Wtf!!!!!!!!!!!! Worlds cheapest alloys!!

[THE_Liam]

That's a vastly different opinion of quality; Ladas are fundamentally good cars, that's the reason there are still so many around, affordable, serviceable, reliable, and safe as you stated, these factors equal quality. They might not be desirable, but similarly Lada Nivas + Rivas still fetch a good price, they are capable cars, and desirable to some.

We'll just see how many sets of these alloys are still around in 15 years time shall we? Then they can prove their quality.
In my eyes, passing basic a safety test doesn't make them inherently 'safe' they have to be time proved.
I wouldn't fit them to my car in the same way I wouldn't buy LingLong tyres, I don't need to take that risk, I own a car to enjoy driving it, not to scrimp on.

My comparison with Ladas had nothing to do with desirability, it has to do with quality of construction. I agree that Ladas are very tough, safe, simple and reliable, my grandad had a Riva and I learnt to drive in it, but the quality of construction was piss poor. Dashboards fall apart, switches and lights fail, panels have sharp edges, chrome lasts 10 minutes and paint is wafer thin. None of these things make the car unsafe directly, but are indicative of poor quality. Despite these things, a Lada will stil outlast most things.

By your logic about time being proof of safety, does that mean any new alloy wheel is inherently unsafe? If OZ bring out a new design would you have a safety concern until its been around 5 years?

I buy a car to enjoy driving it too, and I also don't fit Wan King chinese ditchfinders, but they aren't unsafe, they just perform poory compared to say Michelin...