Cloud's car stuff

[xoxoxoBruce]

aes·thet·ic --- adj

a : of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful.
b : artistic
c : pleasing in appearance : attractive

Cloud knows.

[tw]

Originally Posted by jimhelm

and tw.... the spoiler makes the car look better esthetically.... and therefore serves a purpose. when you sell this car, it will have more eyeball, and hence more value.

And four inch platform shoes worn by males made them more popular. Complete nonsense.

White wall tires were another scam. Many paid more because advertising told them what to think. More white meant girls would swoon.

True. Some are so vain as to do what fashion designers order them to do. Communism and dictatorships also love such people. See so many of them in Apple's 1982 Macintosh commercial.

It is a car. Rear visibility is already bad - dangerous. So we spend $hundreds to make it worse? Then put obstructions to make snow and ice removal harder? Amazing how many must do what they are told rather than do what makes common sense.

Spend $400 on a spoiler to be popular? To increase its resale value by $40? Borrow money with interest to pay for something that does nothing but depreciate? Well some egos need that spoiler.

A spoiler has negative aerodynamic effects. It is on race cars so that rear tires will grip the road better (and tires wear out faster) when the car is at 120 and 150 MPH. It does nothing useful at 60 and 70 MPH. And are often so badly designed to do nothing even at above 100 MPH. But it says who can be so easily manipulated; cannot think for themselves.

Even proposed race cars (planned for 2014 and later) are eliminating that ugly wing. Suggests what fashion designers will tell us what we must all have in a few years.

What do obsolete technology cars have? Chrome. White walls. Tiny windows. Noisy engines. Hood ornaments. And spoilers.

Don't forget the longhorns. A fuzzy rug on the dashboard. And big ass woofers. Also so necessary so that others will respect you.

Spoiler = ugly && a driver starved for self-esteem.

But don't let me discourage you from spending $hundreds on something that does nothing.

[xoxoxoBruce]

tw drives an appliance, practical, economical, reliable.

He's appalled that everyone else doesn't, also.

Doesn't know, you are what you drive.

[ZenGum]

White wall tires were another scam. Many paid more because advertising told them what to think. More white meant girls would swoon.

Thing is, the girls watch those ads too, and a good many of them do swoon.

All bling is sexual display, like a peacock's tail. Look at me, baby, I must be soooo loaded if I can squander money on this glorified toy. You know you want me.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Not necessarily, I know a lot of guys, myself included, that add or subtract items to achieve the look they want, without regard to what anyone else thinks.

[ZenGum]

maybe you're past breeding age, Bruce ...

[xoxoxoBruce]

Oh yes, at least I hope so. But that's what Hot Rodding and Customizing is all about, and I've been into that since I was 12. There are millions of us, although many are pussy whipped into minivans.

[Cloud]

this amuses me. You should see the shitstorm I caused when I suggested that the spoiler wasn't "functional."

Of course it's functional! It makes the air flow down for better aerodynamics! Uh, no, not unless you're on a racetrack or going over 125 miles an hour. You're wrong! You're just a girl!

If I cared what people thought, I wouldn't be buying this car anyway. I'll gladly entertain opinions and advice, but will make up my own mind in the end.

[jimhelm]

No vision obstruction....in fact it may improve it by shading that back glass a bit. also, you can't say the spoiler will ad $40 of resale value. If it is being sold privately, it's a whole overall picture that sells the car. appearance MATTERS, trust me.

[Cloud]

Nice pics, Jim, thank you!

[Pico and ME]

I was trying to find a full profile pic so that I could evaluate how the spoiler affects its overall appearance. Couldn't find a decent one!

My opinion is that the spoiler really isn't adding any additional value to the aesthetics of this car. In fact I think it takes some away. It looks half thought out and cheap to me.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Profile.

[Clodfobble]

I like the spoiler in this case. Makes it look less froggy.

[Pico and ME]

Thanks Clod. I admit I didn't go much farther than the first image Google page, but I get easily discouraged. The shorter ones on the white and green cars don't look so bad, but why are they different?

[Clodfobble]

Well you're welcome for my opinion anytime, but it was Bruce who found the pictures.