Human nature is a funny thing. People want to blend in but at the same time be unique and a little different from everybody else. Sure, everyone drives a Fiat 500 but no one wants to have his or her car looking exactly like the next door neighbor’s Fiat 500. Hence, enter the car modification shops or car tuners which will turn a even a humdrum Suzuki Alto to a sexy screaming street machine. Everyone has seen the MTV show and all it’s variants on cable in other channels, so everyone knows that modifying or tuning is THE thing to do to a car to personalize it.
There are several ways to go about in modifying and personalizing a car. One way is by making it a paper tiger car, a car that is all flash with its wicked air dams, rear air spoilers and fancy paint job but still has the heart and soul of an everyday commuter car. This is the kind of car that attracts attention by mimicking a Lamborghini Countach but is still a homely Toyota Camry at heart.
Then, there’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing kind of modified car. Unsuspecting show offs will taunt it at traffic lights and think they can out run it with their prepped Honda Civics. Tough luck. A car looking plain on the outside but has all the performance parts hidden neatly away under the hood will own almost anything else on the streets, except of course if it’s a Pagani Zonda or a Ferrari Enzo.
These “wolf in a sheep’s clothing” kind of modified cars have all the performance parts imaginable inside, from brake kits, HRE rims, K&N Intakes, Kelford camshafts, Larini strut braces, Techart wheels, Tein coilovers and everything else to make a car zip like a bat out of hell and handle properly. Then finally, there is the ultimate modified car. The street fighter. It looks mean, and goes really fast, and has the audio system not all unlike the ones used in mega rock concerts.
From a simple personalized paint job to a fancy and total overhaul of a car, modifying a car is no different from choosing drapes for the kitchen or buying a new cell phone case to match the color of one’s favorite shirt. In a word, it’s all about personalizing something to be unique and different.
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