>I'm not really into spending a bunch on alloys for my van, but rather I just
>want plain vanilla steel 15" rims.  What alternatives are there?  Passat?
>Audi?  Eurovan?  Benz?  ???  Anyone?  Bueller?
>
>Somehow, I've always just been into the plain black steel rims, no hubcaps, and
>chrome lugnuts.  Maybe it comes from my teenage obsession with a 440-6
>pack Road
>Runner with the black fiberglass hood!  ;-)

I had a set of Merc 300E steel 15" wheels on my 75 van, with 205/65 Rikens.
On this van they interfered with the turning circle, as the rims are offset
too far inboard and the tires rubbed on the torsionbar ends when attempting
full lock. These will be going onto my 84 Caravelle, where hopefully they
won't rub on anything. The wonderful factory Mercedes dull black paint on
these wheels is very thin and rusting, and the roads here are not salted.

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 Caravelle (currently SVX engine waiting for a trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel