What dumb-ass fads were you happy to see die?

[myclone]

Originally posted by 84GNPILE
CURRENT FADS THAT NEED TO DIE:

Spinning hubcaps--- "they spinnin' ni@#a, they spinnin!!" -Chris Rock....

LMAO.. I watched that on HBO the other night.

Im glad these are dead:

Side pipes (aka lake pipes) unless its an old vette
Glass packs
fake mr gasket scoops
Neon paint/graphics (ie the "heart beat" sine wave thingy)
vans
keystone klassic wheels (yes, I HATE them)

Fads I wish would die:

The word "like" used every other time in a sentence
Gull wing doors on anything but an exotic
Anything you can apply the word "bling" to
"spinner" hub caps
"spinner" wheels
Neon lighting for cars
White faced/neon gauges
Wings that resemble picnic tables
The word "nawssss".

Ill stop here..

 

[Bobtempest]

Guys walking around with half their boxers showing because their pants are so low. Pull your pants up!! Belt?

 

[buickpower]

dumb fads

how about those stupid plastic pipes that you spun around and they made irritating high pitched noises, or those "pogo ball" things people jumped around on, or ford smallblocks? J/K.

 

[GNeric]

Hey myclone, did you mean vans...the shoes??? I still have 4 pairs left and none are hitops.




And I'm 37

 

[Geoff87]

Along with the baggy pants pulled down that exposes the boxer shorts......
Wearing your baseball hat crooked.

 

[saleen01]

2 QK 4 U,
I wish you were right about the mullets. Wehn i lived in Joisey i thought they were dead but since i am in Panama City now they are definately still very much alive. I even have little joe dirt living 2 dors down from me.

 

[myclone]

Originally posted by GNeric
Hey myclone, did you mean vans...the shoes??? I still have 4 pairs left and none are hitops.




And I'm 37

Never heard of Van shoes (Im 35) but I was talking about the kind of van thats driven around anyways . The A-Team van comes to mind although it wasnt too awfully bad since it didnt have a psychodelic(sp?) stripe job or huge metal flake paint.

 

[cwelk87gn]

I have to agree with the statements about the West Coast Choppers crap you can buy at Wal-mart etc. I will say that about 4 years ago I did buy a West Coast Choppers T-shirt, but I bought it FROM West Coast and that was before every hillbilly that could find his way to Wal-mart and had 10 bucks could buy one. Jesse James is a sell-out.

 

[motorhead]

Things that gotta go...

In regards to the OCC/WCC/Harley craze... I think a lot of it comes down to the individual. My buddy is a huge fan of American Chopper, and has never been on a bike, and has many shirts and a hat from the show. Now, these items were not bought at Wal Mart, in fact he paid top dollar at the "T-shirt" store for the "official" merchandise. He has no misconceptions of who he is, or what the show represents. And there is nothing OCC related stuck to his 2003 Grand Am. LOL. Some of us are just fans. Sr. & Jr. remind me of my relationship with my Dad. That reminds me... I need to go pick up a "Mikey Rules" t-shirt from the mall.

However, it is pathetic that you can get this stuff at the local grocery store...

Moving on...

The crooked hats kill me. Especially if they are trucker hats.
As do wifebeaters on the 16 yearold coat racks at the gym.

The Von Dutch stuff needs to go too... I wrote a paper in University commenting on this mass assimilation of cultures by capitialist America. It irks me when a 14 yearold girl is wearing her trendy car-culture hat and hand bag, yet has no clue of its origins or significance to history.

All white shoes... when people get shot over stepping on a set of overpriced sneakers there is a problem.
Modern "athletic" shoes, when did we need moon boots on Earth? And with springs and shocks and lights and pumps no less? I hate that I can't find a regular pair of cross-trainers that aren't 90% tupperware.

I got a lot more... but, this is a good start.

 

[TR Custom Parts]

Flame throwers

Cutoff dates at cruise nites and car shows.

Vans did serve there purposes back in the 70's. Lot cheaper than a hotel room.

 

[MeanBuicks]

• Those King's crown air fresheners that sat on the dash and/or rear deck of many a hooptie.
• The roller skate look on a car by lowering it and putting on 13-inch dia. wheels that stuck out 6 inches.
• LED windshield washer nozzles
• Radio antennas bent into funky shapes
• Those chrome naked lady sillouettes used primarily on mudflaps and IROCs

 

[ACME RACING]

Escalades with the BIG and TALL tonka toy wheels and gold trim...... enough ...If you see one , you seen them all

 

[Drac0nic]

Originally posted by myclone

Neon paint/graphics (ie the "heart beat" sine wave thingy)
vans

As far as the "heart beat" thingy goes, I presume you're talking about that Ty that was on ebay. On the topic of vans, they're sure as hell better then SUVs any day. If I ever get non poor and some time (yeah, right I'm in college) I'm gonna have an LC2 powered Astro. That oughta be fun, I'm gonna really mess with some minds.

 

[myclone]

Originally posted by Drac0nic
As far as the "heart beat" thingy goes, I presume you're talking about that Ty that was on ebay. On the topic of vans, they're sure as hell better then SUVs any day. If I ever get non poor and some time (yeah, right I'm in college) I'm gonna have an LC2 powered Astro. That oughta be fun, I'm gonna really mess with some minds.

I saw that ty and it had the style of graphics that Im talking about. Pick just about any pro street "show car" from the 80s and it had the same theme. Ughh, I hated that stuff...

I didnt think about the vans being a cheap rolling motel room but then again when they were all the rage I was ~10 yrs old and was only concerned with slot cars, model trains, and cartoons on sat morning.

 

[turbosam6]

Originally posted by Drac0nic
As far as the "heart beat" thingy goes, I presume you're talking about that Ty that was on ebay. On the topic of vans, they're sure as hell better then SUVs any day. If I ever get non poor and some time (yeah, right I'm in college) I'm gonna have an LC2 powered Astro. That oughta be fun, I'm gonna really mess with some minds.

My buddy has an astro with a 96 LT1 in it, it probably runs mid 14's, but the van is ugly. It suprises the hell out of ricers and mustangs though!

 

[SilverSleeper]

AstroSafari.com transplants?

Vans done simple are nice. The wackjob rides with all the mirrors, wood paneling and shag carpet everything just should die off.

How about the my truck/suv/whatever is bigger than yours crap? I mean, if the freaking things get any bigger we are gonna have to widen our roads to keep them from running over the little guys.
First the H1 was all the rage, then the H2, now that international do-everything big truck, what next? We have such a dependance on foreign oil because everyone has to drive a SUV or big truck to be cool and in the "in-crowd". As much as I hate ricers, at least they arent hogging all the gas.

 

[Maltman]

BEANIE FRIGGN' BABIES

 

[Shane]

Originally posted by MeanBuicks

• Those chrome naked lady sillouettes used primarily on mudflaps and IROCs

I've had those one the rear window of every G Body I've owned, including the current one, and I will continue to thank you.

 

[Turbo Indian]

glad to see go

1) the 6" shackles
2) spray on window tint that was always so cloudy you couldnt see out
3) the metal flake paint that belongs on a bass boat
4) 6" body lifts in a 4wd made with hocky pucks

can't wait to see go

1) 2wd caprices that look like 4wd because of the 24" wheels
2) MEXICANS COMING IN BY THE TRUCK LOADS
3) pants 4 times to large
4) HUGE wheels period
5) people that think John Kerry is the answer
6) the pro street style scoops on 140hp street cars
7) RICERS that go to the drag strip that run 17 sec passes when you go to truley test & tune, but you can only get about 3 passes because it so crouded with rice

 

[Fakeyankee]

Reality TV and infomercials....FREAKIN STUPID !!!