C'mon guys

[armythug]

Originally Posted by BRZPDX

People get irritated because it is a negative impact on all of our communities. I had a black neighbor in a white neighborhood, and he always was pissed off at the "ghetto thug" black dudes that made a bad name for their entire race. He was educated, drives a Porsche to work and his wife was a respectable non-ghetto lady. He spoke normal English, not the broken kind.

When people "ghetto" mod our cars, it puts a bad name on all of us. We all share a name here.

Wow......

[thill]

Originally Posted by FRiSson

Geez, you guys are strange. Almost every mod I have seen to the FR-S look crappy to me - no worse or better than the Monster sticker. That includes gold-colored rims, "shark" antennas, stupid-looking plastic underbody kits, and worst of all - lowering the body so that the tires almost meet the sheet metal.

It seems to me the most insecure owners are the BRZ owners. They are very defensive about the dubious distinction of a "Subaru" badge. Not that Subaru's are bad cars - quite the opposite. It's just that the badge, like Scion, has no actual market cache'. Subaru is an unpretentious workaday brand for people that value engineering. Scion stands for nothing except that it's Toyota's foster child. We have great cars, no doubt, but they look best when the modifications are very subtle, such as slightly bigger wheels that echo the OEM ones, and minimal lowering.

You need to get over the whole Subaru vs Scion thing. It is tired. You do realize most of the people complaining about the car and Scion in the OP are FR-S owners, right?

[Brzetto]

At least it's the FRS.....

[Brzetto]

Originally Posted by BRZPDX

People get irritated because it is a negative impact on all of our communities. I had a black neighbor in a white neighborhood, and he always was pissed off at the "ghetto thug" black dudes that made a bad name for their entire race. He was educated, drives a Porsche to work and his wife was a respectable non-ghetto lady. He spoke normal English, not the broken kind.

When people "ghetto" mod our cars, it puts a bad name on all of us. We all share a name here.

That's not a ghetto mod. This is.....

[JDMrolla]

I think that this would be a good time to mention, that this car unfortunately brought back more then a new affordable rwd car,,,, I has also brought back RICE, i've seen it all over, i think to myself, really???, its getting ridiculous!

[ZmZMWagon]

Originally Posted by Mikem53

Show me a RWD Honda car anything that you can buy for 24k..
The civic is a homogenized FWD econobox with a sweet motor..
A motor alone does not make the car.. The twins are a sports car
From the ground up.. Not a derivative of a FWD econobox..
I don't care if the Honda is faster or smoother . Blah blah blah... It can't match
The driving experience of the twins...

My post went right over your head.....

The FRS is the new cool car to RICE OUT.. I never mentioned anything about driving dynamics, engine, transmission....etc etc etc...

Don't get so emotional.....

[ZmZMWagon]

Originally Posted by JDMrolla

I think that this would be a good time to mention, that this car unfortunately brought back more then a new affordable rwd car,,,, I has also brought back RICE, i've seen it all over, i think to myself, really???, its getting ridiculous!

Exactly....

[FRiSson]

Originally Posted by thill

You need to get over the whole Subaru vs Scion thing. It is tired. You do realize most of the people complaining about the car and Scion in the OP are FR-S owners, right?

Thanks for reinforcing my observation.

[Mikem53]

Originally Posted by ZmZMWagon

My post went right over your head.....

The FRS is the new cool car to RICE OUT.. I never mentioned anything about driving dynamics, engine, transmission....etc etc etc...

Don't get so emotional.....

I guess that makes sense if you thought the civic was somehow a cool car..
Whatever..

[#288]

I've come across a few posts that seem at the surface to criticize the driver's choice of mods. After reading them, laughing, smiling, sometimes sad. I feel the common thread here in these type of posts, is that the FR-S or BRZ owner is very emotionally attached to his ride and takes close scrutiny on other family members choices. This young Toyobaru family will have it's growing pains. In short Toyota/Subaru has manufactured something very special to have it's owners/drivers so careful of the brand/vehicles image. It's a Drivers Car and no matter what the exterior looks like, I sure their owners love them like I love my pet Rottweiler mix.

[Tromatic]

Originally Posted by Mikem53

Show me a RWD Honda car anything that you can buy for 24k..
The civic is a homogenized FWD econobox with a sweet motor..
A motor alone does not make the car.. The twins are a sports car
From the ground up.. Not a derivative of a FWD econobox..
I don't care if the Honda is faster or smoother . Blah blah blah... It can't match
The driving experience of the twins...

I think you missed his point, and he's correct. The real problem with "ricers" is not how shitty their cars look (why are they always dirty?) despite the money thrown at them, it's that "ricers" themselves are f-ing retarded.

Originally Posted by Jond63

Who cares what someone wants to do to their own car? Does it hurt you, harm you, or even cause documentable heartburn? Leave the people alone to do what they want.

He is certainly free to do whatever he wants to his car. We are also free to laugh at his ass. ETA: Deleted "He's".

[Whitigir]

Originally Posted by Tromatic

He's is certainly free to do whatever he wants to his car. We are also free to laugh at his ass.

Best post, quote of the day. It will be my signature.

I also would like to add that some people just have stickers all over their car. When I see stickers, I think of

1/ Sponsored ads
2/ Rice
3/ Clueless about sport car taste

[JDMenrique]

Originally Posted by Mikem53

Really... Scion is toyotas low cost entry point for cars.. Aimed at the younger crowd to attract first time buyers and get them hooked on toyotas brand.
How many new Porsches or more expensive sports cars do you see being
Molested to this degree?

I'm pretty sure Toyota did it to revive a stale brand. I don't know of many "first time buyers" that could afford an almost $28k car.

[campy]

I think it's funny how one of the major issues us FRS owners face is having to deal with Scion's brand image, and proving that "we aren't like that, I swear!"