Nostalgia.........modified car scene
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Was browsing through the car mags in a well known news agents today when i spotted the latest issue of Max Power, i didnt buy it (bought PPC instead), but on the drive home it got me thinking about whats happened to all the modified cars we used to see on the road at the turn of the millenium & for the few years after.
You couldnt drive through a town or down an A road without seeing a Saxo or 106 with massive eggbox bodykit, 18" alloys, £5k sound system and an exhaust the size of a dustbin.
I remember at this time i was in my late teens & was fully enthralled in the scene...dreaming of a Dimma kitted Clio 16v or Jap-style Nova, and drooling over mad metal flake paintwork & chrome engine bays at the local cruises every saturday night.
I think this scene came to its end a few years ago largely due to cars like the Focus ST, Civic Type-R & Seat Leon Cupra becoming more affordable & finance/loans easier to obtain, putting a lot of bodykit manufacturers & the like out of business. I mean, who'd want to buy a Corsa & spend £6k doing it up when for the same money you can get a Mazda RX8.
I do wonder what happened to all these cars with the mad bodykits, bad-boy bonnets and fast & furious graphics.
You couldnt drive through a town or down an A road without seeing a Saxo or 106 with massive eggbox bodykit, 18" alloys, £5k sound system and an exhaust the size of a dustbin.
I remember at this time i was in my late teens & was fully enthralled in the scene...dreaming of a Dimma kitted Clio 16v or Jap-style Nova, and drooling over mad metal flake paintwork & chrome engine bays at the local cruises every saturday night.
I think this scene came to its end a few years ago largely due to cars like the Focus ST, Civic Type-R & Seat Leon Cupra becoming more affordable & finance/loans easier to obtain, putting a lot of bodykit manufacturers & the like out of business. I mean, who'd want to buy a Corsa & spend £6k doing it up when for the same money you can get a Mazda RX8.
I do wonder what happened to all these cars with the mad bodykits, bad-boy bonnets and fast & furious graphics.
I know theres people out there still doing it as the likes of Max Power & Fast Car still manage to stay in business, but you just dont see them on the road anymore like you did 5 or 10 years ago....and the cars we're talking about are bloody hard to miss.
Just been trailing thru ebay to see i whats for sale on there, i imagine modified cars are pretty hard to shift these days.
Just been trailing thru ebay to see i whats for sale on there, i imagine modified cars are pretty hard to shift these days.
interloper said:
Nostalgic about "that scene"? It was virtually yesterday and dear God wasn't it embarrassing? As a youngish car enthusiast at the time of the "scene" I wanted nothing to do with it, it was cringe worthy and laughable. Can't understand how anyone can look back upon it with rose tinted specs?
Everyone was into modifying in one way or another, some people went for performance, some went for styling & some for ICE. Was just making the point that you dont see many of these cars about anymore and im not justifying them at all. Im glad i saw sense and decided not to waste my hard earned on bodykits and that, just on performance. Gotta admit tho, the wide arch dimma 5 turbos, 205's & clios still look pretty cool!Gassing Station | General Gassing [Archive] | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff