A Valiant Effort, YouTube

What happens when people who aren't heavily involved in the car community attempt to discuss cars?

Well, if you have a sense of humor, the result is often hilarious. A brilliant place to see this happening is the world's favorite website for video sharing. YouTube comments are definitely among some of the most entertaining reading material freely available. I've gotten to the point where it's nearly impossible for me to watch a video without spending 10 additional minutes scrolling through the comments section. There never fails to be at least one comment that has me wondering if there is an undiscovered animal species, very similar to humans, but with much less brain power.

Today's example comes from a Simple Misfits video where the usual host uses fake spray paint to paint lines on vehicles who are double parked. The prank is a little hit and miss, but the comments are beautiful. In the video, one of the prankster's victims is the owner of a white FR-S. Now, here's the kicker: the FR-S has been debadged and then re-badged with Toyota badges to give it that "JDM AS F*CK" look (I assume). I know this must be the case because the setting of the video is in the US, specifically California, and we all know that in the US, the new line of 86's is sold as either a Scion or a Subaru. I'm going ahead and chucking any chances that this person imported an 86 from either Japan or Europe out the window because no one would do that. Anyway, I also know this is an FR-S rather than the Subaru BRZ because the front end is clearly that of an FR-S.

Here is a comparison of the three:

And here is the car in question:

Now, here comes the great part. I will post the entire comment thread for your enjoyment. I did not edit out any names or anything because all of it is completely public on YouTube, anyway. Also, ignore the obvious troll. I only left him because there's at least one guy who takes him seriously and it's worth a couple chuckles.

I encourage you to take to time to read through every comment, as their struggles to grasp the concept of swapping badges is so sad, but so beautiful:

Yes, I responded. And yes, I come off as a bit of an ass, but I just couldn't help myself. Usually, I just laugh these kinds of things off, mostly because at least ONE person in the thread gets it, but this time I felt I needed to come to the rescue for the sake of the car community.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that cringefest as much as I did! Feel free to share any links or photos you might have to similar instances.

The Toyota FT-1 Concept

Since today is Supra Sunday here at The Daily Driver, we thought it would be necessary to take this opportunity to discuss how we feel about the Toyota Supra's rumored return in the form of Toyota's new concept car, the FT-1.

The Supra made a name for itself as a high performance vehicle without the looks or price of a high performance exotic. Yes, its ultimate downfall was its high price tag, but drop in the same amount of cash as the price of a Ferrari, and you end up with something that outperforms nearly every supercar to date. The same can be said with most cars, but there is no denying that the Supra makes a much better tuning platform that many other vehicles. We feel as though the FT-1 is too much for a Supra, as it looks very exotic, with a design similar to the LFA.

Ultimately, here is what we believe: Toyota has recently released the new version of the 86, sold in the US as the Scion FR-S or Subaru BRZ (for our purposes we will refer to it as the FR-S, today). We understand working jointly with other car companies can do good things for sales and profits for both companies, and we understand that the FR-S is the new AE86, but imagine if it wasn't. See, we really like the design of the FR-S (or any version of the new 86), but the Subaru boxer engine under the hood can be a tad bit disappointing at times. Boxer engines are awesome, but how awesome would it have been if, instead of the new 86, the FR-S was released as the new Supra? Instead of a boxer engine, its power plant could have been a turbocharged inline six that we all desire for the new Supra. There are many people out there new dropping MKIV hearts into 86s, anyway, and its proving to be a beautiful swap. Hindsight is always 20/20, and many may disagree, but the FR-S, with a little redesign performance-wise, would make an absolutely incredible Mark V Toyota Supra.

That's just our two cents...

Supra Sunday! 08/10/14

As you may have gathered from the title of this post, this Sunday will be dedicated to one of the car community's favorites, the Toyota Supra. It seems like only the die-hard, anti-JDM enthusiasts advocate against the Supra, as I have seen more than one person transform from hating the Supra to absolutely loving it. It is almost impossible not to fall in love with something so beautiful with such an amazing tuning potential. If you are a car enthusiast, chances are there is a special place in your heart for the Toyota Supra, specifically the Mark IV.

If there ever existed a car that most of the world would agree to bring back into production, it would be the MKIV Supra. Yes, it's easy to see that this car was produced in the 90's, but sometimes that's not always a bad thing. Of the events that took place in the 90's, the design and production of this Supra was the greatest. There are many things from that era that most of us want to forget, which can be said about most of human history, but the MKIV Supra falls into that finite category of things we will always remember in a positive light.

So we would like to take this Sunday, the first Sunday post from The Daily Driver, to remember this wonderful piece of machinery, and to dedicate the day to hoping that the FT-1 is not actually the new Supra. We dedicate this day to the hope that the rumors all false and that one day an MKIV-based Supra will return again.