What’s wrong with this picture???

One day my son Jeff said, "Dad, you’re a car guy, and your Monte Carlo looks really good and all, but it needs some ‘rims’ to make it look really special.... a set of 'twenties' would look great on your Monte."

I thought about what Jeff said, and it made sense. I mean I’ve always enjoyed personalizing my cars. I had the Monte’s windows tinted, put a custom stripe on it and stripped all Chevy bow ties, crests and scripts from the front, back and roof panels. I did a bit of minor custom painting on the grill area too. I decided Jeff was right and I really did need some cool rims for the finishing touch.

So, I did what a lot of people do these days... I shopped the internet and found an ‘e-store’ with a dizzying display of rims... so many that I had a hard time making a decision.  I contacted the e-company and told them I wanted a bargain- something in a close out or overstock. My sales rep, 'Ahmeal' (who I could barely understand), told me he had just the thing for my Monte Carlo and that I would be very pleased with them. I took Ahmeal’s word for it and before long my new rims and tires were on the way. I could hardly contain my excitement.

When my wheels finally arrived, somehow they weren’t quite what I had expected. I called the company back but was told that Ahmeal no longer worked there and furthermore, they had no record of my purchase. (I would later learn that Ahmeal never did actually work there, but actually worked a telephone line somewhere in far eastern India!) Trying to recover my loss became such a hassle that I finally decided to live with my internet mistake and went to my local independent tire dealer to have my new rims mounted.

The next day, Jeff came over to see my Monte with the new rims and his jaw just about dropped to the ground.  I asked "how do you like them Jeff?" He was speechless... and for good reason. Scroll down and take a look...