i don't quite understand the tokyo comments, i see that they are a pathetic attempt to relate what i am saying to tokyo drift, which is pretty stupid.
if japanese cars are such crap, why are american car makers trying to make their own version of these cars? i am not a big import fan, i've been raised on muscle cars all my life. its what i enjoy driving. but the imports did it right, 4 bangers with good fuel economy in a smaller car.
how are you going to throw out an american tragedy when we're just talking about cars. thats like me not ever buying a volkswagen,porsche, bmw, audi, etc, because of hitler. you want to get on the made in ____ card i bet half the sh¡t you own says made in tokyo or some other foreign land on it. sh¡t, you buy GM parts it says made in canada right on it, or australia or another foreign land. i know your going to throw out ford, and off hand, i can't think of what it says on their boxes and stuff because i don't get many ford parts at my work, but i bet you its not as 100% american as your probably thinking.
its unamerican to buy a car that is good on gas and pretty damn reliable? for quite a while america hasn't had much offering thats why every commercial you see on tv is check out the new 4,673 mpg ford fusion, or chevy volt or whatever it is on tv. we're playing catch up in sales, what was a hot american item up until recently? SUVs? how fuel effecient are SUVs, not very. how are gas prices? not bad now, but they had a time when they were at 4.00 + per gallon. on a vehicle that gets 17 high way and 12 city thats not a good vehicle to own during that time period.
and i know your going to say the videos bradley posted are stupid, cause you seem a pretty much set in your little 1/4 mile world. its fun for those 5-23 seconds.
but try cornering a little bit, and get the adrenaline going when you can feel the cars pretty much at the ends of its limits, where you are in the throttle seeing how long you can stay in it before you have to brake, and always try to brake late and get in the throttle early. its exciting. don't have to be doing 140 to get a good thrill.
i dig your awesome toyko comments though, trying to come up with nifty ways to insult people because you can't find a good way to back up your statements, as with your traction thread, and several other times you've been called out on things you've said.
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mussle forever eh? is that japanese?
got a friend who has a toyota that he beats the everloving piss out of. his 04 grand prix with less mileage is having a big problem while the toyota is still running strong. i've got 2 fords at my house on jackstands with blown motors, one paint is original and car isn't that old, but its completely rusting out. quality is number 1.
not to nit pick american companies since i work for one. but i don't have the high and mighty attitude about the companies, i know they all have their flaws. i look at them realistically. i am for american companies all the way, i've been raised ford lincoln mercury. but i'll respect anything that can hold its own.
hell. feel the leather in our cars and then go feel an infiniti with leather. then wonder what leather we paid for. imports have stepped it up quite a bit since 1945.
now i'm going to go watch that ken block video and think of what a pos it is.
what years your moms cougar? most recent years? the mazda/yamaha/mitsubishi bastard child? thats right, american companies are partners with japanese companies.
3000gt and dodge stealth? suzuki grand vitara and pontiac torrent? etc. way too many to list.