Do you prefer horsepower... or Bling?

[SteveJH]

Hulk BA,

A change of exhaust can reduce weight, its not always about power.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

I had stock as a rock with a bit of get up and go, and it was fun, made a few people go "O RLY??" at the traffic lights but I wanted something that looked more interesting and had the bling.

So I bought a V8 and did it up a little, and all it got me was the "wrong" sort of attention, so I compromised.

Now if I want to be noticed AND go fast, I drive the F6, if I want to fly below the radar, I drive the Excel

[damo76]

horsepower for sure, but whats this sleeper crap

[homegrown]

Blings noice but Id rather

HORSE POWER!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlUj1cBoaTs&feature=fvsr

[Whitey-AMG]

For me the go needs to have the show as well......what I mean by this is that I will always prefer to spend my money on making the car perform better.....but the performance bits need to be "showy"

So Brembos all round....they are the best in the business but they also look the best......the zorst is fully polished stainless ...instead of just rusty mild steel...the tyres I choose need to be the best I can afford but I also like them to have a nice looking tread pattern. It's function meeting form....there needs to be a balance for me. No use having a fast car if it looks like a load of smashed crabs

[my_gxl]

Originally Posted by ESP

For me the go needs to have the show as well......what I mean by this is that I will always prefer to spend my money on making the car perform better.....but the performance bits need to be "showy"

So Brembos all round....they are the best in the business but they also look the best......the zorst is fully polished stainless ...instead of just rusty mild steel...the tyres I choose need to be the best I can afford but I also like them to have a nice looking tread pattern. It's function meeting form....there needs to be a balance for me. No use having a fast car if it looks like a load of smashed crabs

ratrod

[fat4D]

Originally Posted by DJM83

You left one thing out and its often missed as most care about 1/4 mile times. Suspension.
I'm 60% powa, 30% suspension and 10% looks my focus apart from black factory wheels looks like it did when I bought it.

good point. When i was looking into coilovers found lots of posts about the best money people had spent on their cars. I was more in the mind of Oh well why not. After a week i couldn't believe the difference it made to the car

[Uncle Niceguy]

isn't there an old saying like this :

"go before show"????

[FreddyDUZ747]

Horsepower,I couldnt bling a car if I tried,would not know where to start.

Grunt,rims and level ride height all round is as far as I go.

[StealthAu]

Horsepower, and stereo, but I wouldn't call that bling when it all looks stock.

[FPV GTHO]

I'm not really about either. I spend money on my car where i want to, on things i like. I dont like chrome. I dont like 20" rims. I dont like coilovers on cars that are simply dumped and cant fit a decent shock. I dont like cars with money only spent on the engine/driveline.

[rijruna]

I have btw seen, on frankston/dandy rd, one black, non-stock 300c with rego 'gangsta'. Massive headshaking from me wondering how, 1, rego was allowed going on how some combos get denied, 2, wouldnt be cop-bait.
Still, sounded nice tho
Cheers
Rij

[babyf6]

I would prefer a sleeper over a ricer any day. Better carrying a loaded basic pistol than an unloaded shiny silver rifle

[TT XW]

Horse Power

[rijruna]

Sorry, forgot my vote for the 'q-car' Power in disguise wins everytime.
For the 'q-car' bit, ww2 armed freighters that surprised many an enemy warship were called 'q-ships.
Cheers
Rij

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by loftie

300C = Rubbish. I can speak from experience with this car. Spend the same money on a G6E Turbo - and you'd be much happier. The 300C is hard to live with, hard to see out of, not very responsive, and is really not that enjoyable. Sure - they do look 'Gangsta' on the outside - and this is great, but as a daily it ain't that flash. And I'm talking about the HemiV8 one too - I haven't driven the 6cyl version.

I'd like to know what you mean exactly by "not responsive"

I have used mine as a daily for a while now and it has been great.



With the nanny state's grip ever tightening on the roads, it's almost useless having a heaps fast car.

Sure I would love a 10 second beast if I could use it semi-regularly at a track.
But there is no where to drive fast unless you live in a Capital city. To me it's a waste of money modding a car to make it a beast, if it will be only used to it's full potential once or twice a year.

In theory power over looks
In reality looks over power

[flooded one]

Originally Posted by Ben73

In theory power over looks
In reality looks over power

so very true.

[pottery beige]

horsepower.. rust.. and ripped seats..

[Yellow_Festiva]

Depends on who I'm trying to impress.

[ebxr8240]

Stealth power...

[Hayden1]

If we are talking about daily's, then I don't really care about what my car looks like from the outside - as long as its clean and is slightly unique that makes people think twice when you look at it. An example would be a ghia with a V8 rumble or a stealthy intercooler with wheels that are different but not obvious, massive after market wheels. I love sleepers but sometimes you can go to far.

My pick would be a V8 BFII Ghia with some under-bonnet goodies, but with maybe LPG so that you can afford to run it as a daily.

[TMC]

HP. Don't care for bling at all.

[99AUXR]

Besides being to young to get a car with HP. . . I go bling for falcon anyway more of crusey car std GTP/F6 nice amount power, Its funny there are a few here who are talking big HP when they haven't been in car over 280+rwkw. If I was wanting power I would be getting something else. 2JZ-GTE .

Just my opinion.

[ego gtp]

I like both and that's what I have cheers gary

[No.6]

I want the car to look good but not 'out there', supported by a decent amount of power. That is why i have a bling spec optioned fg xr6t, without the leather (seriously how can you guys like sitting on that stuff... Hot in summer cold in winter) id love to have the 8" touchscreen retrofitted but apparently its not possible.

[Fiesta_Man69]

Where on the street can you use 600rwhp? For how long? You open the taps and your in license busting territory in 2 seconds.... If it's a track car fine but why build it if you can't use it?

Give me max 200hp in a light car (hottish hatch) spend $$ on brakes, springs etc so you fling it up your favourite piece of road and ring it out to the redline without endangering yourself with jail time....

Case in point: my Fez is underpowered sure, but on bells line or wisemans ferry runs (nsw) it's awesome, just wish for some huge stoppers as fade is a major problem: I can ring it out to redline in a few gears without having to go insane, job losing speeds...

But, like I said, that's for an allrounder daily, track cars are different. And bling is all about over compensating for something.... Bodykits and chromies and doof doof subs add weight and make people laugh at you....

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Fiesta_Man69

Where on the street can you use 600rwhp? For how long? You open the taps and your in license busting territory in 2 seconds.... If it's a track car fine but why build it if you can't use it?

Give me max 200hp in a light car (hottish hatch) spend $$ on brakes, springs etc so you fling it up your favourite piece of road and ring it out to the redline without endangering yourself with jail time....

can happen in a small car to, dont need 600hp to kiss your license goodbye.

But i agree with your second statement, still gotta be careful though.

[Rodge]

Horsepower but thankfully there's plenty of cars out there with both.

[nipper575]

Originally Posted by shonkymofo

I believe you can tell a lot about a person by their car

I'm not so sure. All I've ever been able to distinguish by people's cars are whether they are into them or not. I think that most people my age (early 20s) could not give a rats **** about the car you drive. My GF doesn't have an opinion on my car other than liking the colour of it. She definitely didn't base an opinion of me off what my car looked like. In saying that, I've seen people practically froth at the mouth over a BMW badge, regardless of it being on a 20 year old 318i.

I'll also point out that in Tassie, a P plater can own any car they like, there are no vehicle restrictions. I realise the we make up a very small percentage of Australian drivers. It near as makes no difference though, young drivers have limited income, their cars and choice of mods indicate this. Once again, there are exceptions.

As for myself, I don't like overdoing things on the visual front, unless it has a practical use. I enjoy having a nice looking car, but I won't venture too far from the norm. Power is definitely more appealing to me.

[tex]

I believe I have struck a reasonable compromise between horsepower, bling and function.

Ample horsepower and function. A little bling.