Okay, who is this?

[Chewie4299]

Originally Posted by ultra

Is it fair game to play 'snatch the wheel' if ine of these dudes rolls by?

I want to do this SOOO bad. I'm happy to report, however, that I've never seen this in person.

Originally Posted by Travis

I am proud to be a hater in this case

Ditto.

Originally Posted by brztj

I know this guy. It was unsafe, im sure he knows that. That being said does it warrant page after page of nasty comments?

Yes it does. These photos get taken and then posted and if we, sane people, don't bash them relentlessly and point how the 1000 ways in which this is idiotic some of the younger, less mature, more impressionable aspiring enthusiasts may actually think it's cool.

Originally Posted by switchlanez

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<3

Originally Posted by GNS

As if the hellaflush thread wasn't shitting things up enough, now we have this YOLO artistic statement of driving without a steering wheel.

Let me predict the next fad: covering the windshield completely with 1% tint, putting on a pair of sunglasses and relying on cellphone directions in order to drive. They will call it "Zero Visibility swag"

It is so sad that I can, at this point, believe these idiots might think that's a cool idea.

Originally Posted by mad_sb

No confusion here, it is hate... hate for the fact that Darwin has not shown up yet. I honestly would not mind one bit if one of these style mafia tards removed themselves from the gene pool. However, the chances they would successfully complete that task without talking an innocent person out with them is enough to revoke their right to self expression in my opinion.

I would imagine they will feel really stupid when they drop their steering wheel out the window and it gets run the F over by a big ass truck and they have to drive home with a pair of vice grips for a steering wheel

Amen.

Originally Posted by was385

If this is truly his steering wheel hanging out the window, then this goes well beyond the line of "to each their own". I stuck up for the the hellaflush guy because he seemed to drive the car in such a way that his mods wouldn't really put anyone else at risk. When you get rid of your control of the car so that you can take a picture, you deserve to lose your license... plain and simple.

I think this deserves worse. Once they take your license they should then take you to the junkyard and force you to watch the last car you'll ever drive get crushed before your eyes.

Yea..... that seems appropriate. Only way to nip this kinda shit in the bud.

Originally Posted by Subarudood

Yep you are 100% right. It's because of all the hype. The car is so popular and affordable it attracts the noob boobs and fanbois as well. The enthusiasts and previous subie people seem to more stick to their original forum. Sadly many of the threads are just a joke, that is also why you don't see a large movement from the other subaru boards IMO. People just wouldn't put up with a lot of the clutter and sillyness on other sites, but here we embrace the 16 year old mentality. If you go through a entire page of the general forum you hope to learn or see meaningful discussion but that just doesn't happen.

I disagree. Every auto enthusiast forum I've been on has had folks complaining about what it shithole it is and how all the others are better. In truth, after the vehicle comes out and people start buying it the general sections turn into a place for folks to have fun, scrutinize, hype, criticize, etc.

In my opinion EvoM general section was just as bad back in the day.

It wasn't long there and it didn't take long here before I spent every day in the tech, regional, off topic, and photgraphy sections while checking the general section once a week.

I'm sure we got tons of folks that never even comment in these threads because they're busy contributing.

In other words.....

Originally Posted by naikaidriver

That's what the Technical Sections are for! (mostly)

General Sections on car forums pretty much used for flaming others, inciting the mob, poking fun at people with poor spelling/grammar, and other nonsense.

I thought everyone knew this...

Scott

What he said.

Originally Posted by Rampage

Not only are these f'ing idiots endangering themselves and everyone around them but they are giving all of us a bad name.

I can deal with fart cans, neon, hellflush, stanced, -5 degrees negative camber, 19 and 20 inch wheels on tiny cars etc. But if I ever see crap like this on a public highway I will call the cops myself, take photos and stay with the guy until the arrest is made. Then I will appear in court to testify against him. Stupid deserves no respect.

Truth.

Originally Posted by SLICVIC

OH this is gonna be fun. Ok retards , have any of you guys heard of a Rig shot?

Click http://www.diyphotography.net/take-c...alized-car-rig

it appears im driving fast but due to the slow shutter speed im actually driving about 4 miles per hour in this pic.



Does this answer your question @HunterGreene ??????

" Careful what you say now... don't let these owners confuse our concern for safety as hate! " Tell me @switchlanez , how concerned are you about me driving 4mph with no steering wheel?
@mad_sb how many innocent people can i take out at 4mph? maybe i should just take myself out the gene pool with my reckless 4mph driving?



And as for the dude in the white frs, driving on a highway at highway speeds without a steering wheel is pretty reckless, not something i would ever do. But whos to say he doesnt have a steering wheel on the hub and just holding a second steering wheel out the window to make it seem like hes driving without a wheel? Or maybe we should overreact to the pic and "hope he dies" or something ridiculous over a picture we have NO IDEA whats going on.

/thread. you guys are tools. Feel free to shoot me a PM with an apology guys i wont hold it against you.

Wow. You ARE a smart one.

Tell me what happens when 100 15 year olds in high school trolling these forums because their getting a hard on for their first cars (I was there... I'm sure many of us were) see this piece of art (I'll call it that since that seems to be the stance you're taking.... oops, I said stance...my bad) and 10 of them, regardless of whether their first car end up being an FRS or a 95 Corolla, decide with some of their friends to take some cool pics and they end up in the hospital or dead or causing the same for someone else. They don't know you're going 4... they try it at 60.

You're not being cool, you're little picture isn't cool, it's downright irresponsible. Not unlike videos of pulls to 140 mph on a public road in traffic. I'd say the same thing to them.

Originally Posted by dem00n

Because it creates an illusion of recklessness, kinda like taking a picture of you pointing a gun at a camera. For what?

To look cool, that's it.

Or taking a picture of you pointing a gun at your friends head. Unloaded, of course, and then adding some cool effect and showing it to some second graders.

Originally Posted by dem00n

I don't mean to insult, but someone could take this picture in the wrong light.

Do it themselves, not at 4MPH but at higher speeds and well i'm sure your mind can wonder.

I always believed in the, why take the chance for the public?

Yea... what he said.



Edit: epic multi-quote... apparently I was a little more worked up about this than I even realized until I hit 'post'

[Chewie4299]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

LMAO, hold up. Has anyone on this thread been diagnosed with Down Syndrome or any other form of mental retardation? I doubt it. Misusing "retard" as a derogatory term like a 12 year old would do demonstrates ignorance. Saying that while attempting to argue reason for your actions? I wish many, many luck for you for long time.

rig shawt... wut dat





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I love you and those pics are hawt.

nuff said

[spitfire481]

That's the tydings bridge. That is I-95. Good luck doing less than 50mph on that bridge.

[SLICVIC]

@switchlanez i was actually mocking the "full retard" civic pic being thrown around this thread , but you still havent answered my question :[
@Chewie4299 didnt take the pic to impress you, or for any rockhard 15 year olds, nor for this forum at all , i did it to help out a friend like i said before. Idk if thats uncool but ill be sure to reach out to you for my decision making in order to impress you and your opinion of whats "cool" in the future. is that cool bro?

[Supermassive]

I think the ultimate thing to take home from this whole thread is that hanging your steering wheel out of your car while driving is basically a universal sign to any half way intelligent person that the person in the photo is a mouth breathing idiot...regardless of your "artistic" nature.

I see this stuff and hate the fact that I will undoubtedly be associated with these internet "stars"...

Hate to break it to you hipster Instagram clowns, the only world in which this stuff is considered cool is populated by equally stupid people. Like those that think it's cool to launch bottle rockets out of their buttholes...well that's basically how I see this behavior. The people in these pictures can defend their positions to the moon, because in their world, everyone else's opinions are meaningless if it goes against what they want to do.

Car "culture" used to mean something...apparently this "culture" hanging wheels out of windows is the beginning of the Idiocracy...

[bcj]

Being a tool for popularizing a stupid idea.

Extra tool points for doing it for free.

Who's the tool?

Stahp! Stone Hammer Time!

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by SLICVIC

@switchlanez i was actually mocking the "full retard" civic pic being thrown around this thread , but you still havent answered my question :[

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[Whiteoutjames]

its good old fashioned meme down

[artizhay]

Regardless of the photography techniques used to get the shot, what the fuck is the point of holding a steering wheel out the window?

Like seriously.

Are people supposed to be like, "Omg, that dude has a fancy steering wheel. Wow. I wish I had a STEERING WHEEL as cool as that guy so I could feel super fancy when turning left! And then - wait for it - I could feel fancy when I turn RIGHT too! AND when making a U-TURN! Oh, what a baller."

Because between that and thinking you are reckless, I really don't see the purpose of the photo. And clearly, any other message you were trying to convey (which, if you are truly artistic, should be the purpose of your work) was lost on the majority of the respectable population, so naturally, the shot is just idiotic.

Originally Posted by SLICVIC

Whats the purpose of any hobby? seriously.

So youre saying theres a purpose in a movie but not in Chris' photography? If its your opinion to prefer film but not photography i respect your right to have an opinion but to say someones hobby has no purpose, i just cant respect that. How about he just generally enjoys it? How about hes looking to build his profolio? Live and let live man, youre 43. Hes 19. smh

Because, genius, if it were in a film, there would be a purpose behind it - as, at least in a decent film, there's always a purpose to what is shown.

Perhaps to show that a character is careless, or perhaps during an action sequence if for some reason, say, a driver were to toss a spare steering wheel to another driver. Or if it were in an advertisement, there would be a clear and well-researched reason (by the marketing team, who would be able to clearly explain the exact reason) for doing so.

But just as some fun, irresponsible shot with no clear, supportable, artistic message merely to add to a photography portfolio is not a good reason to take a shot like this, and, ultimately, just shows the lack of skill in creating meaningful pieces.

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by husker741

this is kewl! he's happy!

[Gixxersixxerman]

I think people agree the photography is great, the car and everything is great, posing with your steering wheel out.... Wait posing... Poser.. Posing.. Poser, what were we talking about again.. That shot would've been a million times more impressive with out the steering wheel poser.. I mean pose

[brzadrian]

lol

[Shagaliscious]

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[SLICVIC]

i get it, first i was reckless for holding a steering wheel out the window driving fast , then when it was clear i wasnt driving fast now im a hipster with instagram promoting recklessness? lulz


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