Official old grumpy assholes of zilvia thread

[crash n' burn]

Originally Posted by Krusty_s13

I'm glad I am not the only one cringing at the "new wave". Lets bring back the well written blogs and informative forum posts plz.

You have to first blow their minds that people still use forums. 9 times out of 10, when I say shit can be found on zilvia..I get the answer "Forums are dead", or "the pictures don't work"

It's like no one knows how to fucking read.. Apparently they'd rather just be clowns on FB. Don't get me wrong, I legit just shit-post on those groups since there is zero contributions happening.

[tuzzio]

Build threads and forums > youtube.

Youtube is a great tool, I'll never take that away. But 11 out of 10 car "vlogs" ( I hate that word) are no more than people doing stuff to get likes. Almost none of them build anything actually cool / unique. Its amazing some of the fab guys on youtube don't get more recognition.

[Krusty_s13]

Originally Posted by tuzzio

Build threads and forums > youtube.

Youtube is a great tool, I'll never take that away. But 11 out of 10 car "vlogs" ( I hate that word) are no more than people doing stuff to get likes. Almost none of them build anything actually cool / unique. Its amazing some of the fab guys on youtube don't get more recognition.

Those channels are the only ones that are worth a damn. Id rather learn how to melt some steel then hear why your boost leak is the "reason" why your driving sucks.

[Krusty_s13]

Originally Posted by crash n' burn

You have to first blow their minds that people still use forums. 9 times out of 10, when I say shit can be found on zilvia..I get the answer "Forums are dead", or "the pictures don't work"

It's like no one knows how to fucking read.. Apparently they'd rather just be clowns on FB. Don't get me wrong, I legit just shit-post on those groups since there is zero contributions happening.

No one is formulating their own opinions now a days. They want to be spoon fed and just follow the trend. Whatever the YT celebrity says is good, is the part I am going to run on my car.

WTB one way ticket to mars plz.

[crash n' burn]

Originally Posted by Krusty_s13

No one is formulating their own opinions now a days. They want to be spoon fed and just follow the trend. Whatever the YT celebrity says is good, is the part I am going to run on my car.

WTB one way ticket to mars plz.

Love Jimmy O and everything..but now it's some miraculous concept that people should actually spend money on replacement OE parts so their shit boxes aren't such shit boxes instead of throwing knock off parts and other random dumb shit at them first.

Then all these NOS parts start flying off the shelf. Love/Hate it because I was eyeballin' a set of those new dual projectors....well shit.


tuzzio, you get that GREX shifter pattern alright?

[deolio]

project binky is hands down the best build "vlog" on youtube. if you haven't seen it, check it out. makes me want to build templates for shit and use a grinder for no reason every time i watch lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hCP...3-GLTO&index=3

[ZenkiKid]

I personally love watching YoungStatic and Garage built hondas. Both accounts revolve around building fast cars on budget parts.

[merlz]

Originally Posted by deolio

project binky is hands down the best build "vlog" on youtube. if you haven't seen it, check it out. makes me want to build templates for shit and use a grinder for no reason every time i watch lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hCP...3-GLTO&index=3

I fucking hate tea. But i'd drink it with those blokes. Love watching how over engineered that car is haha

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by crash n' burn

You have to first blow their minds that people still use forums. 9 times out of 10, when I say shit can be found on zilvia..I get the answer "Forums are dead", or "the pictures don't work"

It's like no one knows how to fucking read.. Apparently they'd rather just be clowns on FB. Don't get me wrong, I legit just shit-post on those groups since there is zero contributions happening.

Originally Posted by tuzzio

Build threads and forums > youtube.

Youtube is a great tool, I'll never take that away. But 11 out of 10 car "vlogs" ( I hate that word) are no more than people doing stuff to get likes. Almost none of them build anything actually cool / unique. Its amazing some of the fab guys on youtube don't get more recognition.

Originally Posted by Krusty_s13

No one is formulating their own opinions now a days. They want to be spoon fed and just follow the trend. Whatever the YT celebrity says is good, is the part I am going to run on my car.

WTB one way ticket to mars plz.

Fuck yeah, I’m glad this thread is still on track! I agree with all these sentiments mates, cheers!

P.S. the Driftworks dudes do some cool stuff now and then.

[tuzzio]

Originally Posted by crash n' burn

tuzzio, you get that GREX shifter pattern alright?

yessir. thanks again. Wouldnt mind a spare if you have anymore sitting around. You know how to get ahold of me.

[gbaby2089]

Originally Posted by merlz

Yeah i'm not watching anymore. It's getting ridiculously fucking cringe. Shit product placement like he's not trying to advertise future 'flight tag' key chains like every other fucking company. Like fuck off! I get it, you're trying to make money "respect the hustle" bla bla bla but fuck me.

Also the ads within the video are a automatic skip for me.

Car YouTubers have always been cringy breh.

Adam LZ & Hert at Final Bout constantly surrounded by 17 year old chuds & weebs, super wack.

Originally Posted by dizzariot

Hello. I'm happy y'all are still as bitter as me. I am living proof you can live a happy life and still disapprove of bullshit car trends on the internet.

Same.

Originally Posted by Krusty_s13

I'm glad I am not the only one cringing at the "new wave". Lets bring back the well written blogs and informative forum posts plz.

Taking & uploading pictures AND writing stuff to go with that? That's too hard dude.

Originally Posted by tuzzio

Build threads and forums > youtube.

Youtube is a great tool, I'll never take that away. But 11 out of 10 car "vlogs" ( I hate that word) are no more than people doing stuff to get likes. Almost none of them build anything actually cool / unique. Its amazing some of the fab guys on youtube don't get more recognition.

That's life in 2019 friendo. Look at how many people just do things for IG likes.

Originally Posted by deolio

project binky is hands down the best build "vlog" on youtube. if you haven't seen it, check it out. makes me want to build templates for shit and use a grinder for no reason every time i watch lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hCP...3-GLTO&index=3

Project Binky is great. 99% of other car stuff on YT is trash.

[dizzariot]

People are neg-repping me for bitching in the thread designed for bitching.

Look up, there goes the point...aaaaaaaaaand it's gone.

LOL.

[deolio]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

People are neg-repping me for bitching in the thread designed for bitching.

Look up, there goes the point...aaaaaaaaaand it's gone.

LOL.

or are they out-grumpy-ing you

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by deolio

or are they out-grumpy-ing you

OOOOOO THAT WOULD BE YHE FUCKING DAY! lol

It was on the post where I lightly bashed Okamura.


I’ll take it a step further: the new aero is whack. Neg rep me for an opinion, very soft of whoever is neg-repping posts here.

[Krusty_s13]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

OOOOOO THAT WOULD BE YHE FUCKING DAY! lol

It was on the post where I lightly bashed Okamura.


I’ll take it a step further: the new aero is whack. Neg rep me for an opinion, very soft of whoever is neg-repping posts here.

I’m not a fan either. Meh.
Inb4 someone comes in and tells us something about an opinion and an asshole.

[BryanSayWhat]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

I’ll take it a step further: the new aero is whack. Neg rep me for an opinion, very soft of whoever is neg-repping posts here.

Might as well be Rocket Bunny V3 (yes, I looked up the current version count ).

[deolio]

seems like these days most aero coming out is garbage besides varis, voltex, and artisan spirits.

[deolio]

happy thanksgiving you old dirty grumpy sons of bitches i’m grateful for the hate i have for every single one of you. never stop being dickheads <3

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by deolio

happy thanksgiving you old dirty grumpy sons of bitches i’m grateful for the hate i have for every single one of you. never stop being dickheads <3

Same here. I'm thankful that you guys aren't soft as cotton and can have a heated debate without neg-repping and reporting posts.

[mrmephistopheles]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

same here. I'm thankful that you guys aren't soft as cotton and can have a heated debate without neg-repping and reporting posts.

*post reported, neg rep applied*

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by mrmephistopheles

*post reported, neg rep applied*

You crazy bastard. Called my bluff.


Japan keeps coming out with cool car models we don't get in the US. I periodically check what's released back home and it isn't much...

[merlz]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

You crazy bastard

Called him crazy and a bastard, when you don't know his life story. I'm offended.

I'm angry at all these wanker facebook pages coming out of the woodwork posting old blurry 90's photo's like they're fucking cool. You scanned a photo from a magazine and threw your watermark on it.
Then throw shit captions on everything with weird font's and spacing like "R P S 1 3". We get it. You're fucking edgy!!

three things I would like to note:

1) The 2019 LA auto show sucked major dick. New vette looks weird. Supra looks equally weird and disproportionate. NISSAN is asleep at the wheel, no new Z or GTR. Longest. Production. Run. Ever.

2) Many years ago, NightKids ran from the police. This created an epic thread here.

3) Drift Girl

carry on...

[Tearlessj]

Had someone hit me up for some parts. I send photos, get a shipping quote, $30 shipped. Says he's waiting for some checks to clear to pay me. Like man I get it, but jesus, if you're waiting for a check to clear to pay $30 for some 240 parts maybe you shouldn't be into 240's. Maybe I'm not being thoughtful enough, I don't know.

[dorkidori_s13]

Originally Posted by Tearlessj

Like man I get it, but jesus, if you're waiting for a check to clear to pay $30 for some 240 parts maybe you shouldn't be into 240's.

agreed! ive heard this a lot over the last few years (especially in the Protege scene). its like if you cant afford $40 for a replacement part, especially used, you PROBABLY shouldnt be building cars...

[jedi03]

well grass is always greener on the other side and 240s being built these days turn into gold when complete! lol I think its because racecar mentality and young people being young...

[duballstar37]

Originally Posted by jedi03

well grass is always greener on the other side and 240s being built these days turn into gold when complete! lol I think its because racecar mentality and young people being young...

Priorities are for old grumpy assholes!

[dorkidori_s13]

Originally Posted by jedi03

well grass is always greener on the other side and 240s being built these days turn into gold when complete! lol I think its because racecar mentality and young people being young...

they turn into gold huh? if by gold you mean a complete loss on investment as it will COST you $25,000+ to build something proper, clean and right that youll see MAYBE a return of $12,00-$15,000 on... so can you explain this "gold" logic of yours?

[dizzariot]

Here we go again.

What’s ‘proper’...because restoring a car to OEM spec is pretty fucking ‘proper’ to me and doesn’t cost $25k.

I still haven’t lost money on an SChassis.

[Croustibat]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

Here we go again.

What’s ‘proper’...because restoring a car to OEM spec is pretty fucking ‘proper’ to me and doesn’t cost $25k.

I still haven’t lost money on an SChassis.

"Proper build" != "restoring to OEM spec" != "patching holes with fiberglass and vynil wrap to hide rust"

I may have spent around 10k on chassis interior and suspension work over the years.
Engine and transmission are currently being built, and clearly not going over that 25k mark is a long forgotten dream ... The money is mostly parts at a discount. Initial car price is not included either ...

No matter how fast or refined it is, it cannot sell for more than 10K.

The only way not to lose money on an S chassis is not to part from it. As long as the car is not gone, money is not lost i guess...