cars concept review

Everytime I see a Cressedia on the street I always glance at it very very hard. It scares the drivers sometimes haha. I just envy one that has one of these classic fr sedans. Rims I think are Rotas? Correct me if I'm wrong, but who cares. I dig it. White rims are the best!

Well I decided to add something new in my blog I'd like to call a Super Rant. It's basically spontaneous ideas that come into my head. I figure I might as well write about it. Well here it goes....

I remember in the late 90s early 2000's I was an avid reader of import car magazines. I would be reading turbo, import tuner, sportscompact car, and superstreet. I notice quality began taking a dip in the mid 2000s around 2004.A lot of factors have to be taken into account for this dip. Possible reasons blogging, mass sharing in the internet, high speed cable being easier to attain for the masses, digital photography being easier to access, automotive forums, more user friendly video and photography editing software and the economy. When Prime Media began buying all the Import branches thats when death happened. Magazines began thinning and more women and advertisements where on pages. It didin't help that the economy was doing poorly as well. Many publications began getting axed such as sportscompactcar(An Actual Quality Magazine! and the only one I can think of getting cancelled at the moment). If I wanted to be teased I would be in the early stages of a relationship. I'm a car enthusiast, just because I am one doesn't always translate to one being a meathead. Many of us are articulate just look at all the blogs as an example. I'm also not in high school anymore. I don't really want almost naked women near car photos. It just looks really tacky. I stopped reading car magazines in the states since 2006 when my super street subscription ended. I had to deal with other priorities in life and put my passion on hold until 2009 it reimmerged.

I realized a lot of car magazines here try to persuade 15-25 year olds. Look at every cover from modified magazine to import tuner etc. etc. How they manage to sway people is their winning forumla as I'd like to call it.
The winning forumla for them : Almost naked woman showing her tummy, chest,back or legs somewhere in the cover or she could be the cover, bright colored vechicle putting out X amount of horsepower, GIANT FONT EMPHASIZING WHAT THE CAR IS ABOUT, and a captivating font to get your attention to buy this crappy $6.00 magazine. The worst part is when they interview the model for a magazine and when your a young pubescent boy or loser reading the model interview.(Yes I admit I fell victim as both)
The following is a mock Q & A they always do such as this:

Q: What do you look for in a guy?
Model: He has to smell nice, a good sense of humor, a head on his shoulders
Q:How could a guy approach you?
Model: He should just be confident and not cocky.
Q:What ethnicity are you
Model: Well, to be "technical about it" I am laotian, thai, filipino,chinese,german,peruvian and rat.

The reason for this generic answer is to give the boy hope and keep reading the magazines. That way it can give hope for him in his dreams that the girl he yanks his hank to could one day like him.

Gee this doesn't have all the things I just talked about...



The worst magazine of all. Import Tuner is pretty JDM look the Tokyo skyline at night and flag is in the back!


Yea I'm curious to see the GT-R as the street king or I can see a whole page of the girl in the bikini.


Are you buying import tuners for colored cars or c-cups?


Why is the woman on the top left cover anyway? Does it have to do with coilovers?


The point of all this? With the horrible quality of magazines what's the point of their publications? Magazines are slowly slowly dying but not.I don't think these magazines will ever die because there are still morons picking up and buying these magazines who think this is the hotness. Until people become selfaware that anytime you buy something its not just buying a product but an idealogy. Colorful cars, almost naked women and articles a seven year old can understand is something you want to buy??
Not to knock on anyone but there are nice quality rides that pop up now and then in the magazines after they been all over the internet..... So I do have to give credit to the owner of the car not the magazine. It's just another exposure for him or her..

I see everyone blogging doing a better job and coverage than the content I see in magazines. None of that watered bs and such. Blogging is already a force. Import Tuner I've seen has recently been asking readers to give photos of their projects and such. They even ask for links of ones website and such. Also look at Super Street asking Risky Devil for a feature. So we do have the power people.

This should have been my first post of the New Year but I kept procrastinating. I couldn't any longer and had to post about all the other blogs. I know I did not list all the blogs but these are the blogs I have been constantly looking at. I hope to expand my blogroll and get to know more of the car enthusiast community.

I think more spotlight should be focused on the people or grass roots teams that have private blogs. Forget about the corporate sponsored guys and get to know more of these guys or girls more. I like micro blogs more because its more personal and I can get a sense of how that person is. Not paid to do it. But for the love of it.(Well if your paid to do what you love then thats really really great).

Well here are blogs I always lurk at. Without you all I wouldn't even be blogging. So many thanks to everyone seriously. Lets keep blogging and sharing our thoughts, opinions, randomness, etc. etc.

Be sure to check these blogs out!!! and the other blogs on my list.



Azndoc - Fixed gears, food, chilling in LA from an azndoc.


Car X Girl - The automotive world from a woman's perspective. She writes a lot of interesting stuff from to how car people will never be understood, fashion or car parts, women never getting the big deal of cars. Do check it out. I feel she has a lot to say and other people need to see it.


Crazu Knights - Man these guys never update! But I gotta give them respect. These guys run Hondas the way there made. Circut, spirited runs, or flat out time attacks. Informative Honda Stuff when they do update. They know their stuff.


Drft wolrd - Very clean website. Has a ton of pictures on FR chasis cars. Be sure to check it out.


Essence Garage - Can see some of their builds. Their kouki got hellaflush exposure recently. Can't forget the lovely sxe10 one of their members has. +++1 Add the cressedia in the mix its all essense~


Farm of Minds - One of the automotive blogs that brought me back into my obsession with cars.


FR Sedan - If you love four door drifting like I do look no further. Also check out his Cressedia. I can't get enough of them.


Frisky Nipples - A Team From Texas doing it. Recently a lowlife @#$%@ stole one of their crew members 180sx if you know something that can bring that car back please let them know.


Fujishino - Photography, Japanese food, cars and oobies.


Goodfeeling - I saw their LS400 and that was game over for me. A lot of sick stanced cars from California on here. Check out the sick cars they own/shoot They also blog about what they do besides cars. Great read.


Hellfish - Whether its Canyon racing, chilling, or hard parking they do it. A lot of nice Lexus pictures. Good SC coverage from SC guys. Be sure to check them out. Also check out Dangle's SC. Did UZZ sell his SC?

Hiro - The blog of a drifter. See things such as Japanese food, a look into his life, and his other adventures. He teaches to drift as well. Glad to see him drifting an IS300! :)


Irony - Drift Cars, skateboarding, fixies, and music I never heard or seen. Peep at it people!


Jason Grain Of Salt - Covers a WIDE RANGE OF CARS. Great stories also. Be sure to read the cop with the BMW getting harassed by some kids and busting them for street racing. Its either Freddy or Jason that cover the internet sensation of you chasis.


JT-Culture - Run by Quail of Okishima Program, shows us meets from England and readers rides.


Kultivate - Similar to Farm of Minds, great blog none the less.


N/A on the Run - Get to know a car enthusiast with a Legacy Sedan from his thoughts and perspective on things. We need more car enthusiast like this, taking the initiative


Nuckin Futs - Cars x Political Activism X Supreme X Brunettes. This sums up this radicals blog. He was shutdown by hip-hop police err blogspot, why? check out his militant content. It's a unique perspective.



Okishima Program - Power with Stance, A crew from England. If you haven't heard of them pick up a copy of Banzai and find out. Or you can check out their blog.


RA64 Freddy - If you missed an internet sensation of your chasis. Chances are it has been covered on here or it will be.


Rogansan - Also known as Logan. A lot of coverage on food, and whatever he wants to post about. Interesting stuff like this Air Max 90 Burger ^^^



Rolling Republic - A lot of original content. Great photos from meets by Norcal and beyond. Run by a group of friends. David, Alex and CW(Don't know your name please let me know!) Do check out their exclusive content of CRAZY EXOTICS. Check out the convertible Zonda.


Slam Burgulars - Read their handbook if you don't know them by now.
"17. The lower you go, the better it feels."


Slide Asylum - "Drift & Grip Club". Original content from their track adventures.


SRS Bzns - I remember when I just got blogging a few months ago and got overly hyped when I claimed my friends Soarer was one of the best. He just let me know I was crazy. Haha I did get too hype. Check out his blog a ton of diy stuff and other things he likes to post.

This is an amazing ad. Has some nostaliga factor to it. I thought I'd share with everyone an excellent car with an excellent backdrop of old New York.

Anyone feeling this 350z with a GTResque front??

Well here is a short video of building a drift car on a budget. The car is an S chasis so many of the drifters or people that are planning to drift may find this somewhat interesting. I am sure we can all relate to this even if you don't drift. All our car builds depend on money big or small. Unfortunately for me money is small :(


Someone of you may recognize the no-name drifter in the video. I'll let you guys figure that out(Don't Click on the Youtube link cheaters).*Random Fact* his license plate number from Japan is actually being sold as mini keychains in Pacific Rim as seen in pictures below:

Hey guys sorry for the lack of updates blame the holidays for that :). I think I would like to start the new year by sharing this with everyone.

Credits go to the youtube user kaineidori. Enjoy. If you haven't go out and buy these great videos.

JDM Insider 2 Videos
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http://rapidshare.com/files/191099871/JDM_INSIDER_2.part2.rar
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Option Vol.169
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http://rapidshare.com/files/191658759/Video_Option_Vol.169.CD_2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/191659150/Video_Option_Vol.169.CD_2.part2.rar