Someone explain to me what's cool about "stanced" cars

CANGRKE70 · 10-02-2015, 05:32 PM

Haven't seen one in Toronto yet. Hopefully stays that way as I think it looks fucking stupid. Sorry no other way to say that...

Mr Tonka · 10-02-2015, 06:18 PM

Nothing.

Fundguy1 · 10-02-2015, 06:35 PM

Same thing that's cool about donk cars or far pipes on a Honda, or a triple wing, or neon triple windshield wipers, or spinners... Nothing.

335e92 · 10-02-2015, 06:35 PM

Sometimes you are walking down the street and you look over and see freak whering something fucked up or some insane body mods that are fugly. Its the seame shit in the car world.

Attention whores!
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Low Gravity · 10-02-2015, 07:33 PM

My thoughts

///WORK-F36 · 10-02-2015, 07:40 PM

I don't consider that stanced....Stanced to me is a super flush fit or maybe a teeny bit of poke, but just completely filling up the fender gap. That to me is cambered, and i'm not a fan of it at all.

other_evolved · 10-02-2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Low Gravity

My thoughts

lol

What'd you get ban hammered for over on E46f?

Low Gravity · 10-02-2015, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by other_evolved

lol

What'd you get ban hammered for over on E46f?

Hah! Ruffled Chad's feathers. Permanently

Blueap2 · 10-02-2015, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by marksae

I lump these guys in with the Scion guys. The ultimate ricers seem to all gravitate towards Scions and VW's for whatever reason. Some of these stance/illest guys found their way onto this forum, but they're definitely in the minority.

The cars with the ridiculous stretched tires and crazy camber must trash their tires and fenders. So if I owned a tire or body shop, I'd love them. I'd encourage them to run even lower and with more negative camber!

Why do u have to bring Scion guys into this?

EALm4 · 10-02-2015, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Low Gravity

My thoughts

HAHAHAHAHAHAAH shit hahahaha

EALm4 · 10-02-2015, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 335e92

Sometimes you are walking down the street and you look over and see freak whering something fucked up or some insane body mods that are fugly. Its the seame shit in the car world.

That's actually not a bad analogy

Tracyis300 · 10-04-2015, 11:24 PM

Funny that it started in japan, as the clown car look of the drift scene!
But all the clowns fell for it?! Go figure

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Fundguy1 · 10-05-2015, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracyis300

Funny that it started in japan, as the clown car look of the drift scene!
But all the clowns fell for it?! Go figure

:

Just like baggie pants started as a way for drug dealers to hide their stash and illegal gun and backing into a parking spot so you could do a quick getaway.

Never minding you have to walk like a duck to keep your pants from falling down and you're far more likely to mess up your car backing into a spot.

z3papa · 10-05-2015, 07:55 AM

A few years back, I posted up a similar inquiry as this OP on another board as I tend to focus strictly upon what makes my car faster or handle better. On a much less extreme degree, I'd see folks lower their cars to the point of looking cool but screwing up suspension geometry, or putting huge stagger wheels on which only enhanced understeer. I received many responses but the most telling went like this.....Our cars represent a society's recognized form of expression. If I want to express myself through my car in a way you don't want or appreciate, that's my choice and should not be governed by your choices.

I'd echo that here for folks critical of the original stance shots. Are they consistent with my concept of car? No and neither is some of the slammed or highly lowered cars or people who put screaming loud exhausts on their car just for the sake of it.

EALm4 · 10-05-2015, 08:02 AM

Look at this shit. This is an example of parenting fail.

Others from this weekend at H20i

Wolf 335 · 10-05-2015, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

Haven't seen one in Toronto yet. Hopefully stays that way as I think it looks fucking stupid. Sorry no other way to say that...

Sorry to break it to you, but they have been here for quite some time.

The ones I see are usually Infinity G35.

GrantE83 · 10-05-2015, 09:08 AM

Stance guys really don't care about handing if they are static and scraping along the floor - so that comment that they handle like shite is stating the obvious.

But just because a car is on air ride does not mean they handle crap - that's why performance kits were created.

Fundguy1 · 10-05-2015, 09:12 AM

Slammed cars are the latest fad.
Before was mulitwipers and multi wings
Then fart pipes on imports
Then spinners
Then donk cars
They'll be gone soon enough when the idiots doing it get tired of poor ride, poor handling, buying tires, and bad resale.

EALm4 · 10-05-2015, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fundguy1

Slammed cars are the latest fad.
Before was mulitwipers and multi wings
Then fart pipes on imports
Then spinners
Then donk cars
They'll be gone soon enough when the idiots doing it get tired of poor ride, poor handling, buying tires, and bad resale.

Multiwipers?! WTF

Dont forget whitsle tips

and street glow. lol (honestly I use to want those in my old school ricer days haha)

UncleWede · 10-05-2015, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by z3papa

A few years back, I posted up a similar inquiry as this OP on another board as I tend to focus strictly upon what makes my car faster or handle better. On a much less extreme degree, I'd see folks lower their cars to the point of looking cool but screwing up suspension geometry, or putting huge stagger wheels on which only enhanced understeer. I received many responses but the most telling went like this.....Our cars represent a society's recognized form of expression. If I want to express myself through my car in a way you don't want or appreciate, that's my choice and should not be governed by your choices.

I'd echo that here for folks critical of the original stance shots. Are they consistent with my concept of car? No and neither is some of the slammed or highly lowered cars or people who put screaming loud exhausts on their car just for the sake of it.

Don't you go bringing no human understanding, touchy-feely shit info into this thread, we are bagging on something different

tony20009 · 10-05-2015, 11:43 AM

I think the appeal is that the owners of them like them, so to them, it's cool. "Coolness" is not a universally defined/accepted trait. I don't think it matters whether you or I think it's cool.

All the best.

jlstyle · 10-05-2015, 11:47 AM

It's worse than baggy pants.

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///WORK-F36 Captain 315 Rep 823 Posts Drives: Glacier silver F36 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	I don't consider that stanced....Stanced to me is a super flush fit or maybe a teeny bit of poke, but just completely filling up the fender gap. That to me is cambered, and i'm not a fan of it at all.
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Tracyis300 Lieutenant 108 Rep 536 Posts Drives: 09 E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Los angeles iTrader: (0)	Funny that it started in japan, as the clown car look of the drift scene! But all the clowns fell for it?! Go figure :
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z3papa Captain 190 Rep 969 Posts Drives: 11 E92 M3 ZCP, 07 335i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bloomington IL iTrader: (2)	A few years back, I posted up a similar inquiry as this OP on another board as I tend to focus strictly upon what makes my car faster or handle better. On a much less extreme degree, I'd see folks lower their cars to the point of looking cool but screwing up suspension geometry, or putting huge stagger wheels on which only enhanced understeer. I received many responses but the most telling went like this.....Our cars represent a society's recognized form of expression. If I want to express myself through my car in a way you don't want or appreciate, that's my choice and should not be governed by your choices. I'd echo that here for folks critical of the original stance shots. Are they consistent with my concept of car? No and neither is some of the slammed or highly lowered cars or people who put screaming loud exhausts on their car just for the sake of it. __________________ Sold 2011.5 E92 M3 ZCP.
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