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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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Default Why are these wheels on this car?

and taking up 4 parking places at Walmart.

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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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Is the owners last name Walton? If so, he can park anywhere he wants and put on any (ugly) wheels he chooses.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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You can't buy good taste!
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 03:05 AM
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<Butthead voice> "ehhhhhhhhhhhh... that looks stupid... heh,heh,heh..."
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:34 AM
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Someone has poor taste, and should be slapped for taking four spaces.
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Just because you win the loto, doesn't mean you get taste along with your millions.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 07:24 AM
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ok, blast him for the rims but it's still a Rolls and the parking lot is pretty empty. No one is going to die from him taking up 4 spaces.... That's the least of the 'crimes' being committed in this picture.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by caddyowner
Is the owners last name Walton? If so, he can park anywhere he wants.
No he can't. Owning the store doesn't mean you necesarily own the parking-lot with it. But oohpapi44 has a point. It's not going to make much difference in a virtually empty lot.

Originally Posted by caddyowner
and put on any (ugly) wheels he chooses.
As far as the wheels go, it is dumb, IMO, to put oversized rims or tires on any car (not just a Rolls), as it can, and often does, give erroneous speedometer/odometer readings.

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Yea its a rolls royce, but really two is understandable.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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its a $400,000 car!! I would have parked it the same way. Lets not hate
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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People of Walmart, that's all I gotta say..

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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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Those would be ugly on ANY car lol ......
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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When I go to Walmart I park all the way in the back just so I can take up multiple spaces so a idiot won't ding my door.
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
Those would be ugly on ANY car lol ......
ROFL, go easy on the guy, we've all had moments of insanity at some point.



Can't bring myself to even try to find a picture with them mounted.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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i dont know what's worse; taking up 4 parking spots or the wheels????
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