Random thoughts thread

[Zaku]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

A while on my lunch break, I went out to recently opened Hawaiian food place, I've heard interesting conversation high school kids were having behind me so thought to share

Kid 1: "hey dude, checkout that STI. That's pretty dope!"
Kid 2: "yeah, I don't see much Lightning Red STI around!"
Me look outside, but don't see any STI... Other than my Impreza RS...
Kid 2: "I wonder that STI has twin turbo engine like 22B?"
Kid 1: "what? 22B was twin turbo? I didn't know that."
Kid 2: "yeah 22B stands for 2 liter 2 turbos Boxer engine"
Me in mind: dear god, where they get those BS info?!?!
Girl: "what's boxer engine?"
Kid 1: "engine is shaped box, so they called it boxer engine."
Kid 2: "yeah, it kinda looks like v-engine, but it's *****, so they need turbo to win again v-engine"
Me in mind: WTF these kids talking bout?
Girl: "oh, so that STI don't have v-engine, so it's not powerful right?"
Kid 2: "yeah pretty much"
Me in mind: F u kiddo!
Kid 1: "I bet it's slower than my mustang"
Me in mind: only mustang that I'll loose to is v8 mustang kiddo, if you don't have Mustang GT, I can make you eat my dust!

Seriously, kids these days... I lost some hope for those morons.

What's a bird worst than a seagull.... and then the baby of that bird... and then what that bird craps out... Those are the kids.

[Snoopyalien24]

After a chop I just did. I just fantasized the BRZ with fangs...... oh my....

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[ZetaVI]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

A while on my lunch break, I went out to recently opened Hawaiian food place, I've heard interesting conversation high school kids were having behind me so thought to share

Kid 1: "hey dude, checkout that STI. That's pretty dope!"
Kid 2: "yeah, I don't see much Lightning Red STI around!"
Me look outside, but don't see any STI... Other than my Impreza RS...
Kid 2: "I wonder that STI has twin turbo engine like 22B?"
Kid 1: "what? 22B was twin turbo? I didn't know that."
Kid 2: "yeah 22B stands for 2 liter 2 turbos Boxer engine"
Me in mind: dear god, where they get those BS info?!?!
Girl: "what's boxer engine?"
Kid 1: "engine is shaped box, so they called it boxer engine."
Kid 2: "yeah, it kinda looks like v-engine, but it's *****, so they need turbo to win again v-engine"
Me in mind: WTF these kids talking bout?
Girl: "oh, so that STI don't have v-engine, so it's not powerful right?"
Kid 2: "yeah pretty much"
Me in mind: F u kiddo!
Kid 1: "I bet it's slower than my mustang"
Me in mind: only mustang that I'll loose to is v8 mustang kiddo, if you don't have Mustang GT, I can make you eat my dust!

Seriously, kids these days... I lost some hope for those morons.

Damn. Kids are all about hype and just follow what's cool. Don't use any logic.

[Exage]

I always enjoy hearing about Ichis' eavesdropped car conversations!

This is what happens when the Automotive-Shop program is dropped from a school. I'm really glad I got to be in one (it was scrapped 2 years after I graduated). Most informative and real world applicable senior course I took, no question.

[Guff]

Kids these days are dumb, and plenty of adults too. They look at some numbers and read some stereotypes and they instantly make judgements about cars.

I feel like us ZC6/ZN6 owners will be subject to that too, the Scion owners in particular. Too many people have a given Scion a bad stigma and will call the FR-S "a teenager's car" or a "ricer". Subaru has some known racing heritage, so I suppose it won't be as bad.


I can't wait til people come up to me and tell me, "2 Liter? 200HP? A 4-Cylinder? This is 2012! Even my mother's Camry has 300HP!"

They'll never know True Handling Delight.

[Zaku]

Urgh so frustrated with car companies that only care about SO cal it's so annoying.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Zaku

Urgh so frustrated with car companies that only care about SO cal it's so annoying.

Norcal right here...

[Want.FR-S]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Fixed. Good business practice is to apologize and make amends. Once you are busted, lying about it only makes it worse.

Random thought, I love a good political, religion, and/or gender discussion.

Originally Posted by Dimman

Hence his choice of the word 'standard'?

Dimman, you read my mind. The term 'standard' here is used to refer all the 'crooked' practices I have seen in business world, and they are done in wide open.

[Want.FR-S]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

A while on my lunch break, I went out to recently opened Hawaiian food place, I've heard interesting conversation high school kids were having behind me so thought to share

Kid 1: "hey dude, checkout that STI. That's pretty dope!"
Kid 2: "yeah, I don't see much Lightning Red STI around!"
Me look outside, but don't see any STI... Other than my Impreza RS...
Kid 2: "I wonder that STI has twin turbo engine like 22B?"
Kid 1: "what? 22B was twin turbo? I didn't know that."
Kid 2: "yeah 22B stands for 2 liter 2 turbos Boxer engine"
Me in mind: dear god, where they get those BS info?!?!
Girl: "what's boxer engine?"
Kid 1: "engine is shaped box, so they called it boxer engine."
Kid 2: "yeah, it kinda looks like v-engine, but it's *****, so they need turbo to win again v-engine"
Me in mind: WTF these kids talking bout?
Girl: "oh, so that STI don't have v-engine, so it's not powerful right?"
Kid 2: "yeah pretty much"
Me in mind: F u kiddo!
Kid 1: "I bet it's slower than my mustang"
Me in mind: only mustang that I'll loose to is v8 mustang kiddo, if you don't have Mustang GT, I can make you eat my dust!

Seriously, kids these days... I lost some hope for those morons.

Hmmm... does this sound like two car salesmen talking while the greeting lady was sipping her tea besides them?

I love the phrase: "yeah 22B stands for 2 liter 2 turbos Boxer engine" or someone had said FR-S stands for ....

[Guff]

Sooo, after talking to my dad awhile, he is kinda convincing me to buy later. And have bit more focus on going to school, both physically and financially.

I can't say he's wrong, so I am starting to second guess my decision to buy... Who knows though...

[Zaku]

Originally Posted by Guff

Sooo, after talking to my dad awhile, he is kinda convincing me to buy later. And have bit more focus on going to school, both physically and financially.

I can't say he's wrong, so I am starting to second guess my decision to buy... Who knows though...

no need to really hurry... I'm just gonna wait a bit more. But It be nice to at least get a price haha.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by Guff

Sooo, after talking to my dad awhile, he is kinda convincing me to buy later. And have bit more focus on going to school, both physically and financially.

I can't say he's wrong, so I am starting to second guess my decision to buy... Who knows though...

Originally Posted by Zaku

no need to really hurry... I'm just gonna wait a bit more. But It be nice to at least get a price haha.

Yeah, I have no choice to wait and finish school THEN buy myself a car. My parents said, "Pff you want a car? Buy it yourself" and I thank them for doing that.

[Zaku]

Yeah I know what's that's like but heck I'll be in my late 20 soon I should be able to afford my own car. Then again... FRS/BRZ would be the 3rd car I've purchased. Hopefully with go experience, so far it been like the currents up and down and the car isn't even out yet. I'm sure it's like this for everyone.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by Zaku

Yeah I know what's that's like but heck I'll be in my late 20 soon I should be able to afford my own car. Then again... FRS/BRZ would be the 3rd car I've purchased. Hopefully with go experience, so far it been like the currents up and down and the car isn't even out yet. I'm sure it's like this for everyone.

Hey Zaku, what drives you (pun intended) towards the Zx6, more than any other car out their in the market?

For me it's affordability, having something never really seen before or rare (FR boxer layout), the fact so much passion went into the car, etc.