Basically the thread was started with the intent of getting reactions out of people, be they positive or negative,
a la :troll:
so please don't show "surprise" at how much people are hatin'...you knew what you were looking for and you got it. Now you have the opportunity to defend your choice and express why you feel your language is so misunderstood.
I have plenty of friends with a diverse assortment of cars with all sorts of things done to them, some I consider nice, some not so much, some not at all. Plenty of people around here drive VWs and have done the stretch and poke thing, and every time I see it I still think it looks completely stupid, has little function, and is a waste of time and money. Do they care? Of course not, because following a trend and doing what they feel makes it their own is what makes them happy. To each his own is what it really comes down to, because it's not my car, so I don't get to decide what they do with it. But if they ask me for my opinion I'm not going to lie to them if I think it's something ridiculous and ugly.
But for the masochists out there, here's something you'll have plenty of fun driving around, and getting out every 5 minutes to refill the tires to a rather ridiculous and unsafe pressure:
How The Hell Does This Car Drive?
A lot of people who own Porsches tend to be more on the purist side of things, and don't always do things that come off as tacky, extreme, or unnecessary. That's not 100% of the population, but plenty of them. These cars are already great out of the box, so they don't really need much to make them better. They're just meant to be driven and enjoyed. Most things that people end up doing are for personal touches or to have something to differentiate from the rest if it's not done expressly for performance increases. I didn't buy mine to show off, just to drive it and enjoy it. Anything I do to it is going to be something with function, because I think the car already looks great and drives even better.
The way I see it, the car looks like a donk like the one earlier posted by someone else, only slammed instead of flying high like most donks do. The wheels seem too big for the car, just shy of being tucked under the extremities, and they don't fit with the rest of the proportions. If I look at the wheels and then immediately look up at the convertible top, the car looks like it's some $25 Toys 'R Us R/C drift car with cartoonishly big wheels for that tuner look that little kids are used to seeing, function and driveability be damned. I will say, I'm impressed the wheels actually fit in there and the car drives decently if they indeed do and it indeed does, but the look doesn't do anything positive for me. That's all.
If you
want to quiet the naysayers on here who think you bothered Photoshopping this, then go snap another picture with your iPhone 4S and get right up by the fender so people can see that there's an actual 20 inch wheel with a strip of rubber around it. Turn the front wheels out and snap a picture of that too so people can see that the wheels are there. One profile shot of the car isn't going to do it, really. If this is real, show it off, and explain to people how you accomplished the fitment.
It's your car, you do with it what you want and enjoy it in that way. If someone doesn't like it, what's that matter? When you present anything to the public, you have to be prepared for any number of responses whether or not they are in sync with your thinking. Have a thick skin about it and don't let negativity bother you if what you do pleases you. Concept cars that became reality and some of the more recent car designs that have become trends didn't get that way because the designers listened to their detractors from the onset.
As for the rest of the members on here, stop feeding the :troll:early.
The majority of the time this forum is quite respectful and welcoming to folks. Let's try and stick with that, even if we're not crazy about what they bring to the table.