Silly Fads - IMO of course (it's a generation thing):
Spinners on wheels.
Spot on!!!
In the 70s/80s spoilers on everything for the UK market no matter how un-sporty the car is e.g. family saloons.
One of my aunties had one fitted to her Volvo(!) so that she could tell when she had reversed all the way on her garage!! OK, this was the lady that (no joke!) only used here mirror for make up adjustments. Motorway journeys with her were an experience!!
Bugs the hell out of me!! As if a spray can will fix a side wall blow out (which I have had on the motorway when I went over a discarded sharp strip of metal).
Signs in cars say 'Princess on Board' or 'Baby on Board' 'I'd rather be Fishing' etc what purpose do they serve?
A very good purpose indeed and I tell you what it is! Just keep this in the back of your mind for the next 1000miles of driving - every car, without exception, displaying one of those signs is piloted in a terrible way and often makes you wonder if it's important enough to stick a sign up to tell other road users about it, it must surely be as important to drive safely and with awareness!? To me the purpose is warning me of terrible drivers ahead!!
Huge and very powerful sound systems in cars
One of the best stickers I saw once on the back of a G reg 1 litre Nova with blacked out glass, lowered suspension, neons underneath and it's lights dimming to the beat of the Bass was ....
"If it's too loud, you're too old"!!!
Said it all and perfectly!! I'm too old