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Old 12-17-2008, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by afterhours
sorry to break to you....but you do not decide what makes a car look good. you only have your opinion of what looks good, what is tasteful and what looks like ***.

when modding you car, you should only be concerned with one thing....what looks good to you. you are paying for it, you should have what you want.

this may mean 17's or it may mean 20's and sometimes maybe 22's.....and while that may seem "gangsta" to you, the fact is that to the owner it looks good.

while your taste may be the norm, and you may be able to find 100 guys all driving on 18 cobra's to back you up....in the end its still just your opinion, no matter how many post you have or your status on this website...
Be that it may, your car will still look ugly, be slower, cost more to replace tires, and gas mileage will be worse. So I really see no benefit in it. Even if they had 20" cobras, it would still look like ***. But do what you want, but next time don't come into a mustang forum and ask people their opinions. Obviously everyone gave you their opinion and it was all the same. 20s are no good on a 94-04 stang.
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 00blkstanggt
Be that it may, your car will still look ugly, be slower, cost more to replace tires, and gas mileage will be worse. So I really see no benefit in it. Even if they had 20" cobras, it would still look like ***. But do what you want, but next time don't come into a mustang forum and ask people their opinions. Obviously everyone gave you their opinion and it was all the same. 20s are no good on a 94-04 stang.

if your going to talk ****...know what you are talking about. i never asked your opinion, i know what i like....

if i was worried about the cost, i would drive a civic....if i need to go faster i will open the valve on the bottle or change the jets. when i really want to go fast i will ride the bike.
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by afterhours
sorry to break to you....but you do not decide what makes a car look good. you only have your opinion of what looks good, what is tasteful and what looks like ***.
I have had all kinds of people tell me that my car looks awesome. Black people who drive hoopties, fellow Mustang owners, regular ol' Joes, etc. I have never had one person tell me that my car looks bad.

when modding you car, you should only be concerned with one thing....what looks good to you. you are paying for it, you should have what you want.
Like I said, I absolutely agree with you on this point. We are not telling you that you cannot do it... we are just giving you our honest opinions.

this may mean 17's or it may mean 20's and sometimes maybe 22's.....and while that may seem "gangsta" to you, the fact is that to the owner it looks good.
Having 20's doesn't necessarily look 'gangsta' to me. The look of the rest of the car could make it fall into this category. If the owner thinks it looks good, fine. But the owner shouldn't cry and get all asshurt when a true Mustang enthusiast or anyone else tells him his car looks like dog ****.

while your taste may be the norm, and you may be able to find 100 guys all driving on 18 cobra's to back you up....in the end its still just your opinion, no matter how many post you have or your status on this website...
My taste the norm? Hahahahaha! That proves you don't know anything about me. For ****'s sake, I am a girl, I love B rated horror movies, I collect skull and skeleton things, I have a morbid fascination with serial killers and I even have a small 3' tall skeleton named 'Skinner' who rides in my backseat. I wear Halloween socks when it isn't Halloween, Christmas socks when it isn't Christmas, and I cuss like nobody's business. So don't try that bullshit-*** excuse about normalcy with me. I am the weirdest person I know and I am damn proud of it.

You can still find 100 guys all driving on 20's everyday, too. I see more of that **** around where I live than I see tastefully modded Mustangs.

I honestly don't believe you want to put 20's on a Mustang to 'stand out' and not be like everyone else. There are things you could do to your car that are tasteful that make it stand out. For instance, spend the money you would spend on those wheels and get a custom paintjob. Get custom seats installed. Get 18" wheels that are anondized whatever color you want that will still look good and not be like anything else on earth. With those 20's, you will be just like everyone else, too.

I don't see you arguing for anything original or even promoting anything that hasn't been done before.

All in all, you like what you like and you have every right to.


Edit: 00blkstanggt, afterhours wasn't the original poster of this thread. The OP actually agreed with us.
 

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Old 12-17-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Sunshine
It takes a lot to make me say this to a fellow 'Stanger, but you really are a moron.

you call me names all the time
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 00blkstanggt
Be that it may, your car will still look ugly, be slower, cost more to replace tires, and gas mileage will be worse. So I really see no benefit in it. Even if they had 20" cobras, it would still look like ***. But do what you want, but next time don't come into a mustang forum and ask people their opinions. Obviously everyone gave you their opinion and it was all the same. 20s are no good on a 94-04 stang.
They do have 20" Cobras. I had a set on mine (Didn't buy them myself, they were on the car when I bought it). Everyone told me they looked awesome. Everyone thought they were 18s. They really didn't look bad at all. Now granted, there was some scrubbing issues that had to be worked out and of course the obvious cost of replacement. They will also hurt performance some, but if you aren't looking to race or any of that, then what difference does it make.

I have since swapped to some 17 black cobras. Just got tired of the chrome look. I agree with Black Sunshine that it all depends on what is going on with the rest of the car. USUALLY when someone does something like this, they are going full on body kit, chrome everywhere, paint job, etc, all the stuff that draws the extra attention.

The bottom line is, if you like the look of your own car, then it shouldn't matter what others think. Why are you trying to impress people you don't even know?
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Sunshine
Edit: 00blkstanggt, afterhours wasn't the original poster of this thread. The OP actually agreed with us.
Whoops, guess I should have read from the beginning. Oh well, his opinion or contribution to this thread isn't a good one.
 
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Originally Posted by Stephen4036
you call me names all the time
Yeah, but to me you're a likeable moron.
 
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Originally Posted by 96TangerineBossGT
They do have 20" Cobras. I had a set on mine (Didn't buy them myself, they were on the car when I bought it). Everyone told me they looked awesome. Everyone thought they were 18s. They really didn't look bad at all. Now granted, there was some scrubbing issues that had to be worked out and of course the obvious cost of replacement. They will also hurt performance some, but if you aren't looking to race or any of that, then what difference does it make.

I have since swapped to some 17 black cobras. Just got tired of the chrome look. I agree with Black Sunshine that it all depends on what is going on with the rest of the car. USUALLY when someone does something like this, they are going full on body kit, chrome everywhere, paint job, etc, all the stuff that draws the extra attention.

The bottom line is, if you like the look of your own car, then it shouldn't matter what others think. Why are you trying to impress people you don't even know?
Damn man, where the hell have you been? lol.. havent seen you on here in ages!
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 02:15 PM
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I've been around, just don't post as much while at work....
 
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Originally Posted by 00blkstanggt
Whoops, guess I should have read from the beginning. Oh well, his opinion or contribution to this thread isn't a good one.
opinion is not good or bad.....because it does not agree with your opinion.

and my contribution...is that to each thier own, buy what you like. there is not right or wrong, good or bad....just opinion, and the only one that matters is the owners.
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by afterhours
there is not right or wrong, good or bad....
You sir, are wrong.

Example A: Good



Example B: Bad

 
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Originally Posted by King
You sir, are wrong.

Example A: Good



Example B: Bad

in your opinion....
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 02:46 PM
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Nope, pretty positive that's fact.
 
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Originally Posted by King
Nope, pretty positive that's fact.
+infinity
 
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That Cobra makes me drool
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 02:55 PM
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I know, me too. That was just a quick google search too "sn95 mustang"...
 
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Yea, well i know that guy had to be black to like that one. People thought my 20's were 18's but then when i had it parked at college i was far away when i walked twoards it and it did look like a monster truck. Im not even kidding, i couldnt even see the wheels where it was soo shinny. Admit i liked the look but it made my car feel really unstable. i didnt like taking curves sharp or anything. i feel more comfy with my 17s. feels more solid. BUT i have noticed, it is not as good in the rain, with my 20's i could go as fast as i wanted. i didnt feel any hydroplaning.
 
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Originally Posted by Lazerred6
+infinity
hahaha....sorry still opinion.
 
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NU UH it was + infinity that makes it a fact get a calculator
 
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Some people think that the world is flat but that doesn't make the world being round an opinion it makes the people that don't beleive it silly
 
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Dammit man, I wanted to make the world is flat vs round comment but I had to leave the computer for a little bit.
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 04:40 PM
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20's are larger than 17's fact....

17's look better than 20's...opinion.
 
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Originally Posted by afterhours
sorry to break to you....but you do not decide what makes a car look good. you only have your opinion of what looks good, what is tasteful and what looks like ***.

when modding you car, you should only be concerned with one thing....what looks good to you. you are paying for it, you should have what you want.

this may mean 17's or it may mean 20's and sometimes maybe 22's.....and while that may seem "gangsta" to you, the fact is that to the owner it looks good.

while your taste may be the norm, and you may be able to find 100 guys all driving on 18 cobra's to back you up....in the end its still just your opinion, no matter how many post you have or your status on this website...
well when peopleask for OUR opinions on this site about 20's, they should be prepared to recieve negative comments from others mostly all of of us.. if our opinions dont matter, then really, whats the point of asking others of what "we" think about the subject?
 
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well when peopleask for OUR opinions on this site about 20's, they should be prepared to recieve negative comments from others mostly all of of us.. if our opinions dont matter, then really, whats the point of asking others of what "we" think about the subject?
because he said that she said that he said that he said that his brother said that a asian guy said he said that a mexican said that she said that a black guy said that a miget said that a white dude said he is determined to brainwash us all into believing that the dub dueces are the way to go now for mustangs
 
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Originally Posted by afterhours
20's are larger than 17's fact....

17's look better than 20's...opinion.
You may have some people backing you up here soon, i found the "Stang Up" group on myspace and sent them an invitation to join up on here.

 
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Lets not start a pissing match over wheel size. Everyone has the right to like whatever floats their boat.
 
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this thread has potentail to go as long as gottidc's thread did?lol.
but like spike said, if 20's makes you wet, then do it,just people need to stop asking about what we think on subjects that has a majority of people saying NAY! because as i see, honesty creates havoc
 
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Originally Posted by spike_africa
Lets not start a pissing match over wheel size. Everyone has the right to like whatever floats their boat.
lol.. start?... its already done and over with

 
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Originally Posted by Steeda21
because he said that she said that he said that he said that his brother said that a asian guy said he said that a mexican said that she said that a black guy said that a miget said that a white dude said he is determined to brainwash us all into believing that the dub dueces are the way to go now for mustangs

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