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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Not in Texas. I can basically guarantee that this is in houston, they are all over the place down there. They're called elbows or swangas and are popular throughout the "slow loud and bangin"(slab) car culture native to the area.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

In South Florida we have late model Chevy sedans jacked up 2 feet with 40+inch rims, candy paint jobs, and one time I saw a Caprice with "truck nuts" clearly custom made from soccer balls. I'll take them any day over this.

[–] amgine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Houston went through that phase a long time ago. Surprised it’s still around

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Slabs are just lowriders whose owners don't know how to shut the trunk.

[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Houston was my first thought too.