What is the attraction of the Lancer Coupe?

[Cal]

I was talking to a young bloke that is a waiter at my local Thai restaurant the other night and I was asking what he and his mates think is a cool\good car. His answer was immediate....Lancer Coupe. I can "appreciate" all sorts of shit boxes that aren't really my cup to tea. Hell, I can even understand why people build T-buckets.....well sort of anyway. What I can't understand is why ever 18 year old thinks a blinged up Lancer Coupe is the coolest thing in the world. I've got nothing against Lancers. I'd really like a TME Evo 6. Ok, so an 18 year old can't afford an Evo (neither can I), but a Lancer Coupe is hardly a substitute. I thought it might be a rally thing, but if that were the case, they would be a thing of the past and everybody would be doing up Citroen Xsara's by now. So what is it that attracts so so many people to these chariots??

Cal.

[phreeky]

i'm pretty sure it had a lot to do with evos being real popular (i'm not saying common) for a while, so a whole bunch of lancer owners blinged their's up with an evo bodykit and a ralliart sticker.

once something gets popular the simple people just jump in line

that's my take on it anyway

[QABB]

I don't like them either but they are affordable and look hot to an 18yo with enough fiberglass and chrome. Simple as that i think...

[DaGoodGuy]

My attraction to the lancer coupe is the young, blonde, female (had to add that in just in case someone made a smart arse remark) P plater sitiing in the drivers seat.. most likely a hair dresser or beautician!!!!

[rowdytoot]

I dunno , the two campest gay guys I've ever worked with both have white MR coupes.... maybe all the 18 year old swedes are still in the closet....

Rowds

[edo]

Its because they are dickheads Cal.

[PASHN8]

^^^^ what he said

[Cal]

Its because they are dickheads Cal.

LOL fair enough, discussion over. :rotflol:

Cal.

[Wobbler]

Its because they are dickheads Cal.

[hotgemini]

Its because they are dickheads Cal.

I agree with edo, I hate it when that happens.

[Saru]

As well as what edo said ( ) it's because the 4-cylinder magazines tell them that they're cool and they're sheep who don't know any better and can't look outside the "mainstream".

This also, IMO, explains the enduring appeal of RX-3s, Datsun 1600s and Mitsubishi Cordias (to the exclusion of cars that would otherwise be equivalent in their ease of making "sik")

[Nitephyre]

Edo wins, thread closed!

[Tripper]

is this thread closed you must be blind