We all want our cars to be impressive. Many of us want our cars to be unique to ourselves. What little customizations can I do to make this car distinctly mine? Well, some people skip the little customizations and leap straight to some pretty over-the-top concepts.
Witness these seventy-three paint jobs that will instantly make you facepalm.
1) How Decorative
A lot of intricate work has gone into the paint job of this Mini. It might be okay if you shrunk that thing down and used it as an ornament, but out on the roads, itโs just a distracting hazard.


2) So Thatโs Why They Call It An Eyesore
Our eyes are so sore just from looking at this thing. Someone has been reading way too many fantasy stories and decided to paint a red-eyed dragon on the side of their old car. Itโs quite a detailed design, but weโre sure it looks better on a book cover or in a video game.


3) Snake-mobile
This is what happens when you take the whole โsnakeskinโ effect to the extreme. It might look fine in some weird art gallery or in your own private garage, but you really canโt take that thing out on the road.


4) Amazing
Okay, this one has a cat with a gun riding a fire-breathing unicorn with a huge rainbow in the background. So we kinda love it. But we also kinda hate it. Whatโs your view?


5) Now Weโre Hungry
Nerds are always a tasty treat, but even if you love them more than life itself, is that any reason to get your car painted like this? The only person who should be behind that wheel is Willy Wonka himself.


6) Incredible
A whole lot of work must have gone into this design, with that intricate, colorful mosaic covering the whole thing. Thereโs even a matching paint job on the wheels. And for some reason, a bust of Elvis is sitting on the dashboard. Because why not?


7) Eww
Wow. You know exactly what sort of guy is behind the wheel of that thing. Itโs funny how he clearly took the time to get a custom license plate with the word โDropperโ, but then we guess he decided people werenโt getting the message, so he added the paint job to clarify what he meant.


8) Roar!
Maybe the owner of this car really loves The Lion King. Maybe they had a great time on safari in Africa. Or maybe theyโre just a bit silly and have no notion of good taste.


9) Ruining A Classic
The Rugrats was a truly classic cartoon of the late 90s and early 2000s, and many of the kids who grew up with the show are adults now with children of their own. Maybe one of them wanted to relive a little of the past with this โThug Ratsโ paint job, but it just looks awful.


10) An Ad On Wheels
Whoever owns this car must really love Burberry. They copied the brandโs famous color scheme and plastered it all over their car, basically turning the vehicle into an ad with wheels.


11) Eco-Friendly?
Weโve seen some awful paint jobs here, and this one goes a little further off-the-rails with a weird wooden design! Thereโs even a wooden bumper on the front, which probably wonโt offer much protection if ever this thing crashes into something tough. Letโs hope the owner keeps it off the roads.


12) Now Weโre Really Hungry
We were already pretty hungry after seeing the Nerds car, but this one is pushing us over the edge. These kinds of cars can actually do an amazing job of selling more snacks!


13) Do Not Pass Go
This just looks weird. There are plenty of cool things you could have done with a Monopoly-inspired card design, but just lazily sticking a few property cards and Monopoly logos on the side makes the whole thing look pretty pathetic.


14) Special Delivery
Weโre not sure about the story behind this UPS-themed car but with only two seats and not a lot of space, itโs not exactly the best-equipped vehicle to be making deliveries around town.


15) Snake Style
Snakeskin was once a real fashion statement, but these days, itโs a little old-fashioned. This car looks like itโs owned by some old guy who wants to be cool but doesnโt quite know what โcoolโ really means.


16) Look At The Paw!
Thereโs so much wrong with this design, itโs hard to know where to start. Oh, wait, no itโs not! Just look at that paw on the side! Itโs totally out of perspective with the gigantic face covering the whole hood. If that was a real cat, it wouldnโt even be able to walk with such a massive head and such tiny paws.


17) What Evenโฆ?
Thereโs absolutely no logic to this one. At least not any that we can see! The whole car is covered in random arrows and lightning bolts, with no rhyme or reason to be found anywhere.


18) Fooled Us
You know Porsh, right? Itโs just like Buggaty. And Lambrogeeny. And Ferrary.


19) Aww
This cute little Mini Cooper has been painted with an adorable little bear sitting on the side in a field of daisies. Itโs quite cute, but itโs the sort of picture that belongs on a greeting card, not a car.


20) Look Out For Gators
Want to know how to ruin a classy Mercedes Benz? Just cover it with pictures of alligators.


21) Typo
Thereโs an apostrophe missing here. But even without the typo, it still looks stupid.


22) Here, Kitty Kitty
These cars should be outlawed on the roads. They could cause an accident if some other driver sees this design and tries to figure out why it exists.


23) Wow
In general, itโs not a good idea to try and copy McDonaldโs in any way as they have a tendency to sue pretty much anyone who attempts that sort of thing. But even without the threat of legal action, this car is just one big mistake.


24) Sailing The Seven Seas
Looks like the owner of this car must be a big fan of sailing. Thereโs nothing wrong with that, exactly. But if you love sailing so much, get out there and sail! Donโt waste hours painting your car.


25) Gotta Catch โEm All
The owner of this elaborately modded and painted vehicle is clearly a big Pokemon fan. Theyโve got pictures of several Pokemon around the body and the van itself has been adjusted to look like a Gyrados. It might be cool for a kid, but imagine driving to work in that thing!


26) One Step Further
Leopard print wasnโt enough for this woman. She just had to go one step further and get an actual big cat head on the side of her car. We love cats, but this is a step too far.


27) Whatโs Your Age Again?
Seriously, unless youโre a teenager, this bad Blink 182 design is just embarrassing! Whoever did this probably had some major regrets not too long after.


28) Oh Dearโฆ
These paint jobs just seem to get worse and worse. This one is a real mess, from the crooked โDragonโ lettering at the base of the hood to the terrible โ3Dโ effect of the dragon itself. Can we even call that thing a dragon? Letโs just move on and forget about it.


29) Slowpoke
Someone has painted this old car to look like a tortoise. We wonder if it was done intentionally by the owner, or as a prank by one of their friends. Either way, itโs a shame to ruin a classic beauty with such a silly paint job.


30) So Legit
Oh yeah. You fooled us. This is absolutely an official Louis Vuitton car. 100%. Absolutely.


31) What A Waste
That car is worth around $3 million. And someone did this to it. This just goes to show that money canโt buy class.


32) Grandma?
This one looks like the โartistโ took inspiration from some bad wallpaper in their grandmaโs house. Who could possibly think that this looks good on a car?


33) An Anti-Theft Paint Job?
Usually, people want to avoid even a tiny bit of rust anywhere on their vehicle, but this van has actually been painted to look old and rusty. The only sensible explanation we can think of is that the owner wanted to make their van less of a target for thieves.


34) Jokeโs On You, Pal
Itโs cute that this guy is smiling despite sitting behind the wheel of such a hideous monstrosity. We canโt even figure out what that weird design is supposed to be, but we can tell you one thing: itโs ugly!


35) Amateur Hour
Is this guy for real? Heโs literally โpaintingโ his car with nothing but a black magic marker! Weโre not sure if heโs just super cheap and trying to save some cash or running from the cops and in need of a quick paint job to cover up his white car. Either way, this is dumb.


36) You Cannot Be Serious
Any rock and roll lover would agree with the idea that the music will never die, and theyโd be perfectly happy with the faces of Kiss sitting at the top of the picture. But Nickelback? Really? You could have taken your pick from the likes of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and Guns Nโ Roses, and you chose Nickelback?


37) Houston, We Donโt Even Know Anymore
We can all agree that the moon landing was an extraordinary achievement for mankind and Neil Armstrong is one of the worldโs true heroes. But even Neil would have to cringe a little if he saw this homage to his heroism.


38) Thereโs A Snake In My Boot
This looks like the sort of car that Sheriff Woody would love to drive around in. But there comes a time when we all need to put down the toys and act like responsible adults with regular cars.


39) So Much Detail
We almost have to respect the amount of detail in this design. The 3D ridges and props like the severed hand between the teeth really help to sell the whole thing. Itโs still a little silly, but at least some real effort went into it.


40) Hello, Kitty
Thereโs nothing necessarily wrong with liking Hello Kitty. But thereโs definitely something wrong with thinking that this is an acceptable vehicle for an adult to drive.


41) Gone Fishinโ
Clearly, whoever sits behind the wheel of this thing must love to fish. Or maybe they just love watching fish swim around in aquariums. Either way, their obsession has gone a little too far.


42) Arty
This crazy, colorful design is actually quite impressive from certain angles, but it would be so distracting if you happened to be driving along and saw that thing on the road beside you.


43) Barbie Girl
Barbie dolls are some of the most iconic toys of all time and many kids grew up with them. Judging from this paint job, it looks like one of those kids never quite grew up.


44) Whereโs The Car?
Wow! With that hardcore camo effect, we had to squint to even spot this car! Just kidding, that is one of the laziest camo effects weโve ever seen.


45) Hilariousโฆ
You really have to have no shame at all to think that this is funny for longer than about five seconds. This guy keeps the joke going every single time he goes for a drive.


46) Look At Those Teeth
This paint job is pretty impressive from a purely aesthetic point of view, but does it really belong on a car? Especially a Lexus! That is one expensive vehicle, and the owner decided to cover the whole hood with this totally bizarre image.


47) Does Anyone Else Feel Nauseous?
This old Pontiac Aztec has been fitted with a whole mess of decals and unique design features, and weโre not even sure quite where to start with this one. It has Lamborghini-style scissor doors, pictures of chimps with guns on the sides, and some weird mural on the back. The poor lady in skintight yellow vinyl is doing her best to sell the vehicle, but itโs a pretty gross design from all four angles.


48) Can You Solve It?
Thereโs something slightly interesting about this Rubikโs Cube-style paint job. Itโs not quite as bad as some of the snakeskin and leopard-print designs weโve seen, but itโs frustrating to think that this is one Rubikโs Cube that will never be solved!


49) Ugly!
This one has us scratching our heads in confusion and disbelief. How could anyone think that this was a good idea? What pushed them to cover their car in such an ugly way? Is it even legal to drive around town in such a weird-looking vehicle? So many questions, so few answers.


50) An Embarrassment
Oh no. Thereโs just nothing good about this picture whatsoever, and itโs scary to see that the guy posing beside the car actually seems pretty proud of what heโs done.


51) No, No, No
And at the other end of the spectrum for cute little bears and cartoon daisies, we have this monstrosity. Itโs yet another car covered in scales, because some people think snakes and alligators are just the coolest things on Earth and anything that looks like them must be equally cool.


52) *Eye Roll*
Wow. Flames. Really? Are you 11 years old? Weโre cringeing just looking at this one.


53) We Donโt Get It Either
You know when you go to an art gallery and see a bunch of people analyzing one picture for quite a while? We want to do the same with this one, because we just canโt figure it out. There must be some kind of symbolism or hidden story here. Or maybe itโs just a dumb picture on a car.


54) Groovy
At least thereโs a lot of color in this design, but thatโs pretty much the only good thing we can say about it. It might not have looked so bad on an old hippie van or as part of some big street art mural. On a car, it just looks dumb.


55) Creepy
Okay, this isnโt exactly a paint job, but how could we not include such ridiculousness in our list? This car has been covered with a bunch of troll dolls. Imagine following behind this thing on the highway!


56) Whereโs The Logic?
We really want to know what would possess someone to paint something like this on their vehicle. Are they trying to be edgy and cool? Are they making some kind of statement? Sadly, weโll never know.


57) Canโt Buy Taste
Money can buy a lot of things. It can buy you fancy houses and flash cars like this one. But it canโt buy you the common sense to realize that covering a sports car with leopard print will never be a good idea.


58) Mrs Puff Just Failed You
Spongebob Squarepants lives in a pineapple under the sea. Letโs leave him there.


59) 3, 2, 1, Go!
Looks like the owner of this car wanted to enjoy some real-life Mario Kart antics with their buddies. The paint job is a little lazy though. It looks like they just got some Mario stickers and plastered them on the sides.


60) Bad Idea
This is actually a traditional Russian design you can often find on dolls, plates, and random souvenirs. Itโs quite pretty on those items, but it definitely does not belong on a car!


61) What Were You Thinking?
That orange looks like rust. And that bright blue doesnโt go with it at all. What on Earth was the person behind this poor paint job thinking?


62) Ranch Is Better
Someone must really, really, really love Sour Cream & Onion Pringles to have chosen such a ridiculous paint job. Itโs not even the best flavor!


63) Squidward, We Feel You
Earlier on, we saw a car that had been painted just like Spongebob. Now, the rest of the Bikini Bottom gang are getting an automobile of their own.


64) How Flowery
This looks like they just covered the hood in some cheap wallpaper! Flowers are fine, but they really have no place on a car like that.


65) Very Sticky
Ha! We have to guess that this was some kind of prank. The whole car has been covered with post-its. Even the windows and dashboard are all covered up, so that thing definitely isnโt safe to drive.


66) No Thank You
Imagine going to a car dealership and being offered this thing. It makes you realize that the standard colors like black and silver really arenโt so bad, after all.


67) Tribal
Ouch. This car has been literally covered from top to bottom in awful tribal-style shapes and patterns. It looks like it had too many beers and walked into a tattoo parlor in the early 2000s.


68) Spidey-Style
This Spider-Man themed car appeared at a car mod show. For someone who loves Spidey, it might not be such a bad design, but youโd definitely turn a lot of heads while driving this thing through the city streets.


69) Fish Are Friends
Okay, Finding Nemo is one of the best movies ever made. We can all agree on that. And the paint job on this Smart car isnโt bad at all from a technical standpoint, but why does it exist?


70) Kill It! Kill It Now!
This is the stuff nightmares are made of. Itโs terrifying. Itโs awful. Itโs evil. And weโre done looking at it. Letโs move on.


71) What Is This?
Thereโs so much going on here and, quite frankly, it hurts our eyes. Weโve got a scaly green car that looks like some kind of snake, followed up with a crudely-drawn cheetah running down the side. And then there are a bunch of leaves sticking out from the wheels. What is this?


72) Too Many Colors, Not Enough Sense
We get it. Picking a color for your car is hard! But thatโs no excuse to decide to have a whole bunch of different colors all over the car without any kind of structure or style.


73) Do We Need To Dial 911?
Is this for real? What kind of message is this truck owner trying to convey with such a scary paint job? Do they think that this is funny? Someone needs to keep an eye on this guy!


I donโt know how these people are greatly confident on displaying their ridiculous cars out in the open. They must have forgotten that other people are on the road too. Whatever they were thinking, some are sure worth the giggle.