Want one badly...

Can't afford it... :(

Gran Turismoism

ZOMG!!!

Update Palooza

First off, apologies for the lack on updates on the blog, as this is really just a "on the side" hobby of mine, when work and offline activities pile up, it only means my time spent updating this blog will be reduced. So what has happened in the past month on the automotive side of things? Well, first off, the cool peeps at AFTMKT magazine got wind that the Mightly Car Mods youtube duo were headed to Singapore and they put together a pretty cool meet to welcome them to Singapore. Check out the video below: Long overdue, my final posts on the local edition of the Tokyo Auto Salon soon to come. And to round things off, i found myself behind the wheel of a truely delightful machine a couple of weeks back. The BMW ///M135i. More of that coming up. I don't know who you are but if you're reading this, a huge huge thanks for spending your time here as well as for all the "Likes" i've been getting on Facebook. I promise to get my ass off and start churning out more posts asap! On the E36 side of things, well it hasn't been great. Car is now back in the workshop once again for God know what is wrong. Sigh...

Random Shots: Dipped

Managed to get hold of a can of Plasti-dipped and went straight to work on the 1er's icky chrome grills.

Before:
After: Not bad for an hours(ish) worth of work in the carpark eh?

Tokyo Auto Salon Singapore 2013 - The JDM Connection III

Rounding off the coverage of the Japanese tuners is this trio of VIP cars. As with all car cultures, the VIP world has pretty much evolved to a point where there isn't really one singular style to follow. With fresh ideas bringing forth their own take on the Bippu scene, which has now evolved from the murdered out mafia looking cars and have branched out to cars with a more sporty style and more recently, itasha-ed Bippu rides running oni-kyan stance! Such a style wouldn't have even been dreamed off just a couple of years back. It does go to show, how much more the Japanese are willing to push in terms of defining their own style in what had always been seen as a more "traditional" scene. Keeping it still rather sedate is this Celsior (Lexus LS to you and me) from JobDesign. With the popularity of air suspension, cars are now running lower than ever. Taking it up a notch is K-break, bringing along their chopped roof Aristo. With it's bright orange paintwork and equally bright interior trim, you can't miss it. With the colorful graphics, it's a really nice and light hearted take on the genre. Something we are begining to see more of. A car i saw last year in Tokyo, the slammed oni-camber Crown patrol car from Car Sense. This time, it has some itasha graphics added on, to make it even more of a caricature of itself. It does put a smile of people's faces though!