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[–]DB_Coopah 27 points28 points  (5 children)

I see this shit all. The. Time.

Source: I live there.

[–]JenkinKhan 20 points21 points  (1 child)

You Thais are insane, I regularly see modified convoys of cars from Thailand here in Malaysia. I really like some old wagons that come through, some of thennre really tastefully modded

[–]DB_Coopah 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m actually American, but I think about the same kinds of things. I’ve got some Thai dudes here in my neighborhood that have some older wagons and such. One guy has a Mitsubishi Legnum which is tastefully done up, and another guy has a Volvo 850 T5-R.

[–]StrawoftheMonkey2013 Fiesta S, 2006 Ranger 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cheap parts but expensive interesting cars. $80,000 for an MX-5.

I'm sick of car prices here, I'm looking to move to the US so I can experience cool cars without being a literal millionaire.

[–]pet_the_puppy1.8-Swapped 93 Miata, 99 ES300 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I was just in Krabi and I was astonished at how 1 in 4 taxi or kei van were on Rotas or RPF1s. In the US, wheel upgrade culture is very niche, and it's usually tacky AutoZone crap, as opposed to legit upgrades or dignified replicas that I saw there. Also, half the Rota Grids had Volk decals, which was always a laugh.

[–]PossiblyAsianF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't often see aftermarket wheels but when I do it looks like shiny hotwheels variety.

When only time I see cars with nice rims is car meets or a beat up track car and the nice rims have obviously been abused

[–]celicaxx1994 Nissan Sentra 18 points19 points  (5 children)

I notice a lot of old car parts for 80s and 90s Japanese cars are coming from Thailand on ebay, both repro/aftermarket and stuff off actual cars.

Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia seem to have a lot of 80s and 90s tuner cars still roaming the streets and quite popular, reminding me a bit of the early/mid 2000s in USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Csy9BhSRWM Like this 100+ B13 Sentra/Sunny convoy.

[–]Turdsworth'16 MX-5 Club, '08 XWD Saab 9-3 Aero Wagon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I saw a guy recently driving a super clean Mitsubishi Eclipse with period correct mods but it was done in a really clean contemporary look. It was all white with an aftermarket spoiler and those aftermarket inside out lights that were mega popular. It also had a tasteful exhaust. It really took me back because it was from the gaudy 2000s tuning scene but also done to be timeless. I’m not sure if a guy decided to tone down his 2000s build

[–]dbfuru2012 Nissan 370z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of repro parts for old 70s and 80s Celicas were coming out of Thailand when I had one. It's good I think, because no one else seemed interested in making parts for them

[–]Wiseguy_7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't really speak for Thailand and the Philippines, but in Malaysia, the local auto manufacturer, proton, got a licence to manufacture the 2nd and 4th generation Mitsubishi mirage/colt/lancer since the 80's. They never stop making them until the late 2000's with updated bits, so they are cheap, plentiful, and because they are basically Lancers underneath, highly moddable.

[–]deprivedchild'93 CB7s double trouble, '01 NB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For my particular Accord, there's at least several people from SEA that post on the forums or groups trying to sell foglights (hard to come by complete) regularly for $500+... most of the time they're missing parts.

[–]dovahbe4rReplace this text with year, make, model 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same deal with BMW parts but from Eastern Europe. Gotta have that Mtech 1 spoiler from Latvia

[–]_slamcityrick_ 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Man I loved thailand so much when I visited, but seeing ALL the vans and trucks slammed on te37 reps never got old. I loved every single one of them.

[–]pet_the_puppy1.8-Swapped 93 Miata, 99 ES300 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Just flew back. That was so fucking weird.

And awesome at the same time. The average cabbie in the US would not think to run custom wheels, let alone be familiar with Rotas and the actual Volks that they're replicating.

[–]celicaxx1994 Nissan Sentra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if I took a picture, but I saw an AMG Mercedes cab in Taiwan.

[–]Bobabuttt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thailand is the best. FUCKING TE37 *style* ALL THE CARS!!!

[–]Redbulldildo 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What are the trucks in the background here? Is that just the global Colorado? They look short.

[–]paulsebi94 2 points3 points  (1 child)

no thats an isuzu dmax atleast thats what is it called in australia, definitely isuzu. built on the same platform as the colarado

[–]GhostriderJuliettMark II JZX100 🔰 RX-8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, was recently in Thailand and saw a lot of those and a lot of Hilux.