Cars that make your average PH-er break out in cold sweats!
Discussion
no chip 
more of a jacket potato kinda guy
just don't see how someone can say something is impractical and unroadworthy without ever having a look at something....
rat is not my thing at all.... but i'd not comment on something like its mechanicals without seeing it.
i find it amusing how making panels different colours is making something impractical but taking out seats, adding a roll cage and stiffening suspension for the track isn't
i see it as snobbery tbh and looking down on people
this is supposed to be a thread about explaining styles and modding BUT all people want to do is burn that which they do not know.
i could go to any dealer and buy their fastest car but where's the fun and joy in that? what may cost £100k can be beaten by £20k any day of the week and you can have a hell of a lot of fun getting there, learning and then beating said £100k car.
or if i only had £5k i could go buy a dacia or i could go buy a £2k shed and make it my own, again learning so much on the way and having a reflection of myself.
modding is a fun hobby and teaches you a skill. nowadays an oil change is seen as something mystical and paying £200 for £30 oil and a £20 filter is accepted as the norm
some people drink and smoke which is a waste of money, time and health but its not for the world to chastise
anyway.... its about learning not berating so lets see some more "non picasso" cars
JJ
more of a jacket potato kinda guyjust don't see how someone can say something is impractical and unroadworthy without ever having a look at something....
rat is not my thing at all.... but i'd not comment on something like its mechanicals without seeing it.
i find it amusing how making panels different colours is making something impractical but taking out seats, adding a roll cage and stiffening suspension for the track isn't
i see it as snobbery tbh and looking down on people
this is supposed to be a thread about explaining styles and modding BUT all people want to do is burn that which they do not know.
i could go to any dealer and buy their fastest car but where's the fun and joy in that? what may cost £100k can be beaten by £20k any day of the week and you can have a hell of a lot of fun getting there, learning and then beating said £100k car.
or if i only had £5k i could go buy a dacia or i could go buy a £2k shed and make it my own, again learning so much on the way and having a reflection of myself.
modding is a fun hobby and teaches you a skill. nowadays an oil change is seen as something mystical and paying £200 for £30 oil and a £20 filter is accepted as the norm
some people drink and smoke which is a waste of money, time and health but its not for the world to chastise
anyway.... its about learning not berating so lets see some more "non picasso" cars
JJ
Bdevo3 said:
Irish retarded agri spec. Must be diesel, must have a straight pipe, must be be remapped or have the pump screwed to over fuel causing excessive amounts of smoke "reek", must have stupid stickers. Driver usually wearing either, jeans, a check shirt and tang boots or track suit with nike air max trainers and a wooly hat perched on the head like the popes cap. Oh I almost forgot beacons, lorry mudflaps and cb aerial ![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/ovPNooBk.png[/img]</a> <a href="http://thumbsnap.com/Wyh7skPb" Target="_blank" rel="nofollow">[img]http://thumbsnap.com/sc/Wyh7skPb.png[/img]</a> <a href="http://thumbsnap.com/zKGfJmvK" Target="_blank" rel="nofollow">[img]http://thumbsnap.com/sc/zKGfJmvK.png)
Only the front and sides of the car may be washed "reek" must be worn with pride on the back. Car must also be so low at the back it resembles a dog with worms dragging it's hole on carpet
WTF? Never heard of this! Guess its like tuned diesels in the US 'rolling coal'. Only the front and sides of the car may be washed "reek" must be worn with pride on the back. Car must also be so low at the back it resembles a dog with worms dragging it's hole on carpet
Absolutely horrid. I hate the smell of dirty diesels.
John D. said:
WTF? Never heard of this! Guess its like tuned diesels in the US 'rolling coal'.
Absolutely horrid. I hate the smell of dirty diesels.
'felt spec info hereAbsolutely horrid. I hate the smell of dirty diesels.
http://www.autolifers.com/opinion-felt-spec/
problemchild1976 said:
this is supposed to be a thread about explaining styles and modding BUT all people want to do is burn that which they do not know.JJ
It's not actually, going by the thread title, it's about cars that make you break out in cold sweats. Modified didn't come into it until it was introduced later. If those VWs and Irish cars are meant to be representative of the owners so-called personalities, I'm struggling to contemplate how much emptiness there is in their heads.problemchild1976 said:
Ok - so there is a thread about badly modified cars but what some people see as bad others see as good (but can at least accept that its not to everyone's taste) but i think there should be this thread that captures all varieties of modified cars from a "scene" perspective...
Pics and Vids welcome
Posters can try to identify styles of modification (i.e. VIP, Rat, drift, stance etc etc) where possible and it may raise awareness of the types of modifications around.
This may stop the "burning pitch fork" approach to anything other than OEM.
i think my #1 intro post was pretty clearPics and Vids welcome
Posters can try to identify styles of modification (i.e. VIP, Rat, drift, stance etc etc) where possible and it may raise awareness of the types of modifications around.
This may stop the "burning pitch fork" approach to anything other than OEM.
so whats in the heads of someone who goes into a dealership and pays £100k for an i8?
JJ
problemchild1976 said:
Rat look......
The interior has no seat covers or cushions and the boot and rear is paper mâché with nuddy mags - awesome!!!
seriously though there are some people on this forum though who seem to have no idea about cars and the wider car scene.
do people even go to the Ace Cafe or car meets any more? or just sit in front of their laptops shouting at things they know nothing about?? haha
JJ
The interior has no seat covers or cushions and the boot and rear is paper mâché with nuddy mags - awesome!!!
seriously though there are some people on this forum though who seem to have no idea about cars and the wider car scene.
do people even go to the Ace Cafe or car meets any more? or just sit in front of their laptops shouting at things they know nothing about?? haha
JJ
That is just a total piece of s
t. Are you suggesting that there is anything good about it? I'd imagine that even thw owner knows that it is a total piece of st and just wanted to ps off the neighbours or something.problemchild1976 said:
i think my #1 intro post was pretty clear
so whats in the heads of someone who goes into a dealership and pays £100k for an i8?
JJ
Ok, I'll accept your first post for what it is, fair enough. I'm not a bad man!so whats in the heads of someone who goes into a dealership and pays £100k for an i8?
JJ
However, I just don't get the comparison you're trying to make about the i8. Are we meant to be thinking about it in comparable terms as a purchase decision as to what's going on in the " mind " of the Polo owner whose done that to his car? To some, possibly me included if I ever get to try one, the i8 is potentially a quite desirable car. Hand on heart, what's positive to say in any respect about the Polo?
problemchild1976 said:
not a fan of an external oil cooler then
who's to say whats under the bonnet or what condition the underneath is..... normally rat style cars are veey well sorted mechanically - thats the point.
what about this....
JJ
That's not rat look though it's just an modified truck with the aged patina lacquered over. The full on Richard Rawlings special treatment. who's to say whats under the bonnet or what condition the underneath is..... normally rat style cars are veey well sorted mechanically - thats the point.
what about this....
JJ
problemchild1976 said:
no chip more of a jacket potato kinda guy
just don't see how someone can say something is impractical and unroadworthy without ever having a look at something....
Who is saying unroadworthy? Impractical yes, any car that can't navigate a speed bump or dropped kerb is impractical (and that would include a factory made car). The word I used is sheep, doing the exact same mods that everyone else in the "scene" does because you are somehow compelled to follow. It's like the Borg collective, not an individual thought among them. more of a jacket potato kinda guyjust don't see how someone can say something is impractical and unroadworthy without ever having a look at something....
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