what's the biggest turnoff for you when looking at a car or project?

i'll explain what i mean, me-when i see a car i'm interested in, or even one that i'd like to just look at for the sake of taking it in, i find that if it has late model high-back seats in it, i'll just stop looking at it.

to me it's like you've stolen the cars sole. nothing worse than seeing a nice early 40's coupe that has everything going for it, then you open the doors and see leather power buckets..........

maybe it's just me.

what do you guys hate to see on an otherwise great car??

(besides wheels and tires!)

 

do you REALLY want to know my biggest turn-offs are?

 

I was lookin at a field of cars today all for sale but the one I wanted. Really man outa 100 cars the one I want is not for sale? 35 Ford 3 window

 

Shit welds on cars the people gawk at. ie role cages, subframes and where ever else you can lay a bead

 

Seeing someones junk work done on a possible project and finished cars.

 

Infact that is the main reason i stopped my subscription the the horse and ol skool I get sick and the safety of it all drives me nuts

 

I too hate the tilt column, bucket seats, console etc., but generally the biggest turnoff for a project (from bad experience) is taking over someone elses project if its in pieces and obvious stuff is missing.

Having to redo things poorly done by someone else when half of the pieces are missing is expensive and a pain in the ass if you don't have access to a parts car.

 

Over stuffed clothe seats from a late '70's or '80's car.

Diamond tucked interior.

20" ghetto wheels with low profile wheels.

 

the price,what do you want for it? just tell me...

 

yeah, forgot about the tilt column!

tilt column and bad aftermarket wheel, forgot about those big no-no's!

 

Biggest turnoff....... when the cheap SOB tells you that "the battery don't go with it."

JH

 

Fiberglass, lol..........

Tilt columns, wrong headlight mounts and FAKE BULLET HOLES!

 

I agree with the high back bucket seats , the big rimmed cars I dont like , but I hate to open the hood and see a mess of wires spliced ,

 

airbags....

 

Usually when I here the price.

 

cut open dashes (always metal) for headunit adds, wiring hanging down from the dash, pictures of the car with trash, stored parts or generally using it as a road commode, but by far is unoriginal front seats , ive driven hundreds of miles for a correct bench seat....

 

Ithink stance is a very important factor in presenting a vehical, and this is acheived by wheels, tires, and suspension.

 

A modern interior (the less frills the better)

 

somebody talking about their car at home

 

rust!!

 

to much work turns me off

 

A "check" car. When you look at the car, everything has been ordered by catalog or magazine and the guy wrote a check to have someone else bolt it all together.

While I'm at it. The other day I saw a magazine titled " How to build a street rod". It should have been called " Here's a list of vendors that paid us, now go buy their crap and you should be able to bolt it all together - good luck"

 

big Ghetto rims, honda seats, crybaby dolls

 

The wrong wheels on a vehicle will completely kill it for me. Also not a fan of a new interior in an old ride. I absolutely hate those gaudy billet wing steering wheels.

 

Poorly done tail and headlight frenching, if your goin to do it take the time do it right!

 

Digital Dashes

 

I forgot one. I hate seeing a car that's not driven. WHy own it if you're not gonna drive it?

 

Bondo!! 1/2 inch thick slabs of crappy Bondo! Thats the worst by far.

 

oh shit ....after all reading this , i have at least 3 turn offs

at least digital gauges is not one of them

 

If there is something I dont like about a car the price should be cheap enough to where I can fix it or change it to suit me.