Rezz

I had a Renault 16... after twice being rammed into (front and side) it still wouldn't die. Eventually traded it in at Brian Gardner Holden for one of those $2000 "we'll trade in any old piece of junk" deals... got a '91 Nissan Pulsar...

Whatever man:), they're still re-importing their own brand...

Cheers for that, but the point was: Japanese guys re-importing their own cars ie: Honda`s. Are you saying Honda is an American domestic brand?

Of course, of course. Each to their own. But I guess (in part) that the reason Yanks modified Japanese cars in such a shameful way was out of necessity... you know, taking a bodykit meant for a Corvette and fitting it to an Integra... becuase at one stage, there were no bodykits for Integras. The Japs are doing it to "keep up with the Jones`s..."

...unfortunantly... ...yes, that sign says "Speed Nuts"... Check the licence plate...

Bullshit!

Nnnnnnnnaaaaah!

I think it`s the automotive equivilent of a "Candy Raver"...

>Soulja: I agree, people do what you want, but you can`t hide the fact that thanks to our esteemed American, er, cousins, the Japanese car modifying public have taken waaaay too much flack over this, even if their car isn`t rice!

Exactly. The guy who owns that orange Civic above: "I want this Civic to look exactly like that Supra off of The Fast and the Furious... it looks radical and gnarly, dude. L.A. stylee 4 EVA!". VIP Cars staff: "What about yor Sky..." Civic dude: "Shut the f@ck up!... my nizzle"

Doesn`t the attention to detail scare you?

This whole story starts back in the northern summer of 2001. Around about that time, that utterly perposterous "movie" called The Fast and the Furious came out... featuring Japanese cars raped over, and over, and over again, like only Americans know how. Neons, Nitrous, Chrome, more Chrome, and bllllllllllloody stickers... Where did they get the idea to "rice" these cars up? "Japan, of course"... well, not really. Sure, all those parts were/are available in Japan, but before TFF (The fast and furious) came out, only guys with VIP cars, vans, wagons and shit were doing it. It took pure American "know how" to invent what we now know as "Rice". "So what are you saying, Rezz?" Picture this, since TFF came out (and the second one), I`ve seen L.A. style Riced-up cars sping up, and get MORE popular in Japan!!! Yes, the Japanese are actually copying what goes on in L.A. Heres an example: They (the Japs) are even going as far as RE-IMPORTING LEFT-HAND DRIVE CIVICS WITH 1.5 TWIN CARB ENGINES to modify, to get that "L.A. Style" down pat... Re-importing!!! It`s a F****************************CKING HONDA!!! I kid you not, these guys are out to kiss Yank arse, and all we can do is just try and ignore it, coz once the Japanese start copying shit, theres no stopping. **My wife is Japanese** Anybody who`s read Hyper Street magazine will know, theres and underworld here in Japan, where what happens in L.A. equals coolness, and they`re prepared to copy down to the minutest detail. I don`t know what you guys think, but buying a shitbox and doing it up so as to look like some skinny punk`s car in L.A., when you`ve got an over abundence of awesome sportscars to choose from in Japan, makes no sense to me at all. I don`t agree with what Americans have done to Japanese cars, I wish they would stop, and go back to GM or whatever. But more than that.... I wish Japanese would stop copying them!!!!! Rant over, I hope some of the Yanks on this board can shed some light on what they think of rice...

I read on a Japanese Skyline fanclub BBS that the "M" meant "Motorsports"...

Ok, I`m with you now... Still though, I`ve searched for discontinued rims before but this... this is something else. I`ll keep you posted if anything come around.

You mean "whats the difference between a GTS25-t Type M and GTS25 Type S"? Theres no GTS25*t* Type S... Anyways, it`s quite easy, the Type M is a turbo (obviously) and can be identified by the standard 16x6.5" rims, whereas the GTS25 Type S is non-turbo and had 15x6" rims standard. Theres a few other things like ventilated/non-ventilated disks on the rear, but thats getting seriously picky...

Ok, these aren`t black, and they`ve got a "Triumph" center cap instead of "Hayashi Racing", but are they the ones? I can`t do any more than this until you post a pic...

Garage Rise Up JZA80, R32 GT-R and S13 Silvia... A link to Garage Rise Up`s movies...

Set aside 5 years for that, and 3 of them in Japan! Seriously though, learning Katakana and Hiragana Japanese script would help out immensly when browsing internet sites and magazines in Jap.

It`s called "1989-2002 Skyline GT-R Memorial"... as per the explanation above.

Now for something completely different... Any of you car buffs know about "Mitsuoka"???? This USED TO BE an S15 Silvia... This used be a Y34 Gloria... This used to be a Pulsar... I`m sorry lads, you have to know about these things...

C33 Laurel`s... (there`s a C34 in there too)

It means "We`d rather die than exchange our Supra for your Skyline...":D

Do THEY think they`ll swap? Aaaaah, probably not, they`ll probably say "Bokutachi no Suupura to Kimi no Skairain koukan suru yori shinu hou ga ii desu."

Yeah... that BN Sports R32 Blister Fender job has been posted 3 times now... but I was 1st! ...not to mention aaaaaall the Kazama cars....

Yeah, thats right. Thats why I said "The difference between the V-Spec and the V-SpecII is..."