Originally posted by: notfred
This really isn't an argument of Import vs. Domestic. It's an argument of Race Car vs. Show Car. And further, you can divide show car up into 2 segments: actualy show car, and POS wannabe show car.
There are two MAJOR groups building cars to race these days.
Group 1) American V8 guys. This includes old muscle cars, up through the 2003 Mustang Cobra and Corvette Z06.
Group 2) 4 cylinder guys. This includes turbo civics, the ford Focus SVT, mazdaspeed protege, dodge neon SRT-4, impreza WRX, and all other 4 cylinder cars meant to go fast.
There are a few other small groups out there, but in reality, they have a much smaller following (RX7, supra, viper, Grand National, etc)
Then there are show cars. There are several different styles of show cars:
Import style show car. whether you think this car looks good or not is not the point. The point is that everything is put together with quality workmanship. The parts look how they're supposed to. The paint is shiny, and looks nice.
Classic show cars. These are old. Some are modified, some simply look brand new. Point is, they're built to show off.
Modern domestic show car. New, V8, pretty.
Lowrider. Just another style to show off.
There's no rule that says fast cars can't look nice, or show cars cant go fast, but typically modification is geared one way or another.
The problem comes when someone wants to modify thier car, but hasn't the skill or the money. They go for performance with a K&N filter, new tires, and a strut tower brace. Or, they go for show with a body kit and wing, but can't afford to paint it (
example) These are the people that are typically made fun of. The boundaries for when something counts as poorly done, and fits into these categories are subjective.
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