First off: this isn't meant to say roof racks are stupid. Some people actually use them, and I think that's fine.
This is directed toward hipsters with their extra-small Threadless t-shirts and ironic Keffiyehs that think roof racks with a BMX mounted atop of them look somehow cool and cutting-edge. I was waiting for the day this would die, but as the years go by it feels like this is actually getting more popular, to my disgust and dismay. Luckily it hasn't really caught on here, so I figure I'd make a preemptive strike =P
God, please stop now. Especially if you're one of those fashion-sheep that think slapping a bunch of skater stickers on the wind deflector at the front (where it says THULE or Yakima) makes you even more hip. I rank it up there with rusted hoods as a display of stupidity. Way to go, you've just added weight at the worst possible spot on your car, because you think some black bars sticking out on your roof to mount your imaginary kayaks that you'll never own is making a fashion statement. Worse yet, if you think it's JDM. You want to be true JDM, sell your car, get a Suzuki Aero and waste thousands on it, then you'll be like 90% of the car enthusiasts in Japan.
Now I know some of you will think "wHy u g0tta h@te y0!" on your self-perceived aesthetic jet-setting, but you'll thank me 5 years later when people come to their senses and realize how ridiculous it looks. (and in another 10 years it'll probably come back with a vengeance as "retro-cool," sigh).
This is directed toward hipsters with their extra-small Threadless t-shirts and ironic Keffiyehs that think roof racks with a BMX mounted atop of them look somehow cool and cutting-edge. I was waiting for the day this would die, but as the years go by it feels like this is actually getting more popular, to my disgust and dismay. Luckily it hasn't really caught on here, so I figure I'd make a preemptive strike =P
God, please stop now. Especially if you're one of those fashion-sheep that think slapping a bunch of skater stickers on the wind deflector at the front (where it says THULE or Yakima) makes you even more hip. I rank it up there with rusted hoods as a display of stupidity. Way to go, you've just added weight at the worst possible spot on your car, because you think some black bars sticking out on your roof to mount your imaginary kayaks that you'll never own is making a fashion statement. Worse yet, if you think it's JDM. You want to be true JDM, sell your car, get a Suzuki Aero and waste thousands on it, then you'll be like 90% of the car enthusiasts in Japan.
Now I know some of you will think "wHy u g0tta h@te y0!" on your self-perceived aesthetic jet-setting, but you'll thank me 5 years later when people come to their senses and realize how ridiculous it looks. (and in another 10 years it'll probably come back with a vengeance as "retro-cool," sigh).
