The Fast and the Furious - 10 Years
 

June 22, 2001 changed the car community for the better or for the worse, either way it was changed this day.

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Le sigh... Actually, that's hard to believe.

Not hard for me to believe. Just wish they'd kill it with fire already :rofl2:

Damn it's been that long?

No! I needz moar! The new ones are a lot more action movies than racing movies.

I think it made it worst for a few years with all the neon lights and blinkers everywhere. But thank goodness that didn't last too long.

The race scene. :bowrofl:

wow thanks for making me feel old.

It definitely influenced more customization and newer things to be invented as well as more people now know about cars, such as myself. I was almost 16 when 2 Fast 2 Furious came out and it definitely boosted my interest in cars a whole lot. I honestly don't think I would be here where I am without those movies, as flashy and unrealistic and neon as they are. I also believe it caused car manufacturers to come out with sports cars and/or bring back discontinued models, listed below:

RX-8, Skyline (Nissan GTR), 350Z, Dodge SRT4, Chevy Cobalt SS, Ford Focus SVT, Honda Civic was redone, Scion was born.
If I left out any, please correct me, also if you feel I'm wrong, let me know.

It also indirectly influenced American companies to make more stylish modern looking cars because the japanese manufacturers had the best styling in the 90's and early 2000's for sure. Started with Ford, then Dodge/Chrysler, and then GM.

Good stuff. The special effects were not as cheesy as one would expect a decade later. LOL at Ja Rule (He looked like a midget then)

I think it was a combination of those cheesy, horrible pictures and the video game industry (Forza, GT, NFS, Dirt, etc)

ahahahhaha

The first movie was full of funny one-liners. Not a bad franchise imo.

I still blame this movie for making the 4th gen supra so dam expensive. And it probably inspired some ricers.

damn, now i feel old.

+1

I probably wouldn't be as much of an auto enthusiast today had it not been for this movie

Holy crap where did the time go lol!

Wow I cant believe it has been that long

Yeah i'm quite mad at that. I would more than likely own one right now. I would've spent $10k for a good 95+ 2JZTT. Now they ride around the $30k+ mark. I had the opportunity 3 years ago to buy a superclean one for $20k. But I didn't have anywhere near enough to afford it.

man, 10 years... what was I doing when F&F came out... I was researching turbos and engine building for a 97 GSX...ahh the good ol days

You know we wouldn't hate you if you simply admitted you were busy then practicing your dancing moves by watching and learning from these guys. That's a more suitable story for you... Ahh your good old days :icon17:.

:bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

:icon18::bowrofl: We both know that's what he was doing, he just doesn't want to own up to it :icon17:

**** son, i was spinning records at a club, I didn't need dancing lessons...tho my main job was running a taco bell.. :bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:


learning about turbos was something I picked up because of a guy who had a 97 GST... so I was DYING to find a 98/99 GSX.. and this was back in 99-00....

:roflpuke2: Fixed I had to take a dig brother. Great stuff about the turbos and GSX :tup:

:iagree: :shakes head:


Because I live my life a 1/4 mile at a time.....

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LOL ja rule..."what ery racer knows is....its not how you stand by yo' ca'....its how you race yo' ca"

so many funny one liners


"you never had me...you never had your car!" - diesel lol

You can't jump in the ring with Ali cause you think you can box!

One of my favorites

Yeah the first car I wanted to own was a black 1999 Mitsu Eclipse GSX.