so as i understand it some one makes a car that you dont like and it makes the whole vw scene laughing stock?
myself i think thats very narrow minded, dont get me wrong i think it looks crap but thats just what i think and at the end of the day its a vw so its better than most out there. everyone has there own tastes in what a cool look is and you have to respect them for it.
how would you feel if everyone looked at you car and all the work you have done to it and went ewww thats shit, its ugly its a fucking joke??? sure who ever did it has not put a lot of thought and i would say time into doing it but remmeber not everyone has the skills to do a bare metal resto or the money to fund it. sometimes you do what you can , look back and pat yourself on the back for doing a job as i am sure the person who built this car did.....
i have a respect for any make of car if someone has put there heart into it , ricers, hotrods, whatever, i mite not like that cars but i can see the effort that has gone into it as i know the effort i put into my cars and have been doing for the past 17 odd years and i respect that u knows....
narrow mindness is what make the scene a laughing stock, other groups look at vws and go ewww they are shit,slow, funny looking etc etc and what do we say about them???
all i am saying is think about it before you openly attack someones cars.. u dont have to like a car but instead of just plain insulting it and the owner just say not my cup of tea etc....
thats my two cents and i am sure i will be attack'd for it but hey i dont really care....
steff..............................
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
2 cents well spent
'73 Bay - Fergus
since when have we started to care what other type of car owners think of us?????
Isn't there a saying
"they laugh at us because we are different, we laugh at them because they are all the same"
Ricers will laugh at anything that doesn't have more stickers than horsepower.
and V8 and hot rodders laugh at anything that they class as having half as many cylinders then a REAL car.
and before someone slags me off about not knowing anything about V8 and hotrodders, i have spent time in both circles and my bro and his mates are firmly palnted in that scene.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
The rodders know a Volkswagen that has had real effort, creativity or passion put into it and appreciate them. Shit, some hardcore rodders are even giving me hints with my bettle project and can't wait until I cruise with them - these are guys with nationally recognised rods.
They also know lazy stick ons passing themselves on as modified cars.
Matts in trouble , Matts in trouble. LOL 😀
Dan
"If i had to explain you wouldnt understand"
The Lower Class
Can someone please send me the "rules and regulations" of being in the VW "scene".
Mine weren't in the glove box when I got it......
As said it's all about style and doing your thing. Bit like wearing white socks with sandals! If that floats your boat fair enough.
Dan:duh
"If i had to explain you wouldnt understand"
The Lower Class
I'm always in shit - only the depth that changes.
Everyone trying to be so cowardly PC. Call a spade a spade.
Heaps of people are going to hate my bug with a passion. Good! That will make me happy particularly purists who see cutting as a sin. The difference is some effort and thought will have gone into it, not a trip to supercheap and a roll of double-sided tape.
I have never criticised an ugly piece of shit that has had even a modicum of effort passed its way, hell I would even praise the effort (just not the styling). But when something is done with no effort or thought it deserves to get a solid dissing!
[Edited on 13-1-2005 by HotRodMatt]
gazza wrote:Can someone please send me the "rules and regulations" of being in the VW "scene".
Mine weren't in the glove box when I got it......
Ps - In fairness to Gazza, this comment was made by me - didn't realise Gazza logged me off in between me checking this.
And hot rod matt - maybe a lot of people won't like your vw (sorry not sure what type it is) - but let's hope we have enough manners to at least be polite!!
dude you are missing the point to some people the effort of putting on any parts is a massive challange and to them when they do it its the most ownderfull thing in the world... just becasue in your eyes its lazy and cheap or what ever does not make it so.. shit i had a mate who wanted to fit his own head unit and it took him 4 hours and he used a pair of bloody scissors and sticky tape but he was so proud of himself as to him it was a massive job.. to me it was "what the fu*k" but i know and have the skills to do it right, he didn't... thats my point...
\ steff...........................
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
Anyway Matt don't care what you say!It's got a turbo 2.8 t4 in it , 2 stage NOS fogger kit , runs 10's and i've owned it since 79!
Dan😉
"If i had to explain you wouldnt understand"
The Lower Class
Dan - Lol...:P
HotRodMatt wrote:I'm always in shit - only the depth that changes.
Everyone trying to be so cowardly PC. Call a spade a spade.
Heaps of people are going to hate my bug with a passion. Good! That will make me happy particularly purists who see cutting as a sin. The difference is some effort and thought will have gone into it, not a trip to supercheap and a roll of double-sided tape.
I have never criticised an ugly piece of shit that has had even a modicum of effort passed its way, hell I would even praise the effort (just not the styling). But when something is done with no effort or thought it deserves to get a solid dissing!
[Edited on 13-1-2005 by HotRodMatt]
mmmm i would have thought that a fair bit of effort and thought went into getting them lights frenched in at the back like that... sure its a simple mod really but once again.. to some its major.......... and even tho is not that hard to do a few hours would have been soent doing it .. so there is thought and effort..... .. ...
steff..................
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
HotRodMatt wrote:Yes it does give the whole scene a bad name. When these things are taken to shows and shown as being a dub of quality then those who haven't seen better have nothing to compare.
Even the ricers were laughing at it. And justifiably!
Then those who haven't seen better wouldn't know better and may think it's great. Get over yourself dude ("ven the ricers were laughing at it" - how embarrasing:blush
Reminds me of a song!
Sing along gang!!!
Everything is beautiful , in it's own way , la la la la!
Dan:P
"If i had to explain you wouldnt understand"
The Lower Class
.........and for your harsh (but true) comments Matt i hear by sentence you to 3 months of Missy Higgins!!!😠😠😠
Dan😉
[Edited on 13-1-2005 by dannyboy67]
"If i had to explain you wouldnt understand"
The Lower Class
matt your right,
people will see it for what it is,
but people who have a clue will understand that this bug is only one persons interpretation.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
