some diesels. And since it was rare for Honda start-stop button apart from CR-Z and the S2000 ( i think maybe type R as well), and offered ONLY in the VTI-L, I was thinking it may be a point of failure , and with the Mrs driving it 90% of the time, I don't know if she can handle a failure .

I rather save the 5-6K and go after all the aftermarket options which I now have "funds" for. Beside the wheels, I am aiming to go for custom leather with modulo/cr-v insignia etc, I have also considered aftermarket dual pane Panaromic roof, weighed the cost options but what ultimately weigh me down was the warranty and structural integrity of the vehicle.

Ultimately, to each his own I guess. I value uniqueness and am willing to pay a small premium for that. Would love to invest in an kahn designed evoque but space limitations and funds prohibit that, and I always do have a soft spot for Hondas