THat car is in the UK, right? If I understand the Brits correctly, they think most of what we in the States think of as "cool", as seen from their errudite perspective, they think our tastes are crude and childish. Kinda like when we look at a 63 Chevy where the stock steel rims were spray painted silver by the owner, and some of the paint got on the tires, oh well, and the owner just left it there, but is still beaming with pride over his ride, with its cool new silver rims. Its quite childish by our standards, since our culture is more established, and more highly developed, right? As we look down on such bastardization with disdain, in the same way, older cultures such as the UK sometimes look down upon what styles excite our American egos. Of course, not everyone in the UK looks down on American tastes. But if Jeremy Clarkson is any indication, many of them largely think of us as morons. Simpletons, easily excited by "shiney" things. Once he said that anyone who liked chrome wheels must be from Cheshire, as if liking chrome wheels was a very limited thing, only indulged in by "certain types" of people, who live in "certain areas". Evidently, the rest of the populace has a vigorous disdain for anything remotely self-indulgent, and chrome rims are "Right out". Big wings, stripes, loud wheels, anything for excessive attention, its all rubbish to them. Might as well have a whistle in your exhaust, that go "woo-woo". Like I said, they aren't the Borg, they have personalities, and they don't all feel this way. But I rather think that the more open minded of them are the exception. Xenophiles are a phenomenon in most cultures.
But every once in a while, some Brit gets a notion for something different, parks his Ford Ka, and wants to drive something with some rowdy panache. When that type of Brit goes in for some obnoxiously distinctive American iron, a "blue on blue" Viper will do just fine! From their perspective, it represents America in all its bold and *****, tacky glory. THey probably think it has the quintessential American
flair!
So while I don't particularly like, nor intensely dislike that color scheme, I don't fault the owner, its just another example of "one mans' meat is another mans' poison" There are many cars on this board that strike me as over-the-top, but I don't criticize those cars either, its all good, whatever trips your trigger. Whatever makes your pickle squirt. Life is short, make yourself happy. For example, I've got a wonderful pocket full of shiney rocks that I found! a-hur huhr!
