Import car styles
 

Stance?
JDM?
Socal style?
VIP?

How would you describe these styles and any other import car styles you can think of? Post pics as well.

How would you describe the styles typically seen in Vancouver nowadays? Also, what styles are popular in other places like in Toronto or the States but not popular here?

I remember back then in the late 90's/ early 2000's it was either JDM or "rice"

For comparison reference of wheel fitments:

http://flushstyle.pl/wp-content/uplo...FlushChart.jpg

Track *style* is getting big these days.

- Stencilled tires
- Big wings for street
- Riveted wide body not to fit a wider tire but to fit a stretched tire still with low offsets
- Stickers on windows like sponsors but they're Instagram clubs

I'm not ripping on the above, but I actually like the style as aesthetics myself personally. I am not a high performance driver but I do enjoy the occasional drive along the backroads, therefore track-style is good enough for me lol.

I like that style as well ^


my style right now is being poor and stock other than some engine/performance mods.

https://fashionandcars.files.wordpre...64_n.jpg?w=645
In Richmond I see a lot of mainland style comprised of:
-expensive car with tacky wrap job
-expensve heavy ass rims
-exotic color like purple

Not an import, but you can't forget about Surrey Style

http://i.imgur.com/aUY4fUK.jpg

Richmond style -

If you got your N, rich parents, and curbed rims
Black or white BMWs/Mercedes (3-series/4-series/c-class preferred)



If your parents are really rich, you'll be lucky enough to get a supercar
.... and then wrap it up in funky colors

I've always been one for subtle modifications to the exterior. Just enough to separate itself from the norm, while keeping in line with that the engineers/designers spent millions doing to get it right. I think everything else is pretty tacky, and a fad which will last all of 2-3 years. Maybe that's because i'm too cheap to do things over every few years? Ha

A race car is different obviously.

Bruhhhhhh.

Do you even surrey, buddy guy?

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5561/...9eb91357_b.jpgDSC_0045-2 by meme_405, on Flickr

being poor is a good style

My style right now is OEM with an ebay S2000 antenna. Going for that classic oem look.

canadian tire style

What about the winter style im rocking right now?

Stock tires slammed on coils inside the wheel wells cuz im too lazy to get spacers for winter or take the camber out of the coils either. So im left with 7 inch wide tires with camber that are sunk in the wheel wells...fuck it

theres also shakotan, kyusha, boso to name a few.

I-cant-do-anything-on-my-car-other-than-spray-it-with-plastidip Style

What I think has been interesting to see transpire is the USDM influence on Japan. They are now emulating North American styling(Socal style if you will) in their own builds. American tuner parts, shaved bays, tucks, etc. It's cool to see it come full circle since we(North Americans) were dying for JDM stuff 10+ years ago.

I really dig the cleanliness of Socal Honda stuff. I like the tucked and clean engine bays but it doesn't transfer over to function or driving feel which is why I never went that route with my caR.

As for "What's Hot" nowadays, I'd say race car style. Gutted interior, cage, meaty tires with chalk, tucked/shaved engine bay and aero. I can dig it but I'm really into the Kanjozoku stuff in Japan. Gutted, purposed built, beat up street racers that actually break the law in Japan. Not condoning street racing but fuck me if I(and others here I'm sure) didn't grow up in that world in the 90's/early 2000's. It's fun living vicariously through them.

Or even importing USDM cars

I think that's a very important point especially if you plan to sell the car in the future.

Don't learn from me though as I took a one-year-available niche car and modified it well beyond factory. Why? Because factory parts sucked in this case. With the wheels & tires, I look sunk from some angles and semi-flush at others. Didn't want staggered since it's useless for my application.

Niche car does not necessary equal best car :concentrate:

I can see why RWBs may not be tracked. If you fuck something up, that'll be a costly repair unlike a true racing car where there's constant money flow and shit can be repaired (with race cars, appearance takes a back seat anyway)

VIP / Bippu style. Is it still big in Japan now? I know it's bigger in the States than in Canada. Why isn't this style big in Vancouver?

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(image from Wikipedia.)

VIP was always big in Japan. VIP style isn't big in the lower mainland since more people would rather have a fun and agile car rather than a boat with window curtains. Most VIP wheels are super heavy, so performance wise it's terrible. Aftermarket support for VIP is like non existent up here.

There's probably less than a dozen VIP styled sedans in the lower mainland. There's a VIP car club by the name of Team Empire.

I used to drive a GS that I ended up losing. I do see a blacked out LS400 around town, but that's about it.

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9

VIP is no good for Vancouver, because potholes are everywhere. In fact, it is no capital city or any VIP living here anyway lol. Real VIPs ride in SUVs, not import sedans

Also, no reason to buy an imported luxury sedan and make it look higher class when most people with money would just rather buy a BMW/Mercedes sedan

We are currently plagued with the Mainland Style

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYu3QxoIUAAyHvp.jpg

^Ride my spaceship tho gurrrrrl Imma show you the worrrrrld

I'm not minding the track style as well.. At least it's somewhat functional compared to the stance style