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 Post subject: Straw poll - Do our cars look good from the side?
PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:06 pm 
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Whenever I take a photo of my car I rarely take it side on because I don't think it looks so good and having gone through a lot of the photos on this website I noticed that most of the photos were taken:
a. From the front/back at a slight angle.
b. Straight on front/back.

So the question is do others think the same or is it just a coincidence that everyone else takes photos like me?

I was also speculating on whether the size of the wheels or the model makes a difference.

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i like em from the side, see avatar :P

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:43 am 
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I agree, the side is not it's best feature and i are mostly taking pics at angles. 8)


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I think they look great from the side.

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I agree they don't look too good from the side . The design is over 25 years old so I suppose its to be expected. I think they look a lot too high , almost as high as old saloon cars of the 80's
I hate the wheel -wells on 944 . I have 17" Cup wheels on mine and they fill the arches really well. The S2 has a wider track too which helps to fill the gaps in the arch.
One of the easiest and best mods is to widen the track and fit larger wheels and tyres .

I reckon one of the best views is from above actually. :wink:


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I love the chunky rear view...and the side....and the front :wink: i LOVE IT ALL :D


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cococola wrote:
I love the chunky rear view...and the side....and the front :wink: i LOVE IT ALL :D


steady on CC you'll be kissin and huggin it next ......oh you already do ! :lol:


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According to my mrs I do :-D :-D :-D
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cococola wrote:
I love the chunky rear view...and the side....and the front :wink: i LOVE IT ALL :D


steady on CC you'll be kissin and huggin it next ......oh you already do ! :lol:


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Maybe 944s look better than 968s from the side.

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I'm with cococola, I don't have any view angles I don't like.... :D

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Side views are fine. More so on a 924 :D

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Looks OK, I suppose...

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They just look so much better from the front, I have always thought 944 is nicer then the 968, when view still. But iv seen quite a few 968 around marlow, were iv been working and from high up in a van they look nicer, I thinknits the round headlights, I don't like them popped up, but I haven't like new 911s till they went back 2 the single round lense.

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I think they look great from the side, but they look alot like the 924 unless you take them from an angle or from the back or front angles..... then you can really appreciate those flared arches. :wink:

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