Destructive testing is the best testing.

But Doug, I bought my SUV to haul my kids and stuff and boost my self esteem instead of driving a station wagon or minivan. It was not intended to go through rough terrain. I don’t want to scratch the paint or get my SUV dirty.

You’re just in the wrong state. I was stuck in traffic last week (S2000 has surprisingly limited off road capabilities) when the Jeep directly behind me drove off a bridge, forded a river and crawled up the rocky embankment on the other side to pass through an empty lot into a neighborhood with no cars.

Now, this is a pothole.

I love me a good old flip side window or a crank window once in a good decade or so. Then I realize how much they suck.

I partially agree, there needs to be a split in the “rat rod” definition.

I will celebrate only one thing about rat rods: they represent the fact that in North America the average person is still allowed to build things. You used to be able to build yourself a house, a car, and who knows what else. Thanks to ever-expanding regulation, those times are sadly nearing an end.

Along the lines of Roll’in Coal; Stacks. Lets take a perfectly good functioning truck bed and CUT A HOLE IN IT!

Cars that go a short distance and are then useless for 2 to 8 hours

This is how you do a midsize sedan :

Non-circular steering wheels. D-shaped steering wheels belong in race cars with 180° lock-to-lock racks. Not in a fucking Diesel A3. Not even in a goddam R8; if my hands needs to move around the wheel at any point while I drive, it needs to be round dammit. I don’t care how cool it looks.

Large rims on all cars. I don’t mind if you go aftermaket and choose to do this. But please stop putting these on family sedans and hatchbacks out of the factory.

I posted this last time this sort of question was asked, it still bothers me.

Dash-mounted shifters like you see in so many minivans. For some reason, I hate them with a burning passion.

Headlights instead of fenders. Ahem**

Don’t you dare say an unkind word about crank windows.

If I never see another Donk rollin on ridiculous 30’s, I’ll count myself lucky.

Fake grills/intakes need to end. The escape looks like it has massive opening to feed air to a large engine. It does not. All the large, gaping mouth says to me is “liar”.