maxnix wrote:Don't want your engine to last too long? OEM are inexpensive form Joe and work great.
The front end looks very low. Is it? How is the ride?
My personal opinion only, but think about the mascot. They seem so ricey to me. Like it's trying to say, "If this were a Mercedes, this would be a 3 pointed star. But since it isn't, I had to use this indistinct unrelated figurine." A true tribute to early JDM manufacturer's inferiority complex. Even Mercedes is slowly getting away from it on their premium and sport models.
Quite humorous how many newbie owners think the are driving a JDM Cedric or Gloria (Y33) and not a JDM Cima (FY33) based Q45 (FGY33).
Well, it came with the car. It's a K&N, so why is my engine not going to last long? I've had several cars with the same setup that lasted forever as long as you clean them.
But, any hoo . . . I am going to do the whole VIP theme, and I dig the classiness of the mascot. As for Mercedes going away from it, I'm not trying to make the car look more modern, I'm trying to make it fit a certain style. You may think it's rice, but that's what I'm trying to emulate, so that's really all there is to that.
It's pretty low, but it rides nice, not overly stiff and bumpy. I would like the rear to be lower, but we'll see how that goes.
And what's up with the last comment? I know that it's Cima based, not Cedric, so is that aimed at me? Not quite sure what to say about that.
Here's a front shot though: