Here's my take on it. Every part is functional. The quarter window scoop's purpose is to make the car look different/better. It does that. So it is functioning precisely how it is made. Side scoops. People want them functional. Ok they are functioning as intended when you put them on. Or would you REALLY want to cut into you quarter panels and try routing hoses for them to cool the rear brakes?
I agree with the comments about GT owners who bash V6 owners then make their cars look like GT 500s. Why can't Mustang owners get along??
I still don't understand this poll and what checking one of the boxes means. Can someone explain it because it sure as heck isn't clear to me.[/QUOTE
I say again, "the poll is useless". Disregard the poll, just give you opinion on Functional vs. Flare.
Here's my take on it. Every part is functional. The quarter window scoop's purpose is to make the car look different/better. It does that. So it is functioning precisely how it is made. Side scoops. People want them functional. Ok they are functioning as intended when you put them on. Or would you REALLY want to cut into you quarter panels and try routing hoses for them to cool the rear brakes?
It'd be cool if it was an option IMO.
Also, a lot of people are truists I guess. They think that the car should be left alone for the most part looks wise and if you do mess with it, why? You're just adding more weight than is already on it, etc...
I say make it look how you want, don't let others decide for you. I understand why some people find it odd to put a body kit on the car, but I also see why people do it, it looks good!
IMO side scoops look stupid!
I say make your car look they way you want it. Functional hood scoops don't really do anything anyway, on the other hand functional side scoops would be cool. Bottom line it is your car and if you want it to look "purdy," then go for it.
I agree that it is your car and you should not care what others think. Having said that any non-functional parts one adds to the car are ultra gay. I do not have a non-functional bipod on my rifle, I do not have non-functioning buttons on my joystick. Maybe you could add a nitrous switch that does nothing, or a set of fogs that are not powered.....In my opinion it is just plain stupid, it's reminds me of the dorks that used to page themselves when beepers came out so their co-workers would think they had a life and were important. Kind of like a 3 foot wing on a cavalier, stupid gaudy waste of time. But if you want to paint a mural of Barbie and Ken on your car, have at it. You are the one that needs to like the way she looks and no one else.
I agree that it is your car and you should not care what others think. Having said that any non-functional parts one adds to the car are ultra gay. I do not have a non-functional bipod on my rifle, I do not have non-functioning buttons on my joystick. Maybe you could add a nitrous switch that does nothing, or a set of fogs that are not powered.....In my opinion it is just plain stupid, it's reminds me of the dorks that used to page themselves when beepers came out so their co-workers would think they had a life and were important. Kind of like a 3 foot wing on a cavalier, stupid gaudy waste of time. But if you want to paint a mural of Barbie and Ken on your car, have at it. You are the one that needs to like the way she looks and no one else.
We shall defer to your mighty wisdom. Anyone who's single mod is to drop in a K&N filter (hope you dyno'd that sucker after you put that thing in there!!!) is surely entitled to call other peoples mod's "ultra gay".
ps, are your rifle and joystick hooked up to the same system?
I agree that a dorky 3 foot wing is pretty gay along with other dorkyties. However, there are certain things that give a car that extra feel to it as long as it is kept within reason. Those side scoops that come with a CS are simply awesome along with the GT hood scoop. To be honest, the only thing I wish my CS didn't have would be the rear wing. I would have prefered to have a smoother look in the back.
If you go to one end of the spectrum and to an extreme, you could say that: All colors are dorky because only white is functional...it's a cooler temp, looks cleaner, and easily matched if you have to do body work. You see what I'm getting at? All a matter of taste.
BTW, I don't agree with your comparison between a car and a gun, or a car and a joystick...sounds too far fetched to me. What the??? It just doesn't make sense. Cars are not like a gun nor like a joystick. When was the last time you picked up a chick with a gun or a joystick? With a gun you would probably pick up some guys that have the same interest to go to the range. With a joystick you would pick up some computer nerds. Besides, you put a scoop on a car to give it shape and lines and to customize it. You put a scoop on a gun for what? You can put a laser sight, or you can put a different stock to make it functional...simply because guns have to be functional, they have to shoot everytime you pull the trigger and the person or thing you are shooting at doesn't say, "oh my, what a pretty cool gun that is." It used to be, way back when, that cars where simply functional to get you from point A to point B...America evolved from that trend decades ago.
Now, when you speak of buttons that do nothing or someone that calls themselves on a pager...that is called "posing". Putting extra things in your car to personalize it is not the same thing. Putting a sticker on the back that says, "turbocharged"...that is posing.
First sentence of quote - no opinion there, just a straight out flame. Or, do you truly think that non-functional, AM parts are having same-gender sex with each other (CERTAINLY nothing I've ever seen)? Hmmm, I feel another poll coming on - "Who has seen their aftermarket stuff banging away when it thought no-one was looking?".... Having said that any non-functional parts one adds to the car are ultra gay....In my opinion it is just plain stupid, it's reminds me of the dorks that used to page themselves when beepers came out so their co-workers would think they had a life and were important...
Bottom line: Don't say anything negative about any Mustangs...they are all awesome cars...well, unless someone goes and puts a japanese engine in one...then you can bash the heck out of him.
It's a Mustang thing.
First sentence of quote - no opinion there, just a straight out flame. Or, do you truly think that non-functional, AM parts are having same-gender sex with each other (CERTAINLY nothing I've ever seen)? Hmmm, I feel another poll coming on - "Who has seen their aftermarket stuff banging away when it thought no-one was looking?".
Second sentence of quote - doesn't even make any sense. Or, are you saying that people who PRETEND to add non-functional parts to their cars, to impress co-workers, remind you of the dorks who... Nope, still confused.
Thanks for breaking it all down for me. Really cleared it all up.
And yes, I'm really very impressed by your list of proposed mod's (hey, that reminds me of something I just typed, what was that...?).
600hp, b'gosh!?! For the track, right? Cos 600hp on the street. Kinda like a 3ft wing on a Cavalier...
Funny thing is, i agree with you. Read my post again, I (me, opinion) do not like them. I cannot see paying to have them if they do nothing. But i think everyone else should enjoy them and support the aftermarket. I was merely responding to the request for opinions, in the future i will try to avoid the polls and stick to getting questions answered. I do not come here to argue, I come here for help and ideas.
The rifle and joystick were examples, i gave a more applicable one in the above response i made to a flame. Here is one more though: Would you want a sidecar on a bike merely because it looked cool? Would you want it if it did not carry cargo or have any other use? I would not, but more power to my neighbor if he does.
I think the minute you start using coments like, "ultra gay"...you are going to get a confrontation. You are absolutely correct when you say that you are allowed to have your opinion, but there are constructive ways to give your opinion and your choice of words are destructive. If someone decides to spend their hard earned money on something and you call it names...well, they'll automatically go into defensive mode.
I still disagree with your comparisons. Let's take the sidecar for instance: Maybe the guy never uses the sidecar, but maybe the way the bike rides or looks has some nostalgic value to that guy. So, at the end it becomes functional to that particular person.
What is is you like about your car? Color, mufflers coming out the back, shape. To someone else that may be (like you say) ultra gay, but to you is the greatest thing in the world.
Would it be reasonable to say that "functional" is an abstract term?
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