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How would you describe these styles and any other import car styles you can think of? Post pics as well.
How would you describe the styles typically seen in Vancouver nowadays? Also, what styles are popular in other places like in Toronto or the States but not popular here?
I remember back then in the late 90's/ early 2000's it was either JDM or "rice"
- Stencilled tires
- Big wings for street
- Riveted wide body not to fit a wider tire but to fit a stretched tire still with low offsets
- Stickers on windows like sponsors but they're Instagram clubs
I'm not ripping on the above, but I actually like the style as aesthetics myself personally. I am not a high performance driver but I do enjoy the occasional drive along the backroads, therefore track-style is good enough for me lol.
I believe cars are meant to be driven. I see zero point in having a beautiful car and never driving it. Might as well have Miranda Kerr in your bed and sleeping on the ground cause you don't want to fudge her mascara...
We go through our entire lives being told what to do every step of the way. The garage was always the one place where you could indulge in your own passion, with not a care for the outside world.
I've always been one for subtle modifications to the exterior. Just enough to separate itself from the norm, while keeping in line with that the engineers/designers spent millions doing to get it right. I think everything else is pretty tacky, and a fad which will last all of 2-3 years. Maybe that's because i'm too cheap to do things over every few years? Ha
I've always been one for subtle modifications to the exterior. Just enough to separate itself from the norm, while keeping in line with that the engineers/designers spent millions doing to get it right. I think everything else is pretty tacky, and a fad which will last all of 2-3 years. Maybe that's because i'm too cheap to do things over every few years? Ha
A race car is different obviously.
My car used to be all about that, OEM GTR wheels, minor drop, chrome trim wrapped black, minor headlight mods, OEM sport tailights, antenna and key hole deletes.
The basic stuff that wasn't really in your face, but anyone with a kean eye, or another vehicle side by side would notice.
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Stock tires slammed on coils inside the wheel wells cuz im too lazy to get spacers for winter or take the camber out of the coils either. So im left with 7 inch wide tires with camber that are sunk in the wheel wells...fuck it
What I think has been interesting to see transpire is the USDM influence on Japan. They are now emulating North American styling(Socal style if you will) in their own builds. American tuner parts, shaved bays, tucks, etc. It's cool to see it come full circle since we(North Americans) were dying for JDM stuff 10+ years ago.
I really dig the cleanliness of Socal Honda stuff. I like the tucked and clean engine bays but it doesn't transfer over to function or driving feel which is why I never went that route with my caR.
As for "What's Hot" nowadays, I'd say race car style. Gutted interior, cage, meaty tires with chalk, tucked/shaved engine bay and aero. I can dig it but I'm really into the Kanjozoku stuff in Japan. Gutted, purposed built, beat up street racers that actually break the law in Japan. Not condoning street racing but fuck me if I(and others here I'm sure) didn't grow up in that world in the 90's/early 2000's. It's fun living vicariously through them.
What I think has been interesting to see transpire is the USDM influence on Japan. They are now emulating North American styling(Socal style if you will) in their own builds. American tuner parts, shaved bays, tucks, etc. It's cool to see it come full circle since we(North Americans) were dying for JDM stuff 10+ years ago.
I've always been one for subtle modifications to the exterior. Just enough to separate itself from the norm, while keeping in line with that the engineers/designers spent millions doing to get it right. I think everything else is pretty tacky, and a fad which will last all of 2-3 years. Maybe that's because i'm too cheap to do things over every few years? Ha
A race car is different obviously.
I think that's a very important point especially if you plan to sell the car in the future.
Don't learn from me though as I took a one-year-available niche car and modified it well beyond factory. Why? Because factory parts sucked in this case. With the wheels & tires, I look sunk from some angles and semi-flush at others. Didn't want staggered since it's useless for my application.
Niche car does not necessary equal best car
I can see why RWBs may not be tracked. If you fuck something up, that'll be a costly repair unlike a true racing car where there's constant money flow and shit can be repaired (with race cars, appearance takes a back seat anyway)
VIP was always big in Japan. VIP style isn't big in the lower mainland since more people would rather have a fun and agile car rather than a boat with window curtains. Most VIP wheels are super heavy, so performance wise it's terrible. Aftermarket support for VIP is like non existent up here.
There's probably less than a dozen VIP styled sedans in the lower mainland. There's a VIP car club by the name of Team Empire.
I used to drive a GS that I ended up losing. I do see a blacked out LS400 around town, but that's about it.
VIP is no good for Vancouver, because potholes are everywhere. In fact, it is no capital city or any VIP living here anyway lol. Real VIPs ride in SUVs, not import sedans
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