The 5 Big No-No’s To Do To Your Car...

1. The Huge Rear Wing
By far the ugliest thing I’ve seen on the road is a GT wing on an under powered road car. The rear wing is a body part designed to give high speed cars more down force to prevent over steer. We’re talking about cars like those in the Open-wheel Formula, like F1 and GP2 race cars. So in my personal opinion; to see a GT wing on a Proton Iswara or Toyota Vios, is a nightmare!

2. The Blue Lights
There are reasons why there are lights on the front and rear of the car; necessity. But to have lights all around your car in my opinion says you’re desperate for attention (sorry, didn’t mean to hurt your feelings). Look, Kit from Knight-Rider was cool, but your Proton Satria isn’t. So no matter how many neon lights you have under, over, around or inside your car, it’ll never be Kit.

3. The Deafening Exhaust
If your car isn’t packing a mean punch, then why make all that ruckus for nothing? The most annoying thing on the road (other than the Mat Rempits) is to hear a Kancil go nowhere. Why oh why do you need a muffler so huge you can fit an actual baby in it? Worst of all, the engine inside that little noise maker is only an 800cc Daihatsu pace-maker! My rule is simple; if it ain’t a GTi then I don’t want to hear it!

4. The Dragster Tyres
This you see only on Proton Saga’s and Wira’s and quite frankly I have no clue what’s the motivation behind it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about; dragsters back in the 50’s had huge radial tyres for more grip so they can bolt off the line. Now those were powerful V8 engines packing almost 300bhp in it so why would a 85bhp car needs tyres and elevated suspensions, I have no clue. Those out there who these on might not want to hear this, but they’re quite an ugly sight.

5. The Dark Tint
Well the reason this takes the last on the list is because it’s still quite okay to look at. I’ll be honest; some cars with dark tints do look bloody sexy. So why did this make the list in the first place you ask? Safety reasons. Imagine following a car with a dark tint, you can’t see anything that’s going on ahead of this car. It is very important to not only keep a look out on the car ahead but also what’s happening a few cars beyond it. So the next time you think about tinting your car as though its an FBI vehicle carrying the President of the United States; don't!

(Of course this is purely the opinion of The One Stop Car Consultant and in no way prejudice to all you car owners out there. Peace)

Drive safe!