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e21Mark
1,854 posts
43 months
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Gingernuts said: To me thats not what cars are about, they are not static art. I would agree. Cars, by definition, are about movement and 'performance cars', about moving quickly. Aesthetics are obviously in the eye of the beholder but performance can be measured, as can performance modifications. Decently modified suggests increased performance to me. Stretch, stance, bags etc aesthetics. Whether there's room for both on this thread is debatable. just my opinion.
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mikey k
6,730 posts
86 months
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Perra said: Don't get too angry now guys!   I actually like the look of that (but not the likely performance) 
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Krikkit
2,676 posts
51 months
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Gingernuts said: I spent a fair while on Ed38 mostly hunting for parts, and it did my head in people destroying perfectly good cars with stretch,"lows" and 'bags, and its tainted the vw scene to the point where its not something i really want to be a part of.
I appreciate the work that goes into any car but it doesnt mean its decently modified. Yes people say its subjective, and it is, but i just think its a waste of time dumping a performace car on its arse and making the wheels touch the arch. To me thats not what cars are about, they are not static art. Absolutely right there - a big stretch between carefully modified and decently modified. Stancers put a lot of work into what, ultimately, looks s  te to me. I'd much rather see a car modified for increased performance or mild tweakery of the looks (i.e. a light amount of lowering and a bit of grill/wheel alteration) on already decent mobiles. i.e. Mk.5 Golf GTI that looks like this (although the wheels aren't to my taste):  Rather than this: 
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Bootey
52 posts
13 months
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I've been a long time lurker but thought it was finally time to join in. Not sure if this is a repost but here goes. I give you The Ferrambo. A 1960 Rambler Station Wagon merged with the DNA of a late model Ferrari 360 Modena   
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DanDC5
7,024 posts
37 months
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VR6 Turbo
1,358 posts
24 months
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some joker told me my car was too low on here the other day.  bearing in mind it doesn't bottom out or catch the arches, and rids 100 times better than my standard Z4 I don think its. its got to the point where people are just saying its too low with out understanding. its become a got too phrase around here with 'MX5 & remapped 335d' VR
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Perra
737 posts
45 months
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Gingernuts said: Half of these getting posted up are daft posing wagons totally destroying any sort of performance heritage they had. Such a waste. Should stick on EDition38 and the like. I cannot wait until the stance fad has worn off.
<off into the depths of the internest to find so real cars untainted by this stance pish. Found any you can post here yet?
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Gingernuts
325 posts
80 months
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Perra said: Found any you can post here yet? Only just cooled off from my rant, I had to step away from the keyboard to prevent me trying to take on the world with an anti stance lynch mob.
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Gingernuts
325 posts
80 months
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  I think this looks fairly evil and purposeful (still unsure as to whether its trying to hard with black on black, and undecided on the exhausts).
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melvster
5,508 posts
55 months
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Gingernuts said: I think this looks fairly evil and purposeful (still unsure as to whether its trying to hard with black on black, and undecided on the exhausts). Mean as f k. Stunning.
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Gingernuts
325 posts
80 months
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Gaz.
47,312 posts
121 months
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Is that Corvette a C6 RS?
It looks bloody lovely.
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Don1
9,131 posts
78 months
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Loving the 'vette, and that Rambler has been on here before - but well worth a repost!
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DannyScene
1,786 posts
25 months
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JPearson said: haha! oh my days those wheels are possibly the s ttest wheels I've ever seen
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DanDC5
7,024 posts
37 months
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Gingernuts said: I think this looks fairly evil and purposeful (still unsure as to whether its trying to hard with black on black, and undecided on the exhausts). Makes rant about cars that are stanced, finds a supercar on stretched tyres  That looks damn fine though.
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Aphex
587 posts
70 months
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Gingernuts said: I spent a fair while on Ed38 mostly hunting for parts, and it did my head in people destroying perfectly good cars with stretch,"lows" and 'bags, and its tainted the vw scene to the point where its not something i really want to be a part of.
I appreciate the work that goes into any car but it doesnt mean its decently modified. Yes people say its subjective, and it is, but i just think its a waste of time dumping a performace car on its arse and making the wheels touch the arch. To me thats not what cars are about, they are not static art. So you went on the scenest website out there and then complained about it being scene? Try clubgti
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Gingernuts
325 posts
80 months
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Eh? as mentioned, I was ED38, mostly as a resource for parts for my VW race car (you'd be surprised what crops in the classifieds), and was making an observation of what goes on in there.
Hardly stretch, look very similar to the standard tyres on my 19's!
I am on clubGTi and have been for years. its an amazing resource full of proper technical guys and most proper, purposeful modification.
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masermartin
1,046 posts
47 months
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SSBB said: Ooft! Just having a browse through, nearly missed that one. Stunning. The epitome of 80's style. Sadly ruined by the epitome of '10s modding tastes, IMO.
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e21Mark
1,854 posts
43 months
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Gingernuts said: 
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mikey k
6,730 posts
86 months
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DanDC5 said: The S2000 is pretty much perfection, the other 2 are also damn nice! If you know the suspension on an S2000 that is way too low with the camber maxed out It will bump steer like hell  Scrap the bumper & wing tabs in the arches Prematurely wear the half shafts and scrap the middle box on ANY bump
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