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Tokyo Drift was a very unique movie. Cars were made to do majestic maneuvers that are humanly impossible with ordinary cars. The cars were stylish, fleet and heavily accessorised. Spoilers, bumpers, rev-ed up engines, drift tyres and multicolored headlights were aptly fitted onto cars to give a new definition for coolness. Form an image of this car in your mind's eye. Beautiful, isn't it?

Obsession of this mental image is so palpable that it has become somewhat endemic. Car freaks start to modify their cars as they please, having no regard for the original designs that car engineers tireless created with the consideration of airflow, resistance and limit. I have no issues with people who do have the technical know-how of car enhancement, but I detest people who do not. Its actually one of the reasons why I fume with disgust so often whenever i drive. In every 10 cars, I could find at least 1 car which has a modified exhaust pipe- and it's not like exhaust pipes enable cars to travel at higher speeds- and the driver of which is a too-cool-to-be-true punk who loves stamping on the accelerator to make the oh so irritating 'VROOOMMM'. I hate to disappoint anyone, but these cars aren't usually anything like what we see in the movies. The most common model on the roads these days are the Gen-2s(made in msia) and they'll look something like this:



It couldn't get anymore aesthetically pleasing to the eye, could it? Actually, i wonder what were spoilers made for? My bro once remarked that it looked more like a flimsy Japanese table, which made me wonder how professional carmakers would ridicule these car owners. Still, i'm not ruling out the possibility that my judgment is porous because it could my lack in depth of automobile technical knowledge that in hindering my comprehension of modern style. ahhh, but I still am adamant that owners of low end cars should not be drawn into the hype about car modification. In this world, one has to live within his means, and though they might feel that they can afford such luxuries, the bottom line should be whether the money was well spent. If you can't afford it, don't force it, what's the big deal anyway. Today, trying too hard is a sin itself. Forgive me if i seem to be implying stereotypical idea that only low income earners drive less expensive cars, but what really is the probability of a kancil owner being a millionaire? I doubt wealthy people would put good money into bad investments like that. But who knows right? In order to satiate your curiosity about car owners with grotesque taste, here goes:




Another random thought: whenever people get involved in road accidents, there is bound to be some form of altercation no matter which party was clearly at fault. Both parties would be in a state of denial with the belief that they cannot possibly be the cause of the accident, much less the sole cause of the accident. Then, like elementary school kids, they play the blame game. Maturity does reinvent childishness. The sight of them bickering brings back memories of youth, which I savour with utmost pleasure. =)