What is the point?

[mikesaa309]

Why do young drivers think it's "cool" to lower their car, add a shitty sounding exhaust to it, tint the windows, change the wheels when there car isn't even close to a high performance car like a VW lupo for example?

Was behind a guy in a Lupo and the guy that was on the back of my Bandit knew the guy in the car. It had been lowered, shitty exhaust on it the lot. Saw us in his mirror and put his foot down, car didn't really do much but make a noise, and I was cruising behind him in 6th gear on a slow bandit 600 2 up. Then he had to slow down for the speed bumps because his car is lowered and still ended up scratching the underside.

I'm sure lupo's and polo's are decent enough cars for getting from A to B but what is the point of trying to make them look racy when even a Bandit 600 could out perform them?

This is a pic of "cool" "fast" cars owned by people I kinda know through a mate:

https://s8.postimg.org/kylsx7jwl/shit_mobils.jpg

[kerr]

General bike chat?

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[mikesaa309]

[0l0dom0l0]

My facebook news feed is full of these mongs.

Half the time they don't realise that if they'd not wasted all their money on a lupo they might have been able to afford something a bit more reasonable.

Ah well.
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[Polarbear]

Each to their own.
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[mailee]

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[Mark_F]

What's the point in having the bike? You can walk, or catch the bus...

Why do people want to change exhausts on bikes? Or the bars? Or anything?

If they want to do it, it's their money and their choice

If we all wanted to do the same stuff, and leave our "toys" standard, the world would be a pretty dull place...

What's the point in this thread?

[iMark]

Plenty of them around here, they hang down at what's called "The sands" here .. basically near the centre of Dumfries along the river Nith

All they do is laps around the parking area or floor it along the main road in first gear nearly blowing their cars up, happens pretty much every night, sometimes me and a few friends go down to watch them hoping that one blows their engine

https://i.imgur.com/pubD0Ze.jpg
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[mikesaa309]

[clancy]

I don't like the over the top boy racer crap, but I do like modified cars to an extent

Like at the minute I have my second old gold gti which I have lowered and will be getting some old school bbs alloys soon. (No tints, subs or exhaust crap though). Purely because I love old golf's and I think they look nicer that way

Not all about performance, cars pretty nippy but has nothing on a bike, just do it for the look really

Each to their own etc
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[Az]

It's all personal preference mate, just like how some people may say to you why do you have a performance exhaust on a commuting bike, it's hardly a race bike why have don't you keep the standard exhaust? Well because it looks better & sounds better, just a like a Lupo looks and sounds better when modified (in my opinion anyway).


I've always liked the old Mark 3 Golf's, I know they're not fast but i'd chuck money at one if I could afford to. I'd aim for something like this. https://www.carmovies.net/var/albums/Car-Shows/Stonor-Park-VW-Shows/Stonor-2007/Mk3-Golfs/mk3_golf_black_fq.jpg?m=1326043087

[Az]

[Mark_F]

[clancy]

[mikesaa309]

[Tungtvann]

Why? Why not! Yes, it may seem a little silly all these young guys in slow cars making them look like that, but they can't afford supercharged 3.2l AMG Mercs. So they do this. Coincidentally, some guy in what looked to be a VW (debadged, but this typical style) thought he was being a bit quick until I owned the shit out of him in my grandad car. His exhaust was popping and backfiring, he was revving the fuck out of it, but it was no substitute for a turbo and quite a few horsies. However, he was handling like he was on rails, and my car was a little soft.

I would never make a car or bike look or sound faster than it actually was, but I'm all for noisy exhausts and whatever if they vehicle can live up to it's bark.

Thinking of a few subtle and tasteful mods for my Saab, coilovers, sound system, new rims and remap. I still want it to be fairly standard looking, but handling at least as well as it goes! It is a 2.8t with possibly 300bhp post remap, I don't think it's unreasonable.

Some may still says that's all pointless. So what, it'll make me happy.

[Az]

[mikesaa309]

[j00pY]

I don't see it as any different from any biker adding a race can to their bike. There are plenty of college kids with 125cc bikes that have a sports exhaust on that park near where I work. If they like it - so be it.

These young car drivers are no different to us, they get pleasure out of driving and modding, and we get pleasure out of riding and modding.

[mikesaa309]

[CaNsA]

[clancy]

slight thread hijack for Az

my old mk3 anniversary was lowered, vento front end and full piper system, was a lovely car! till it died

https://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt314/clancy_07/1stgolf3_zps85dcaa4d.jpg

this is the 16v i got the other week. has every MOT and receipt since new, only have a couple of when i first picked it up though when it was completely standard, will have to get a newer one. cars mint though so planning on getting some proper bbs rs alloys and going to some shows once a few other bits are done

https://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt314/clancy_07/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140503_184225_zpsbcuxq5p5.jpg



anyway, back on topic
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