Replacing a perfectly good steering wheel with a "toy" one?

Tipsy Mac

Why do certain people, mostly muppet mobile owners, replace perfectly good steering wheels that have been designed for the car and have an airbag with some rubbish one that looks completely out of place on anything except maybe a go kart? Do they have a deathwish or what?

colm_mcm

To be fair, very few people actually remove airbag wheels.

DubTony

The answer is in the question. Muppetmobiles are owned and driven by muppets. There. Problem solved.

mondeo

Muppets will be muppets.... Whatever looks cooler is their game.

Lord Nikon

The steering wheels are smaller for shorter steering turn, proper hand grip texture for better grip, and so on....

Same reason that rally car drivers have similar ones in there cars.

egan007

I guess I would haven to answer a question with a question....

What difference does it make to you?

(No I don't have one I have an Airbag and a perfectly normal car)

maidhc

In fairness the steering wheel maketh the car.

There is nothing worse than having a rotten grey plastic steering wheel, having said that I'd be more inclined to upgrade to a higher spec OEM wheel should I feel the need.

Big Wave

neuromancer wrote: »

Same reason that rally car drivers have similar ones in there cars.

Boy racers aren't rally drivers.

Lord Nikon

Or so you would believe

philstar

Big Wave wrote: »

Boy racers aren't rally drivers.

try telling them that:cool:

gofaster_s13

Some people change/upgrade parts on their cars, some people buy more expensive golf clubs, some people buy more expensive football boots but none of these will make you drive better, play golf better or kick a ball better if you don't have the talent to begin with, if someone wants to change their steering wheel, why does it bother you car modifying is a hobby to the young lads that do it simple as that, if they think it looks good who are we to judge them.

Big Wave

Big Wave wrote: »

Boy racers aren't rally drivers.

And not everybody who drives a modified car is a boy racer.

Gumbo

whats wrong with it?
airbags are not the holy grail FYI

your seatbelt is more important than any steering wheel airbag imo.

why are you driving the car that you do.....? its a personal choice, we dont complain about it so get over it!

personal issues forum

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Big Wave

Meilani Flabby Broomstick wrote: »

And not everybody who drives a modified car is a boy racer.

Yeah they are.

Notch000

Big Wave wrote: »

Yeah they are.

thats a pretty ignorant statement. What class of a retart are you ?

Big Wave

Notch000 wrote: »

thats a pretty ignorant statement. What class of a retart are you ?

What's a retart?

gofaster_s13

Big Wave wrote: »

What's a retart?

Oh no !!! a typing error how can this happen, ban him!!

Big Wave

Big Wave wrote: »

Yeah they are.

That was a well thought out reply. Seriously though you have not got a clue if you think all car enthusiasts are boy racers. If you knew anything about it you would know most people who are involved in modifying cars/car clubs etc are normal people who have an interest and are often many years past being "boys".

Obviously there are boy racers but the type of car does not make them a boy racer, well some 1.3 litre s**t boxes attract them but still its the driver at the end of the day not the car.

Big Wave

What's the difference between a boy racer & a car modifier? I've seen lost of boy racers in modified cars - but I've never seen a modified car that's not driven by a boy racer. They're the same, IMO.

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

Oh no !!! a typing error how can this happen, ban him!!

It was the irony that was amusing, TBH. It would be like me calling you 'stipud'.

Saab Ed

Oh whats the point here

Way off topic ...isnt it supposed to be about steering wheels and not retards

furtzy

Tipsy Mac wrote: »

Why do certain people, mostly muppet mobile owners, replace perfectly good steering wheels that have been designed for the car and have an airbag with some rubbish one that looks completely out of place on anything except maybe a go kart? Do they have a deathwish or what?

The same reason they put massive rear spoliers on front on FWD cars, the same reason they put intercooler air scoops on normally aspirated cars etc etc....because they're dicks

gofaster_s13

How can you call someone a dick for having a differant taste in car styling than you, just because they like it doesnt make them dicks.

homer90

Any way back on topic.....



:rolleyes:

Id have one ,...........

But I got shovel hands, So its got to be OEM for me........

Life is cruel

Big Wave

In fairness the steering wheels in some cars are terrible and awkward. Although I probably wouldnt put in an after market steering wheel my self I dont see the problem with them and some of them do look good.

Big Wave wrote: »

What's the difference between a boy racer & a car modifier? I've seen lost of boy racers in modified cars - but I've never seen a modified car that's not driven by a boy racer. They're the same, IMO.

furtzy wrote: »

The same reason they put massive rear spoliers on front on FWD cars, the same reason they put intercooler air scoops on normally aspirated cars etc etc....because they're dicks

Feck it they are out in force today with their narrow minded opinions!!

peasant

Daddy or chips, infract or close?




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