Why do people put spoilers and fat exhausts on crappy old cars i.e. Corsa's old Mondeo's etc?

Question

The only reason I can think of is that they like to look like fannies. Someone please prove me wrong.

I noticed a chavvy numbnutts added that spoilers were added to new cars for the same reason. But my question still stands as my understanding is that a car would need to be doing in excess of 130mph before it would help keep the car stable. I have a 2 year old BMW M5 which is very very quick (over 200mph if it wasnt resticted) yet it does not have a spoiler. I am trying to understand the mentality of these people.

Answer 1

So Chave's can recognise each other in the street.

Answer 2

I dont know where you got your information from but spoilers work at a lot less than 130 mph, Big spoilers are really only of use for racing where cornering speed can be dramatically increased by aerodynamic down force which can give the grip of a car as much as twice the weight without the weight to turn or accelerate, this is at the expense of top speed and top end acceleration, which is why your BMW has no spoiler to allow it to do 155, in racing trim you would maybe be looking at 135, but round a race track the increased speed round corners would lead to faster lap times.
A big problem with cars like Corsas etc is they are optimised as standard for fuel economy, and as they are not expected to travel at 80 mph plus high speed stability is not a consideration of the manufacturer, hence when you start driving one fast you get scared real fast and either live with the problem and drive slow or if you have a functioning brain, you do something about it, an air dam and rear spoiler will cure the stability problems, and if you stick with a 1200cc not let you exceed 80 mph because of the extra induced drag, but that is over the UK speed limit anyway and the improved cornering will give a better overall performance except fuel consumption will rise most noticably at high speed. Probably the worst part of rear deck spoilers is you cant see out the back so a real big high level spoiler is actally practical.

Exhausts are a different matter a large chrome tail pipe screams prat, whether on a £50 corsa or a £85K BMW, what is required in an exhaust is a reasonable cross sectional area, it is the minimum size pipe or joint in the system which is critical and many "performance" systems have awkward bends which squeeze the cross section down, also without a cat bypass a la Mitsubishi, you have the cat blocking the free flow of gasses.
Under 2000cc you should be able to drop a small ball in one end of the system and it should come out the other, dont work over 2000cc as you need baffles to keep the noise down but below 2" dia and 2000 cc straight thru is the answer. I have used Turbo exhaiusts on non turbos with good results, usually 2 mpg better and better acceleration. but always with a coat of black paint and a small tail pipe so nobody will notice at a glance

Answer 3

The big exhausts are so you can hear them coming. The rest of the vehicle is in such crap condition, including the horn, it is the only way to let other motorists know there is a danger coming. The spoilers are a means of keeping both sides of the car in touch with each other 'cos a Mecanno strip would not look cool.

Answer 4

No, they don't want to look like fannies - they're doing it to give us all a laugh!

Like you, I prefer to drive a powerful car that looks understated, I have nothing to prove to anyone and occasionally enjoy giving the 'fannies' a surprise!

The best one I've seen is an old Alfa which has a regular 3L engine under the bonnet and another one the same where the back seat should be - you can't see it from outside and the paintwork etc isn't very special, but you should see it go......

Answer 5

Well i suppose it is to make the car stand out.
I bought a 92 sierra and this car has a stupid great big bore exhaust on it it sounds absolutley f**in stupid it leaks into the cab and my fuel consumption is really silly but i'm just too lazy to take it off especially since its winter..
But the question i would like you too answer is why do BMW (i use this term very loosley) drivers aim there vehicles at places they wan't to be and expect everyone to move out there way.
Is it that to own a BMW you have to get your brains sucked out before you can take it home.....???

Answer 6

Small minds and their Balls still not dropped!!! But lets not get rid of them, they provide us all with such a laugh when you see them!! How many times have you seen a Chav hammer past you doing 70 miles a week and you just burst into hysterics?!!?

The best part is the only thing these additives do is add more weight to an invariably underpowered car. When the police watch them drive by, you hear comments like, 'I got the number Sarge'................. 'The chassis number'!!!!!!

Answer 7

This is a safety requirement. One with such a low IQ and proven stupidity must identify themselves to their drivers. I am thankful, as I can see a St Louis arch wing a mile away and aviod the moron driver. The fart can exhausts can be heard from even farther away lending an added degree of safety.

Answer 8

All about looking. Just make cars more sporty and personalised. I don't like those big wings either, but I always like cars with sporty look (I mean standart car, like Mitsubishi Evo V).
Furthermore, how do you know their cars can't do more than 130mph? they might have modified the engine as well !!!

Answer 9

The same reason the people put spoilers and fat exhausts on their nice new cars. Geez

Answer 10

Why do illiterate people like you put apostrophes in plurals (Corsa's Mondeo's). The only reason I can think is that you are an illiterate, ill-educated fanny.