Badly modified cars thread
Discussion
Blown2CV said:
i live in cheshire and even though there are millions of the things they still dominate the road... they are just hooge!
It doesn't take many of them to make them look less impressive - hell I live in scumsville and there are 2 FFRRs within 100yards of here - dozens around the town and there's twice as many RRS's and pimped-out Discos and even an Evoque now.I've no idea what you buy if you want to look 'powerful' anymore - a tank?
Fabric said:
crocodile tears said:
to be quite honest.. If that wasnt pink and was instead something like very dark blue or black it would look quite smart.. Nothing OTT other than the colour.
You're in luck then!
http://www.fantomstyling.com/showroom.php
The fact they're called "Fantom" is enough to set alarm bells ringing, personally. Seems like they're building their company around colouring in bits of trim and adding quilted leather, watch out Kahn!
johnpeat said:
I'm not going to argue the latter because it's personal taste (although many cars in here would easily get a consensus opinion I suspect) but if you are stating that a car must pass some sort of test (that you've invented in your tiny little head) then you're a berk...
Have you got some set of rules you apply here - something like
"Can't have a spoiler unless it generates useful downforce" (that removes 90% of all spoilers on all cars, ever)
"Can't have wide arches unless it needs the extra tyre width" (see the above - most cars would be slimmed instantly)
"Can't be made to look like a racecar unless it's got mahoosive power to match" (see the above AGAIN - and indeed many racecars)
Do you have some definition of the word 'purpose' which everyone else needs to follow and if so, have you written it in stone somewhere??
I'm not responding to personal insults.Have you got some set of rules you apply here - something like
"Can't have a spoiler unless it generates useful downforce" (that removes 90% of all spoilers on all cars, ever)
"Can't have wide arches unless it needs the extra tyre width" (see the above - most cars would be slimmed instantly)
"Can't be made to look like a racecar unless it's got mahoosive power to match" (see the above AGAIN - and indeed many racecars)
Do you have some definition of the word 'purpose' which everyone else needs to follow and if so, have you written it in stone somewhere??
However, my definition of purposeful is 'having a purpose', so care to explain to me your use of 'purposeful' on a car which I agree should be in this thread but you don't.
johnpeat said:
I'm not going to argue the latter because it's personal taste (although many cars in here would easily get a consensus opinion I suspect) but if you are stating that a car must pass some sort of test (that you've invented in your tiny little head) then you're a berk...
Have you got some set of rules you apply here - something like
"Can't have a spoiler unless it generates useful downforce" (that removes 90% of all spoilers on all cars, ever)
"Can't have wide arches unless it needs the extra tyre width" (see the above - most cars would be slimmed instantly)
"Can't be made to look like a racecar unless it's got mahoosive power to match" (see the above AGAIN - and indeed many racecars)
Do you have some definition of the word 'purpose' which everyone else needs to follow and if so, have you written it in stone somewhere??
The rest of your argument is a bit pointless because, as you say, it's all about personal taste. All the cars in this thread have been put together by someone who thinks they look great, and quite a few have been cross posted with the Decently Modified Cars thread so others clearly thing they look good too. That won't stop those of us who think they look sHave you got some set of rules you apply here - something like
"Can't have a spoiler unless it generates useful downforce" (that removes 90% of all spoilers on all cars, ever)
"Can't have wide arches unless it needs the extra tyre width" (see the above - most cars would be slimmed instantly)
"Can't be made to look like a racecar unless it's got mahoosive power to match" (see the above AGAIN - and indeed many racecars)
Do you have some definition of the word 'purpose' which everyone else needs to follow and if so, have you written it in stone somewhere??
t pointing and laughing though. 
... and with red leather seats too 
ahabthearab said:
A group of us on another forum recently saw an Ebay ad for this
So disgusted were we that we all chipped in and bought it for the sole purpose of burning it or blowing it up.
yesterday it happened
We feel we made the world a slightly better place.
That has got me thinking, its a shame people ask such big money for even the hideous ones, as 12 of the worst from these pages would make a great banger/wacky destruction derbyrace, lets face it many of them look like they were spawned in a cartoon but how about they put their "modifications" to the test and go at it. I would spend an afternoon just watching that and would probably let go of a tenner to do so. So disgusted were we that we all chipped in and bought it for the sole purpose of burning it or blowing it up.
yesterday it happened
We feel we made the world a slightly better place.
It would be a sort of noble end to once proud machine and would mean that all the modifying was not in vain (possibly).
johnpeat said:
"Can't have a spoiler unless it generates useful downforce" (that removes 90% of all spoilers on all cars, ever)
... spoilers aren't there to generate down-force, they're there to reduce lift. In my experience the majority on older cars do help; modern cars tend to be well enough designed in the first place that they're just a fashion accessory, though. Wings on the other hand, are largely pointless on road cars.
JM5 said:
And having read a few articles on that car I'd be pretty sure it's as comfortable as the standard car.
Dave Hedgehog said:
this 18yo's wet dream 
Again, see nothing wrong with this. I get the feeling it's not exactly all show and no go....Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff