Car breh's a question, why is JDM stereotyped as being an white/asian thing?

[Alvin]

Are you talking about cars made for the Japanese market or just Japanese cars in general?

I think Japanese cars kinda fell off. Lexus, Infiniti and Acura used to be the shyt, back in the 90’s. Most of those brands don’t have anything really fly nowadays.

As for the lesser brands, Black people are always into cars that convey status. Back in the day, just having a Maxima was kinda impressive. Nowadays, a maxima ain’t shyt. You gotta have a Maserati or a big body benz to look like you’re ballin’. And if you want something manly, you to for the charger/challenger or Camaro. Japan doesn’t have much to compete with those.

Very true, but those were luxury cars, now sports cars. Acura Legend, Infinti J-30, Lexus truck, LS.

 

[Alvin]

When I was coming up in the tuner era brehs had Japanese cars, nowadays it might be because of the cost and access, majority of those older imports are concentrated in areas with higher asian populations like California, Washington, Oregon..etc. it's easier to find an Rx7 in Cali than in Alabama and the cost of living will cause the price to be an issue if you were an out of state buyer. If I'm in Virginia and see a 92 Mustang GT for $8k local vs a $23k Mk3 Supra on the west coast....

I've seen black folks in all 3 of these cars in person breh with the Skyline even had an LS swap in it s2k and Nsx were both middle age professional looking brehs

you know anything about japanese V8's? I was told to go with the I6 instead of the v8 for the lexus GS and LS (bubble lex of the 90s)

 

[NatiboyB]

The asian thing is self-explanatory but it seems breh's are always stereotyped into liking foreign luxury cars, exotics, muscle cars or SUV's?

Not a lot of breh's are pictured up on the NSX, WRX, Lancer Evolution, GT-R, Silvia, etc.

I guess with me it’s that I never saw any brehs doing that. I have seen old schools/donks/swangs etc hell I was even in a car club at one point. But the only people I saw dealing with the vehicles/types Scene you are talking about were always white asian and the occasional Hispanic Breh.

 

[videogamestashbox.com]

Hate working on those "jay-pan"(as my daddy' mechanic friend used to say) ....cars with everything in tight hard to reach areas.
I had both a Nissan & Mazda and both where annoying to work on.
I've gone back domestic.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

8ball & mjg had the lexus sc convertible on their album covers

Even Pimp c had the nsx

 

[Oatmeal]

you know anything about japanese V8's? I was told to go with the I6 instead of the v8 for the lexus GS and LS (bubble lex of the 90s)

Not in relation to the GS or LS but for the comparison of the SC300 (2J) i6 / SC400 (UZ) v8 yeah the i6 is easier to turbo if you don't get one with a factory turbo. Only somewhat recently have folks been modding the UZ motor like doing manual transmission swaps using transmissions from a 350z, back when I was deep in that scene the sc400 wasn't sought after because of lack of tuning options for adding power but the UZ motor is built like a truck you could get 350k+ miles out of them. The v8 would be more reliable but more expensive to add any power to

 

[Leao2005]

Japanese Domestic Market

Oh I only buy Japanese

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

The asian thing is self-explanatory but it seems breh's are always stereotyped into liking foreign luxury cars, exotics, muscle cars or SUV's?

Not a lot of breh's are pictured up on the NSX, WRX, Lancer Evolution, GT-R, Silvia, etc.

We don’t fukk with rice boys

 

[You Win Perfect]

there is no stereotype though
/thread
Most popular cars are all Japanese .
I fukk with Lexus heavy

 

[Alvin]

there is no stereotype though
/thread
Most popular cars are all Japanese .
I fukk with Lexus heavy

?
Like what?
Escalade
Tahoe
Suburban
Yukon
American pick up trucks
Hellcat
Demon/red eye
Corvette
And then you got your European luxury models

 

[TaxCollector13459]

I prefer full size sedans but I was big on JDM during Need for Speed. I still want that green Paul walker car from Fast n Furious

nikkas used to be in middle school playing Drag Racer V2 damn near everyday

Is that them flows the asian dude came back thru and shot up? After paul saved after the race?

 

[TaxCollector13459]

I guess with me it’s that I never saw any brehs doing that. I have seen old schools/donks/swangs etc hell I was even in a car club at one point. But the only people I saw dealing with the vehicles/types Scene you are talking about were always white asian and the occasional Hispanic Breh.

Usually round my way it was always the white boys riding them evo type whips.

Coming up nikkas wanted old schools and got into the foreigns as we got in our teens.

My dream car a 69' chevy nova

 

[WaveWhisperer]

Is300

gs400

ls430

any landcruiser

nissain patrol safari turbo

 

[Ziploc]

They kinda lost their edge when it comes to design.Way ahead of their time back in the day but not today.

 

[Alvin]

They kinda lost their edge when it comes to design.Way ahead of their time back in the day but not today.

yes very safe and boring to drive