USDM nightmare!!!

[dizastaman]

I had the worst dream last night that there was a USDM craze in japan. Kids were throwing out yen for APC stickers, seats, mufflers,ect... left and right, people were doing cavileer and neon front end conversions on everything. Importers were making millions on altezza tails and NOS bottles. People constantly quoting scenes from [that movie] and the srt4 was one of the most hard-to get valuable car over there, only the rich tuners could get their hands on them. Is all good though cause i woke up. i guess thats what i get for drinking pepsi and watching twilight zone reruns before bed.

[nocomedown]

you are a troubled one, child

[SimpleS14]

[AKADriver]

That's no dream...

http://www5.airnet.ne.jp/custom/ for all your JDM rice needs


^-- yep, that's a Japanese license plate on that Cavalier


I don't know what these fit... look like they're for a Durango or a Caravan


Cavaliers at Tokyo Auto Salon in the Bomex display

[soulDistortion]

Cavaliers are sold in Japan as Toyotas.

[DRFT]

I don't know what these fit... look like they're for a Durango or a Caravan

Man he sure is proud of that bubble rap in his hands...o yea maybe hes proud of that tail lights too...

[nocomedown]

Originally posted by soulDistortion
Cavaliers are sold in Japan as Toyotas.

that's because theyre made by toyota. just like the "chevy" prizm.

[AKADriver]

Nope, the Cavalier is a GM product through and through. Toyota buys them from GM - it's the flip side of the deal that game GM the Prism, and also gave Toyota some factories in the USA.

[mrmephistopheles]

Yup. This is why Veilside has a kit for Cavaliers.

[Scion]

Originally posted by AKADriver

Cavaliers at Tokyo Auto Salon in the Bomex display

what cavalier? all i see is two girls touching....

[nocomedown]

Originally posted by AKADriver
Nope, the Cavalier is a GM product through and through. Toyota buys them from GM - it's the flip side of the deal that game GM the Prism, and also gave Toyota some factories in the USA.

hmm..i always thought that Toyota was just GM's little bitch and handed over whatever cars GM wanted. oh well, you learn somethin new every day

[GTGuy06]

Originally posted by 95KoukiS14

Exactly!

[dstyle]

actually i saw something scary too. i was going to UP garage (second parts store) and in the lot was a blue s15 silvia with vinyl graphics all over the side and ricetezzas taillights. i have a pic somewhere. i gotta find it though.

[sykikchimp]

Luckily, The Cavalier is slated to "get the axe" at the end of the 04' production run.

[russian]

yea.... i dont know about cavalier, but this

[240_keyy]

ya I used to have a cavalier, they are teh sux0rs.

They were sold in Japan as the toyota cavalier and it was RHD and everything. They actually had some cool taillights that people here in the states bought, kinda looked like camaro lights. All of them had the 2.4ltr twincam motor matched to an auto tranny...

I know way too much about cavaliers

[AKADriver]

Originally posted by sykikchimp
Luckily, The Cavalier is slated to "get the axe" at the end of the 04' production run.

The replacement doesn't look all that hot, though, but at least it'll be all-new, for the first time since 1982. The Chevy Cobalt (that's the name) will share a platform with the Saturn ION.

I've never been a Cavalier fan, and this is coming from a guy that owned and loved a Neon. It never had quite the nimble feel my Neon had, and just couldn't hang in the corners. The big engines like the 2.4 and the old 3.1 V6 were insanely torquey, though.

[sykikchimp]

It'll be pretty cool if the cobalt gets the supercharged engine from the Saturn Redline... two words.. "smaller pulley!"

[240_keyy]

if shevvy knew anything, they wouldn't say "smaller pulley", they would say "turbo, AWD"

[SimpleS14]

Originally posted by russian
yea.... i dont know about cavalier, but this

LOL

that is some serious negative camber!!!

[russian]

yea its one maaaad drifta

[AutoDestruct]

Speaking of the Domestic side of things. I work for a car rental agency right now and I was driving the new Grand prix's that just came off the truck. And they are pretty nice performance wise for a hunk-of-junk. They have "Generation III" 3.8 V6s in them and they feel borderline V8 when drivin hard. The traction control is barely able to keep a lid on things in sharp turns, and is able to be turned off. After I joyrided the first one, I saw that we have "GTP" models as well and saw that they were supercharged. I believe it is a roots type system. I will try and get the chance to throughly test drive one of these models when the chance arrives. My co-worker reminded me that they are the best performing cars in their class. (FF,Midsize,sedan,6cylinder)? Or at least that's what the add states, on the tube. I believe this was accomplished by making the vehicle's overall dimensions smaller, while upping either the displacement or HorsePower/Torque. At least it looks/feels that way to me. The back window is only about a 1 and a half by two feet, while the metal portion of the door is huge. looks Strange when open. The rear seat passengers will feel "sunken" into the car. I'm sure. Maybe some will like it. 23 Thousand is on the sticker. 20 mpg city, 30 highway.

I would think the supercharged model should be good for at least 300 horse. This should make for some fun, We will see. The suspension was typical Pontiac, to say it was ****ty. As is true with almost all domestics usually. IMO.

They should just stick with F-bodies and Vettes and such.

[AKADriver]

The suspension of the new GTP CompG model is supposed to outperform the Maxima SE. In the end, though, my midsize sedan dollar would still go a Mazda 6s or an Altima 3.5SE. Trimmer dimensions than the big, hulking GP and Maxima, lower price tags, and similar or better levels of trim...

[sykikchimp]

The Mazda 6 is very nice. Quite nible as well, even with the slushbox automatic.

Driving the "Preped" ones at the mazda "rev it up" deal may make me a bit one sided though.

[dizastaman]

My friends, girlfriend has a gtp, that thing is fast as hell I was very suprised because of it being a bigger 4 dr car, but damn can that thing moves. It also has a pimp factory digital boost gauge in the console.

[AKADriver]

Originally posted by sykikchimp
Driving the "Preped" ones at the mazda "rev it up" deal may make me a bit one sided though.

Tell me about it. If I bought a Mazda 6, I'd be off ordering a Borla exhaust and Eibachs before I even took delivery. Did you drive the stock ones at the event? Compared to the competition 6, the stock models felt disconnected, made absolutely NO sound, and rolled quite a bit.

[sykikchimp]

I agree.. the stock ones where rather "disconnected".. I think it was in the steering. Too many big rubber bushings. The springs, and sways helped a lot.