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Five Ridiculous Car Trends We Wish Had Never Started

Vukasin Herbez April 13, 2017

Just…stop…

Before we get going with roasting some annoying car trends, let’s get a few points out of the way. First, and perhaps most importantly, we here at Motor Junkie respect everyone’s right to own and mod their cars however they like.

In the interest of not being sued by potentially irate car owners who may see their pride and joy teared to shreds today, we apologize in advance. Now that’s out the way, let’s get to tearing some new a-holes in the worst car fads known to man.

Here’s what happens when you go to the local kids’ school and ask for a ‘fashionable’ vinyl wrap…

No Photoshop

Everything we examine in today’s tribe of wacky cars is legit. Although you may think it has to be photoshopped, some nutter in the darkest corner of the planet has gone there, and done that to their ride.

Obviously, some of these mods would seem outrageous to the ‘normal’ car owner, but everyone has different tastes. Some fads died out quickly, some are bigger than we’d like them to be.

OK, no more bullsh*tting, here are the most terrible car trends we wish had never started.

GTR? Yeah nobody likes a standard GTR nowadays…

Stupid Spoilers

OK, so a spoiler is by no means the worst modification you can put on your car. That said, the recent trend of unnecessarily large and weird-shaped spoilers is quite annoying. Especially with the vehicle above, these monstrosities do little more than draw negative attention.

Although most drivers wouldn’t see the sense in putting 100 pounds of metal on the back of their ride, this is most certainly a growing craze. In terms of actually making your car perform better, it’s questionable, as far as looks, there’s no doubt this will ruin any decent ride.

Giant Rims

The reason for this kind of mod is simple, it’s all about looks. Obviously, these huge wheels take away from the vehicle far more than they put in. Fuel efficiency, tire life, comfort and safety all take the hit.

This happens way more often than you’d think.

WTF?!?

Not entirely sure what this is actually meant to be. It would appear the yellow scaffolding bars protrude from the hood exhaust (?). Obviously, this Japanese craze is not as popular in Western culture, but all the same, it’s concerning.

Negative Camer

Unlike many mods, the negative camber generation does get some benefit, albeit slightly. Allowing for better handling on corners, this trendy look takes away side force on the tires. Sadly, it looks ridiculous.

Stickers

One or two well-placed stickers can really add to the aesthetics of a car. At the other end of the scale, we have lunatics who like to write entire novels about being abducted by aliens, in sticker format.

FAIL!

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