Correction

Well, I just found out that in 2000 and 2001, Acura released an Integra Type-R. So, I was wrong about that. Surprise to me.

Addendum

So, whoever put the old wheels on the car last should be fired, re-hired at a lower salary, and fred again. I shouldn't have to take 10 minutes t get one lug nut off. The wheels look pretty nice though, and I have traction. There'll be a picture when I have access to a digital camera.

Hey, I'm posting stuff

Yay, new wheels arrive tomorrow! I have new corner lights that have no amber plastic. Yes, it is important. The front end looks much better without it, and the pattern of the plastic actually matches the pattern on the fog lights.

This is related to those situations I grumble about sometimes. These lights are made by Nissan for Japanese 300's from '99 until the 350 came out (we stopped getting it in the states after 1996). I think they improve the look of the car greatly, and it's only a minor change. There are also taillights without amber, and I will be getting those eventually too, but they're freaking expensive. And then there's the HID headlights from Nismo, but I'll have to sell a kidney for those (how much does a kidney go for these days? Can you install a dialysis machine in a car?).

Anyway, there have been a crapload of cars that have been produced by japanese companies that were never sold in the US. The Nissan Skyline (I really mean the GTR) is one that irritates me the most. Okay, so the most recent Skyline has been selling in this country, labeled the G35, but they didn't have a GTR of that generation. We sort of got the Silvia S14 (that's the generation of the car in the early to mid-ninties) and the 180SX, both as different years of 240SX, but the engine was not as high performing, though larger. Honda has never sent us a Type-r of any of their cars. No Civic or Integra, let alone the NSX (which would be a bit much, but the principle's the same). Toyota has done one of the best job thus far, although the AE86 Trueno is quite a popular car for tuning. It came over here a bit neutered as the Corolla. Aside from that minor note, there's nothing. The Supra was pretty much unchanged, which is a good thing. Oh wait, I fogot about Mazda. They have no major issues. Apparently, RX-8s in the US don't perform as well as the Japanese ones, but I have to look into that one.

Think that's enough of a rant for now? I guess I can stop there.