worst automotive trends.

[roy_1031]

Shocker stickers.

 

[jenkins_1120]

I just did the same thing this weekend, got rid of the ugly "wood grain" in my sierra. The bezel around the radio and the trim pieces on the dash I used some black 3M vinyl wrap, kind of a black brushed look, and spray painted the other small pieces. Still don't know what I'm going to do about the .5" strip around the steering wheel.

one of those paint pens

 

[flS/R]

that stanced crap is so bad. Would never do that to a car. I also don't care for the flat/matte black paint jobs people are doing to their wheels as well.

 

[4u 2 nv]

I have never seen a truck that screwed up in California, and I've seen some screwed up trucks.

Tow hooks on the backs of hondas. I'm not sure why it drives me nuts and the only thing I can think of is so it's easier for the tow truck later on.

The Cali truck craze is the cen-cal look. It's a 6" lift on 20x14s with so much offset (-74 for example) they have to run 33s and those tires look insanely small

 

[Prototype007]

stanced, donks, ricer garbage, and Pep Boys parts bin specials

This.

 

[mach14604]

Black Rims. It bugs the hell out of me and looks like crap! People use to put hub caps over wheels so you didn't see the black wheel behind it. :shrug:

 

[mustangmike02]

Anyone that puts the sticker "illest" on their car

Tow hooks

Shocker stickers.

yes to all above

 

[mts]

Carolina squat bs for those wondering....

How to spot a D-Bag in nc:

Squatted truck
Visor hanging on the rear view mirror
Driver has big framed white oakleys
Dumb Sticker
Usually a 35 or 37 inch tire on the truck scrubbing the wheel well
9 times out of 10 the Tire is a Nitto Mud Grappler

 

[roy_1031]

Anyone that puts the sticker "illest" on their car

What is that "illest" thing?? Is it a club or something? I see it all the time around here.

 

[roy_1031]

Black Rims. It bugs the hell out of me and looks like crap! People use to put hub caps over wheels so you didn't see the black wheel behind it. :shrug:

My friend posted a pic of his 03 cobra on a set of machined finished rims (voensomething, CCW reps) and someone posted along the lines, looks nice but have you thought about putting black wheels on it?

 

[SecondhandSnake]

As to vanishing manual transmissions everyone has to remember that we are in the vast minority. Manufacturers aren't making them because people don't buy them. Why waste money on engineering to sell to a tiny market segment? It's unfortunate but it makes sense from a business perspective.

It takes much less engineering resources to integrate and validate a manual transmission. An automatic, especially the latest and greatest electronic ones take tons of time and effort. For the most part manuals are just bolt it up, does it drive ok? Yes? Done.


The disappearance of the manual of course sucks.
Every single vehicle comes with a touch screen.
Black box recorders.
Mandatory traction control.
The entire TPMS system.
Datalinked EVERYTHING.
The insane lengths OEMs go to get fuel economy, like changing oil weights, removing spare tires, etc...

You can see the common theme seems to revolve around making cars into rolling iPhones so even the dumbest of the dumb can operate them (ie mandatory TPMS system because people don't know how to check tire pressure, or don't know what a flat sounds like.)

 

[32ValveRom]

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The whole imported rice trend...

And, here in "da souf", the whole big rims, big whip thing.

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[32ValveRom]

There's also those who drive with 'My Little Pony' hanging off the back of their cars... indicating they played with girl toys when they were kids

 

[4u 2 nv]

Central trucks
Are a bit crazy.

Example....this truck could prob clear 38s or 40s but owner has it on stretched 35s

 

[MysticRob]

Seeing any car decorated with pepboys/o'reillys chromed magnetic fender/door pieces and fender flares is always a real treat. Front and rear tow hooks on beater front-drive imports are also still the rage in my area. I haven't seen any stuffed animals or ballsacks hanging off the rear ends lately though, so that's nice. Yesterday on the freeway I saw what I think was an early 90s Acura in bright green with a bi-plane spoiler and hideous primered front end body kit flapping in the wind... classy!

 

[ElscottHavoc]

There's also those who drive with 'My Little Pony' hanging off the back of their cars... indicating they played with girl toys when they were kids

Haha...you should look into Brony culture. There's ****ing teenagers, 20 some things and people in their 40s that are getting into My Little Pony. Watched a documentary on it and fucjing weird shit - mostly social outcasts.

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[MFE]

My vote is for painted blacked-out brake lights. It takes a special kind of retard.

 

[Zemedici]

Seeing any car decorated with pepboys/o'reillys chromed magnetic fender/door pieces and fender flares is always a real treat. Front and rear tow hooks on beater front-drive imports are also still the rage in my area. I haven't seen any stuffed animals or ballsacks hanging off the rear ends lately though, so that's nice. Yesterday on the freeway I saw what I think was an early 90s Acura in bright green with a bi-plane spoiler and hideous primered front end body kit flapping in the wind... classy!

lol'd

 

[IT-Purrrs]

This.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/lexus-nx-makes-surprise-new-york-appearance.html

This looks like Lexus found an ancient samurai frozen in an ice glacier and then slowly taught him how to draw and thought it would be great if he designed a car for them because this thing looks like someone made angry cuts and slices all over this thing.

Please stop with the forced feature lines that do not make any sense and if you cannot design a car just stop and contract someone else to do it.

 

[ImRambo]

Black Rims. It bugs the hell out of me and looks like crap! People use to put hub caps over wheels so you didn't see the black wheel behind it. :shrug:

Why? lol some colors look better with black.