View Full Version : can somebody please explain show cars?
Asa-James
02-07-09, 05:54 PM
i'm not having a go at anybody, but i've just seen the civic in the for sale section and thought "you've spent all that money and its still only a 1.3"
why do people do this? what is the purpose of these cars other than to sit in a garage and be used occasionally to drive (or trailer as i've seen before) to shows?
i realy dont get it
edit and before anybody says "its small engined for insurance" thats a load of balls, if all the audio and bodywork had been declared it'd probably bump the insurance up somewhere near an engine swap anyway
stevie-p
02-07-09, 06:06 PM
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praps they want to be different. everyone keeps telling me to put a let or red top in the estate. but one i cant for insurance purposes and two its a nice change to see the original engine in its bay.
also if youve spent so much time doing that bodywork why would you put an engine with a million horsepower in so you can do a thousand mph so that no one then sees it as you go by
Not everyone needs big horse power...
Most roads you cant use it on anyway, so why not spend the money on the looks...
Not all show cars are trailor queens.
krobinson
02-07-09, 06:33 PM
Lets face it, the main appeal of the car scene is the social side, meeting like-minded people at shows and on the net.
Having a "show car" allows you to enter the shows, win prizes, meet new people.
May not be your think but who are we to judge
there are 2 types of showers, the real car fans, and the ASW's. to bad the asw's ruin it for the real enthousiasts (chavs and nova fans, same idea)
marc novataken
02-07-09, 06:53 PM
whats an ASW?
attention seeking whore lol
ahhhhhhh...
pmsl, Check me out fake tan big muscles an all that ****?
ahhhhhhh...
pmsl, Check me out fake tan big muscles an all that ****?
been working out? lol
lol Asa - the heats getting to you!
Theres probably a simple explanation like the guy is CRAP at engine work (like me) but likes body work (like me).
dj_wudgey
02-07-09, 07:01 PM
beacause its what people want thats what i want to do with my sr!! id rather show it once or twice a year and know its there when i want to show it off!! instead off using it all the time and some d*ck face crashing into it/getting stolen ect ect!! but on the other hand ill allways have too cars sr for shows and when my gte hits the road it will be getting thrashed to f*ck!!!!
marc novataken
02-07-09, 07:02 PM
depends on insurance really, my insurance company dont charge me for any cosmetic or audio modifications, and i can modify the engine up to 80bhp before they charge me more. dont wanna put my insurance up so i just concentrate on cosmetics
ahhhhhhh...
pmsl, Check me out fake tan big muscles an all that ****?
Funk off your a shinny pale coot.
Tidy Max
02-07-09, 08:46 PM
there are 2 types of showers, the real car fans, and the ASW's. to bad the asw's ruin it for the real enthousiasts (chavs and nova fans, same idea)
power and combi?
saloonwoody
02-07-09, 08:49 PM
iv had an all show no go car and its the way it has to be if you dnt want to wreck all your hard work :)
General Baxter
02-07-09, 09:11 PM
lol my doors are falling off, power is all you need
iv found a wonderfull v8 that im thinking of fitting in a scooter lol
saloonwoody
02-07-09, 10:01 PM
a £6.99 tesco scooter ?
General Baxter
02-07-09, 10:03 PM
nar its an iteljet dragstar, 180cc with 220bore, performance carb and exhaust,
scares the **** out of me lol
saloonwoody
02-07-09, 10:05 PM
not man enuf for it eh lol
General Baxter
02-07-09, 10:09 PM
**** that, i got 110 on the gps, them little 9" wheels were going nuts
~~joycey~~
02-07-09, 10:14 PM
**** that, i got 110 on the gps, them little 9" wheels were going nuts
You craazy lol
saloonwoody
02-07-09, 10:20 PM
give it som nos :)
Novasport
02-07-09, 10:35 PM
When you see a for sale thread for a so called 'show car' you just know its going to be sh!t lol
General Baxter
02-07-09, 10:35 PM
pink sparkle glitter lol
It's easy.
Show cars are for 'Showing'
by extension
Track cars are for 'Tracks'
and
Race cars are for 'Racing'
General Baxter
02-07-09, 10:38 PM
whats mine then lol
**** ? lol
saloonwoody
02-07-09, 10:40 PM
pimp :)
whats mine then lol
**** ? lol
A car that has been Baxtered is in a whole new world of it's own. It's called Baxters world and mad things with grinders and Burgos happen there apparently.
Novasport
02-07-09, 10:50 PM
Just two 'Show cars' listed on Ebay. Mmmm, my understanding of the discription was correct!
http://i.ebayimg.com/17/!BUcG,Nw!Wk~$(KGrHgoH-DwEjlLl3z,yBKNjHoQhdg~~_1.JPG
http://i10.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/56/02/e015_1.JPG
Novasport
02-07-09, 10:51 PM
A car that has been Baxtered is in a whole new world of it's own. It's called Baxters world and mad things with grinders and Burgos happen there apparently.
Baxterised, tis a little like *******ised:roll:
http://i.ebayimg.com/17/!BUcG,Nw!Wk~$(KGrHgoH-DwEjlLl3z,yBKNjHoQhdg~~_1.JPG
Those wheels look shopped lol
Novasport
02-07-09, 10:59 PM
Those wheels look shopped lol
Thats what I thought but they are the same in all of the photos. I know, lets make a wheel look like they are made out of cardboard and stuck on!
lol Asa - the heats getting to you!
Theres probably a simple explanation like the guy is CRAP at engine work (like me) but likes body work (like me).
the thing is tho, as you staed above you both have pros and cons but have of these so called show cars look ****, i think there are a few basic princaples to a nice design, which i know you have ade from your bumper creation. the kids that do the show cars and kids with to much money and no design influence.
they just go for the biggest body kits, the lowest to the ground.
and for example that blue french thing above, wtf lol look at the STAR exhausts. thats mental. but you woudl only see it on a show car.
i think a show car is something which shouldnt be driven. it should just sit and show...
i always think show cars as being a car which sits on a new stand and displays the new years products. and maybe these amatuers are "pushing" the boundries....
i think a show car is something which shouldnt be driven. it should just sit and show...
So whats the point? A car is designed as a mode of transport, not to just sit there and be looked at. Pointless mods, or ones which make the car worse, are what I can't get my head round (anyone who asks why my car has four headlights has clearly never noticed how bad std nova lamps are lol). Massive wheels, such as on the blue monstrousity above, excessive lowering, air-dam bodykits - all make the car handle worse, drive worse, or reduce economy/acceleration/top speed.
On the same level, I don't really agree with people who spend big dolla buying or restoring cars, only for them to then sit in a carcoon for 11 months of the year and only move 100 miles per annum. But I can kinda understand that as it tends to be people who want to preserve older, original cars which is fair enough.
Everyone has to have a hobby. I cant understand people who collect stamps, or arrange flowers, or throw themselves out of planes, or climb up rock faces with no safety ropes. Thing is, those things appeal to some people.
Those cars above, to me, look absolutely shonky, but to others they will be the dogs danglies.
Fair enough :)
maybe thay just want to get away from the look at my new nova my plans are coilovers and speedlines with a redtop or LET witch is the reason i have gone off the novas atm thay all look the same in diffrent colours
skidmarkz
03-07-09, 11:10 AM
lol Asa - the heats getting to you!
Theres probably a simple explanation like the guy is CRAP at engine work (like me) but likes body work (like me).
i love engine work and hate bodywork, we should team up lol
:thumb:
thing is you say what the point of having it there to sit there and look at and only drive now and again, would you say that to someone with a collection of supercars that get driven once a month if there lucky.
plus you have project cars aswell. whats the point in them going by your logic. if a car is to drive why do so many people spend years building a car a project!!!!
oh and dont drag me into anything to do with baxter lol
L33 LEG
03-07-09, 11:52 AM
iv never understood the argument about why don't you get a bigger engine. why does everybody have to want power over looks? maybe to some people they dont care about how fast their car can do, and lets face it that is quite sensible thinking, and want to show off thier taste and hobby instead of just going fast everywhere.
some people prefer looks, some people prefer speed, just get over it Lol :)
Southie
03-07-09, 12:02 PM
This is why :D
Shaun O'Donnell yellow Nova Saloon basically justifiys to me why people do it.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i203/Shaun_ODonnell/Finished%20Saloon%20Pics/0149NOBOOM.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i203/Shaun_ODonnell/Finished%20Saloon%20Pics/0157NOBOOM.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i203/Shaun_ODonnell/STA60037-2.jpg
Show cars aren't all about massive wheels and body kits anymore.
My best mate is really into it and takes his 200 to all the shows, this is it...
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/wiggardywoo/2822_92386668102_508348102_2476689_.jpg
couple more pics from the last show he went to
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/wiggardywoo/P1100172.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/wiggardywoo/P1100338.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/wiggardywoo/P1100259.jpg
and i link to more of the same if anyone is interested...
http://www.unlimited-styling.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=8216
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