My Issue With Stanced Cars

"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick) 12/03/2014 at 23:54 • Filed to: None

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Look I know we must support our car enthusiast family because that's how our culture is, but with that said no family gets along perfectly and Stance and I just don't see eye to eye. This video perfectly shows why I think it's stupid. They literally have a competition just to see who can get in and out of a parking lot with the least amount of scraping. Stance = ZERO function.

Let's add this short clip for good measure. Can't even pull into a parking lot.

Flavien Vidal > SlickMcRick 12/03/2014 at 23:58

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Yup, I really, REALLY don't like stanced cars, I really don't like VIP style cars either, nor do I like car tunning in general (by tunning I mean riced-out cars... if we're talking Brabus and Alpina, that's not the same thing :) )

No problem not liking them and thinking they are stupid... because you know... they are :)

SlickMcRick > Flavien Vidal 12/04/2014 at 00:02

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I don't mind tuning as long as it's done cleanly. That's pretty much what we do as car enthusiasts. Rarely are we satisfied without making something our own. With that said I don't mind VIPs because they use airbags to get that low which means they can be raised up if you choose to do so.

Flavien Vidal > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:07

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Meh, not me... I like my cars 100% stock or only mechanicaly modified... I don't like mods that are not functionnal.

roflcopter > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:09

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I usually scoff at the people that do stupid things to their rides, but lately I've been finding myself in that same group. While it's not my only car, it is my daily driver... but it's also a piece of crap that looks way better lowered and come this weekend it's going to be even lower. My unofficial goal is to get it to the point where I scrape getting in/out of my driveway(which one of my other cars already does at normal ride height).

While I am usually someone who values function over form any day of the week, and I have a Lemons car to prove it, as well as my baby that is slowly becoming an AutoX STX class car and will not have any mods that do not directly improve performance within that class, the fact of the matter is that my current daily driver is a $400 piece of crap that doesn't have enough power to get out of its own way. I see no reason not to make it look good and limit its functionality. I mean I don't care if I scrape, I don't care of the exhaust gets ripped off by some train tracks, it's already too hole-y to do much good anyways. I would never take a 'nice' car and make it unusable, but careening down the road in my pile-o-shit in an almost unusable manner just adds to the fun.

SlickMcRick > Flavien Vidal 12/04/2014 at 00:14

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That is an opinion I can stand behind

Flavien Vidal > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:18

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"Let's add this short clip for good measure. Can't even pull into a parking lot."

Oh my... The joys of open diffs :)

SlickMcRick > roflcopter 12/04/2014 at 00:20

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Hmmm you have a slight point here. What do you have as a beater car and what's your other car that already scrapes at normal ride height?

SlickMcRick > Flavien Vidal 12/04/2014 at 00:22

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Yea I had to add this too add this vid. It is the ultimate example of how useless this car culture is. Talk about completely embarrassing.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:27

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I came out to have a good time and I'm honestly feeling so attacked right now.

SlickMcRick > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 12/04/2014 at 00:29

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There, there everything shall be OK. Cheer up and I'll slide you some whiskey from the top shelf.

doug.shaw > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:30

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Am I missing something? Is this really a competition to see who can get in and out of a parking lot?

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:30

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Ever hear of low car limbos? It's the big rage of stance shows. And it's exactly what it sounds like. They drive around in circles on flat ground, under a giant limbo pole that get's lowered every round. They load the cars full of people to really slam them into the ground as much as possible.

Scary__goongala! > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:31

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Wow, everyone in that 2nd clip is pretty special. And how the hell do you even judge who wins at a "scraping contest"?

SlickMcRick > doug.shaw 12/04/2014 at 00:32

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Yes, this is what the world has come too.

SlickMcRick > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 12/04/2014 at 00:33

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I am now a little more sad that we must embrace the car culture just because they are fellow enthusiasts. Have you had the unique pleasure of attending one of these events?

SlickMcRick > Scary__goongala! 12/04/2014 at 00:34

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Yea the 2nd clip just says it all. And I guess it's whoever scrapes the least I assume. Whatever it is it's stupid.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:36

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But I...

Okay. All is forgiven.

(for clarification I am not Jesse Eisenberg. Just ignore the left half of this gif)

Conan > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:36

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I feel about this the way I do about lifted cars. If it's not to the point that it's unsafe to others I am fine with it. It's their way of enjoying their vehicles. Certain amounts (not this kind of stuff) can reduce body roll, obviously.

SlickMcRick > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 12/04/2014 at 00:41

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I'm glad you clarified that because if you were there would be no booze for you.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:42

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I have. I have friends who have a sticker machine and they get a vendor booth to sell at the shows. I go to help them out, so I've seen it once. Here's a picture of one.

RazoE > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:45

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*sighs*

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 00:51

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I'm not a fan of stanced cars if they're done up poorly. If someone invests a lot of time, effort and talent into creating what they like, then so be it. I believe that stancing is an acquired tastes, a taste I might not enjoy but others certainly do. That's why I like Japanese VIP style, because I know it's done well.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 01:16

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It can really have the right effect some times, especially when done professionally, but even then I cringe when I see a static suspension setup. If it's on air, I don't care if it's a POS or this:

and 100 more > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 01:37

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That second clip... isn't that a bugeye WRX?

If so, I guess he converted it to RWD. I've heard of that being done, for no particular benefit, as the rear diff wasn't designed to perform 100% of the drive duties.

doug.shaw > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 12/04/2014 at 01:45

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But...when minitruckers do the limbo they use airbags....and get to drive home without scraping......although it seems like most of 'em like to scrape.....?....

SlickMcRick > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/04/2014 at 02:47

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Likewise. Stanced on airbags I'll accept but anything else and I condemn it.

SlickMcRick > and 100 more 12/04/2014 at 02:48

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You know what... That didn't hit me til you just mentioned it. So this car is now stupid 2x

and 100 more > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 03:02

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I can ruin it further...

Stanced WRX, converted to RWD, with an open diff.

roflcopter > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 07:44

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My beater car is a 1985 Volvo 244GL, the car that scrapes already if I don't take it just perfectly is an RX8. I guess my point is that I'm willing to do that to the Volvo because I don't care if it comes home missing bodywork/exhaust.

OPPOsaurus WRX > SlickMcRick 12/04/2014 at 08:42

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@ that WRX

let's get him

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > doug.shaw 12/04/2014 at 10:33

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The one I've seen had two categories, for static cars and for cars on bags.