# Fads these days... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 9, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978 "2009-02-09T22:13:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/1 "2009-02-09T22:13:49Z")
[http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/01/30/rusty-hood-trend/?utm\_source=hp-exclusives&utm\_medium=link&utm\_campaign=hp-exclusives](http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/01/30/rusty-hood-trend/?utm_source=hp-exclusives&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=hp-exclusives) absolutely stupid ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/2 "2009-02-09T22:17:33Z")
so stupid, looks horrible… except these two cars are cash: ![http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2823/222/32055110961_large.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2823/222/32055110961_large.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2823/222/32055110944_large.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2823/222/32055110944_large.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/3 "2009-02-09T22:21:29Z")
:rofl i thought that red civic hatch is the worst. lol if he had a painted hood it would look nice. ---
**Author:** ![1evilzr1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1evilzr1/32/6384_2.png) [@1evilzr1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1evilzr1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/4 "2009-02-09T22:21:43Z")
how f ing stupid! they look like shit! ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/5 "2009-02-09T22:22:46Z")
i thought this one was cool ![http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2823/222/32055110965_large.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2823/222/32055110965_large.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/6 "2009-02-09T22:23:22Z")
I agree with the civic being terrible… trying too hard to be trendy. It looks way better one color ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/7 "2009-02-09T22:23:35Z")
Like the article says, I’m sure it started with VW owners. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/8 "2009-02-09T22:53:45Z")
not a trend…been around forever. just sport compacts getting some ideas from other places. oh and you should see the phaze2 civics engine bay now…shit is horrible…once agains trying to be different but it failed. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/9 "2009-02-09T22:57:56Z")
![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/Dragon_ninja/Wekfest%202-8-09/WekFest66.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/Dragon_ninja/Wekfest%202-8-09/WekFest66.jpg) ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/Dragon_ninja/Wekfest%202-8-09/WekFest67.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/Dragon_ninja/Wekfest%202-8-09/WekFest67.jpg) ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/Dragon_ninja/Wekfest%202-8-09/WekFest262.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/Dragon_ninja/Wekfest%202-8-09/WekFest262.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/10 "2009-02-09T23:00:45Z")
it started with ratrod culture of the 40’s, 50s and 60s. some genius thought to do it to modern cars. its to each their own. … flat paint and rust go well together, but high gloss, shiney wheels and new cars, not so much. example: ![http://www.roaddevils.com/images/nytimes/rod1_600.jpg](http://www.roaddevils.com/images/nytimes/rod1_600.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/11 "2009-02-09T23:06:10Z")
rat rods are awsome, but most poeple are trying to hard with them. And as for that phaze 2 civic. Im my book that car is a complete fail. the bay made it 103483578924 times worse. ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/12 "2009-02-09T23:06:44Z")
if you wanna be that different, turn gay. get aids. and do us all a favor and die. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jersey\_Fresh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jersey_fresh/32/6418_2.png) [@Jersey\_Fresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jersey_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/13 "2009-02-09T23:14:02Z")
is it just me, or does that one civic thats in the link have a front lip made out of rubber baseboard molding from home depot? ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/14 "2009-02-09T23:34:14Z")
so thats what ebay gets you now… ---
**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/15 "2009-02-10T00:55:18Z")
They all look horibble. ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/16 "2009-02-10T03:10:49Z")
Stupid , I will never do it ---
**Author:** ![HANSTECH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hanstech/32/6445_2.png) [@HANSTECH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HANSTECH)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/17 "2009-02-10T04:50:51Z")
stupid+gay=fail doesnt look good. ---
**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/18 "2009-02-10T05:30:03Z")
> [@FBod vs. Honda Shootout](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fbod-vs-honda-shootout/13845/52): > > it started with ratrod culture of the 40’s, 50s and 60s. some genius thought to do it to modern cars. its to each their own. … flat paint and rust go well together, but high gloss, shiney wheels and new cars, not so much. > > example: this is exactly what I was going to say, a lot of these cars are just modern rat rods in a sense… whatever floats your boat ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/19 "2009-02-10T06:11:45Z")
I would say that THIS is definitely not my cup of tea. It just doesnt look right on a shiny nice looking car, ya know? ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978/20 "2009-02-10T06:17:23Z")
> [@RejectedJokes.com - Cheating, short vid](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rejectedjokes-com-cheating-short-vid/13814/8): > > if you wanna be that different, turn gay. get aids. and do us all a favor and die. 🙂 yea, instead we should all do the same shit and never try anything out that is different. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fads-these-days/241978.md?page=2)