See, you guys are on my point. Look at Shandys car. Every once in a while I see him riding near my parents house [124, Papermill, Hi Hope] and Im like damn. This was the same guy with the primered civic who played Michael jackson Cds at shows. The dude that you could actually see the progress in his car. The widebody, the seats, the bondo/weld marks. All of that into a car that I can pretty much tell without asking is his design and I dont think anyone can tell him it sucks and hurts his feelings.

What was said is correct. So many people are bashing cars, trying to fit in. I laugh a lot. I see people who say they are all JDM, but it has never been about bashing show cars. Wait, maybe on Honda Tech. True, the two scenes were different, but the issue wasnt show vs race vs jdm vs drift. Those were all different parts that made the scene so fun. I remember going to a show and seeing performance cars with the hoods up and show cars with hood, doors, and trunk open. It wasnt segragated. But its people fitting in. People who chose the "JDM route" and so they feel that they have to bash the show car scene because they want to prove that they are all about performance. Thats whats killing the scene, because people want to feel like they are so true to their little part of the scene.

I like performance and I have a little JDM twist. If I go to a show and see a car with a good amount of engine work, tasteful widebody, deep dish wheels, nice paint, good glass work on the inside, then hell yea, im going to be impressed. I can appreciate a 10 second civic just as much as a 9 second supra. If I think something is tacky, I wouldnt expect the owner to rip off their kit and put on the factory parts with a lip, HIDs, slammed and wheels because I think it looks good. And thats what these kids are doing nowadays, trying to fit in and bashing in the proccess to make themselves look more knowledgable.

Damn I wish some of you could have seen what some of us have. Im talking about cars. Cars that were the talk of the town. Do you know how many people considered cars owned by people on this board as godly? And speed? Your car was rated as being fast in comparison with Marshalls, all the time. When Kat had her civic she was like the role model for every female tuner in GA.

And the shops. Do you all remember the shop wars? LOL, well, Alex VS UAB war, LOL. Everything aside, UAB pumped out some of the most original ideas to hit GA. Then Auto Fitness for what was the highest quality work in the area. I think the conversion phase was good for the scene because it forced people to be creative. True, lots of people out there getting skyline lights, but there were also people doing other things. Mini Van doors on a civic wasnt even an idea that was too crazy to be tried.