top 10 pet peeve mods...
Pole Position
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: St. Thomas, Ontario
i like the window visors. it serves a purpose. one reason is for those people who smoke. its to let the smoke out the car when it rains. another is for those people who want the fresh air while driving in the rain. when i had it on my old car i loved it for that reason.it just might be me but i love the smell of the rain. it almost smells sweet. my a/c worked very well. it was ice cold. another thing i found useful is on a hot day i would crack my windows open and no one would notice my windows are open. it kept my car cooler vs the windows up.
Decent list overall though.
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This seems to be growing in popularity. I think it will be my blog this week. There is no functional purpose for this outside of advertising "hey I wish I had a RWD car and was cool like you but I'd rather drive around and look like an idiot".
Last edited by LexFather; Aug 9, 2009 at 07:04 PM.
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From: Vancouver, BC
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Joined: Nov 2008
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From: tech capital
Although as much as I like staggered on my RWD cars, I know it's more about style than function/performance, with the exception being Porsches of course.
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Waiting for next track day
It also does the same thing for RWD cars as well. If you went staggered on a FWD car and significantly increased the rear spring and damping rates you can get the car to handle more neutral. You just have to know your suspension tuning dynamics
Pole Position
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Coral Springs, Fl
More neutral? Hardly. Higher threshold of grip, maybe, but far from neutral. Everyone knows that rule #1 in FWD suspension tuning is never stiffen just the rear suspension. If you find yourself flying through a turn a bit too fast, your toast. One lift on that throttle and the back end is going to be coming around with no hope for recovery. It's the very nature of FWD. Stiffening the rear end will only exacerbate the problem.
Some cars have the tow hook there because that car is a track car. Most tracks require you to have a tow hook.
Most of the cars with exposed tow hooks are just doing it for show though.
Most of the cars with exposed tow hooks are just doing it for show though.
I have to agree with the large wheels with no drop. actually any wheels with no drop is a pet peeve of mine. it just does not look right
along with that, the fender vents that are on just about any car now a days.
neons - have to be the most tackiest thing ever since chrome door trim.
along with that, the fender vents that are on just about any car now a days.
neons - have to be the most tackiest thing ever since chrome door trim.