22" rims on a s550
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W140 Mercedes S350, W221 S550 sport
I think the car looks great. I get stares from everyone of all ages and I can't go anywhere without someone making a comment. Why have a $110,000 car that looks ordinary? I just don't get some people that like to blend in.
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exactly how i feel. everyone has their own opinions on what looks good or bad on a car. car looks dope though.
It has zero to do with blending in. Some of us believe that designers and engineers who have achieved the level of competence and success necessary to be trusted with decisions involving the aesthetics of a world-standard $100,000 luxury car probably know what they're doing.
For example, if you bought a $100,000 Monet painting, would you get some cans of spray paint from Home Depot to make "improvements" on it? You know, because the original Monet is very muted and subtle for a $100,000 oil painting and people might not even notice that you own a Monet if you leave it the way it is.
Castrodan's car is well done, although I don't care for the chrome wheels. The body kit isn't my taste personally but overall the car looks great. ChrisTheSwedes cars also look great, although most of his mods involve upgrading one S with nicer bits from other S Classes.
I'm not a purist by any stretch and I've done some cosmetic mods myself, but I "get" where the purists are coming from.
For example, if you bought a $100,000 Monet painting, would you get some cans of spray paint from Home Depot to make "improvements" on it? You know, because the original Monet is very muted and subtle for a $100,000 oil painting and people might not even notice that you own a Monet if you leave it the way it is.
Castrodan's car is well done, although I don't care for the chrome wheels. The body kit isn't my taste personally but overall the car looks great. ChrisTheSwedes cars also look great, although most of his mods involve upgrading one S with nicer bits from other S Classes.
I'm not a purist by any stretch and I've done some cosmetic mods myself, but I "get" where the purists are coming from.
Last edited by Mike5215; Mar 12, 2015 at 07:20 PM.



