Poll: help me pick new wheels for the X3

[G.Irish]

And while I'm sure ADV.1 are prolly $$$, Niche makes a lot of similar wheels for less. I think those look like the Essen. I've been eyeing either the Essen or Lucerne for SUV duty.

Yeah ADV's are beautiful but you're gonna end up spending well over $1000 per wheel in most cases. For the supercar guy who pays a shop like RRT to install blacked-out kidney grills because it's just too hard.

FTFY.

(My saltiness comes from a "friend" I have - mostly an acquaintance - who has a new M6 and paid several shops to mod it all to hell and back, including ADV.1 wheels - and claims "he" built and modded the car, when in fact he just financed it)

I don't understand what this recent phenomenon of people bragging about "built not bought" is all about. If someone wants to pay a shop to do all the work, whatever, it's his money. But don't turn around and claim that you busted your knuckles to put everything on the car.

Even then, people who actual install parts themselves, you still haven't built anything. Unless you actually rebuilt your engine yourself, bent pipe and welded your own cage, or laid down carbon fiber to build your splitter you haven't "built" anything. You've installed, yes, and I can see how that's a source of pride but building something means something totally different to me.

"Built not bought" Really? You've got access to an engineering production facility where you assembled your own turbo and intercooler? You CNC'ed those cams yourself?