Whats the point of lowriders?

[Trav]

Originally Posted by madRiver
Hobby.


That it in a nutshell! At least they are into cars and working on them and that's cool.

 

[RooflessVW]

Lowriders are some of the most intricately detailed cars, especially the real show cars.

It's ridiculous but when it's well done I love it.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Suspension abuse test rigs.

 

[RayCJ]

IMO: Some of them (especially the "low-rent" ones) are just as foolish and in bad taste as all the massive "passenger trucks" which are never used for their intended purpose. I see F250's, 350's, 2500's in town and in my parking lot, polished and detailed to the max and it's pretty obvious, the most they ever haul is weekly groceries. Can you say "gluttonous consumption" ? As for the epitome of stupid at the high end of the spectrum is "Jacked-up" trucks... Can you say gauche? That said: It's a free world -and to each, their own. ,


And to "Wings & Wheels"... Thanks for posting that... Brought back memories and smiles.

Originally Posted by wings&wheels
Definitely not my taste, but they inspired this so i'm good with them!

War Lowrider

 

[wings&wheels]

More than glad to, classic song.

While not my part of the hobby, I respect and admire the craftsmanship in these. Some of the ones I saw when we lived out there were stunning and reflected an enormous amount of skill and effort...and they don't really endanger anyone else on the road. Now excessively lifted trucks w/ head height bumpers....

 

[supton]

Not for me but some of them are kinda impressive I think.

Might as well complain about painting flames onto a car, hood scoops on things that can't break 12 seconds in the quarter, or ___ (insert whatever grinds your gears). Free world and all.

 

[supton]

Originally Posted by rooflessVW
Lowriders are some of the most intricately detailed cars, especially the real show cars.

It's ridiculous but when it's well done I love it.

Is it me or are those radial tires?

 

[SevenBizzos]

Loved them, but that scene never got huge here. The "12 speakers in the back" certainly did.

Hey, a lot of those cars are very well taken care of, so much respect to them! Some people liked low riders, some liked to modify their Civics, and some guys liked monster pickups. Everyone has their thing.

 

[Rumble]

I'm no shrink, but It could come down to a defect in the male mind. That goes with low-riders as well as high-riders.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Originally Posted by Chris142
Whats the point of lowriders? This is becoming popular here. Whats the point?


They are there to help 90-100 year-old grandparents into the vehicle.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Answer: A cure for boredom.

 

[StevieC]

I'd use it to jack up my vehicle to do oil changes and to lower it down on the highway for fuel economy not to jump up/down like these turkey's.

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

Macho caliente.

 

[DoubleWasp]

For a lot of people, it's a family and community thing. To do a lowrider right takes a lot of money that doesn't always come from one pocket.

Look at the "presentation" pictures and it's not uncommon to see all of the 7-20+ people that were involved in the build. 3 generations of family, whole neighborhoods, clubs, etc.

Many have successfully used lowrider building to keep young people from having their idle times exploited by gangs.

Sure, there are people who just build them by themselves just to be flashy and obnoxious, but traditionally there's a lot more going on than just that.

 

[TheLawnRanger]

Originally Posted by DoubleWasp
For a lot of people, it's a family and community thing. To do a lowrider right takes a lot of money that doesn't always come from one pocket.

Look at the "presentation" pictures and it's not uncommon to see all of the 7-20+ people that were involved in the build. 3 generations of family, whole neighborhoods, clubs, etc.

Many have successfully used lowrider building to keep young people from having their idle times exploited by gangs.

Sure, there are people who just build them by themselves just to be flashy and obnoxious, but traditionally there's a lot more going on than just that.

Lowriders have never been something I've wanted for myself, but I do enjoy watching them. Projects like these or any other rebuild projects that can keep kids out of trouble and provide some good intergenerational family time have my respect.