Automotive fan: Which kind are you?

"FKA-RacecaR" (FKA-RacecaR) 02/25/2015 at 15:47 • Filed to: None

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I am bored at work, so forgive me if I go astray...

I was thinking about cars, because that's what I do from time to time. A picture from Speedhunters of a Miata modded to be a coupe popped up on my monitor as the background. It got me thinking, it seems I like to look at modded cars more. I have an interest in modified cars over stock, unmolested cars.

Now some cars should just not be touched. Aston Martins, Jaaaaaaags, and some other cars. Sure they look okay tastefully done, but almost 100% of the time, they are beautiful right out of the gate.

But then what about cars that are modified for function? Race cars? I guess they would fall under a different area in my brain. They are usually beautiful cars to begin with, but are tweaked to survive on the track. I guess they are modified too, but in a different way perhaps?

But I guess the Ricky Racer in me just won't die. I like modified cars. I just still want them to be functional, so no horrible camber for me thank you very much.

Hell, I will be getting a Lexus LS as my next daily driver at some point. I am all ready beginning to look at modifications for it. Body kits, exhaust, wheels, suspension of some sort...

Now I can appreciate the clean lines of a stock car. Or even the classics. Hell, I am a car guy!

Or even American classic muscle...

But I will always have a spot in my heart for something modified.

So where do you sit? There isn't a right/wrong answer, and honestly, I really don't care. :-) I'm just asking to see a discussion because I'm bored and have not written anything on Oppo in awhile.

* I do not claim credit for any of these photos.

jkm7680 > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:49

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I'm chill with everything.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:50

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I prefer things to be mostly stock outside of racing cars.

I love American muscle cars

Trucks

British roadsters/hatches

French Hatchbacks. (Get back here Megane RS)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:52

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I'm more of a Corvair top fan than a radiator fan.

HammerheadFistpunch > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:54

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I think my tastes (not what defines me as a car guy) are better served up as things I don't like:

cosmetic stance (high or low)

anything attached with 3M

umm...poor quality restorations.

lets see...

that may be it.

Its like food, I'm not a "burger guy" or a "taco guy" or whatever, I just like and dislike food of different flavors but I've got nothing on the people that like...for example... battery acid peanuts Thai food.

djmt1 > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:55

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I'm big fan of multi-purpose cars such as super estates and hot hatches.

My citroen won't start > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:55

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Car should be kept stock (or OEM) in the looks department, perfomance upgrades are welcome (no fucking LS/electrical swaps)

Mercedes Streeter > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:55

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I love looking at modified commercial vehicles and run-of-the-mill passenger cars. There will not be a regular car that I own that will not be modified.

But super cars and the like? Only if it compliments the car's already awesome design. So...basically what Chris Brown and the Biebs do to their car? Hell no.

Aikidoshadow > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:58

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I was told I like any car that looks like a door wedge. The more flaps the better.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:58

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I guess I'm an everycar person, with a slight modification bias.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 15:59

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Anything can be made better. Anything can be made worse as well. Just depends on the mods.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:06

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I really like stock things. My dad like yelled me out of the two weeks where I was like, I want to modify my TL.

So factory sporty things like Lexuses' F cars, sport cosmetic packages on like the Sienna SE and Camry XSE are mah favorites.

Deep back in my mind I do have ideas on the Datsun 510 Wagon I plan on making in the future with my own money though.

HammerheadFistpunch > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:08

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To give a less cop out answer, my current passion is touring wagons (as in back country touring)

lone_liberal > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:15

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I tend to dislike modifications that make a car or truck less functional or that are completely useless or over the top. Cars that are too low, trucks that are too high, massive wings, fake scoops, and body kits that do nothing other than add ugly are the main ones. Other than that I have no real objection to modifying and even if I don't like the particular mods in question I try to remind myself that it's not my car and not my call.

Ram_Riot_6 > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:17

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I like cars to be mostly stock, but have light modifications massaged in. Thus leaving the average passerby to think not realize that is not how it came from the factory.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:20

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Please don't.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:21

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I like OEM+.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:24

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I've always been more drawn to "attainable", or "everyman" cars. Japanese cars where my original passion for several reasons, 1 Fast and Furious, 2 NFS Underground 1, and 2, and lastly, I've always lived in an area where American cars were the default, they were common, they were what my parents drove , so foreign cars seemed more exciting, and special to me. However exotics, super cars, or ultra luxury cars really still do nothing for me.

and yes modified is almost always better. Oh and I love the 80's and 90's

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > My citroen won't start 02/25/2015 at 16:26

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what if the body is modified functionally like flared finders, hood vents/scoop, more actual aero(when done subtly on a street car)?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:29

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I prefer mainly for the vehicle to remain stock in appearance. Throw on a blower, tune it, upgrade suspension, convert to RWD if you feel like it. Putting a body kit or spoiler on it is no-go, unless they're functional (with notable exceptions, such as the last gen. Impala, which just looked beige normally, but with the subtle OEM spoiler actually looked quite good). However, subtle changes, changes that make it look immediately better even if you can hardly see what changed (think early last gen. Golf vs. Golf GTI) are fine by me.

T5Killer > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:31

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I am for sure a modified car fan. Being a drag racing fan its more HP and suspension mods over visual. But now that I am older I am liking more appearance stuff.

Shift24 > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 16:54

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Detroit pushrod muscle and 90s early 00s JDM

something as sexy as this

is just as appealing as this

FKA-RacecaR > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/25/2015 at 16:59

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I kind of like the look of it, but it was one of the first "LS460 body kit" images I saw, so I grabbed it.

CaptDale - is secretly British > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 19:29

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I prefer useful modifications. Usually bod kits add nothing but drag, but some of them look good enough to over come that. But I digress, I'd prefer under hood and such modifications before I made it look any different. Then just blow the doors off other drivers.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 19:29

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I can appreciate stock cars, but I'll never own one completely stock for long. I modify all my cars. This is my way of personalizing the vehicles. I'm not into body kits, but am not averse to them either. Power and suspension on sports cars is a must. Creature comforts always. Race cars get aero and wheels and tires, too.

Sure the high-end cars I'm just trying to move will stay stock just because they're easier to sell that way. Of all the cars I've ever wanted, the only one I ever saw that if I ever got on (and I've been close a couple times) is a new BMW M6 Cabriolet - that car needs nothing changed or added to be perfect for my DD needs.... well maybe a tune.

That said, I'll still drool all over a well restored classic muscle car while secretly loving the restomod even more.

CaptDale - is secretly British > My citroen won't start 02/25/2015 at 19:29

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Thank god mine has an LS stock then!

Think2Win > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 19:48

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This is a twist on the topic, but why do you guys think that the Miata has to be modified to get the power it deserves? The Miata is widely acclaimed on Jalop, Opo, etc., as the go-to car for handling. Why do you think Mazda does not offer a 250+ hp version? I would love to hear your thoughts.

My citroen won't start > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/25/2015 at 19:49

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That's perfect.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > FKA-RacecaR 02/25/2015 at 21:41

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Oh man, this Celica is beautiful, it's not as sporty as some of the other ones I've seen, but man those louvers, and the bumper (the first difference I noticed), very nice....