Terrible Car Stuff - Im sorry but in this thread we measure cargo capacity in shrimp

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Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

grumplestiltzkin posted:

Two awful things about this pic:
1) why are they still driving that
2) why havent I cleaned my windows

1) the car probably still runs pretty good.
2) you're a lazy goon.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2012 00:34

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 10:32

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Kenshin posted:

There's a Miata under that?!

I want to see under the hood.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2012 23:26

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

enojy posted:

The new Corvette pictures are out... is it still terrible-car-stuff thread worthy? I still hate the rear end in the same way I still hate the new(ish) Camaro rear end. Black roof is unnecessary. The profile view is pretty sexy.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/chevrolet/2014-corvette-stingray-ar143810.html

Somebody call Richard Hammond.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2013 23:37

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Motronic posted:

That was my biggest gripe, along with the ones over the rear wheels.

Other than the back.

But I think the front/side views are dead sexy. I've not said that about a corvette in a long time.

Oh.....but then I saw the interior. It's a Pontiac Grand Prix with a big MDF/nav system where the radio normally goes and a bunch of gaudy color highlights.

I'd hoped the carbon fiber look was over. Guess not.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2013 04:11

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Goober Peas posted:

* A Cadillac CTS coupe with a padded vinyl roof and 20" spinners and curb feelers

There was a Toyota Corolla sedan in my apartment complex with a full vinyl roof. I was going to take a pic, but the owner was coming.

"Excuse me, sir, but may I take a picture of your car so that I can post it on the internet and ridicule you?"

"No? Well, then I'll just pick up my teeth and go about my business."

# ¿ Feb 11, 2013 04:34

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Zeether posted:

Way back on page 21 someone posted this Previa:

Turns out it regularly shows up in one of the UCF parking lots. I might try to snap a picture if I see it again. First time I saw it I thought "wait a second, wasn't this posted on AI?"

I'll bet if you asked the owner why he's driving this, he'll say, "Well, it's gets me where I want to go."

I've driven worse-looking cars.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2013 03:15

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Black88GTA posted:

Yes - A decent beater is , that right there is "I WILL PAY YOU TO GET THIS OUT OF MY YARD"

That can be kind of important if you're eating-out-of-the-trash broke in college. I personally wasn't, but there were a couple guys on my floor freshman year that were just...

I paid $1 for a rusty-as-all-gently caress VW Beetle. I drove it for a year. I have no regrets since it saved me from the city bus (where I was always really early for work or slightly late and a ten minute trip would take an hour).

# ¿ Feb 12, 2013 04:20

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Memento1979 posted:

Attention all douchebags, your Lord is in attendance. Click for big, if that floats your boat.

To quote David Letterman: This is why the world hates us.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2013 04:01

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Faerunner posted:

Yep... Tacky Hummers are a uniquely American phenomenon.

If you forget about everywhere else. Like this one in Dubai.

Touch�.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2013 04:44

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

How about a terrible video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z2AJkRUNIo

That's not gone well.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2013 00:27

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Zeether posted:

It's a PT Cruiser mated with a Chevy Venture, why the gently caress would anyone want to do that?

When you want to suck A LOT.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2013 22:20

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

MrChips posted:

You know what's not sad about it? That car is worth so much there's no way it won't be rebuilt.

Exactly. If they'll spend over $1.3M to rebuild Rowan Atkinson's McLaren F1, they'll rebuild this.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2013 23:06

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

I never really saw the Escort as a car you'd want to gently caress up, but here we are:

# ¿ Apr 6, 2013 23:02

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Shifty Pony posted:

Houston, please keep this to yourself.

Signed,
The rest of Texas (and likely Louisiana)

_{Is this breaking tables? I can resize}

There are so many things wrong with that car.

Maybe they were inspired by Clarkson's police car.

On second thought, probably not.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2013 21:57

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Gorilla Salad posted:

Multiply by ten and you get this:

Go Chariot or go home.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2013 23:13

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

nnnnghhhhgnnngh posted:

I just want to know why there's a PA speaker under the back bumper.

Wild guess: part of a self-installed alarm system.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2013 23:34

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Marauder Stig posted:

How are those wheels not breaking under weight of that hummer?

I hope Doc Brown can get the train up to 88mph.

Mister Kingdom fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Jul 25, 2013

# ¿ Jul 25, 2013 22:45

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Shifty Pony posted:

I have no idea either.

Well, I know who I'm NOT going to call.

# ¿ Aug 2, 2013 01:50

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:

Obviously a Jefferson Starship fan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTpuWlxO-ts

# ¿ Sep 7, 2013 01:55

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

revmoo posted:

Uhh, didn't Chrysler license the front design from Bentley for that car?

I don't think so. If you were Bentley, would you let them?

# ¿ Sep 15, 2013 14:54

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

wayfinder posted:

I can't imagine driving this thing and not be screaming at the top of my lungs while doing it.

# ¿ Oct 21, 2013 22:37

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Samu posted:

They should have sent a poet.

With a bazooka, no doubt.

# ¿ Nov 1, 2013 02:21

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Kenny Rogers posted:

Times are hard for the Michelin Man.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2013 01:21

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Pham Nuwen posted:

Jeremy Clarkson would like a word

And James May would like a word with you.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2013 02:03

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Deceptor101 posted:

This might be the most fantastic Ebay picture ever:

Stumbled upon this looking for a 70-78 Camaro Tach, the picture just......yeah, no words.

He's drinking at 45mph.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2013 13:48

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Just saw this story about a one-off Lamborghini Sogna.

I'm going to call it terrible (at $3mil), but that could be debatable.

# ¿ Dec 25, 2013 15:59

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Rugoberta Munchu posted:

One of a Kind Chev.Cavalier Trike - $4500

Looks like a reject from a Mad Max movie.

# ¿ Dec 28, 2013 18:37

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

1972 Datsun 610 Station Wagon

1986 VW Fox.

# ¿ Jan 21, 2014 01:13

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Gorilla Salad posted:

Here's something we can all agree on:

"You missed your turn."

"poo poo. Now I have to drive around the earth again."

# ¿ Jan 28, 2014 03:29

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

wallaka posted:

It's a Sebring with a new shirt, what do you expect?

If there's one thing Chrysler is good at and that's how to repackage a loving platform. They put out about two dozen versions of the K-car for crying out loud. How many mutations of the 300 are there?

# ¿ Jan 29, 2014 00:06

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Motronic posted:

Buddy on a contract job in TX just sent me this:

Do they spin? They should really spin.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2014 23:53

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

dubzee posted:

# ¿ Mar 4, 2014 23:23

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

8ender posted:

That lexus concept is nothing compared to the ugliness of the latest Lincoln SUVs. These are cars on the road right now that people actually buy.

# ¿ Mar 5, 2014 13:31

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Mr. Wiggles posted:

And owned by Fiat now.

And somewhere PT Barnum is laughing his rear end off.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2014 00:33

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Throatwarbler posted:

Ugh. There was nothing particularly wrong with the PT when it came out, and it sold a bunch and made a lot of money and did wonders for Chrysler's CAFE. It was the right car at the right time. Now, by the 8th year or whatever they had still kept it in production with an outdated drivetrain, yeah it was pretty uncompetitive and maybe they should have replaced it, but probably not because the whole retro thing was probably on the way out.

When the Neon first came out, they were all over the loving place. Same with the Cruiser. Now, if I see two Neons in a month, it's a miracle. I do still see quite a few Cruisers, though.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2014 00:46

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

A Melted Tarp posted:

The PT Cruiser is notable for being the vehicle that is good at nothing.

It wasn't especially cheap.
It doesn't achieve good mileage.
It doesn't perform well.
It has little interior room.

I had to return one my then-wife had rented. I was only in the car 20 minutes and wanted to drive it into a tree.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2014 04:39

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

freelop posted:

Saw this today and thought of you guys

Why do you hate us?

# ¿ Mar 22, 2014 18:49

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

I think this is horrible, but I'll throw it out here. This is a 1995 RX7 featured on this week's Wheeler Dealers:

They did a snakeskin overlay on the wheels and then some snake-related vinyl on the back.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2014 03:14

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Blood Magnet posted:

Looks pretty secure to me. I like the large appliance just hanging off the tailgate, with just some rope holding it on.

I can't help but believe that, with the proper Tetris skills, all of that stuff could have been loaded safely.

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 10:32

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

neckbeard posted:

Ok, looks like your standard SSR with a lovely flame job

Vanishing heritage? WTF?

a baby tiger with a cougar???

like a rhinestone cowboy...

AND ITS FOR SALE!!!!
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/2004-chevrolet-ssr-25-000-custom-package/579730664?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Too bad those aren't real flames. The SSR is total poo poo.

# ¿ Apr 13, 2014 13:52

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