Originally posted by lightningd
....and i'm talking about cars like the 4 bangers, not the super cars (like 300zs, supras, nsx's).
the past 10 years, the scene has thrived off the cheap 4 cylinders, like civics/integras mainly, and the other imports. aftermarket engine parts come in about anything you can think of to turbos/superchargers to valve train items.
where do you see the scene going. nobody is even looking at the civic anymore (01&up). i don't believe there are any turbo 'kits' for it. other companies are pushing honda out of the way, like nissan and mazda.
what do you see 'taking over'? what new products do you see. what hybrids, and crazy shit we wouldn't have even thought about 10 years ago, coming in our future? (turboed spec v's? turboed neons all over the place? supercharged accords? although it's a v6?) what's everyone's thoughts?
This happens (The whole Honda civic sux now thing) every 5 years a car manufacturer gets so lost in the economics that they forget what the buyers really want and as soon as nissan or mazda or subaru has cornered the market honda will put something out to decimate the newest nissan or whatever the front runner may be....Honda has been a front runner in the import scene for so long pplz are also getting tired of seeing them....(The "if you drive a civic you rice" attitude) The RSX type S and the S2000 are way too pricey for most of us so we overlook that if we spend 25,000 dollars we can have a hot honda......Its just what happens like when all nisssan made performance wise for a solid 4 years was the 300Z, but who could afford it back then when it was brand new and 25,000 dollars....Its all about where the company goes and when they do it....The import scene is going nowhere it just may fade for a few companies for a while....Think of subaru they just really got in the game with the WRX and now the STI is comming ......Mitsubishi quit making the turbo eclipse for a while but the new / old lancer evo8 is on its way now as with nissan putting out ther highly tunnable, highly affordable SE-R out.....Its just the nature of the beast......