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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    05:57 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    The ruined 350z is how most cars with body kits around here look. This car would have fit right in. And what did this guy really expect from these kinds of shops anyway? Most of the time the kids taking in their cars to have this crap installed don't know any better or don't care.

    Unfortunately, I'm hard-pressed to say the "after" is much of an improvement. And that drop just looks stupid.
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    04:57 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    Whenever a body kit is installed correctly, an angel gets its wings.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    04:45 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    $250 for install and paint? Crackpipe...
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    Image of HiramJahoovafat HiramJahoovafat
    06:10 PM

    @VeeArrrSix: Crackpipe is EXACTLY where the $250 went...
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    06:19 PM

    @HiramJahoovafat: I was thinking that you'd have to be hitting the glass dick to think $250 would amount to a quality install...
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    Image of HiramJahoovafat HiramJahoovafat
    06:21 PM

    @VeeArrrSix: 'Quality Install' being vaguely defined here -
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    06:23 PM

    @HiramJahoovafat: Man I had some taillights "smoked" and polished rather than replace them (Thanks Hella!) and it cost more than that. They do look great though.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    04:31 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    Hopefully, this guy will leave the 370Z alone. By, you know, not trying to design his own SynchroRev Match.
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    Image of Bret Bret
    04:28 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    I give up. Popular aftermarket styling trends for cars just confuses me. This has been the case for at least 20 years.

    I think I just became a curmudgeon.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    04:28 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    I don't want to be cruel to anyone but looks like a fat chick fallen flat on all fours.
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    Image of KeyserSoze KeyserSoze
    04:30 PM

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Maybe some dragons like fat chicks...
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04:26 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    I don't see how it's any better.
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    04:17 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    "Boss, the book says 4 hours install for this kit"

    "We don't have time for that. Grab the Integra book."
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    04:14 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
     
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    04:17 PM

    @JC Whitless: Oh, indeed.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    04:08 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    Yeah, I would never use West Coast Customs.
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    04:07 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    At least the license plate is correct... before and after.
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    04:16 PM

    @Miscellanea: I love you in the non-gay way!
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    04:53 PM

    @Ash78, cube farmer: awww... I love you too! err... uhh... in a non-gay way as well.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    04:06 PM

    In reply to Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
    A case could be made that it is still "ruined"...
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    Image of wojo wojo
    04:17 PM

    @Scandinavian Flick: That car was ruined before it left the assembly line.

    Aw Snap!
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/07/09

    In reply to Daimlerchero, For The Elegant Mulleteer
    I have looked, but failed to find the ridiculous promised. But am not disappointed. Except maybe about the wheels, and my doubts that the hood is not naked carbon fiber.
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    12/07/09

    In reply to Daimlerchero, For The Elegant Mulleteer
    I agree, other than the hopelessly new-fashioned wheels, this is a thing of beauty.
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    Image of discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper
    12/07/09

    In reply to Daimlerchero, For The Elegant Mulleteer
    I'm a bit confused why this has the "-chero" postfix rather than the more common-for-truckcars "-amino." Is it because of both Ford and Daimler's connections to Jaguar?
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    Image of PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.
    12/07/09

    @discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper: Yes you're correct.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    12/07/09

    @discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper: Okay, a brief explaination. "Camino" is the generic term of a truck car, like people calling tissues Kleenex. The proper nomenclature is determined like a game of six-degrees-of Camino. The suffix for a truck car is either -ampage (Rampage), -camino or -amino (Camino) or -chero (ranchero), the etymology is determined based on the closest the car's brand is to either Chrysler, GM or Ford.

    In this case, the argument can be made that it should be a Daimlerpage or a Daimlerchero. Daimlerpage since Daimler was involved in the British Leyland debacle, which Chrysler bought pieces of and thoroughly destroyed.

    But more recently, and thus more importantly, Daimler was part of Jaguar Cars, which Ford bought before eventually selling to Tata.

    If Tata had a legendary Camino to its name, the argument for adding their vehicle's suffix to the name would be made, however the scholarly debate on the subject is still underway.
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    Image of ajwatt ajwatt
    12/07/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: I realize the rules for this were settled long ago, but shouldn't cars with the "-amino" suffix get an "el" in front as well? As in, "el six-wheeled Porsche 928amino"?
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    12/07/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Daimler was pretty much an innocent bystander in the British Leyland disaster. Jaguar bought up the ailing company in 1960, gutted it, and turned the marque into nothing more than Jaguar clones. Even the DS420 - the last true Daimler - was basically all Jaguar DNA in its makeup.

    And how was Chrysler involved with BL? It was the Rootes Group (Hillman, Sunbeam, Singer, Humber) along with Simca that Chrysler bought and destroyed. Leyland self-destructed just fine without American help.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    12/07/09

    @tonyola: Arg, got my Rootes mixed with my BL, I'm sure with enough finagling I could tie Chrysler to British Daimler though.
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    Image of British_Looks_British_Reliability British_Looks_British_Reliability
    12/07/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Do I see a handy chart in Jalopnik's future? One that answers questions such as:

    If you truck-car a Holden Epica, does it become an Epicamino, or a Epica Ute?

    If you truck-car a Subaru Legacy, does it become a Legamino, or a Legaja?

    If you truck-car a Lamborghini Espada, does it become an Espadampage?

    If you truck-car a Mazda Cosmo, does it become a Cosmochero?
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    12/07/09

    @British_Looks_British_Reliabil...: Subaru, I believe, is a special case. Instead of adding a car/truck suffix, I think the style book demands that car/truck Subarus are "Bratastic." So, in your example, it would be a "Bratastic Legacy."
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/07/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Daimpage?
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    12/07/09

    @snapoversteer 'bout to get told: How about "Subarus are Bajastic"? Subaru Legaja? Imprezaja?
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    12/07/09

    @snapoversteer 'bout to get told: Subaru is tricky. They've got a tie up with GM through Saab (for now), and through Toyota with the FT-86 and thus to GM again by way of NUMMI, but as you mention they also have the Brat.
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    12/07/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: I applaud the level of thought you've devoted to this most pressing question.
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    12/07/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: That makes sense. I usually go with "-amino" if there's any doubt on which way it should go.
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    12/07/09

    @British_Looks_British_Reliabil...: Yes, I would say Ute if it's Australian.

    As for the Subaru, I would say LegaRAT, after the BRAT (original Subaru truck-car).
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    01:11 AM

    @Ben Wojdyla: Clearly we need another article on this topic.

    In any case, we are forgetting all about the Suzuki Mighty Boy. If I Caminoed (is the verb form of "Camino" capitalized?) a Chevy Sprint, would it become a Mighty Sprint or a Sprintmino?
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