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Aug 9, 2009 | 08:33 AM

#26

9krpmrx8

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i guess I am a purist then. ***** ug

Me too, there is a lot I hate about that car. A lot I like too but the stuff I hate kills it for me. But it isn't my car so WGF.

Aug 9, 2009 | 10:15 AM

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alfy28

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Originally Posted by Catspaw

The irony of it is... this is what half of all cars in Japan look like. It's called 'VIP' style and is extremely popular, probably more so than the tuner style we get from the drift crowd.

sorry to break it to you, but i visit japan at least once a year to visit family. i can tell you that its less then half. also the cars that are VIP's are not 7's. the car they use alot are, Toyota Marks, and Chaser and nissan gloria.

last , you see more tuned cars then VIP cars. ppl who drive VIP's are ususally wannabe gangsters, which is a small number, thank god

Last edited by alfy28; Aug 9, 2009 at 10:21 AM.

Aug 9, 2009 | 02:58 PM

#28

cajunrx8

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Meh I like it over all, but a few things are nasty lookin.....
The shifter has gotta go!!! That is totally screwed up, the wheels are a little too wide for me but doable. the rest is ok.

Aug 9, 2009 | 03:04 PM

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As he tells us, Bruce's goal in building the car was to do it "Osaka style"--to, as he puts it, take a perfectly good track or luxury car . . . and ruin it. Think flared, Bosozoku-inspired family sedans-turned touge machines, dekotora, or bagged luxury rides on ridiculously off-set deep-dish wheels, and you've got the right idea.

That, my friend, is VIP. Don't believe me? Check it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIP_style

EDIT for Alfy:

Where I lived in Japan, we had a lot of bosozoku and gangster wannabes in addition to the tuner crowd. Nearly every family sedan, scooter, and kei-car that wasn't driven by an elderly couple looked like it had been stripped of all its decency. Obviously I'm exaggerating when I say half, but the number is pretty significant.

Also although this is a 7 and not a luxury sedan, its obvious that this was the style he was going for, as evidenced by the quote I pulled. Osaka-style is essentially an offshoot of the VIP tuning style.

Last edited by Catspaw; Aug 9, 2009 at 03:09 PM.

Aug 10, 2009 | 01:02 PM

#30

renesisgenesis

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Stupid. whatever. Chrome rims on a sports car are typically an immediate auto-gag reflex. Not sure why this guy feels the need to show off this car. at least we all get to see how much money he wasted.