Simon, since you're in the minority can you tell us why at age 21 you prefer a Camry rather than a Caldina or Celica or something sportier?
techie, for those like caldina or celica, i cant afford it. neither do my parents. they are just gov servants. the vios is my mum's lifetime savings. the camry will most probably be my dad's "2nd wife" haha. but both of them wont take care of the cars, they dont even know how to pump in air into deflated tires. hence, such a child like me is born to this family to help them haha.
i dont have my own earning power yet so i couldnt talk much about my dream car. my dream car is beemer m5. but might be impossible to own it in my lifetime loh.. i read so many mags about cars, beginning with local car mods. i have all the mags in my cupboard and still multiplying them every month. car mods made me bored because mostly, they modify almost the same thing, more power, sharp handling and makan minyak loh!!! i felt there is nothing much to be appreciated in these types of mods in boleh land.
just had the interest to learn how to mod a car to get more power and of course lower FC if possible. the only thing i appreciate is car racing as a sport, street racing wth somebody i dont know mkes me feel cheap of myself. why am i wasting fuel just for the fun of it where it might take my life away? sometimes, when im driving the waja, a wira zoomed pass me, i might give a chase, sure win if it's lower cc or no mods. sometimes, a beemer/merc zoomed pass, chase for what?? sure lose la, cant even smell the smoke man... so i wonder what meaning there is to race in the streets. this has led me to appreciating comfort level of a car.
with hypertune mag, i learned about higher level car mods, with more jap n conti cars like brabus, AMG, M(BMW) and also high-powered cars. it has made me boring again, nothing but pure or raw power just to show a particular car is faster. every minute, it's like proving which 1 has the shortest time of 0-100-0km/h. i mean it's real boring, same thing..sigh.
so finally, TOP GEAR which gave me the chance to learn more about an enthusiast's car and what does it mean by a car only for purists. it's like car literature man haha..n i appreciate the design of the car and its engine. learning more about complex GB and suspension system cos those are the main parts to move a car.
and now, i have started to buy mags about car audio mods, ICE. wanna learn more about it to get an idea to improve the camry's ICE haha.
these are some reasons in detailed why i dont have the interest in cars which targeted younger toyota drivers. i only appreciate that toyota has the ability and the manpower to produce such large line-up of cars to suit the world's different buyers. i do like the caldina and celica, but i wont use its power and i dont think i need its design to look smart when i get down the car. so an ACV31 is already more than enough for me, less expectations perhaps. wait until i earn my own money, maybe i will change my mind by then hehe. sorry to be so long-winded.
