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Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
So this is a thing I saw today in a parking lot.





In case you were wondering, yes, the Smart logo is still on the steering wheel behind the smoked glass but I couldn't get a picture of it due to said smoked glass.

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Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Slim Pickens posted:

At first I was shocked to see a Holden in the US, then I saw it was LHD. Rebadged GTO?



Probably. I saw a fully-converted (aside from LHD rather than RHD) GTO at a car show here in Seattle about 6 months ago. It was actually very, very well done, with all the correct interior and everything. (the one I saw was white).

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

kimbo305 posted:

Did it still have the fuel tank stupidly placed in the trunk?
I honestly don't remember, I was stoned out of my mind looking at awesome cars (it was a car show literally 20 blocks long on the street outside my apartment)

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Black88GTA posted:

e: Content: People doin' hosed up stuff to Metros



To be fair, this thing potentially makes great gas mileage.

If it's built well...

...with lightweight materials...

...and the aerodynamics are actually good.



Ok, who am I kidding, that belongs in this thread.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

meatpimp posted:

The description started out innocently enough... '89 Caprice with an LS7. Interesting! But then... 30" wheels. Fiberglassed interior. Lambo doors. Reverse-hinged hood and trunk. The Incredible Hulk theme. Oh poo poo, we landed squarely into this thread's territory.









Full album here:

http://imgur.com/a/sl4pj
Putting an LS7 in that thing makes it terrifying. Dear god, that is a horrific accident waiting to happen.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

meatpimp posted:

Without a doubt there's a legitimate AI component to it. The worksmanship is high, the hood and trunk are hydraulically actuated and from what you can see in the pictures, the hood hinges were done to a reasonably high level.

If it was all black, would the reaction be different? Probably so, there's no way to get around 30" wheels and Lambo x 4, but it's not hopeless.

Yeah. With reasonably-sized wheels at the very least it would be significantly less awful, if still a bit ridiculous. The wheels are just so bad that it makes the rest of an interesting car with a silly paintjob just awful.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

RuPaul Levesque posted:



those....WHEELS
It's like staring into Ry'leh or something, jesus christ those lines hurt my brain

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
Well it's not as if it's made the smart any worse

(holy poo poo that is horrible)

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

angryhampster posted:

Heh. It's like me wearing leather + helmet on my Harley. I rarely get waves back from helmet-less Harley guys. I also rarely get waves back from sport bike guys because I'm on a Harley.

GUYS I JUST WANT YOU TO WAVE AT ME
I don't think I've ever had another BMW M-anything driver fail to wave back at me in my slightly dingy E36 M3. :smug:

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Well, if you're a redneck with a deathwish, this is your tool.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

opengl128 posted:

Hahahaha trophy wife. have you gotten a good look at most of the women on the backs of harleys?
Yeah I struggle to even call most of them a "consolation prize"

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Four Banger posted:

Found this on the facebook page for a local tint place.


What is that? The headlights make it look like an old Dodge Neon.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
There's a Miata under that?!

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Powershift posted:



and now, a winner of terrible car bingo.
:psyboom:

There is no god.

:barf:

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

grover posted:

Only one of my cars is silver! The other is gray :( My headlights are on all the time, even in daylight in clear weather.

As has been oft noted in this thread, the color wasn't my first choice, but the only cars my wife and I could find with the options we wanted happened to be silver and gray. I now understand why pickings are so slim in other colors. Of course, prior to this, we had 3 red cars, go figure.
Lane Errors (a fancy term for idiots merging?) is the #1 cause of motorcycle accidents in Washington, beating out even speeding and drunk riding.



I believe it. I don't like driving around Seattle when the weather is inclement because enough idiots don't use their turn signals already. Add in reduce visibility and people thinking that their SUV is big enough to where they don't need headlights either and it's a wonder that we don't have more accidents than we already do.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

blk posted:

I drive a silver car and am fine with the color, but I keep my lights on 100% of the time. Here in the PacNW it is very gray and people have a hard time remembering to turn their lights on at dusk, let alone during poor light conditions. I really think we should make it mandatory in any driving conditions other than direct sunlight, as well as at any speeds above 45 (eg on rural highways, etc).


I'm in Seattle about once a month and the level of road-going obliviousness in Washington reminds me a lot of driving in Oregon, except the people up there are even worse about staying in the appropriate lane and not dragging their rear end on the far left. Do they just skip that part during license testing?

Also pls fix your freeway system, it is a cruel joke.
Seattle here as well, but a Black car. I always run with my headlights on. Even on sunny days. It's just habit for me to turn them on.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

shoopeach posted:

Is that a 964 with a 993 GT2 wing w/ a 996/7esque GT3RS wing? :stonk:

In other words, it sort of looks like Lexus' current design philosophy

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
Apologies for the meme text in the first image (it refers to Kent, WA, a "suburb" of Seattle that is very, very white trashy)



Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

...

are those hood spoilers?

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Tusen Takk posted:

Oh poo poo, I thought this was the Misc thread :shobon:. Here's some content:



What was that, before it was, um, modified?

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Measly Twerp posted:

It used to be a Mercury Capri:



Jeez. The body kit is worse, but it's not that much worse. That is a surprisingly ugly car.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Beach Bum posted:

Fox bodies are loving awesome you uncultured swine :commissar:

Proof:


That looks like a car the redneck version of a ricer would drive.

I imagine the owner being a PFC in the Army, where he's been for the past five years because he can't get promoted to Cpl.

Wait, no, it says USAAF on it, so no the Army. Airman, perhaps?

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

You Am I posted:

Are you trying to be sarcastic there or don't you really get the theme for that car?
I understand it now--it was posted without any context. Understanding that it was made like that for a Pearl Harbor commemoration event makes much more sense.




It's still ugly.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Godholio posted:

That makes much LESS sense.
Well, it's a Mustang badly decorated like a P-51 Mustang.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Godholio posted:

Edit: V Yeah I get that part, but how many P-51s were at Pearl Harbor?
Ha ha ha I hadn't even thought of that.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Voltage posted:



I just don't understand the amount of effort involved. I mean imagine how many tanks of gas could be bought for that escort :(

It's the :saddowns: Escort.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
Gotta save that $0.20/gallon in my expensive GT car! :downs:

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Motronic posted:

El Porschamino



I gotta vote wrong thread for this one, it warps beyond awful back into awesome territory.

I also like that it isn't over-done, it looks really utilitarian. Like the pickup bed is actually used.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Godholio posted:

Why would anyone even think of that?
The same answer to most questions about this sort of thing:


meth

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007


Took this today in Seattle.

As you'd expect the driver is mid-thirties, chubby, greasy unkempt black hair with the little bald spot you can see in the picture.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
Pretty sure this qualifies as terrible car stuff:

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Maker Of Shoes posted:

He has to just be trolling the poo poo out of people.
It was the April Fools prank by a bunch of his employees.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
Spotted this while walking to the bus this morning:




My best guess is that someone just wanted to list all their favorite things on their car.

What I don't understand is how their favorite things ended up being the combination of Rihanna, Batman, Transformers, Marilyn Monroe, and Romeo.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
A bed for people for whom "sex" means "shuffling around under the covers without expending too much physical effort."

Because otherwise someone is going to die.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcxraEg2eRA

:stare:

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

`Nemesis posted:

Pretty sure they're speaking spanish in that video, so guessing this is from Mexico or South America... I think cops in Spain would have shown up to this kind of thing.

From the video description on VideoSift where I got it from, it happened in Spain.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

Das Volk posted:

Fears about things like this have always influenced my driving habits WRT following distance and avoiding staying behind industrial vehicles and trucks. The lady who restocks our office lunch/coffee room had a tire hit her truck a couple years ago and had to have glass removed from her eyes :gonk:

Yeah, this is why when I see a truck carrying poo poo like that, gently caress the speed limit, it's time to pass them. Never stay behind or next to anything carrying loads that aren't absolutely securely tied down.

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
http://jalopnik.com/this-terrifying-bentley-donk-is-actually-a-chrysler-601562577





:stare:

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

IOwnCalculus posted:

Putting this here since I'm pretty sure Infiniti's mass-Q renaming is considered terrible - spotted this yesterday and given the lack of camo overall... I'm honestly not sure why they decided to tape over half of the badges.



Edit: The sun blew it out but there was an Infiniti text logo plain as day, no covering, on the center of the tailgate.

It looks frumpy.

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Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007

oh look, Washington really is the best state

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