Many poor people stay poor because they make stupid decisions like this.
A new vehicle dealership just north of Austin had employees show up one Monday morning about two weeks ago and there were 42 new cars on blocks with all four wheels and tires missing. No video surveillance in the lot at the time, but I bet there is now.
There are always good used tires — especially if you don’t care that they pass inspection.
I had a friend once, bright guy but with a few “issues” lol, could’ve done most anything he set his mind to. But, he enjoyed working repo for Rent-n-Roll. The tales he told, some comical, some scary, some both simultaneously. I think he actually enjoyed leaving blinged out Impalas on cinderblocks.
I never understood renting 20” rims. At least they’re not such a consumable, wear and tear item. But tires? Lunacy. Might as well rent gas.
Now that’s just stupid. If they can afford the rent prices, then they can afford to set that same amount aside ahead of time until they’ve saved enough to buy a set.
For years, I put slightly used “take-off” tires on my Ford vans. People would buy a vehicle and immediately take it in to have fancy wheels and tires put on it. These days, however, the shop where I have always dealt tells me they cannot even get use 15” tires anymore because few, if any, vehicles come with them. I used to be able to put a nearly new set of tires on an E-150 Ford for about $100.