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50 Times People Wanted To Upgrade Their Car But Ended Up With Stupidity On Wheels
You can tell a lot about a person not only by their shoes but also by their car. After all, there are so many choices — some people prefer used ones, others opt for shiny autos rolled straight out of the dealership. But there’s a whole other category of enthusiasts who want their ride to stand out so much, they choose to do the most bizarre improvements money could buy.
And there’s an online group on Reddit dedicated to calling them out. Members of this community are on a mission to share pictures of terrible car modifications that show what stupidity on wheels really looks like. While we can agree that taste is subjective, some of these rides would have been better off the road.
From real pieces of junk to vehicles stuck in the plot of the first The Fast and the Furious movie, we wrapped up some ridiculous pictures from this subreddit for you to enjoy. So take a look below, upvote the ones that surprised you most and let us know what you think about them in the comments!
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#1
Does This Belong Here?
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#3
Gotta Love Grandma
#4
It Looks Like Wall-E's Grandfather
#5
Found On Craigslist. This One Kinda Rules, Actually
#6
Today Was My Last Day At Work And This Is What Greeted Me In The Car Park. I Work In Automotive Engineering
#7
Who You Callin Pinhead
#8
I Have A Hard Time Calling This S**tty Because It's Done So Well
#9
The Car We All Drew In Kindergarten
#10
Pretty Much Just Sums Up This Sub
#11
Leather Seats
#12
Lets Get This Bread
#13
Overcompensating Much?
#14
Headlights Before Electricity Was Discovered
#15
Airbag Mod
#16
Sliiiiiiiiide To The Left Take It Back Now Y'all
#17
Let Me Introduce You To The Fordfordfordfordford F150f150f150f150
#18
This Window Tint
#19
Sorry, I Can't Go Out With You Tomorrow. I Have To Mow My Van
#20
If You Gonna Do, Do It Properly
#21
Silent Killer Mkii
#23
That’s Pretty Accurate
#24
Basketball Taillight
#25
How Is This Even Legal?
#26
This Just Popped Up On The Fb Marketplace
#27
How Long Till They Go Flat?
bookworm tsoi 4 years ago
Let's see what happens when a car with Mentos for wheels drives by... and crashes.
#28
I Bet This Things Has Never Been Offroad
#29
I Bet It Comes In Handy
#30
My County Is A Treasure Trove Of Sh**ty Car Mods And Of Course I Honked
TheNewJenBrady 4 years ago
I say LOL a lot without actually LOL-ing. But this made me literally LOL
#31
Literally Why
#32
This Absolute Monstrosity I Saw At The Hospital
#33
San Francisco Studio Apartment, Only $3k Per Month!
#34
If You Thought The Outside Was Bad
#36
I Don't Think You Can Get Any Lower....
#37
A Whole Gas Station Of S***ty Car Mods
#38
If I Crash Into It, Do I Get Invincibility And Super Speed?
#39
Throwback To The Old Top Gear Days
#40
This Fake Rusted Mercedes
#41
I Think We Can All Agree That Stance Builds Like These Are Incredibly Stupid
#42
If It's Stupid But Works, It Ain't Stupid
#43
Great News
#44
GF Thinks My Car Belongs Here
#46
We Have A Winner
#47
That Poor Door Hinge
#48
There’s More Dumb Crap But This Is My Favorite Part
#49
This May Be The Stupidest Thing I've Ever Seen
#50
The Garbage You See In Memphis
BAN CAPITAL LETTERS 4 years ago
do people not understand that large tires decrease fuel efficiency because of weight and rotational inertia? large tires are only efficient for terrain driving and larger cars are they not?
#51
I Live In My Car And When Sleeping I Did Know Whether To Suffer The Bugs Or Heat, So I Made A Magnetic Detachable Screen For My Window
#52
Honesty Is The First Step To Recovery
Julian McCallum 4 years ago (edited)
I love it, it's honest in a humorous way and it's really nicely modified as well.
#53
I Would Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Want It
Béatrice Gallet 4 years ago
In Europe this car would be forbidden. In fact most of the cars here would be illegal.
#54
Just One More LED Bar
#55
This Guy Knows What’s Up
#57
Police Crack Down On Slab Rims
#58
Russian Body Shop Put 13 Inch Lada Rims On This Hummer, And I Want To Gauge My Eyes Out
#59
Looks Like A Balloon Animal
#60
This Is My Best Friends Boyfriends Car, Should She Dump Him?
#61
Modified My Washer Fluid To Squirt Juice Into My Mouth While Driving
#62
I Work At Uhaul And A Customer Tried To Rent A 6x12 Trailer With This
#63
Don’t Try This Caviler She’s Fast
#64
I'm Not Sure How I Feel About This One
#65
Baja Miata. Honestly, I Love It, But It Might Be At Home Here Too
#66
My Cousin’s Boyfriend’s Car. Everything’s Drilled, Glued, And Painted With Normal Room Paint
#67
Family Roadtrip Lamborghini?
#68
Damn Bro, Talk About A Crush
#69
Regardless Of Politics, Why Ruin A Car Like This
#70
Are You Supposed To Put Cannon Balls In These?
#71
If You Say So
#72
The Ferrari Enzo Is Such A Stunning Creation
#73
My Retinas! They Buuuuurn!
#74
Whatever The F This Is
#75
Would Make Oil Changes A Breeze
#76
Just Let That Sink In
#77
Looks Like A Cat In Heat
#78
Oh God
#80
You Have Mail
#81
Yes Officer, I Got Her Registered As A Boat
#82
Lamborghini Sesto Excremento
#83
Sweet New Spoiler
#84
Did... Did You Cut Up Your Kid's Pool For Fender-Flares?
#85
Legend Has It He’s Still Adding Exhaust Tips To This Day
#87
I Thought I Was Having A Stroke
#88
Since People Are Threatening To Post My Cars Here, Again, I'll Do It Myself
#89
Ladies And Gentlemen, I Present To You, Mesa Arizona
#90
This Is A Pontiac Aztek
#91
This Viper Didn't Deserve This. No Viper Deserves This
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
After the owner had gotten several makeovers of his face from angry car enthousiasts he understood why he shouldn't have done this.
#92
Ik There’s No Winning On This Subreddit, But I Think I Just Won
#93
Had To Double Take This One
#94
Yes Those Are Budweiser St. Louis Cardinals Beer Can Cut Outs Jb Welded To A Muffler To Pass State Inspections. No It Did Not Pass. Yes It Made My Day
#95
You Drive A Japanese Car, We Get It
#96
Seems Legit
#97
Most Stuff Is Meh, But Doing This To Your Taillights Is One Of The S**ttiest Mods Possible
#98
Someone Skipped Too Many Leg Days
#99
My Dad Bought Someone’s Mazda Mx-5 (2003 Model) And The Previous Owner Had This As The Gearstick
#100
My 89 Vette. Rebodied With Parts From 9 Other Cars
#101
So Lit Fam, This Is Supreme Car Mod
#102
So My New Neighbors Moved In.... I Can Tell Were Not Gonna Be Friends
#103
Neighbor Is Painting His Red Car Red In The Snow. Some Masking But Not On The Wheels/Tires, Plus The Windows Are Open. It's Forecast To Rain All Day Tomorrow
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 4 years ago (edited)
I miss my 2 door red integra :( this is disrespectful as heck
#104
Yeah Bro, My Car's Stick
#105
Clearly The Work Of A Stable Genius
#106
Very Expensive Heater
Thomas Biorogue 4 years ago
Really? Want to be sitting in water that's running through the engine? Plus, that s**t gets to 200 degrees!
#107
“I Know A Guy Who Knows A Guy”
#108
Stay Vigilant In These Tough Times
#109
He Wants You To Ask About His Mud Flaps
#110
I’ll See Your S**tty Supreme Mercedes And Raise You A S**tty Supreme Tesla
#111
Oh Man Did I Score Today, Looped Around The Block To Get These Bad Boys. Even Got Busted By The Owner Taking Pics
#112
Got A Switch And Made A Realization When I Got Home
#113
In Someone’s Mind, This Is Cool
#114
What?... My Engine Blew Again? Why? /S
#115
Dude You Left Your Gas Cap Open... Oh Wait
#116
The Mustang Equivalent Of Putting Fake M Badges
#117
A Car Detail Person In Our Discord Just Got This Car In
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ima cat 4 years ago
I'm gonna be honest...I liked most of these. Sorry! But my inner car geek loves some of these.
Tahtahme 4 years ago
Agreed, most of these were just quirky and even cute. A few stupid, but overall these were awesome 🤗
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Jo Choto 4 years ago
I dated a guy in the UK a long time ago who custom built his own car. It looked a bit like a big black coffin on wheels. It was great. It also had to pass stringent safety inspections before it could go on the road. In the US, it seems like people can and will drive any piece of junk, and modifications are not assessed properly.
Tahtahme 4 years ago
Idk if you noticed, but most of these weren't driving. You can't drive these anywhere serious in the U.S.
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Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Most of these... ok I think all of them would not be allowed on German roads.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
Aber was ist das? Das ist kein auto. Es tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen eine Verkehrsstrafe nehmen.
Load More Replies... ima cat 4 years ago
I'm gonna be honest...I liked most of these. Sorry! But my inner car geek loves some of these.
Tahtahme 4 years ago
Agreed, most of these were just quirky and even cute. A few stupid, but overall these were awesome 🤗
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 4 years ago
I dated a guy in the UK a long time ago who custom built his own car. It looked a bit like a big black coffin on wheels. It was great. It also had to pass stringent safety inspections before it could go on the road. In the US, it seems like people can and will drive any piece of junk, and modifications are not assessed properly.
Tahtahme 4 years ago
Idk if you noticed, but most of these weren't driving. You can't drive these anywhere serious in the U.S.
Load More Replies... Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Most of these... ok I think all of them would not be allowed on German roads.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
Aber was ist das? Das ist kein auto. Es tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen eine Verkehrsstrafe nehmen.
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