Badly modified cars thread Mk2

[braddo]

Popped up in the PH classifieds when I went to the home page.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

[Flibble]

Utterly gopping.

[Negative Creep]

Stand out from the crowd by looking like every other scene VW


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vw-polo-/321940751073?ha...

[big dub]

braddo said:

Popped up in the PH classifieds when I went to the home page.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

Cheeky arse, I had the same wheels, though mine looked better on my Passat

VW Passat with MRR Wheels by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

[xRIEx]

big dub said:

braddo said:

Popped up in the PH classifieds when I went to the home page.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

Cheeky arse, I had the same wheels, though mine looked better on my Passat

VW Passat with MRR Wheels by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

Nope, still looks insufferably st.

[BrabusMog]

xRIEx said:

big dub said:

braddo said:

Popped up in the PH classifieds when I went to the home page.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

Cheeky arse, I had the same wheels, though mine looked better on my Passat

VW Passat with MRR Wheels by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

Nope, still looks insufferably st.

Whilst I wouldn't drive it, I think that Passat looks pretty cool.

[big dub]

BrabusMog said:

xRIEx said:

big dub said:

braddo said:

Popped up in the PH classifieds when I went to the home page.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

Cheeky arse, I had the same wheels, though mine looked better on my Passat

VW Passat with MRR Wheels by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

Nope, still looks insufferably st.

Whilst I wouldn't drive it, I think that Passat looks pretty cool.

They were just for when I showed the car, now it's no longer being shown, I've gone for easier to maintain wheels

IMG_1366 by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

[BarbaricAvatar]

big dub said:

BrabusMog said:

xRIEx said:

big dub said:

braddo said:

Popped up in the PH classifieds when I went to the home page.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

Cheeky arse, I had the same wheels, though mine looked better on my Passat

VW Passat with MRR Wheels by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

Nope, still looks insufferably st.

Whilst I wouldn't drive it, I think that Passat looks pretty cool.

They were just for when I showed the car, now it's no longer being shown, I've gone for easier to maintain wheels

IMG_1366 by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

Did it win anything while wearing the st-looking wheels?

[SlimJim16v]

braddo said:

Popped up in the PH classifieds when I went to the home page.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

Yup, you know it's st when the tyres are so narrow that even the rim protectors don't come out far enough.

[PorkInsider]

big dub said:

They were just for when I showed the car, now it's no longer being shown, I've gone for easier to maintain wheels

IMG_1366 by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

Looks like your suspension is fubarred..

[big dub]

BarbaricAvatar said:

Did it win anything while wearing the st-looking wheels?

Yes it did actually.

[vx220]

carinaman said:

Your Hoover comment reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCIF6JF1O5U

Is that the guy from Prison Break and Fargo?

[Perseverant]

Re. badly modified cars, I remember one incident when I was still teaching - a lad was on about how he had an Astra or Fiesta ( I don't recollect which) and intended lowering it by cutting the springs. This he duly did but hadn't thought to measure so when it was reassembled it just sat on the ground. I TOLD him maths was useful in the real world!

[Flying Toilet]

Negative Creep said:

Stand out from the crowd by looking like every other scene VW


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vw-polo-/321940751073?ha...

I see he has removed the terrible sticker off the front bumper.

Comparing his car to Ian Watkins cock was never a good idea.

[feef]

Perseverant said:

Re. badly modified cars, I remember one incident when I was still teaching - a lad was on about how he had an Astra or Fiesta ( I don't recollect which) and intended lowering it by cutting the springs. This he duly did but hadn't thought to measure so when it was reassembled it just sat on the ground. I TOLD him maths was useful in the real world!

Probably thought "I want to lower it by 50% so I'll make the springs 50% shorter, that'll do it"

[Jimmy Recard]

To whom did you show it?

Or what did you show to the car?

[BrabusMog]

vx220 said:

carinaman said:

Your Hoover comment reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCIF6JF1O5U

Is that the guy from Prison Break and Fargo?

Yeah, he pops up in ads here in Sweden from time to time as well. He's a fake Santa at the moment, very cringey!

[Cliftonite]

Stretched tyres and MoT:

https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/stretched-tyr...

[Pie-n-Peys]

Not sure where to post this but here we go...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C513131

I'm not sure whats worst:
The idea that someone would build a kit car of an Audi TT rather than just buying a cheap one?
The fit and finish of the project?
The description they've given to the ad?

[mrtwisty]

Lordy! That is quite something.

Makes me feel genuinely sorry for the poor misguided chaps who put so must time, effort and money into these thing - for them to end up looking like that.

I mean that roof! Must have been so much work to construct that. Shame.

I see it's been viewed nearly 19,000 times. He must realise it's people laughing at it. Makes me feel quite sad really.

Edited by mrtwisty on Tuesday 15th December 21:36