Ugly G35's
#2287
10-27-2010, 05:54 PM
I'm gonna keep my opinion to myself for now but will say this.
Man, there are some ugly rides in this thread!
First off..the person who said there is only 1 thing wrong with that yellow sedan should be slapped. Maybe it's his age or his location or bad taste or a combination of all. I dunno.
We all have opinion on modding. Some are different than others. My IDEAL modded car is a car that can look good at shows without going over the top, can be street driven, AND perform at the track and able to cruise the canyons. Having a car that meets all of those categories is getting rarer by the year. To me, modding a car with style, drive ability, track worthyness, and street cruisability would win my vote any day over a car that is strictly a parking lot only modded car.
Bridge the gap between performance and style and you have a winner in my books. I could car less about the "flare" to make up for performance.
That gap is getting more rare by the popularity of static car events which prevents the demand for race tracks and motorsport events to arise.
Maybe it's the lack of technical output or research these days as car magazines no longer focus on the technical aspects of modding and more into style only. RIP Sport Compact Car.
I know I got off topic, but I've seen a lot of major neg camber to make up for overly wide wheels. Some of it's just getting flat out ridiculous.
I really don't mind stickers as long it's not over the top. I'm also not a fan of "sticker bombing" either to cover up scratched front end from being too low. I also don't believe in being a rolling billboard either. I know all of these stickers are supporting a "lifestyle", but if it's geared toward a "lifestyle or "movement", shouldn't the stickers be free or a lot cheaper? I know these guys are making a KILLING on selling stickers.
Maybe I just started out in a different era when performance was key in the mid 90's in Cali.
Man, there are some ugly rides in this thread!
First off..the person who said there is only 1 thing wrong with that yellow sedan should be slapped. Maybe it's his age or his location or bad taste or a combination of all. I dunno.
We all have opinion on modding. Some are different than others. My IDEAL modded car is a car that can look good at shows without going over the top, can be street driven, AND perform at the track and able to cruise the canyons. Having a car that meets all of those categories is getting rarer by the year. To me, modding a car with style, drive ability, track worthyness, and street cruisability would win my vote any day over a car that is strictly a parking lot only modded car.
Bridge the gap between performance and style and you have a winner in my books. I could car less about the "flare" to make up for performance.
That gap is getting more rare by the popularity of static car events which prevents the demand for race tracks and motorsport events to arise.
Maybe it's the lack of technical output or research these days as car magazines no longer focus on the technical aspects of modding and more into style only. RIP Sport Compact Car.
I know I got off topic, but I've seen a lot of major neg camber to make up for overly wide wheels. Some of it's just getting flat out ridiculous.
I really don't mind stickers as long it's not over the top. I'm also not a fan of "sticker bombing" either to cover up scratched front end from being too low. I also don't believe in being a rolling billboard either. I know all of these stickers are supporting a "lifestyle", but if it's geared toward a "lifestyle or "movement", shouldn't the stickers be free or a lot cheaper? I know these guys are making a KILLING on selling stickers.
Maybe I just started out in a different era when performance was key in the mid 90's in Cali.
There aren't many of us that walk that fine line between performance and aesthetics and are able to make it work... it is MUCH harder to mod a car with "style" and not sacrifice performance... it takes way more research, creativity and often more money... having a car that can be daily driven, tracked (and perform respectably) and still turn heads is rare but gratifying - glad I'm not the only one that understands (or appreciates) this
#2291
10-27-2010, 07:44 PM
very well stated!
There aren't many of us that walk that fine line between performance and aesthetics and are able to make it work... it is MUCH harder to mod a car with "style" and not sacrifice performance... it takes way more research, creativity and often more money... having a car that can be daily driven, tracked (and perform respectably) and still turn heads is rare but gratifying - glad I'm not the only one that understands (or appreciates) this
There aren't many of us that walk that fine line between performance and aesthetics and are able to make it work... it is MUCH harder to mod a car with "style" and not sacrifice performance... it takes way more research, creativity and often more money... having a car that can be daily driven, tracked (and perform respectably) and still turn heads is rare but gratifying - glad I'm not the only one that understands (or appreciates) this
#2295
10-27-2010, 08:40 PM
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^What?
That's really a race car. Yes, it's a stupid race... but I've seen plenty of stupid car shows too
And yes, it's a ridiculous race car... but no more ridiculous than saying a race car is ALWAYS a show car.
That's really a race car. Yes, it's a stupid race... but I've seen plenty of stupid car shows too
And yes, it's a ridiculous race car... but no more ridiculous than saying a race car is ALWAYS a show car.