Top Ten Silliest Add-on Auto Accesories
12-29-2008 | 10:26 AM
#12
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Joined: 12-20-2008
Posts: 835
From: durham north carolina
I Like The Harley Stickers
but i know what you mean. beats a butterfly anyday.
i own 2 harleys- both 4 sale. i don't have a hd sticker , but have thought seriously about getting 1 or 2. 
HEY , WHAT ABOUT THE VW BUD VASE????? i saw 1 in a hhr!! if i do enough advertising for hd , maybe some day i can afford a better 1. what is it about having TWO headrest mounted dvd players, going down the road with movies playing , and no one in the backseat!!! , and i bet they don't even have kids. having one in the front that plays with the car in drive should be a felony.
i own 2 harleys- both 4 sale. i don't have a hd sticker , but have thought seriously about getting 1 or 2. HEY , WHAT ABOUT THE VW BUD VASE????? i saw 1 in a hhr!! if i do enough advertising for hd , maybe some day i can afford a better 1. what is it about having TWO headrest mounted dvd players, going down the road with movies playing , and no one in the backseat!!! , and i bet they don't even have kids. having one in the front that plays with the car in drive should be a felony.
12-29-2008 | 10:33 AM
#13
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Joined: 12-20-2008
Posts: 835
From: durham north carolina
Oh Yea , About #10
Plagiarized from a C&D blog.
1) Coffee can sized exhaust tip- This one seems to be permanently in vogue among the teeny bopper set. Is that what they do with the Bondo can after they're done applying the ground effects?
2) Hubcaps with ghetto spinners- Wow. For a second I thought you had a set of $10,000 rims on your Sunfire!
3) Neon colored dual blade windshield wipers- These just won't go away. It must rain extra hard in mobile home parks.
4) Huge Harley Davidson decal in the back window- Good for you-you own (or more likely wish you owned) a Harley. My dentist has one. So does my accountant. Is it really such a rebellious symbol anymore?
5) Deer repelling air horns- These 2 inch tall mini horns attach to your front bumper and scare off deer with a high pitched whistle-supposedly. How do you ever know if they work? I guess you'd only know if they don't when Bambi jumps in front of your Impala.
6) Illuminated windshield wiper nozzles- Why? No really, why?
7) Magnetic car ribbons- So you paid $4 to show the world that you "Support Our Troops". Who doesn't support the troops? Why not get one that says "I Breathe Oxygen"?
8) Fake hood scoops- The 4x4 crowd seems to love these. Unfortunately these things have a tendency to, like the magnetic car ribbons, trap dirt and moisture underneath. Take them off someday and you'll have a fake hood scoop-shaped dull spot in your paint.
9) Vanity Plate- Okay, this isn't an add-on accesory in the Pep Boys vein. But it's silly. Vanity Plates mostly exist for insecure people to brag to total strangers. Who cares if you bought your Caravan "4MY3KDS" or "2-BOYS"? Or how about "MY-VETT"? Yea, I kinda figured the Vette was yours when I SAW YOU DRIVING IT! Duh.
10) Brush bars on the front of newer SUVs- Come on, posers. There's no way you're taking that $40,000 Tahoe off road. Unless it's by accident when you lose control of your clumsy truck weaving in and out of traffic at 85 mph.
So that's it, in my opinion. Did I miss one?
1) Coffee can sized exhaust tip- This one seems to be permanently in vogue among the teeny bopper set. Is that what they do with the Bondo can after they're done applying the ground effects?
2) Hubcaps with ghetto spinners- Wow. For a second I thought you had a set of $10,000 rims on your Sunfire!
3) Neon colored dual blade windshield wipers- These just won't go away. It must rain extra hard in mobile home parks.
4) Huge Harley Davidson decal in the back window- Good for you-you own (or more likely wish you owned) a Harley. My dentist has one. So does my accountant. Is it really such a rebellious symbol anymore?
5) Deer repelling air horns- These 2 inch tall mini horns attach to your front bumper and scare off deer with a high pitched whistle-supposedly. How do you ever know if they work? I guess you'd only know if they don't when Bambi jumps in front of your Impala.
6) Illuminated windshield wiper nozzles- Why? No really, why?
7) Magnetic car ribbons- So you paid $4 to show the world that you "Support Our Troops". Who doesn't support the troops? Why not get one that says "I Breathe Oxygen"?
8) Fake hood scoops- The 4x4 crowd seems to love these. Unfortunately these things have a tendency to, like the magnetic car ribbons, trap dirt and moisture underneath. Take them off someday and you'll have a fake hood scoop-shaped dull spot in your paint.
9) Vanity Plate- Okay, this isn't an add-on accesory in the Pep Boys vein. But it's silly. Vanity Plates mostly exist for insecure people to brag to total strangers. Who cares if you bought your Caravan "4MY3KDS" or "2-BOYS"? Or how about "MY-VETT"? Yea, I kinda figured the Vette was yours when I SAW YOU DRIVING IT! Duh.
10) Brush bars on the front of newer SUVs- Come on, posers. There's no way you're taking that $40,000 Tahoe off road. Unless it's by accident when you lose control of your clumsy truck weaving in and out of traffic at 85 mph.
So that's it, in my opinion. Did I miss one?
i allways wanted to take a escalade or that lincoln truck for a test drive -OFF ROAD!- , if i make it back to the dealer , it be great to see! maybe off topic , sorry, sometimes it just gets to me.
12-29-2008 | 08:42 PM
#14
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Joined: 06-26-2008
Posts: 4,152
From: N.W. Burbs Chicago
So i can put an american flag sticker on my american hhr SS thats made in mexico, by mexicans.
But not on my wifes jap. honda - made in the U.S.A. by americans.
I know what your saying, but those fine lines of buying american sure are changing huh .
I'm pretty sure you can't buy a regular american production car that does not contain lots of overseas parts.
But not on my wifes jap. honda - made in the U.S.A. by americans.
I know what your saying, but those fine lines of buying american sure are changing huh .
I'm pretty sure you can't buy a regular american production car that does not contain lots of overseas parts.
12-29-2008 | 08:52 PM
#15
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Joined: 05-05-2008
Posts: 128
From: tampa
dont agree with number 10... My moms z71 tahoe saw alot of mud and beach, and.......... the gulf of mexico and some sand pits and.. air time LOL!!!!!! ran like a champ, broke the skid plate on the bottom ,and the steering alignmeant was messed up when the tow trucks pulled me out of the pit that one time , but other then that it was a tank! Tahoe > Hummer h2 (even though they share the same platform)
12-29-2008 | 10:02 PM
#16
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Joined: 04-21-2007
Posts: 3,157
From: Anaheim Ca
So i can put an american flag sticker on my american hhr SS thats made in mexico, by mexicans.
But not on my wifes jap. honda - made in the U.S.A. by americans.
I know what your saying, but those fine lines of buying american sure are changing huh .
I'm pretty sure you can't buy a regular american production car that does not contain lots of overseas parts.
But not on my wifes jap. honda - made in the U.S.A. by americans.
I know what your saying, but those fine lines of buying american sure are changing huh .
I'm pretty sure you can't buy a regular american production car that does not contain lots of overseas parts.
12-30-2008 | 12:26 PM
#20
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Joined: 06-02-2008
Posts: 2,358
From: Fairport Harbor, OH
BTW I can make some really nasty revenge plates for deserving 'friends.'
