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This can only mean one thing… and it’s not just the AE86. Both cars are gone. WTF is going on? A. My work makes me feel like a man. B. Two little girls are really nice to come home to. C. It’s almost mosquito season. D. Japan was really really awesome. WTF is going on? I miss the AE86 horribly. […]

Mark Un-Made




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I’m crazy about showa era Advan wheels, but I’m not really sure why. Certainly the Carrot Flashpoint Trueno driven by Keichi in the late eighties is a part of why, but more than that Advans have a long history in Japanese racing that dates back to the early seventies. That’s about all I can rationalize. Maybe they are just something […]

Advan Alphabet


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Yes finally, the whole fitment/stretched tire craze is dead.  Dead.  This is the equivalent to an EF Civic on 22’s as seen in the late nineties.  Dead.  If you are old fashioned and don’t see what’s going on… that’s how his tire fits!  This isn’t some half assembled mock up test fit.  That’s how he’ll be rolling to Lawson and […]

And Finally



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I’ve been torturing myself like crazy.  I’m wavering somewhere between 25% and 90% NOT purchasing a new 86.  If we could buy something like the Japanese spec 86 RC here (left) I’d probably be quite certain.  Don’t get the unfinished bumpers and the big empty space on the dash?  I do.  In Japan subtracting painted bumpers, alloy wheels, navigation, red […]

S-T-ruggling


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Well of course not, but when it comes to cars, sometimes I’m so happy to part with my money that it actually feels like it.  Even if I’m buying the most expensive car I ever have.  If… But it’s hard for me to determine if I want an awesome fun car, or if I want a clean shiny car that […]

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