Lambo doors, also known as vertical doors or scissor doors, are one of the worst fads to hit cars in the past few decades. The first car to actually invent these types of doors was the 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo concept car (not Lamborghini). The style was appropriated by Lamborghini who was the first to produce a street-legal car with these doors. What makes this fad even worse is that it’s extremely profitable, as many companies have been founded for the sole purpose of adding Lambo doors to regular cars.
While these doors look incredible on Lamborghini cars, they make any other cars look like the home of everything frat-boy-related. News flash – you don’t look cool when you struggle to raise the door on your 2015 Ford Escalade or Fiat Mini. These doors just make the car look weird and clunky, which is the last thing you want if you actually care what your vehicle looks like, it’s also much less safe than a conventional door in case of a rollover. Please, if you’re that interested in Lambo doors, just buy a second-hand Lambo.
Fake Badges and Labels
Many cars have a much more expensive variation that includes a stronger engine and more high-end equipment. The Ford Mustang for example has a much faster version called the Mustang GT, which has about 20% more horsepower than the former. Another example is the Jaguar F-Type, the car also includes a much stronger version called the F-Type R, which has 4 exhaust tips instead of 2 and about 30% more horsepower.
Some car owners choose to go for the cheaper versions, which is completely their choice, but then they proceed to purchase the badge for the stronger version and glue it onto their cars as if they had purchased the more expensive one. There’s nothing more cringy than watching a Mustang with a GT badge that’s clearly not a GT, or an F-Type with an R on it that could not pose to be an F-Type R even in its dreams. Most people don’t quite notice the difference, as they most likely don’t even know what the labels mean, but car enthusiasts will immediately notice various subtle changes in body and performance, which will indicate to them that you’re just a fraud. In other words, this behavior doesn’t pay, so it’s better if you just avoid those urges until you can purchase the real thing.
Angry Jeep Grills
As we've stated before, it almost seems that cars are men's outlets for their stylistic and fashion needs. Some guys take these opportunities a bit further than they should and treat their cars like pets whom they've groomed to look intimidating. The jeep's angry face front is one of the most bizarre fads that have recently hit markets, basically turning your car into a frowning old lady that's always in a bad mood. What's the point of your car having eternal RBF (resting b**** face - for those who were wondering)?
The only time you get to enjoy your car’s angry face is when you point it at some of your friends so that they will notice that you actually spent time and hard-earned money on the incredibly dumb activity of designing an angry-looking face on your vehicle. Don't make your jeep look angry, let it stay just the way it is and enjoy the rest of your life. Besides, having your Jeep's girlfriend come home to a face like that can't possibly help their Jeep on Jeep relationship.
A Fully Transparent Car
This trend is a throwback to the 90s when electronic devices were all designed with transparent cases. Too bad we've left the 90s and now this just looks tacky.
Never mind that, it can't be safe to drive at night and how uncomfortable must it be to drive, knowing everyone can see everything inside your car. We'll have to pass on this one!
Unnecessary Dashboard Covers
One of the more absurd interior cosmetic fads in recent years is the invention of the dash cover. These pieces of cloth were originally built on two very dubious assumptions. The first assumption was that if you let your dash stay exposed to the sun it will eventually start cracking, which is true in theory but let’s be real here, have you ever seen a cracked dashboard? The second assumption that dash covers were made on, is that you don’t want your dashboard collecting dust over time for… a reason.
Anyway, these are the two reasons for which the dashboard cover was invented. There is also the hidden third reason for dashboard covers, which is cosmetics. People love to customize their cars, even if to do so they must add some of the weirdest and most inappropriate-looking gear. As long as it’s been customized, meaning that it's yours, you’re happy. While there admittedly are some dashboard covers that provide actual utility, such as those with high friction that allows you to put phones on them, most of these are just a waste of your time and money since they’ll probably start degrading just a few months after purchasing them anyway.