styling crap I'm sick of

1. Those 3-d chrome taillight pods. Enough already. At first it was unusual
looking, now every freaking car and SUV has them. Talk about stick-on styling.
And now people are even putting them on old cars, makes me think of the
lame-ass fad of people putting rectangular headlights on their old cars in the
70's to make stupid people think they've got a new hoopty.
2. Plastic body cladding/fenders. Ugly, dull, colorless. Why put ANY metal
on the outside of the car, just make a big giant version of a Weinermobile and
make the whole skin out of polyvinyl. That new SUV thingee (a Honda I think?)
is the worst - big grey, plastic squares just stuck onto the fenders. How
attractive. Chevy Avalanche is a runner-up.
3. Both 1 and 2 are making me wish they'd bring the tailfin back.

 

That stupid Honda thing looks like a high top athletic shoe. It makes
the AMC Pacer look as graceful as an eagle by comparison.

 

On 05 Aug 2003 02:53:10 GMT, (mark french)

Hey, they could manufacture big polyvinyl aftermarket tail fins with the
3-d chrome taillight pods in them. Just think, you could install them
in minutes - everyone could have a pair.

Some people, in a meager effort at trying to distinguish themselves
would put dual pairs on their cars

 

Funniest one I've seen is a body decal designed to look like a little vent or
louver. I saw one the other day on a car just behind the front wheel well-- I
guess you are supposed to think that this Neon, or whatever it was was so
muscular that the brakes would overheat slowing it down unless they had
additional ventilation...

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Excellent observation. The old tricks no longer generate the "wow"
effect as did the styling excesses of the '50s.

To my eye, the '78 VW Rabbit was a very successful exercise in
styling. If you remember, it was one of the first cars to do away
with chrome bumpers. Mine was off-white and had a very stylish red
racing stripe down the sides. Very clever, those Germans. All done
with paint! Proves that tastefull styling can be accomplished at low
cost and no added weight or air friction.

 

They are not powered, simply free wheeling. Expensive and
made of plastic. They stick out past the wheel and are
easily damaged by curbing.



mike hunt

 

Are you sure there are no powered models? The car was stationary for
a heck of a long time and they kept on rotating at what appeared to be
a constant rate. Would be neat if they had remote control motors so
you could adjust the speed and direction as you drove so the car
looked stationary. In fact, lets hook them into the AT directly.

 

78 VW Rabbit was a very successful exercise in

Best "vanity" plate I ever saw was on a White Rabbit: IML8 IML8

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The new RR Phantom has magnetic hub caps which always keep the "RR" pointed
right-side up!

 

They are actually weighted.

 

Hmm,

You must be referring to the Element. Yes, disgusting but in a tie with that
Pontiac Aztec.

I also hate those taillight pods. It's a kid thing. Looks like J. C. Whitney
threw-up on the vehicle.

Ken

 

Just free spinning and expensive. Some Guido attempted to sell me a pair
when looking for chrome wheels for my Expedition. Too bad most manufacturers
are cheap (Chrysler excluded) to make chrome wheels an option.

Ken

 

My Lincoln LS has chromed aluminum wheels, it came from the
factory that way.


mike hunt

 

As ugly as the Element is, it doesn't tie with the Aztec (it wins hands-down
for the ugliest vehicle to hit the road in a long, long time).

 

After reading this I must clarify that I meant the Aztec is the ugliest, not
the Element. Sorry!

 

The Element makes the Pontiac Aztec look like a beauty contest
winner. Honda expected the young folk to buy the Element, but
all the few I've seen around here are driven by old guys. Must
be those with Glaucoma LOL

 

True. The only close one to it is (was) the Isuzu VehiCross.

 

What about Toyota's new Scion line? Apparently they also think young people
like underpowered boxes.

 

What can I say, except "AMEN!!"

 

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I agree they are both hideous, but the Element manages to be hideous AND
totally boring to boot, even before you get close enough to one to see the
plastic fenders, it looks like a perfectly rectangular box with one corner
sliced out of it...Frenchy