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    Default Is there any auto trend that has started in the US?

    i thought about it...and could not think of any myself.

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    lol are you talking import trend or just trends in general (<----------i hope not this lolol)

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    1. hot rod
    2. streetrods
    3. lowriders
    4. muscle cars
    5. jeep and everything 4x4 after it
    6. drag racing cars
    7. vanning (not around any more)


    i got others.

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    the idea of cars being mass transportation...

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    1. hot rod
    2. streetrods
    3. lowriders
    4. muscle cars
    5. jeep and everything 4x4 after it
    6. drag racing cars
    7. vanning (not around any more)


    i got others.
    wow i cant believe i didnt even grasp those...lol

    but what about in this current generation? Do we just sit and wait for other countries to impress us?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB
    wow i cant believe i didnt even grasp those...lol

    but what about in this current generation? Do we just sit and wait for other countries to impress us?
    DONK

    I can't really see that taking off anywhere else. Not too many other countries have piles of old American sedans laying around...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerdsrock22
    DONK

    I can't really see that taking off anywhere else. Not too many other countries have piles of old American sedans laying around...
    i didnt put donks because the others have atleast a 50 year history and are not a danger on the roads.

    To JITB.....modern times

    American are known for cheap HP, look at how much it cost to make 500hp from a ls1/ls2 or a 4.6/5.0 compared to an import powerplant.

    With the Z06 and old viper (i dont like the new one) we proved to the world we know howto make a sports car.

    There reallyisnt anything new coming out because of the way roads arebuilt in this country and there arnt wide open spaces like you can find in the south of France so its all about doing everything on the track, look at how all of GM current lineup is proving itself on the ring, we havnt anything like that anymore.

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    Here's one: Owning a pickup truck and never using it as such. See also, 4x4 SUVs that have never even seen a dirt road.
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    I saw a picture from the tokyo auto show, of a few lifted cars with 24"+ wheels, but cant find any pictures..

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    lol @ donks...
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    flip a *****. That's the US' latest trend.

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    ^^^^ That's definitally going to be the newest one since drifting outraged.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    1. hot rod
    2. streetrods
    3. lowriders
    4. muscle cars
    5. jeep and everything 4x4 after it
    6. drag racing cars
    7. vanning (not around any more)


    i got others.
    that pretty much takes the cake right there.

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    Those car pimples(stick on vents).

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    **** yeah!

    And fast trucks from the factory, hell in 92 the Typhoon was the fastest production car out besides the 911 turbo:


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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    i didnt put donks because the others have atleast a 50 year history and are not a danger on the roads.
    danger????........so a hot rod with no doors isnt dangerous.....

    and i didnt know drag cars were street legal......

    also 4X4s????.......cmon dont hate on the donkey boys ......1

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    JDM styling started in the US honestly, the kind you see in Cali...

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackboi50
    danger????........so a hot rod with no doors isnt dangerous.....

    and i didnt know drag cars were street legal......

    also 4X4s????.......cmon dont hate on the donkey boys ......1
    Hot Rods with no doors arn't really Hot Rods, Are you talking about a T-bucket?

    Drag cars aren't street legal but im not talking about that. You can have a street legal car for the strip. Even one that runs 8's.

    If we really go to the extreme level of whats legal, almost nothing is legal. Down to an exhaust in some states.

    Whats wrong with 4x4? Im not talking about ones with 44 inch tires.
    Real off roaders dont use huge monster truck sized tires.
    Usually no bigger than a 34 inch tire with 14-15 inch wheels.

    Im not hating on anyone, but i realize what should be allowed in traffic and what shouldn't.

    WTF is this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    Hot Rods with no doors arn't really Hot Rods, Are you talking about a T-bucket?

    Drag cars aren't street legal but im not talking about that. You can have a street legal car for the strip. Even one that runs 8's.

    If we really go to the extreme level of whats legal, almost nothing is legal. Down to an exhaust in some states.

    Whats wrong with 4x4? Im not talking about ones with 44 inch tires.
    Real off roaders dont use huge monster truck sized tires.
    Usually no bigger than a 34 inch tire with 14-15 inch wheels.

    Im not hating on anyone, but i realize what should be allowed in traffic and what shouldn't.

    WTF is this?
    ok u cleared up the drag cars and hot rods!!! BUTTT!!!! i still have an argument!!!!

    yea that car is ridiculous but just as ridiculous as this........is all im sayin..........plus i think this thread started for street legal trends....not NHRA or all that other sheetttt!!! ...1
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackboi50
    ok u cleared up the drag cars and hot rods!!! BUTTT!!!! i still have an argument!!!!

    yea that car is ridiculous but just as ridiculous as this........is all im sayin..........plus i think this thread started for street legal trends....not NHRA or all that other sheetttt!!! ...1
    ok buddy, obviously your definition of off roader is different than mine.

    This is an off road vehicle.


    Notice the basic ground clearance needed for stab ability over rough terrain.

    On the extreme side....


    These......are wanna be monster trucks and exist only 4 looks THEY ARE USELESS OFF ROAD!


    Real off roaders would never use that thing because it is too likly to tip.

    All you need is something to get you over about 3 feet worth of terrain and enough suspension articulation to get you over but keep the tires on the ground.

    You'de be surprised how little these "monster trucks" can really accomplish.

    All there good for is deep mud, that's it.

    If you wanna go in the mountains on a small mountain trail or attack sand dunes, you cant bring that monster machine, it is too heavy, to high, and just unfit for real off roading.

    Here are more examples of what im on about.


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    Quote Originally Posted by V_Eight
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    And if you look at the term "auto trend" vs tuning trend. There are quiet a few more.

    1. Americans had always been the ones to produce, huge cars. Just look at the post war G.M.s, Ford, and Packards. This continued to the mid 80's. The term Yank Tank is used in Cuba now for the ones that survived.



    In 1966, Shelby let you "rent a racer" on a mass produced car in the 60's.

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    wow.......i havent heard packard in a while!!!!!! .........ok i get what your saying but the same way these ignorant azz mo-fos lift chevys and call em donks is the same as these 4X4 guys lifting F-150s and Dodge Rams and calling them 4X4 machines!!!!

    ...........end of story..........1

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