Originally Posted by Campag4life

You know a lot more about wheels than I do to be sure and I always appreciate your perspective.
You have built up a good rep for building fine wheels and you know your stuff.
My only point is...its silly for grandpa to drive a Ferrari to the grocery store. Perhaps silly as you reminded me is the wrong word. Grandpa is better taking a bimmer 7 series to the grocery...or maybe even a 911 if he wants to get beat up a bit. But Grandpa would be more comforable in at least a 5 series bimmer. It is plenty fast enough...he will beat most of his friends to the store and and back and be more comfortable than riding in the Ferrari. His bimmer will be easier to have repaired and cost less. If he crashes it which many do down in Florida, it is one half to 1/3 the cost to replace. The same with road bike wheels.

Originally Posted by svtmike

But if what Grandpa really wants is to drive the Ferrari, then neither the BMW nor the Porsche will suffice for him regardless of your opinion of what their relative qualities should be to him.