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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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You'll never think......

of Volvo wagons the same after seeing this picture




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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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Is that mini mes car or something? but OMG!!! WTF? what the hell was this person thinking ><
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 12:26 AM
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wtf is this...? hahaha, i dont know what to think of this. it looks like a car for little kids, like those barbie jeeps or something.
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 12:35 AM
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can you say 'low ridin' like hell'? haha
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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the really messed up part is it looks like it might be towing that trailer, I can only imagine seeing that going down the road, big *** trailer behind it, can't even see what's towing it lol
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 02:25 AM
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that has to be a kids car...no way you could sit in it
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 03:49 AM
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that has to be a kids car...no way you could sit in it
I believe those cars have detachable tops. I don't understand why you would do that though
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 05:02 AM
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Oh man, look at the low center of gravity! And those cool wheels! And the front spoiler - imagine the downforce! Trash the 8 - I gotta get me one of these!
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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here's another impracticality



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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Good god you can't even put a hood on that thing...the wheels extend higher than the engine ><
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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Looks like a victum of a monster truck rally to me. SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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wow, that thing looks like it's half buried in the grass.
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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I dunno, with one extra attachment it'd make a decent snowplow.

Then again, maybe it doubles as one already.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by canaryrx8
of Volvo wagons the same after seeing this picture




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Your right I will never think of them the same!
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 07:36 AM
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i wanna know how someone can get in that lil thing and drive it around.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
i wanna know how someone can get in that lil thing and drive it around.
laying down on their stomach and using a periscope ?
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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is that red car a ferrai?
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Cool-Blue-Dad
I wouldn't be surprised to find they take the roof off and put it in the trailer.

Personally, I don't understand the kits that lower the body to park. I saw a riced out Focus with 800lbs of body kit from the window of a restaurant while the kids and I were eating. It looked to have barely an inch of ground clearance all around. I couldn't imagine how he'd driven anywhere without scraping off half his kit. When the teenager got in and started it the car rose several inches so it was (barely) driveable and he took off. Odd - why so much trouble so it looks like the springs are broken out when it's parked.
they put airbags on them ive seen alot of cars its usually small trucks like the 2nd picture its something i would never do lol
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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it looks like it melted
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 12:12 PM
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Check out the seams on roof......it looks like it has gull-wing doors. That would explain how someone could actually get in that thing.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by alfy28
is that red car a ferrai?
lol... no... its a volvo...
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Gambit
it looks like it melted
ROFL! And look, the kid is twice the height of the car.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Cool-Blue-Dad
I wouldn't be surprised to find they take the roof off and put it in the trailer.

Personally, I don't understand the kits that lower the body to park. I saw a riced out Focus with 800lbs of body kit from the window of a restaurant while the kids and I were eating. It looked to have barely an inch of ground clearance all around. I couldn't imagine how he'd driven anywhere without scraping off half his kit. When the teenager got in and started it the car rose several inches so it was (barely) driveable and he took off. Odd - why so much trouble so it looks like the springs are broken out when it's parked.
it's a fad/trend/whatever, it's been huge in the min-truckin scene for God knows how long, it's actually progressed to the point now where they're doing what is called "stock floor body drops", they're able to drop the truck body over the frame (same as channeling in the old days) and lay door without effecting the interior etc. to where it looks stock. They've also been channeling uni-body cars now for quite some time and then throwing bags on them as well. I've been involved in the scene for over 10 years now, it's gone from elaborate suspension setups lifted by a tiny 12 volt compressor and air shocks , to very simple yet effective airbag setups. They can even hop on bags now, some folks can get almost the same effect with air as the guys with the hydros are getting. Supposedly AirRide Technologies has a "sport" air suspension setup either on the market or under development where you can have the crazy stance and then raise it for spirited driving for cars like ours, if they can or are already pulling it off with minimal loss to performance, I'd probably do it in a heartbeat, would sure beat scraping up my car everywhere like I do now on my s-techs.
These guys are doing it just like the hot rodders did back in the day, except instead of going fast they're going low lol

here's a few sites where you can find ridiculously low vehicles/show coverage whatever

www.socalcustoms.com
www.sportruck.com
www.streetsourcemag.com
www.dropjawmag.com

Most people on here probably hate that stuff, but I still keep up with it as I used to own a slammed S10 with tons of work done to it
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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found a bigger pic!


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