9 Things You Should Never Say To A JDM Fanboy

JDM fanboys can be very defensive over their cars, so we asked you: what is the worst thing you could say to a JDM car lover? Here are the best suggestions!
9 Things You Should Never Say To A JDM Fanboy

1. I like Hondas. Mine does a great job of mowing the lawn

Suggested by CTzen Wheel Nuts
Suggested by CTzen Wheel Nuts

Putting a lawnmower at the same level as an S2000 or a Civic Type R is a good way to upset a JDM fanboy.

2. When does V-Tec kick in?

Suggested by CTzen Casey
Suggested by CTzen Casey

Making sarcastic remarks about one of their favourite engine features is not the best way to start a friendship with a Japanese car lover.

3. All Japanese cars are rice

Suggested by CTzen by Wheel Nuts
Suggested by CTzen by Wheel Nuts

Just because there tends to be a number of wings on spoilers on Japanese cars doesn’t mean they’re riced - JDM car lovers will quickly defend themselves at such accusations.

Answer to this suggestion by CTzen Erik Swanson!
Answer to this suggestion by CTzen Erik Swanson!

4. Jokes like this:

Suggested by CTzen Julian Solem
Suggested by CTzen Julian Solem

Do not laugh at their engine’s size - they feel proud of extracting great performance, fuel efficiency and reliability from smaller engines, and besides, no one likes to hear they have a small anything…

5. When will you put tribals on your car?

Suggested by CTzen Nicola Jovic
Suggested by CTzen Nicola Jovic

For a proper JDM fanboy that works on the heart of his car instead of the body style it must be frustrating to have people assume they’re purely motivated by aesthetics.

6. The GTR is not the best car ever created

Suggested by CTzen Szymek S
Suggested by CTzen Szymek S

True or not, would you like to be told that your dream car isn’t the best in the world?

7. Walk up to their S2k and say: “Nice Miata, bro”

Suggested by CTzen u88rich
Suggested by CTzen u88rich

This is probably more annoying for the Honda owner, but either way, fans of both of these cars are borderline fanatical, so recognising their car for what it is will ensure no facepalms are endured.

8. Have you seen the new Datsuns?

Suggested by CTzen in_cognito
Suggested by CTzen in_cognito

It’s been Nissan for a while now! This joke has been around since Datsun died out in the 80s, so you’re not being original, either…

9. The Nissan GT-R drives by itself

9 Things You Should Never Say To A JDM Fanboy

In particular, our very own Neil Winn will hate to hear this one!

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Comments

Stephen Rayner

Well at least I didn’t hear ‘The Saab 900 isn’t JDM’. Because that would be going too far.

04/10/2016 - 15:15 |
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Max Vinzi

When people start yo talk about honda motor liters, I just think about a 13b.

04/10/2016 - 15:56 |
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Martin Angelov

I only agree with No. 4 Oh you have a 7.4L V8 and make 500hp Wooow. Meanwhile motorcycles 1L I4 and make 200hp+ N/A that can get 7/100L ( ~40 mpg )

04/10/2016 - 16:00 |
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Coltswagtacular

How to piss off ricers, I mean nice guys

04/10/2016 - 16:10 |
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Anonymous

I’m a JDM fan… And I would say most of those things. It’s not upsetting.. it’s a real thing.

Okay, so maybe I got some Mopar muscle in my blood too, but still..

04/10/2016 - 16:33 |
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Agustín J. Ruatta

“They have no soul”

04/10/2016 - 16:58 |
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No new car has soul. Souls are created by hands, not machines.

04/10/2016 - 18:02 |
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Logan Crow

Well……the GTR is definetly not the best car created. There are plenty of other candidates for that competition.

04/10/2016 - 17:03 |
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Stig's Police Cousin

Am I the only one who went looking for Neil Winn to say that exact thing?

04/10/2016 - 17:52 |
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FaroukJezza

well about the last one!! all peoples who said that to me are fans of Tesla S model ! so please Shut the F”‘k up!

04/10/2016 - 20:34 |
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