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Old 05-05-2009, 02:54 PM   #1
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I don't know why everyone craps on Rota all the time. Being a former Subaru guy, I'm used to hearing more good than bad about Rota. Rotas were immensely popular with the Suby guys. Between myself and my friends we've run at least 10+ different sets of Rotas without a single issue. I personally ran three different sets.

Are there stronger/lighter/better wheels out there? Sure. Are Rotas absolute crap? In my experience, not at all. For the price they are great.

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I don't know why everyone craps on Rota all the time. Being a former Subaru guy, I'm used to hearing more good than bad about Rota. Rotas were immensely popular with the Suby guys. Between myself and my friends we've run at least 10+ different sets of Rotas without a single issue. I personally ran three different sets.

Are there stronger/lighter/better wheels out there? Sure. Are Rotas absolute crap? In my experience, not at all. For the price they are great.

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10+ isn't a very good global sample set, but honestly I'm glad nothing happened.

when a wheel "fails" it's supposed to stay in one piece. it hurts to see the photos of the wheels where the hoop separates.....
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Old 05-05-2009, 04:55 PM   #3
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lets take a very detailed product and compare it to a single color T-shirt.
What? you dont like red?


well anyway, the point was that no one has exclusive rights to a style.

Frankly, I think Rota is business smart for recreating 'Popular' designs and selling them at reasonable prices( assuming there not breaking patents or copyrights) Rather than wasting money on R&D for a custom line that might not sell as well.
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What? you dont like red?


well anyway, the point was that no one has exclusive rights to a style.

Frankly, I think Rota is business smart for recreating 'Popular' designs and selling them at reasonable prices( assuming there not breaking patents or copyrights) Rather than wasting money on R&D for a custom line that might not sell as well.
would you buy a "replica" yaris that was lower quality?
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Old 05-05-2009, 07:11 PM   #5
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would you buy a "replica" yaris that was lower quality?

if they made a fake yaris kit car, with a toyota engine id be on that like white on rice
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Old 05-05-2009, 07:12 PM   #6
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not buying rotas because they are replicas is like not buying a yaris because it doesnt use the original design of the original combustion engine, because its just a copy
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