Do chavs stop you modding?

cymatty said:
The spoiler was an option as new on the car, so its not a cheap halfrauds special, but yes it is an acquired taste.
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Fair, i wasnt doubting the look of it in general, just imo it looks Huge lol, but its not a chavy car, so aslong as the car can actually look modded and actually move quicker than 5 seconds to 30 :rolleyes: then it dosent really matter lol, but a chavmobile clio to say with a spoiler like that and exhaust gives all they have got they still go nowhere quick or look the part, a smaller spoiler imo and that celica would look slick :)
 
cymatty said:
That is it, the main problem I will have. I will just have to accept that tbh. it just annoys me that chavs have ruined it for decent people. :(
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But atleast when you put your foot down the car will respond and rocket off into the sunset while the silly chav in his corsa is only just getting off the line :D
 
justinwilkin said:
Kevs? that's a new one to me, please explain ;) :p

God this is like when I first heard "emo" and "ned" and "grebo" :rolleyes:
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WIKI ***

Basically a chav, but in my area a kev is one that does up the car to look stupid and the chav just drinks white lightning and wears burbry.

InvG
 
Fireskull said:
hehe nice yea, so yea smaller spoiler and youve got it nicely modded and a car that can actually go and not just pose :p
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Have to finish my damm exams first before I can sell my current car and start looking for the Celica. :(
 
I'm still not entirely sure how "Chavs" are to do with cars? I thought Chavs were the hoody wearing, burberry bumming kids that wonder our street?

I do hate all the stereotyping when it comes to modding cars, I had a standard Pulsar and apparently it was "Chav" for the big spoiler and bonnet air vent, yet these things are there for a purpose, its the ones that copy this look on their small engined cars that must be the "Chavs" surely?

I tend to go for Euro looks with my cars, usually very low and wide wheels are my main interest. Obviously again this will come under the "Chav" look but nevermind.
 
Andybtsn said:
I tend to go for Euro looks with my cars, usually very low and wide wheels are my main interest. Obviously again this will come under the "Chav" look but nevermind.
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This is the problem you get lumped in with boy racers etc. :(

Which was really the point of this thread, would this stop you from modding?

Oh and btw cheers fireskull. :)
 
Not really no, I'd ideally like a quiet car, its the stupidly loud cars that I dislike and probably attract the attention.
 
cymatty said:
This is the problem you get lumped in with boy racers etc. :(

Which was really the point of this thread, would this stop you from modding?

Oh and btw cheers fireskull. :)
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np, but tbh seeing chavmobiles has stopped me wanting to ever mod a car, like spoiler, bodywork etc, only thing id change myself is wheels :( kinda sad they have put such a bad image on good mods
 
lol Si, the mud flaps on that car are lose! And the wheels are way too small.

I wouldn't really worry about getting lumped in with the chav crowd. No one really looks at my car in a "look at that loud exhaust on a Rover" way, more a "ohhhh, why's that Rover whistling and chirping" way, haha. (oh noes, I'm going on about my oh so great car again :p)

What I mean is it turns heads for all the right reasons and with a car such as the GT-Four, I don't think you have to worry.

There are two types of people.

Those who don't care about cars and aren't going to be able to tell the difference between your car and a 1.1 Corsa, and those who are interested in cars, even just a tiny little bit who are going to laugh at a Saxo with a big exhaust and stand there in awe as you go sailing past.

Of course, you'll also get the boy racer types waving at you when you get to traffic lights and saying "awwww yeh man luk at dat sik rally car! i bet itz well fast innit bruv" or words to that effect.

edit... Ignore my badly worded post. I really cba this afternoon.
 
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There have been people tastelessly modding cars forever, it's just that with the invention of the internet and discussion forums, you're seeing more and more of them, not just the few that drive round your town.

The same forums also allow them to communicate and get together easier - also increasing the numbers you see!

Also, cars and parts are becoming more and more common, and cheaper, compared to what they used to be. Also films like TF&TF didn't help matters much ;)

I'm still of the mindset that you should do what you want to do, and if others don't like it - tough. I'm sure many of you won't like what I'm doing to my Prelude, but it's my car, and I like what I'm doing to it, so as far as I'm concerned, those that don't like it can go swivel! ;)
 
doesnt put me off because the changes ive made arnt chav.

i spent a wedge at the weekend on geometry.

the toe angles were set with people actually sat in the car (whats the point in setting toe when the car is not loaded?)

ive had camber set to 1* and the rear beam is now alligned to 1/10th of a mm straight and the rear beam has a poly bush (as is the front end.. all polys)

hardly chav stuff etc
 
Another one here for the 'it doesn't stop me' crowd. Cars have been tuned, fettled, breathed upon, and modified since the start. Some car manufacturers and coach builders (and I'm not talking about people who make 'coach's' :p ) made a business out of it.

MG (Morris Garages) for example started by modifying cars. Most of the badge's these days relegated as trim levels used to be fully blown business's who would modify cars. Vanden Plas for example. At this point I'm going to point out that just because a business does it, doesn't mean an individual has any less right to do it, contrary to what some people seem to believe.

People seem to think that tuning, fettling, modifying, whatever you want to call it, is a relatively new thing, but its most certainly been around longer than the chav/kev phenomena.
 
cymatty said:
Everyday around here you see some kind of awfully modded car, slammed painted drums and 40" chrome wheels, these usually have some kind of boy racer or chavy looking person in them.

Now in a few month I will (hopefully) be getting a car that deserves the ice wheels and an exhaust, however I am finding myself shying away from this for the fear of being associated with these people. Now usually I do not care what others think however it could be awkward at gettogethers or god forbid) work related things when first impressions count. To me it is a shame that these Muppet's give tuners and proper modders a bad name.

So OCUK do chavs and their image put you of modding your car?
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I wouldn't worry about work prospects, if the car is decent then they should appreciate it and perhaps make it even better. Where I work the manager has a subaru!!! The head of our department also drives a modded FTO. So modded counts imo. :)

Besides people will know if it's chav's driving them, if you are not a chav, then don't worry about it.
 
Ive spent a small fortune on modding my car and I couldnt care less what other people think of it, although you couldnt tell accept for a few things.
 
Fevvahz said:
People seem to think that tuning, fettling, modifying, whatever you want to call it, is a relatively new thing, but its most certainly been around longer than the chav/kev phenomena.
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exactly

in the original casino royale book by Ian Flemming, he has a 1940's Bentley, with an aftermarket supercharger fitted. A common modification of the time.

There was a whole social set, called "the bentley boys" all of whom were far far too rich, and tuned and modified their bentleys, and went cruising on weekends etc.. Sounds like something you'd see this millenium in a mcdonalds car park, but this was the 1930s !
 
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