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What did ID do for me....

ID got me into...

- Eurobeat
- JDM Cars
- Wangan Midnight (found it only because of ID )
- This great community


I think those are the most important

Well as I said in my welcome post ID didn't introduce me to cars or anime but until Initial I was mainly into Porsches and MOPARs. ID really got me looking into japanese cars and the JDM culture as a whole. Now that I have since bought a Z I think Japanese cars have slowly edged their way to the top of my list. Thank you Initial D!!

ID got me in:

Drifting
Cars
Eurobeat(never thought they're awesome XD)



Tofu

ID got me into reading manga and indirectly got me into black lagoon my second favorite anime of all time..It also has me trying to learn Japanese and it go me deeper into the performance aspect of a vehicle and Grew to appreciate my own car much more than I did..I was going to trade in my old car but after ID I felt a real connection to my maxima and I have been bringing her back to life ever since

It got me to love cars even more then I used to, and made me learn about the codes..and what FD/FC/etc. means.

Hmmm, come to think of it, I model alot of my life around initial d; bought and restored an fc which is now my daily driver, own an extensive collection of super eurobeat, wear v neck sweaters and new balance, and practice driving techniques everyday. the art of driving becomes a much much deeper thing to someone when they look at it from the initial d perspective.

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Sweet ass Fc yo!!

thanks man

This post has been edited by shiftdown on Oct 2 2012, 12:16 AM

Always room for more 7s around here.

Driving becomes a part of your life for sure. There's hardly a light that I stop for that I'm not downshifting and engine braking, I casually heel-toe into corners that need light braking... it's just something that you pick up and it becomes part of your normal routines.

And then on the track, it all comes together.

yeah it absolutely comes together on the track. I get better lap times at auto x than mostly all the old guys in porches and corvettes and they don't know why; heel-toe all the corners

This post has been edited by shiftdown on Oct 2 2012, 07:31 PM

as for getting me into cars and anime this series didn't do all that, i'm a mechanic and total gearhead as far as that goes.

this series did get me into learning more of driving techique which has already saved me and my car multiple times. (hydroplanning sucks folks....)

Initial D was the first anime that I seriously watched, I guess you could call it my gateway anime.

Cars to some degree.

watched initial d at the age 10........ began to learn about cars n loving them.........

Eurobeat!!! I never thought Eurobeat is so good that no multiple genres combined together can surpass Eurobeat. I can fill my phone and computer with Eurobeat without any English songs and K-Pop songs.

Initial D got me into car culture and let me rely on technique rather than the car's capabilities. I got hooked into Initial D around the 2nd grade, and now I'm in high school, and gonna go into college to become an auto technician. If I never discovered Initial D, I probably don't even know where I'd be right now.

initial d is what made me get into real drifting.. roughly 10 years later and I compete with D1 drivers!!!! I will always be loyal to this series!!

^ That's one of a kind SIL80!! RB26!!! Crazy car man!

It brought me into the world of classic import cars, new knowledge of the cars, engines, the whole drift world, and the music it has forever changed driving for me. When my roommate first introduced the show to me I was instantly hooked was able to get all 4 seasons and was sad when it ended. But once I heard that a 5th stage came out my excitement was through the roof Initial D has grown my love for cars, and this so a lot without it I honestly don't know what I would be doing in my spare time.

As soon as i saw the first scene where Takumi drove the 86 downhill, i fell completely in love with cars and the car culture.

Initial D brought me to drifting.
I Joined a RC Drift Club and tuned my TT01 to the max.
I won a couple of Drift Races.
Also I lofve playing Forza now even more, Downhill with the AE86 while listening to Initial D Music. I even beat Class A Cars with my small Class C AE86

I was into cars since the moment I was born. I used to think Initial D was very childish but then one night out of boredom decided to watch the first episode and see what the show is about after all. I got hooked immediately and I still remember that excitement watching the first season with no idea whats going to happen. Although barely, I still remember the feeling I had when I started watching Intial D. My life pretty much sucked back then but I just wish I could experience same feelings I did when I watched Initial D for the first time. Many years have gone by, back then I was young and didn't even has legal age to have licence.

Initial D has gotten me into Touge, eurobeat and just overall attitude in the show have kinda influenced my personality, at least my view on car culture. I just love to spend nights driving on curvy roads and taking a small breaks and having small talks and smoking cigarettes and drinking energy drinks and so on it just gives you that special feeling. Just driving until the sunset when you are exhausted from trying to drive fast and trying not to crash your rust piece when the morning comes and streets are empty and son is shining... I guess I got a little bit too excited. Unfortunately no one is into cars in my friend list as much as I am and those who are kinda into cars are lazy fuks and don't have licence yet.

I just love driving at nights more than anything. There is special feeling to it. Just pushing your car on curvy empty roads feel so good.

I love cars and I'm saving up. Getting GC8 GT by the end of the june/beginning of july. Want to save up for GDB STi or S2000 but that would take awfully lot of time and I'm tired from waiting. Maybe next year if I'm doing well with the money. Currently drive a car that Jeremy Clarkson called the most boring car ever but I enjoy it. I think a true car enthusiast enjoys to drive nearly any car.

edit:
Although I was into cars before Initial D, Initial D made me appreciate and enjoy car culture even more and change general view on it.

This post has been edited by Lett on Apr 14 2013, 12:36 PM

Any other GC8 here????? omg havent post in a while...lonnnnnng time lurker here..

Initial D definitely got me into cars more, even tho i had a passion for car at very young age(before ID).. such as RC cars. Used to modified them to function better? I also used to collect toy cars, that you can built, and upgrade(NOT RC). They had motor upgrades(rpms), suspension upgrades(spring rates), and wheels and tires. .This was in HongKong.. if you lived there, and are into cars, you know what im talking about..

ID also "inform and educated" about the dynamic of the car. Balance, braking, power and controls. Make me go research and applied what i learn. Got mentored by an experience racer to how to handle a car better.

Got my first car.. in dec of 2000... 2000 impreza RS.. Had alot of mods.. some are stupid, i admit.. we all had that stage in life. 4 years later, spun the bearing after a track event. Purchase a 94 impreza, swap wiring from the 00 into the 94, Plus some heavy upgrades. hint... entire car from the jdm land. I still drive the car today, modded the way i liked.

Im in college for my phd(ME), and i am involved in the school's FSAE forumla racing team. Met awesome people who shared the same interest while i was in undergrad(ID 4th stage was airing at that time)... Some of those people i still talk and kept in touch with. So car is pretty much passion and my life... with ID as bonus. I cant forget about the music.. its so energetic.. blasting it at 8am in the morning in slow moving traffic definitely get the day going.

This post has been edited by darkmist on Apr 14 2013, 07:38 PM

I've had this discussion a few times with both my fiancee, and some other friends.

I was already a car freak from an early age (my father was into cars, Formula One, and other motor-racing). I also learned to drive from a fairly early age--I spent some time living in Brazil when I was younger, and everyone there learns fairly early, like 12-13, sometimes younger). I also did karting as a kid. But, I wound up for a long time not caring as much about cars as I did when I was young, even though I was still casually interested in them. Then when I got back into the car scene in my early 20s, I discovered Initial D. I'd already grown up with anime/manga (in addition to being part-Brazilian, part of my family is from Japan as well), so I'd heard of it before, but hadn't really paid it that much mind. We were already big fans of shows like Top Gear and Fifth Gear...

I was already sociable with a big part of my local Impreza WRX/STI scene but, Initial D took things to a new level. Both my fiancee and I liked it instantly. I wound up having to teach my fiancee how to drive manual, too. We got rid of our crossover (we bought it for the explicit purpose of hauling band equipment), got a sportier car--couldn't really afford anything too outrageous, like an STI, sadly--and immediately started tuning that car. Our next project is getting an S2k to turn into our main outlet for tuning and hooning.

Now a huge part of our lives is hanging out with other bonkers car nerds, going to local meets, checking out autoX events, the like. Initial D singlehandedly changed the entire circle of friends we hung around. It literally transformed our lives!

Hm, well I was a car freak when I was young. So I guess one thing Initial D did for me was expand my horizons on various car makes (Nissan lover here).

It got me into touge racing and the whole drifting thing.

Part of my GT5 garage is now devoted to Initial D cars...