What cars should you not modify
Discussion
I'm totally with you on this. I don't think I own a 100% stock vehicle - but the mod isn't necessarily visual, often it's mechanical. And in many cases, it's to improve longevity or reliability, not just performance. But still a mod.
I did have a 1978 mini clubman once though that I made a quad headlight grille for, That did look. Along with a proper dashboard - that also looked good. good. The oversized wheelarches on stock wheels looked gash though.
I did have a 1978 mini clubman once though that I made a quad headlight grille for, That did look. Along with a proper dashboard - that also looked good. good. The oversized wheelarches on stock wheels looked gash though.
300bhp/ton said:
You can mod any car. And arguably to hell with what others think.
That said, I don't understand or comprehend mods that make cars look gash, trash or just plain stupid. You really have to be very very shallow to mod a car for others benefit, on the sole premise that peer pressure will claim it looks cool. When frankly it just makes you look like a bit of a knob.
On this note, I fully do NOT understand why people take the most common of common cars, and then want to mod them under the premise of wanting 'something different to everyone else' or 'wanting to stand out'. If that was true you wouldn't start with a common car like a Corsa/Focus/whatever..
Nearly all of my cars are modded in one way or another. But probably not in ways many on here would always deem as modifications.
That said, I don't understand or comprehend mods that make cars look gash, trash or just plain stupid. You really have to be very very shallow to mod a car for others benefit, on the sole premise that peer pressure will claim it looks cool. When frankly it just makes you look like a bit of a knob.
On this note, I fully do NOT understand why people take the most common of common cars, and then want to mod them under the premise of wanting 'something different to everyone else' or 'wanting to stand out'. If that was true you wouldn't start with a common car like a Corsa/Focus/whatever..
Nearly all of my cars are modded in one way or another. But probably not in ways many on here would always deem as modifications.
RobXjcoupe said:
It's your money so if you want to change bits and bobs on a ford or a Ferrari then so be it. I've recently been told about a £60k restoration on a cavalier gsi! Each to their own and if it makes the owner happy then that's what modding a car is all about
Exactly.My modified chav mobile.....
yonex said:
Exactly.
My modified chav mobile.....
Not sure why you've brought a boat to a car show though? Probably better off in the sea with that, or a large river.My modified chav mobile.....
The only thing that upsets me is the RWB Porsche ones, I like to refer to them as Ruined With Bulls
t, but it's "your" car, so whatever the hell you want with it V8 FOU said:
Interesting.......
I don't think I have an un-modified car.
'56 GMC van with big block engine, Camaro front clip.
Bentley Turbo R with carbon fibre roof, stripped out for track use.
Capri with a small block Chevy engine.
F350 diesel chipped to 500bhp.
Just bought a Lotus Excel. Great car, but a bit slow. So just bought a Toyota V8 to fit it.
So, mods are good. Especially if it involves V8 fitting....
Oddly enough my current car (first real self owned car after nearly a decade of lease mobiles) is pretty much standard, save for a pair of stickers on the wings. I always bemoaned not being allowed to modify lease cars, and now that i own my own ride, i suddenly have different priorities such as the house and financial stability I don't think I have an un-modified car.
'56 GMC van with big block engine, Camaro front clip.
Bentley Turbo R with carbon fibre roof, stripped out for track use.
Capri with a small block Chevy engine.
F350 diesel chipped to 500bhp.
Just bought a Lotus Excel. Great car, but a bit slow. So just bought a Toyota V8 to fit it.
So, mods are good. Especially if it involves V8 fitting....
I even spent money on putting an original OEM stereo back in...
I keep telling myself ill get a set of lower springs, a strut brace, a subtle boot spoiler and perhaps OEM leather seats though...
pits said:
Not sure why you've brought a boat to a car show though? Probably better off in the sea with that, or a large river.
The only thing that upsets me is the RWB Porsche ones, I like to refer to them as Ruined With Bullst, but it's "your" car, so whatever the hell you want with it
That's not my boat, or Rolls. Just a modified Atom, apparently, due to some random Audi drivers....just not cricket The only thing that upsets me is the RWB Porsche ones, I like to refer to them as Ruined With Bulls
t, but it's "your" car, so whatever the hell you want with it 
heebeegeetee said:
omfgmynamewontfi said:
any modded car is chav
alway leave standard IMO
Couldn't agree more. I do think that modding is an immense waste of time and money which would be better spent on driving and traveling. alway leave standard IMO
I have a heavily modified Lotus and an old BMW that is going through some mods. They are bloody brilliant and much better than they were put of the factory...
SidewaysSi said:
But driving a properly modified car is far more interesting than a standard car.
I have a heavily modified Lotus and an old BMW that is going through some mods. They are bloody brilliant and much better than they were put of the factory...
And much more interesting/engaging than modern stuff. It's not because I can't afford a new car, I just don't have the interest in them.I have a heavily modified Lotus and an old BMW that is going through some mods. They are bloody brilliant and much better than they were put of the factory...
heebeegeetee said:
omfgmynamewontfi said:
any modded car is chav
alway leave standard IMO
Couldn't agree more. I do think that modding is an immense waste of time and money which would be better spent on driving and traveling. alway leave standard IMO
1) Non OE adjustable coilovers, because the original Bilsteins were ok but non adjustable and Cerberas are very sensitive to geometry. They had a reputation for being hard to drive. Mine's not.
2) Non OEM clutch slave cylinder, because the originals don't last very long.
3) Non OE airbox parts, because the OE ones are weak and collapse under induction hose jubilee clips. Mine are carbon fibre, lighter, stronger and also have a superior inlet trumpet shape for each induction hose
4) Short induction hoses, because the originals are both too long to make good use of intake resonance, get in each others' way and don't last very long. The short ones are proven to increase power, are a better physical fit, look neater when the bonnet is up etc and last longer
Actually I'm bored typing out the spec of the car (there are more modifications), but it should be evident by now that the modifications make the car objectively and measurably better. It's capable of going faster, handles better and is more reliable thanks to the modifications.
Explain to me again how it's a waste of money and should have been spent driving and travelling please.
Of course you should do exactly what you want with your car assuming you are not compromising safety. My own strategy is to buy the highest spec car I can and leave it completely standard. Given the amount of money and talent that went into the original design I am not likely to improve on it.
heebeegeetee said:
omfgmynamewontfi said:
any modded car is chav
alway leave standard IMO
Couldn't agree more. I do think that modding is an immense waste of time and money which would be better spent on driving and traveling. alway leave standard IMO
Hahaha ok then..
Herbs said:
So subtle mods on say a Lotus or Aston Martin is chav?
Hahaha ok then..
I long remember reading about the Lotus Driving Academy at Hethel and the quote from one of the instructors: 'For £600 we can really change you as a driver and make you much faster, but most owners will spend that amount on a stainless exhaust'.Hahaha ok then..
I have to say I've since since experienced the talent of one of those instructors and was shocked at his speed.
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