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Old 09-30-2008, 09:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Anybody else think the current SE looks like a fireman's hat on a hotwheels car???

Ever since the '07 hit the streets, I just haven't been able to see past a visual flaw in the SE models. It's not the ugliest car I've ever seen, but....it's definitely an eyesore for me. In trying to find a good analogy for it, first I saw this......

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/timage...r090107-1a.jpg

But that's not actually right. It definitely looks more like this........

http://www.manleytoy.com/Images/Products/32250.jpg sitting on top of this.......

http://images.buzzillions.com/images...716124_300.jpg

I don't know how else to describe it. The ground effects look awful to me and I can't recall a version that's looked as "snap on" since the late 80's Ford Escort GT. It's like an '07 Acura TL gone wrong.

Anybody else??
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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So don't buy one................Ho hum.
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
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wow i think i felt kinda disappointed that i bothered clicking those links haha.... wasted 20 seconds of my life
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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the SE has an awsome kit for a factory car. I think it looks great..
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:32 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Ever since the '07 hit the streets, I just haven't been able to see past a visual flaw in the SE models. It's not the ugliest car I've ever seen, but....it's definitely an eyesore for me. In trying to find a good analogy for it, first I saw this......

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/timage...r090107-1a.jpg

But that's not actually right. It definitely looks more like this........

http://www.manleytoy.com/Images/Products/32250.jpg sitting on top of this.......

http://images.buzzillions.com/images...716124_300.jpg

I don't know how else to describe it. The ground effects look awful to me and I can't recall a version that's looked as "snap on" since the late 80's Ford Escort GT. It's like an '07 Acura TL gone wrong.

Anybody else??
are you on lol...............
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:45 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Yeah, this guy is definitely smokin' some shit.....

I don't know what he's talkin' about, but yeah, the current generation Cam SE -- and the previous generation for that matter -- have pretty sick lookin' stock kits...it's the reason I bought mine!



BTW, What is up with those links? Like the other member, I feel like I wasted twenty seconds of my life too...

What a jag off...
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:51 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Ho Hum... That's why I got the LE.
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:57 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Ho Hum... That's why I got the LE.
Yeah...like the LE looks better than the SE? Okay...

At any rate, I don't think the SE is "ho hum" in the least, especially from certain angles and with certain accessories like the TRD rims and tint...
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Yeah...like the LE looks better than the SE? Okay...

At any rate, I don't think the SE is "ho hum" in the least, especially from certain angles and with certain accessories like the TRD rims and tint...
About he Ho hum, I was just following Njerald. About the SE, I don't like the add ons that much, I like the clean and simple look, like mine. Just wait until you see my new wheels and springs.
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Old 09-30-2008, 11:03 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Ever since the '07 hit the streets, I just haven't been able to see past a visual flaw in the SE models. It's not the ugliest car I've ever seen, but....it's definitely an eyesore for me. In trying to find a good analogy for it, first I saw this......

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/timage...r090107-1a.jpg

But that's not actually right. It definitely looks more like this........

http://www.manleytoy.com/Images/Products/32250.jpg sitting on top of this.......

http://images.buzzillions.com/images...716124_300.jpg

I don't know how else to describe it. The ground effects look awful to me and I can't recall a version that's looked as "snap on" since the late 80's Ford Escort GT. It's like an '07 Acura TL gone wrong.

Anybody else??
I like you! Showed up out of nowhere with the fireman's hat theory.
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Old 09-30-2008, 11:05 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Well that's okay if that's your thing, but I just don't see the LE's plastic wheel covers and elimination of body cladding as "more attractive"; I cringe when I see base LEs on the road...but if you're swapping out things like rims for aftermarket ones, well then I'm sure your LE will be smokin...
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Old 09-30-2008, 11:37 PM   #14 (permalink)
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wow this thread is going nowhere fast....
i find the 07+ SE to be a most attractive car....i fell in love with it the moment i saw it myself...i also do not get your analogy sir....firemans hat on a hotwheels? come on now...






oh and id like to know what youre smoking to come up with your description of the SE camry...i mean ive toked alot of shit in my time and i never came up with anything like this
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wow this thread is going nowhere fast....
i find the 07+ SE to be a most attractive car....i fell in love with it the moment i saw it myself...i also do not get your analogy sir....firemans hat on a hotwheels? come on now...
I agree, Cor...
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