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Ok I think I'm in rant mode today so lets make it a long one.
Reading through this thread its been quite interesting seeing a lot of different views on different cars, I can understand why Corsa's, Scooby's, Clio's and other cars in that same "Chav" category have such a bad rep with a lot of people, its to do with the general type of person that these cars are associated with and what they do to them.
I'm forever tired of seeing cars like these done up with so much aftermarket kit that people actually think it makes there cars look cool and go much faster when in reality it makes them stand out and look like such a muppet for spending so much money on a car that there never going to profit from in the long run and the performance gains are minimal and no where near justifys the increase in the insurance premuim when you have to declaire all your mods to your insurers.
At 25 maybe I'm getting old and can't relate to this anymore, but I never really understood what was wrong with the principal of buy a cheap car when you pass your test and keep costs to a minimum, and save, save, save and then get the nicer car a few years down the line.
My car by no means is the quickest thing on the planet, then again its no slouch either and suprises a LOT of people when they see a ST200 Estate dissapear like it does, for me a car is about individuality, I have NEVER seen another ST200 Estate and seeing as only 75 were ever made I doubt I will, but these Corsa's, Clio's, Scooby's and the rest are everywhere and falling into the hands of young people who aren't responsible enough to own cars like most of these and unfortunately its mainly the same type of person who is buying the majority of them, the "Chav."
By adding adding a wing off a Boeing 767, a set of brakes off a F1 racing, a few stripes of paint and a sunstrip they then think their car is suddently faster and smarter and better than anyone else's then the next week their mates do it to theirs....its getting boring seeing this more and more, and then they go and take root in your local McDonals car park or KFC
But the funniest thing of all has to be one next to you at traffic lights, and again its the same types of car and the same types of people, they see a pretty quick car and they are there ready and gunning for the lights to change. Then finally when you pull away and there in the redline in 1st and I'm already gone the irratation is made up for by the cheesy grin on my face knowing I've just ticked another one off and doing it in an Estate just makes that grin so much bigger
It is a shame for the genuine type of people who own these car's and left standard they are perfectly fine, just when "Chaved" up for me its like a red flag to a bull.
Hmmm this is long....rant over I think.
Stu
Reading through this thread its been quite interesting seeing a lot of different views on different cars, I can understand why Corsa's, Scooby's, Clio's and other cars in that same "Chav" category have such a bad rep with a lot of people, its to do with the general type of person that these cars are associated with and what they do to them.
I'm forever tired of seeing cars like these done up with so much aftermarket kit that people actually think it makes there cars look cool and go much faster when in reality it makes them stand out and look like such a muppet for spending so much money on a car that there never going to profit from in the long run and the performance gains are minimal and no where near justifys the increase in the insurance premuim when you have to declaire all your mods to your insurers.
At 25 maybe I'm getting old and can't relate to this anymore, but I never really understood what was wrong with the principal of buy a cheap car when you pass your test and keep costs to a minimum, and save, save, save and then get the nicer car a few years down the line.
My car by no means is the quickest thing on the planet, then again its no slouch either and suprises a LOT of people when they see a ST200 Estate dissapear like it does, for me a car is about individuality, I have NEVER seen another ST200 Estate and seeing as only 75 were ever made I doubt I will, but these Corsa's, Clio's, Scooby's and the rest are everywhere and falling into the hands of young people who aren't responsible enough to own cars like most of these and unfortunately its mainly the same type of person who is buying the majority of them, the "Chav."
By adding adding a wing off a Boeing 767, a set of brakes off a F1 racing, a few stripes of paint and a sunstrip they then think their car is suddently faster and smarter and better than anyone else's then the next week their mates do it to theirs....its getting boring seeing this more and more, and then they go and take root in your local McDonals car park or KFC
But the funniest thing of all has to be one next to you at traffic lights, and again its the same types of car and the same types of people, they see a pretty quick car and they are there ready and gunning for the lights to change. Then finally when you pull away and there in the redline in 1st and I'm already gone the irratation is made up for by the cheesy grin on my face knowing I've just ticked another one off and doing it in an Estate just makes that grin so much bigger
It is a shame for the genuine type of people who own these car's and left standard they are perfectly fine, just when "Chaved" up for me its like a red flag to a bull.
Hmmm this is long....rant over I think.
Stu
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