10 Worst Automotive Fads - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Shinare · 07-14-2011, 11:01 AM

They forgot to mention 20"+ rims with 1" high tires on sedans....

nemelek · 07-17-2011, 05:23 PM

Baby on board suction cup sticker.

Z00KA · 07-17-2011, 06:34 PM

How about the "guys" running around with a huge "sack of nuts" up under the back of their pickups....seriously?

TLyttle · 07-17-2011, 10:18 PM

Anyone remember lowering blocks? Then you're old like me...

RedRide · 07-18-2011, 12:36 AM

Actually, the automatic seat belts were not a fad.
The US law back then stipulated that a car either had to have airbags or, automatic chest belts.
Those munufactures who chose not to have airbags for whatever reason (they were new technology then) were mandated by law to have the automatic belts.

Digital gauges were absolutly anoying as hell.
I drove a car once with a digital speedo gague and it drove me nuts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich k

what about this horrible automotive fad: adding copious amounts of faux chrome, naugahyde, and useless options to and then rebadging an econobox to sell for twice the price. Can you say Cadilac Catera (caugh, cavilier, caugh)

Thats not a fad. It's just old marketing and the practice still continues.
Ford once admitted that it only cost them about $500 more to build ther high end, full size "Galaxy 500" over their Pinto. However the G500 sold for thousands more. A little "bling" here and there brings big bucks at the showroom.

MickZEL · 07-20-2011, 06:27 AM

http://www.4x4video.ru/index.php?act...d=1249#coments
VIDEO

JBougie · 07-20-2011, 01:00 PM

I am proud to say that I have never fallen in to any of those fades. Clean and minimal "things" have always been my style. Lots of lights, chrome, fuzzy sh*t, spinning wheels, anything that plugs in to the lighter (outside of my radar detector), too much Hello Kitty (girls are absolutely notorious for that....makes me want to puke), no NOS stickers all over the place, no under-carriage lights, wheels that are too big for the car, no big wings, no pissed-off bubble bee exhaust systems ..... subtle and clean has always been my style, I try to as far from ricey as possible. If I ever go ricey, I want someone to 1. tell me 2. slap the hell out of me

TLyttle · 07-20-2011, 11:33 PM

I could never afford performance goodies, so I went for the alternative performance cure, less weight. Most radical was an old Morris 1100, big brother to the original Mini. Out with the air chisel, out came anything that the thing didn't need: rear door and trunk latches and hinges, seats, interior liners & braces, rear door windows, mats, passenger seat, etc, out. Total weight loss, ~30%. A platform where the rear seats were, an office chair for the passenger, light ply for door panels, less than 40lbs back in. My oh my, did that thing ever go well with it's standard power plant! Totally stock from the outside except for the screws holding the rear doors and trunk lid on... Wheeeee!

carnageehw · 07-24-2011, 11:51 AM

My dad had SUBARU plastered on the front window of your 90's Legacy.

Wood paneling is pretty terrible, but I agree with ZOOKA, pickup truck balls are the worst. By far.

07-14-2011, 11:01 AM	#19
Shinare Bronze bombshell yaris Drives: 09 Yaris HB 3door Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 641	They forgot to mention 20"+ rims with 1" high tires on sedans.... __________________ Now I drive a CARMINE RED METALLIC 09 Yaris 3-door!! I'm Back!!! WooHoo!! Mods done so far: Tinted windows, Viper 211HV Remote Keyless Entry, Atoto Android headunit, backup camera, steering wheel controls Before it was totaled I drove a 2007 Black Sand Pearl 3 Door Lift-Back M/T with 49k miles. Stock Everything except for black tint, all red badges, red dash, and stealth garage door opener. Ultra-Gauge mounted on steering wheel. A1 Electric MES Central Locks and Avital 3100 Alarm system.

07-17-2011, 05:23 PM	#20
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	Baby on board suction cup sticker. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Best / Worst Yaris Investments	tk-421	General Yaris / Vitz Discussion	128	01-03-2024 03:41 PM
And the worst drivers in America live in.....	KCALB SIRAY	Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions	12	05-22-2009 08:55 PM
Unique Employment Opportunity for Bulletproof Automotive	BulletProofAuto	California	6	04-24-2007 04:39 AM

07-17-2011, 06:34 PM	#21
Z00KA View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Manual Bayou Blue LB Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Port Isabel, Texas Posts: 25	How about the "guys" running around with a huge "sack of nuts" up under the back of their pickups....seriously?

07-17-2011, 10:18 PM	#22
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	Anyone remember lowering blocks? Then you're old like me...

07-20-2011, 06:27 AM	#24
MickZEL Drives: Yaris sedan Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Russia,Moscow Posts: 246	http://www.4x4video.ru/index.php?act...d=1249#coments VIDEO

07-20-2011, 01:00 PM	#25
JBougie Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris LB (Prev: 07 Sedan) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,266	I am proud to say that I have never fallen in to any of those fades. Clean and minimal "things" have always been my style. Lots of lights, chrome, fuzzy sh*t, spinning wheels, anything that plugs in to the lighter (outside of my radar detector), too much Hello Kitty (girls are absolutely notorious for that....makes me want to puke), no NOS stickers all over the place, no under-carriage lights, wheels that are too big for the car, no big wings, no pissed-off bubble bee exhaust systems ..... subtle and clean has always been my style, I try to as far from ricey as possible. If I ever go ricey, I want someone to 1. tell me 2. slap the hell out of me

07-20-2011, 11:33 PM	#26
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	I could never afford performance goodies, so I went for the alternative performance cure, less weight. Most radical was an old Morris 1100, big brother to the original Mini. Out with the air chisel, out came anything that the thing didn't need: rear door and trunk latches and hinges, seats, interior liners & braces, rear door windows, mats, passenger seat, etc, out. Total weight loss, ~30%. A platform where the rear seats were, an office chair for the passenger, light ply for door panels, less than 40lbs back in. My oh my, did that thing ever go well with it's standard power plant! Totally stock from the outside except for the screws holding the rear doors and trunk lid on... Wheeeee!

07-24-2011, 11:51 AM	#27
carnageehw Drives: 2010 Fusion Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 88	My dad had SUBARU plastered on the front window of your 90's Legacy. Wood paneling is pretty terrible, but I agree with ZOOKA, pickup truck balls are the worst. By far.