Badly modified cars thread Mk3

[trails]

AmyRichardson said:

There are limits to subjectivity and bad concepts do exist; a coprophiliac is not an "alternative gourmet", he/she is a pervert.

[Escort3500]

Fermit said:

Escort3500 said:

Fermit said:

Escort3500 said:

Right thread/wrong thread?

You decide

I personally don't like it, but surely by the thread rules it's 'decently'

What ‘rules’?

I understood that if someone had done a quality job on something, even if you don't like it, then it couldn't be classed as 'badly' modified.

From one pic, how do you know it’s a quality job? The structural integrity of the car might have been compromised by the body alterations, or the handling compromised by the suspension mods.

[G Thang]

Escort3500 said:

Fermit said:

Escort3500 said:

Fermit said:

Escort3500 said:

Right thread/wrong thread?

You decide

I personally don't like it, but surely by the thread rules it's 'decently'

What ‘rules’?

I understood that if someone had done a quality job on something, even if you don't like it, then it couldn't be classed as 'badly' modified.

From one pic, how do you know it’s a quality job? The structural integrity of the car might have been compromised by the body alterations, or the handling compromised by the suspension mods.

Would you like a ride in my death trap?

[G Thang]

I'd want to know what the crumple zone arrangements were in the event of being rear ended.

[ATM]

Fermit said:

ATM said:

This isn't like mumsnet. You're allowed to decide if it's bad or not.

Fair enough, I posted it having seen loads of, 'you might not like it but it's not done badly' type posts over the years.

I've seen those too. It doesn't mean we need rules. The idea is we chat about cars. If you do that - chat about cars - you will be fine.

[ajprice]

"Hey, I've got a Mercedes 126"

"You mean a W126, an old S Class?"

"I meant what I said..."

[Shnozz]

Genius if you were to ask me.

[Pit Pony]

ajprice said:

"Hey, I've got a Mercedes 126"

"You mean a W126, an old S Class?"

"I meant what I said..."

Not sure I understand the BZ on the reg plate. Seems to be at both ends.

[gazza285]

I like it.

[AdeTuono]

Pit Pony said:

ajprice said:

"Hey, I've got a Mercedes 126"

"You mean a W126, an old S Class?"

"I meant what I said..."

Not sure I understand the BZ on the reg plate. Seems to be at both ends.

What don't you understand? It's plainly BZ *** BZ. Not a UK reg, obviously.

[Fermit]

Pit Pony said:

Not sure I understand the BZ on the reg plate. Seems to be at both ends.

I assumed it's a nod to BENZ?

[Beethree]

DannyScene said:

Not the worst overall but wtf is that spoiler!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402186...

Pretty sure that’s a genuine BMW carbon spoiler. Not that it makes it any less gash.

[thegreenhell]

Pit Pony said:

Not sure I understand the BZ on the reg plate. Seems to be at both ends.

It's the Italian province code for Bolzano, where it's registered. On the old Italian number plate format, before it went all EU, they put the province code at the start on the front plate and at the end on the rear plate. So it would appear as BZ-123456 on the front and 123456-BZ on the rear.

[Beethree]

DannyScene said:

Not the worst overall but wtf is that spoiler!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402186...

Pretty sure that’s a genuine BMW carbon spoiler. Not that it makes it any less gash.

[CKY]

Beethree said:

DannyScene said:

Not the worst overall but wtf is that spoiler!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402186...

Pretty sure that’s a genuine BMW carbon spoiler. Not that it makes it any less gash.

Those 'carbon' BMW roundels everywhere and absolutely minging shifter paddle extensions mean that car needs killing with fire.

[WPA]

Spotted on Autotrader

[Escort3500]

Following on from the recent BMW pickup, how about an off-road style Merc?

[bobski1]

Escort3500 said:

Following on from the recent BMW pickup, how about an off-road style Merc?

I like that

[ZedLeg]

Das Thomas Krone Affäre

[DannyScene]

Escort3500 said:

Following on from the recent BMW pickup, how about an off-road style Merc?

Cool as fk imo