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I thought this was an interesting article.
10 Worst Automotive Fads - MSN Autos
Someone in the MSN forums had mention what the article writer should have included in his list: Trash can, loud sounding mufflers and "whale tail" fiberglass spoilers that serve no purpose whatsoever. I didn't know there were carbon fiber decals (you put them on the hood of your car to make it look like it is carbon fiber)!? That's about as low as you can go in the ricer world. Your take?
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I can think of three extra. Stuipidly big wheels, unnecesary gizmos, and evergrowing cars.
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pity they're all the new black right now Ferrer...
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Fortunately that's what the 80's car are there for.Originally Posted by Spastik_Roach
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They need to add this grotesque example to the list.
Forever in Blue Jeans: Fiat scion's denim Ferrari 599 [w/VIDEO]
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I like real carbon fiber and real hood scoops.
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I like dice.
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it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
David says:
that's what she said
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I will leave the newer stuff to our resident grumpy young man, but how the hell could they forget "folded paper"? I view that and the boxy trend it spawned as the peak of styling laziness and extreme aesthetic unpleasantness in cars.
EDIT: I take back what I said earlier. I hate the modern trend towards high beltlines and how almost every car slopes upwards towards the back (not coke-bottle styling, I am talking about one uninterrupted sloped line.).
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mitsuokas and audi's huge grilles
and the ZR1's stupid bonnet window
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What about neon lights glowing from underneath? (or where I come from; sellotaped christmas fairy lights) They're terrible, almost on a par with rear-seat engulfing subwoofers.
Last edited by W.R.; 07-07-2009 at 11:51 PM. Reason: punc.
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Well the under neons can be attributed to tacky owners, I don't think any cars come with those stock, mainly because they're illegal most places. :P
I'm also not a fan of the new Audi behemoth grill, nor the window on the ZR1 though I love every other part of that car.
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Actually, I cant believe no one has complained about weight yet...
Rookie
Turbo gauges on a '93 Civic that may or may not actually have a turbo...
EDIT: Oh, and performance stickers galore on a car that can't do 0-60 in under 9 seconds or beat a stock Mustang GT.
Last edited by switters78; 07-08-2009 at 08:43 AM.
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Albert implicitly did in post#2, and he (and you) are absolutely right. The same goes for the comment regarding the raised waistline and a number of other megalomanic aspects of motorcars today.
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I wonder how cars would actually be if the industry was run by car enthusiasts.
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