Tuners Don't Exist Anymore Options

[DST94]

I'm lost guys.

The car / tuner scene doesn't exist for me anymore. It just isn't the same as it used to be. Nobody builds cars for the same reasons Tuners used to build cars and there are so many cheap knockoffs being produced that build quality is low. I don't really understand what's going on. People say that we should "respect all builds" but I just can't understand why I should respect someone who literally cheaps out on everything. I see builds with straight eBay parts lists that look and run like crap. Now I'm not saying not to use eBay, I use eBay for simple stuff. Piping, clamps, wiring, connectors, etc. But remember when people used to roll around with legit wheels, legit performance parts, legit work? Like, cars used to get improved by tuners.... It's like cars are only getting changed nowadays.

Right in the years I'm going to finish my car, it seems like the scene has been long dead. Good thing I built the car for me.

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It's your money, your car, you do you and i'll do me. I respect folks for how they do their car. Some people have money and some don't so eBay is a way for them to start. In a way, cheap is a way to learn.

I've learned to enjoy all cars no matter how they're modded. I look at it like it's an art. It's not what it used to be but it is what it is.

This post has been edited by block: May 25, 2017 - 2:05 PM

[DST94]

It's your money, your car, you do you and i'll do me. I respect folks for how they do their car. Some people have money and some don't so eBay is a way for them to start. In a way, cheap is a way to learn.

I've learned to enjoy all cars no matter how they're modded. I look at it like it's an art. It's not what it used to be but it is what it is.

I can't agree, because "art" doesn't mean I throw paint covered sticks at a canvas and then call the marks art. That's ridiculous.

True art has effort and quality and purpose behind it. Not everyone can do it. Not everything is good.

Put in the work to build it the way you want it and true enthusiasts will appreciate the little things. I'm big on OEM and Dealer options only, for my vehicles. Nearly every part I've added to one of my Toys is genuine not a reproduction. Motor swaps are upgrades, and any work I put in to them is to make it a better car than it left the factory.

Hell, the vehicle that has taken the most work was converting a 98 4Runner 4x2 in to a 4x4 using a 99. So many more hours than one would think. I'm proud of it more than most of my vehicles and it looks bone stock for the most part.

I'm also at the beginning of three what I consider monster builds, and get where you're coming from.

I've only got HKS, Toyota, and TRD on mine. I totally see where you're coming from.

Put in the work to build it the way you want it and true enthusiasts will appreciate the little things. I'm big on OEM and Dealer options only, for my vehicles. Nearly every part I've added to one of my Toys is genuine not a reproduction. Motor swaps are upgrades, and any work I put in to them is to make it a better car than it left the factory.

Hell, the vehicle that has taken the most work was converting a 98 4Runner 4x2 in to a 4x4 using a 99. So many more hours than one would think. I'm proud of it more than most of my vehicles and it looks bone stock for the most part.

I'm also at the beginning of three what I consider monster builds, and get where you're coming from.

I've only got HKS, Toyota, and TRD on mine. I totally see where you're coming from.

I see it all the time on the Subaru Facebook page. Idiots buying the cheapest set of coilovers and suspension pieces they can get their hands on. Making their car look terrible and honestly making the F&F days look like art.

F&F may have been over the top but at least the builds (movie wise) were sick as hell and had good quality and unique designs