Scion's big announcement!?! Coming on April 20.

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by ryun84

Are you sure? Even with the recent events? Not to downplay the seriousness of the tragedy there, but there is no way in hell I would go there now.

Yeah man, its not like ALL of Japan is in disaster state atm. Could easily go to Osaka, or Kyoto, and its probably (for the most part) business as usual.


Could go to Okinawa as well.

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by Giccin

+1

I'm going to apologize first hand to the patriots.

I hate the U.S. lol

SoCal isn't the U.S.......well, at least, it should've broken off into its own little "Wtf" country by now...cept San Diego. San Diego is cool.

Think Escape from L.A., only, its not a prison island. Its just an island.

Originally Posted by RRnold

Mexican huh? Not Chicano or Latino!?

He didn't say Mexican, he said Hispanic.

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

SoCal isn't the U.S.......well, at least, it should've broken off into its own little "Wtf" country by now...cept San Diego. San Diego is cool.

Think Escape from L.A., only, its not a prison island. Its just an island.



He didn't say Mexican, he said Hispanic.

Sorry I know you're serious and I agree that California is practically it's own country but I'm glad someone else caught that bit.

If you hate the US and you live in Cali, you're missing out on 90% of the country. Come visit West Kentucky/Tennessee, Giccin. Then maybe you won't hate it, you'll probably only dislike it .

And just a side comment about the 4/20 reference, don't get me started .

[GameOvr]

The annoucement will either be "Japan has contained d radiation on all the 3 nuclear plants" or

about the debut of iQ w/c launches 2011
http://www.scion.com/#/iQ

[Mouse]

Originally Posted by DantKR

GT-R was a direct revival of an old legend.

FT-86 is inspired by the old 86.

Similar, but not the same.

GT-R = Direct Revival of an OLD legend...HA
The GT-R was an evolution of the SKYLINE. If it was a direct REVIVAL, it would have been RWD, NA and light with some retro aspects thrown into the design. The reason Nissan sold it as a Nissan is because everyone(nearly) knows that ---GT-R = Nissan not Infiniti.

The Skyline didn't die....it was sold here as a Infiniti G35.

[WingsofWar]

Originally Posted by Mouse

GT-R = Direct Revival of an OLD legend...HA
The GT-R was an evolution of the SKYLINE. If it was a direct REVIVAL, it would have been RWD, NA and light with some retro aspects thrown into the design. The reason Nissan sold it as a Nissan is because everyone(nearly) knows that ---GT-R = Nissan not Infiniti.

The Skyline didn't die....it was sold here as a Infiniti G35.

Yep, but I think it was a Revival of a legend in image only, rather than vehicle. A lot of people are still on about the tag Skyline as synonymous with the GTR icon. When it was already clearly said after the GT-R was announce for production that it is not a skyline its a GT-R. Hence NISSAN GT-R (R35) vs NISSAN/INFINITI SKYLINE "G35" (V35).

Honestly im glad they split the image with a separate chassis, but people still call the current GT-R a skyline. Its just old bad habits at work.

[aliphian]

Originally Posted by Mouse

The Skyline didn't die....it was sold here as a Infiniti G35.

C'mon man, that was not a true skyline. It shared the same chassis and engine as the 350z. The "skylines" of the 90's were not related to the Z's.

As for GTR's, they have always been turbo and AWD.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

You misunderstand me sir, I said Hispanic. Although it was extremely presumptuous of me to even suggest you as inept, you didn't hesitate to try to be politically correct Californian .

And it's pronounced MexicAn here by the locals, this ain't Alabama !

Same shit! Mexicans want to be classified as Hispanics, Latinos or Chicanos. I asked 3 people at work what that dude on the Scion Carlsbad looks like and they all said Filipino. Filipinos are considered Asians even though some rather go with "pacific islander".

Originally Posted by aliphian

That reminds me, I'm not "White", I'm European American.

Or as we call the white boys who are all into asian girls... caucASIAN!

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

SoCal isn't the U.S.......well, at least, it should've broken off into its own little "Wtf" country by now...cept San Diego. San Diego is cool.

He didn't say Mexican, he said Hispanic.

San Diego is cool, expensive but cool.

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Sorry I know you're serious and I agree that California is practically it's own country but I'm glad someone else caught that bit.

If you hate the US and you live in Cali, you're missing out on 90% of the country. Come visit West Kentucky/Tennessee, Giccin. Then maybe you won't hate it, you'll probably only dislike it .

And just a side comment about the 4/20 reference, don't get me started .

I was in Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Louisville back in '07 for my friend's wedding. I had a blast out there. We went to some shopping center which had a restauarant that becomes a club at night. Nothing like California though.

[cyde01]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

If you hate the US and you live in Cali, you're missing out on 90% of the country. Come visit West Kentucky/Tennessee, Giccin. Then maybe you won't hate it, you'll probably only dislike it .

the other 90% of the country has all the same downsides of being in CA and none of the upside

[WingsofWar]

Originally Posted by aliphian

C'mon man, that was not a true skyline. It shared the same chassis and engine as the 350z. The "skylines" of the 90's were not related to the Z's.

As for GTR's, they have always been turbo and AWD.

A TRUE skyline is a RWD Coupe or Family Sedan. With Several performance trims GT-M/GT-S/GTS-T/ GTS-4/GTS-25/RS.

It just so happens that the GT-R icon infested the Skyline family with its Racing DNA. (GTRs have not always been AWD turbo Starting with the C110 GTR being a 2.0L N/A RWD. AWD didnt come in until MUCH MUCH later)

If anything the G35 and G37 is a step into the pure skyline heritage. Without the GT-R icon messing with the branding.

[aliphian]

Originally Posted by WingsofWar

A TRUE skyline is a RWD Coupe or Family Sedan. With Several performance trims GT-M/GT-S/GTS-T/ GTS-4/GTS-25/RS.

It just so happens that the GT-R icon infested the Skyline family with its Racing DNA. (GTRs have not always been AWD turbo Starting with the C110 GTR being a 2.0L N/A RWD. AWD didnt come in until MUCH MUCH later)

If anything the G35 and G37 is a step into the pure skyline heritage. Without the GT-R icon messing with the branding.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

[Mr.Jay]

Originally Posted by WingsofWar

A TRUE skyline is a RWD Coupe or Family Sedan. With Several performance trims GT-M/GT-S/GTS-T/ GTS-4/GTS-25/RS.

It just so happens that the GT-R icon infested the Skyline family with its Racing DNA. (GTRs have not always been AWD turbo Starting with the C110 GTR being a 2.0L N/A RWD. AWD didnt come in until MUCH MUCH later)

If anything the G35 and G37 is a step into the pure skyline heritage. Without the GT-R icon messing with the branding.

Skylines werent legendary until the introduction of the AWD system which got them sooo many titles and race wins hell they even got banned just so it would be competitive

but I do agree skylines under the prince name are jdm classics

Also I find it hard to agree that the G35 and G37 are a step closer to legit Skylines consider they are marketed as luxury 1st kind of car and that deff wasnt what it was all about back then. Skylines are not copies of Z and that is exactly what the G series is

[Matador]

Originally Posted by cyde01

the other 90% of the country has all the same downsides of being in CA and none of the upside

You wish, effin Commie bastard.

[Giccin]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Meh. The way I see it the US is the worst country in many ways but try to find a better country. The best part of America is it grows and changes. The worst is probably that we remember our mistakes as a country sometimes as a region and generally as our history and we don't just sweep bad things under the rug and forget them. I do believe it's changing but being a history buff I'm both encouraged and concerned with the progression. At what point do we stop getting better and become worse? Or did that already happen?

There is plenty to hate to be sure.

Wait how did this get ?

I honestly don't know how it got to this. >_> But yea, there are some good points to the U.S but the majority of the time it just isn't a "good place" to live in and to point it out. It is going to get worse. Read up on "Marshall Law" if you get the chance too.

Also the police are corrupt. Pulling me over to ask why I have a domo-kun hung on my rear view. Bloke doesn't even go fight crime.

Originally Posted by ryun84

Are you sure? Even with the recent events? Not to downplay the seriousness of the tragedy there, but there is no way in hell I would go there now.

People already pointed it out a few reasons to move out of the U.S

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

SoCal isn't the U.S.......well, at least, it should've broken off into its own little "Wtf" country by now...cept San Diego. San Diego is cool.

Think Escape from L.A., only, its not a prison island. Its just an island.

I've been to other states. Colorado for example... I was kicked out of a restaurant because "I didn't belong here."

As for L.A. Lets not even go there. lol