1984 Toyota Corolla GT S Initial D AE86 Takumi Fujiwara Replica: Regular Car Reviews

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  • Опубликовано: 16 апр 2023
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  • @RegularCars
    @RegularCars  Год назад +66

    Get Entered to WIN this Initial D style AE86 Trueno!
    go.getenteredtowin.com/regularcars
    DEADLINE to ENTER is April 26th @ 11:59pm (PST).

    • @headcas620
      @headcas620 Год назад

      No one cares about your stupid tax evasion giveaway.

    • @TwOtHpAsTe
      @TwOtHpAsTe Год назад

      Pretty sure it's illegal to do a giveaway that requires a purchase. Might want to check up on that.

    • @headcas620
      @headcas620 Год назад +2

      @@TwOtHpAsTe you don't have to purchase anything. Just send in a 3x5 card with unicorn blood and fairy dust

    • @MR-2_AW11
      @MR-2_AW11 Год назад

      ​@@headcas620it gives 10 entries to win too

    • @PaPaTheStallion
      @PaPaTheStallion Год назад

      Does the giveaway apply only in the continental US?

  • @doctorunicorn5550
    @doctorunicorn5550 Год назад +1128

    Nobody who owns a tofu car replica that's this painstakingly detailed will ever be as fast as the autistic teenager from the cartoon. The whole premise of the first season of Initial D is that this kid in his dad's 15 year old shitbox Corolla is not taken seriously by anybody but is a savant and keeps winning street races anyway. Whoever wins this will be too scared of damaging their fifty thousand dollar cosplay to drive it on backroads. Meanwhile Takumi Fujiwara is spiritually a Nissan Altima driver and does not care.

    • @chrishuyler3580
      @chrishuyler3580 Год назад +63

      I'm gonna go with Nissan Sentra or Dodge Neon, but yeah, this car in the video has likely seen it's last drift, if it ever saw a drift.

    • @FischerPrice74
      @FischerPrice74 Год назад +58

      @@chrishuyler3580 Nah Neon or Sentra are people that want to be cool drivers but drive those. Altima energy is just pure chaos.

    • @nathanchildress5596
      @nathanchildress5596 Год назад +41

      Sillyweebsayswhat?
      Initial D sucks, seriously. As a anime fan and car enthusiast, it pisses me off, now a 4AGE for my MR2 costs 4 thousand fucking dollars.

    • @lemytrenet
      @lemytrenet Год назад +65

      Don't forget. The tofu car in the anime was tuned for racing and the kid was driving since 12 years old because his dad was a really bad parent and even forced his kid to optimize and drive faster. Even the protagonist blowed the engine when racing a better car mid season and his dad gave him a racing engine and tuned transmission because of course. The show was fun and the show that introduced many into car culture. But damn if you watch it again you realize that dad was insane forcing his kid to drive since he was 12 and forcing him to ignore driving laws to make better times and giving him the tools to drive like crazy

    • @ryurc3033
      @ryurc3033 Год назад +13

      Cars don't win races, drivers do....

  • @joshlutz3017
    @joshlutz3017 Год назад +1903

    I have decided that Mr. Regular is the human manifestation of Pennsylvania.

    • @jxchamb
      @jxchamb Год назад +120

      In Dutch, Pennsylvania translates to Land Of Regulars.

    • @WMMASceneNow
      @WMMASceneNow Год назад +22

      Middle Pennsylvania

    • @FlymanMS
      @FlymanMS Год назад

      @@jxchamb regular BONERS

    • @nickkennedy9034
      @nickkennedy9034 Год назад +42

      I won't believe it until I see him snorf down a wawa hoagie

    • @GageHeibeck
      @GageHeibeck Год назад +28

      @@nickkennedy9034 naw he lives in Sheetz country unfortunately

  • @kiefershanks4172
    @kiefershanks4172 Год назад +96

    I think this car's real claim to fame is it has all the makings of the classic underdog. Initial D is popular for many reasons but one reason is how it conveyed a message to car enthusiasts that no matter what they drive, their car is only as fast and competent as they are as drivers. It's not what you drive, it's how you drive it. That's the spirit of racing. The human element is the most important part that can make even a slow Corolla beat GTRs, EVOs, and RX-7s. There's something that will always be beautiful about that kind of story because it dares to suggest that money can't buy happiness, skill, or respect. Those thing must be earned and it can be done behind the wheel of something as seemingly uninteresting as a Corolla.

    • @Lieutenant_Dude
      @Lieutenant_Dude 6 месяцев назад

      Hell, remember when Takumi drove Itsuki's 85 single cam and whooped on those meatheads in the Silvias? And they were like, "Hey that's an 86! Liar!" But then he took the corner and the car nearly flipped from all the body roll. "Wait, we just got smoked by an 85."

  • @blizzy6129
    @blizzy6129 Год назад +342

    I love RCR because of the fact that my introduction to this channel started out with "YOU DONT LIKE THIS CAR, YOU NEVER DID" and a full minute of Mr. Regular gaslighting me, such raw energy I haven't been able find ever since.

    • @raymanbb8274
      @raymanbb8274 Год назад +2

      Oh shit dude that’s my first video back in like 2016

    • @periclescosta2068
      @periclescosta2068 Год назад

      Mind telling wich? I need to feel the lpg warmth

    • @MrSupersonicRock
      @MrSupersonicRock Год назад

      ​@@periclescosta2068 Just search up "Regular Car Reviews Toyota AE86". You'll find it.

    • @GoredonTheDestroyer
      @GoredonTheDestroyer Год назад +3

      What I've come to learn about car culture - just _liking_ cars, or anything really - is that you can like something while acknowledging that it isn't as cool, or sounds as good, or is as fast as you remember. Much of my childhood was spent listening to AC/DC, and you know what? I still love 'em as a band - Back in Black is one of my favorite albums of all time - but AC/DC kinda sucks, y'know? They've had continued success through longevity, with a banger here and a banger there. Am I saying AC/DC is bad? No, of course not - Just that they aren't _as_ good as I thought they were when I was twelve. To apply this to cars, I _adore_ the Ford Mustang. Every year, every generation - Even the Mustang II - but in doing so, I acknowledge that the Mustang is... Just a car, just as the AE86 is. The AE86 is a dumpy, front-engine, rear-drive compact car, nothing more and nothing less. It does exactly what it says on the tin, and that's okay. Does the Hachi live up to its hype? No, and that's okay, because with hype like what it has, it's hard to live up to.

  • @unicornshampoo
    @unicornshampoo Год назад +149

    I feel inspired to find that horribly scratched CD-R "Super Eurobeat Mix" and having a drive this morning. Thank you RCR.

  • @DONCHUTV
    @DONCHUTV Год назад +379

    I am from PR and I can confirm what Regular said about this car being so popular in the island. You can still see some in several antique car shows. We were big consumers of this car, the CJs, Samurai, Beetles and VW vans

    • @LouisSubearth
      @LouisSubearth Год назад +16

      You can still see them as daily drivers. They may be special because of their motorsport pedigree, but they're Toyotas at the end of the day, and they're well built and reliable cars, even if their earlier models are pushing 40 years old.

    • @DONCHUTV
      @DONCHUTV Год назад +8

      @LouisSubearth There is a guy in the island who have the biggest Toyota collection in the world. He has 50s Toyotas who back then was named Toyopet(something like that). A mesmerizing group of cars.

    • @antoniomarrero5546
      @antoniomarrero5546 Год назад +6

      @@DONCHUTV He is the owner of Adriel Toyota and several other dealerships.

    • @LimitedTimeRoman
      @LimitedTimeRoman Год назад +6

      WEPA! 🇵🇷

    • @cesarromero3983
      @cesarromero3983 Год назад +3

      EL PUNTOCHOOO

  • @VSpecR
    @VSpecR Год назад +17

    "The MR2 AW11 should've been the hero, but it wasn't."
    Funny thing is, it was the hero car in another racing manga called Over Rev that came out around the same time as Initial D.

    • @sigmaprojects
      @sigmaprojects Год назад +4

      Maybe it's time for a studio to pick it up. The auto centric anime genre has been in quite the drought.

  • @willlawson6126
    @willlawson6126 Год назад +324

    I actually had 2 different AE86 at the turn of the millennium..... Both were bought for under $800 running perfectly and both were GTS models.
    Really wish I would've held onto them.
    I could have $20k to $40k

    • @GregosTH
      @GregosTH Год назад +12

      Lol, I feel your pain, I had other JDM cars which didn't cost much in 2005, now they are XXX times the price

    • @5Ci0N
      @5Ci0N Год назад

      Proof? Or it's not true.

    • @arnehurnik
      @arnehurnik Год назад +5

      Perfectly believable if it was before they started getting expensive.
      When was that even? I remember they were about $10k when I watched Initial D for the first time maybe five years ago.

    • @willlawson6126
      @willlawson6126 Год назад +3

      I'm talking literally 2000, 2001 when I was 18 and 19 years old

    • @nhilist5774
      @nhilist5774 Год назад +22

      ​@user-pn3fv9pt4m you must be young. Wait until you hear that running s13s used to be $1200..

  • @phillippereira955
    @phillippereira955 Год назад +276

    What a classic car. The longevity of Toyota is incredible and exists for a good reason. Reliable and well designed vehicles

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust Год назад +16

      keep oil in em and they'll just go and go and go

    • @tanaka90
      @tanaka90 Год назад +3

      Ikr idc what anybody says i will fork over $50 grand if I have to if I have an opportunity to get a pristine panda

    • @nlpnt
      @nlpnt Год назад +10

      @@ghomerhust In them and *under* them. They do know how to rust, it's the only thing that'll kill one. Mine was a generation older and I drove it to the junkyard when there was hardly enough good metal left to put patches on.

    • @Rick586
      @Rick586 Год назад +1

      My 2001 Rav4 is still going strong, in all weather conditions.

    • @yohannessulistyo4025
      @yohannessulistyo4025 Год назад

      As Jeremy Clarkson says: you will die before the car. My dad died before his Toyota, and the damn thing is still running, with all of its electrics still working.

  • @spearton-1912
    @spearton-1912 Год назад +41

    regular car reviews has been doing this for what, ten years?
    and we're still consistently getting masterpieces like this video
    for ten years
    here's to another ten years of great videos

  • @GrandPotatoe
    @GrandPotatoe Год назад +9

    I love those fluffy chickens. 18:15

  • @DDRPriest
    @DDRPriest Год назад +83

    I had the pleasure of owning an 85 SR5. My favorite interaction was breaking down and rolling the car into a Lexus dealership. I walked in to let them know I was getting a tow and one of the sales team approached me. He said he had to come out and see the car. He had taught rally driving in them back in Australia when he was younger. It was a really cool car to own, not just because of the of the car itself, but also the connection people had to the car that I met over my time with it. I own a Miata today and while I love getting the waves from fellow owners, I haven't had such an organic experience with a car like I had with the SR5. It was magic.

    • @quillmaurer6563
      @quillmaurer6563 Год назад +7

      As a driver of a classic Beetle, I can relate - it's a great feeling driving a car that means something positive to people, that brings back good memories for them. Where just driving around as I go about my life brightens peoples day.

    • @johnpearson492
      @johnpearson492 Год назад +5

      Your experience is very similar to owning an Austin Healey Sprite. So many people have a story about them.

  • @TheZProtocol
    @TheZProtocol Год назад +99

    As soon as I heard Saab wheels on a Corolla, my Puerto Rican ears perked up with such a specific Puerto Rican reference.
    Mr. Regular is spot on. KE70s amd AE86s Corollas are still very very popular. You see them daily. From rust buckets to surgery room spec condition. The only way they are junked is if the body is severely wrecked behind the firewall.

    • @stop_tryharding
      @stop_tryharding Год назад +2

      I live pretty close to Mr. Regular, about a half hour or 45 mins away depending on traffic. There are a lot of Puerto Ricans in this area, so even those of us not from PR pick up on those PR cultural references even if we didn't get chanclas tossed at us as children.

    • @stephendeben1590
      @stephendeben1590 Год назад

      @@stop_tryharding of you’re in any city in the northeast you’re around a lot of Puerto Ricans. I’m from Boston and most of my friends are Puerto Rican despite me being very white lol.

  • @middy5284
    @middy5284 Год назад +19

    when youre 8 minutes in and it sounds like mr. regular is wrapping up the review…
    then he mentions “literary theory” and theres 13 minutes remaining.

  • @josephsantiago2862
    @josephsantiago2862 Год назад +8

    When Mr. Regular said "Puerto Rico", I couldn't believe my ears. But yes, this car was very popular in PR, I still see them every now and then. 🇵🇷

  • @ManateeMentality
    @ManateeMentality Год назад +29

    I can’t believe the original AE86 vid came out 8 years ago.

  • @xbox1445
    @xbox1445 Год назад +44

    One thing I think Mr. Regular forgot on to why THIS became a legend greater than the MR2: potential
    It was stated on a previous review, but one of the allures of the 86 is the potential that it promises it's drivers: YOU can be a driving hero, YOU can be the drift King, YOU van get to live your Anime fantasy... At the end of the day it promised you might get there, if you spend the money and the time on getting better, but if you didn't, the car had the credibility for you.

  • @agustinsoave9790
    @agustinsoave9790 Год назад +47

    The only automotive channel in the entire world that can use Althusser theory about ideology in a car review. You're great! Greetings from Argentina

  • @amerigo88
    @amerigo88 Год назад +27

    Love the two-legged, rural racers at 1:42. They would be great inside the anime.

  • @TrentFalkenrath
    @TrentFalkenrath Год назад +68

    Those night-time shots were awesome. Givin' me NFS vibes.

  • @EffequalsMA
    @EffequalsMA Год назад +42

    Back in the day we all drove notch and hatchback 5.0 Mustangs, another car that is legendary beyond its actual capability. I drove one of these cars back in the day, really hard. It's fun, light, modifiable, a perfect canvas for everyman street modding so popular at the time.

    • @rogersmith8261
      @rogersmith8261 Год назад +4

      I sold my 86 AE86 SR5 notch back to get my highschool dream car a SN95. It was faster but not nearly as fun. Its my biggest car regret.

    • @jeffhouk7040
      @jeffhouk7040 Год назад

      I still drive my childhood machines that were legendary beyond their capability, 88 mustang gt, 89 supercoupe, 94 mazda probe, taurus sho.

    • @charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243
      @charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243 Год назад +1

      The 5.0 with its tail wagging happy low end torque is a whole bunch more fun than this is.

  • @skrachvynl
    @skrachvynl Год назад +8

    That Roman close up! It reminds of me of Troy McClure when he says "Just ask this scientician!" Great review as always!

  • @RemnantCult
    @RemnantCult Год назад +63

    This car and Initial D is what lead me to having Eurobeat as my most favorite "I just want to bop, I don't want too much complexity" genre. Eurobeat is wild. The genre started as disco made in Italy that was then marketed in Japan. Suddenly, club goers got a taste for it and a couple producers decided to make disco music in English for that market. Suddenly, BPMs kept getting larger, girls in go-go boots and guys in leather jackets where now flying their hands around in a Japanese version of line dancing with hands and arms, and a drifting anime decided to pick up some notable tracks from Super Eurobeat, a long running complication series of Eurobeat, as its main themes for the main action of the show. Give it a listen and listen to more than just what's played on the anime if you like cheesy synth dance music with slightly broken English. Hell, if you win this car, you have to play a mixtape of it on your first drive, it's part of the contract.

    • @MR-2_AW11
      @MR-2_AW11 Год назад +2

      Just start with the most popular Running in the 90s or for me id probably start with dont stand so close to me

    • @derekgutierrez1609
      @derekgutierrez1609 Год назад +2

      It truly is a global hodgepodge ( Italians making music for the Japanese in English )

  • @dil6969
    @dil6969 Год назад +102

    The design of the AW11 and AE86 is the best kind of dated. I think the phrase you used ages ago was something along the lines of "optimism for the future."

    • @yuuji_
      @yuuji_ Год назад +6

      Don't forget about the ae82 (fx 16) !

    • @ThePhoenski
      @ThePhoenski Год назад +2

      @@yuuji_ I was going to say this too. I have an FX16 GT-S as my daily driver and it's a very fun car, even if it doesn't have pop-up headlights.

    • @yuuji_
      @yuuji_ Год назад

      @@ThePhoenski i do too hehe
      Btw are you running coilovers ? I can't find anything other than BC & Ceika (and less known DGR & MRP) but my main issue is their price. I'm not a cheapskate, but here in EU all these options are 1500$ or more :/
      Also does 15*8 with a low ET fits ? (I'm currently on 15*6 ET 49, i need spacers at the rear)

    • @ThePhoenski
      @ThePhoenski Год назад

      @@yuuji_ I do have coil-overs, however, I got the car with them already installed so I don't know what they are or what the specs are (I have pictures if you want.) Could you explain what 15*8 and 15*6 ET 49 mean? I also have an Ultra Racing rear upper strutbar, and rear and front sway bars. I didn't install these either so I don't know what the part numbers for these are. I've got a question for you now: how do you source OEM parts?

    • @Miky9560
      @Miky9560 Год назад

      @@yuuji_ my brother drives an AE82 GT too (European 3door model) he has BC racing coilovers and be careful with your wheel choice because you'll end up with very little space in the rear. For example, his wheels are 15x7 et24 with skinny 185 tires, and the tire almost rub the coilover (like 3-4mm) but the tire is also flush with the wheel arch ! Oh and the car is not lowered that much, I'd say a little lower than stock height

  • @lorenzopini1990
    @lorenzopini1990 Год назад +20

    Love your literary theory episodes ❤ I often rewatch the PT cruiser one as it’s so good, now I get to look Althusser up

  • @TVFortuna
    @TVFortuna Год назад +4

    Whenever I tell someone my dream car is an AE86, they always ask "oh because of Initial D?" and I have to say "no, because it was the first prize car in Gran Turismo 3" and also it's a cool looking car to me

  • @impierrebiyatch
    @impierrebiyatch Год назад +14

    "Saab wheels on a japanese car is the closest GM ever came to touching a masterpiece"

  • @jimshort6576
    @jimshort6576 Год назад +12

    Ending was pure gold. Oddly liked being teased with a good time.

  • @kcm732
    @kcm732 Год назад +4

    i enjoy the literary theory and intellectual perspectives in videos like this because putting it in terms of cars and car shows and car videos makes me understand it.

  • @aguruattapiano
    @aguruattapiano Год назад +11

    this thing is up there with the DeLorean, KITT, and the Mad Max XB GT Falcon

    • @yeoldeseawitch
      @yeoldeseawitch Год назад

      The mad max pursuit special is the best looking movie car ever don't @ me

  • @PedroAsfora
    @PedroAsfora Год назад +9

    I literally watched yesterday the og review of the 86, because I started initial D this weekend. HELL YEAH!

  • @ninjaturtle11754
    @ninjaturtle11754 Год назад +4

    I love the camera work in the beginning making it look like a NFS selection screen

  • @forzikt
    @forzikt Год назад +17

    Best review of the year contender instantly! Amazingly detailed explanation of the creation of the legend!
    And best of luck to those who can try to win it! (i'm from UK so no chance to play) 😢

  • @KINGVONFRM063
    @KINGVONFRM063 Год назад +3

    Watching this in 480p for morr realistic feeling

  • @bluekouki86
    @bluekouki86 Год назад +1

    Glad you revisited this. This was much better than the original review.

  • @Flargenyargen
    @Flargenyargen Год назад +22

    I have an AE111 so I'm not free of sin here but this car brings the hype and the smiles. The 4AGE is an incredibly fun engine.
    And on top of everything else, this episode was quite special. Well done all around, guys!

    • @johnpearson492
      @johnpearson492 Год назад +5

      The 4AGE is possibly the most brilliant fun 4 cylinder to ever exist. It just edges out the Austin A series for me. The common theme is they are both pissed off 4 cylinder engines that punch way over their weight class, and sound amazing doing it.

    • @darkrulier
      @darkrulier Год назад

      ​@@johnpearson492The 4AGE was developed by Yamaha. It is an incredible engine!!!

    • @johnpearson492
      @johnpearson492 Год назад

      @@darkrulier Couldn't agree more, I also didn't know Yamaha had a hand in it. Yamaha does everything to the most perfect degree they can.

  • @elgonza69
    @elgonza69 Год назад +3

    From Puerto Rico here, still living on the island, and I can confirm that they were very common and still are very sought after. If you get out of the metropolitan area and go to the inner parts of the island or the west side, you’ll still see them roaming the streets. If you attend auto shows and classic auto shows you will find pretty beautiful examples and unmolested ones too.
    The Saab wheels were the hot trend for the hatchback specifically, but the coupés also joined in.

  • @trashrabbit69
    @trashrabbit69 Год назад +37

    I remember seeing a SR5 GT-S coupe from, '86 or so on my local Craigslist for $7k back in 2016 or so. Even then it seemed a steal. Now it'd be outright theft. It was even a manual.

    • @nacl2858
      @nacl2858 Год назад

      SR5 GT-S? what?

    • @trashrabbit69
      @trashrabbit69 Год назад

      @@nacl2858 Oops, confused myself with a separate Camry. The Corolla was a GT-S. Camry was an SR5.

    • @darksu6947
      @darksu6947 Год назад

      That Manuel guy is a piece of poop. He tried touching my no no square.

    • @darkrulier
      @darkrulier Год назад

      ​@@trashrabbit69this Corolla came in SR5 and GTS variants and all of the GTS ones were manual, only the SR5 was available in manual and automatic.

  • @cjmpaja
    @cjmpaja Год назад +30

    And then Toyota themselves made 2 unique versions of the AE86: the AE86 Sprinter Trueno Hydrogen powered car, and the AE86 Levin EV...
    The best part: the EV has a manual transmission...

    • @Kosoku63
      @Kosoku63 Год назад +8

      The hydrogen one also has a manual transmission, because it still has a 4A-GE

    • @cjmpaja
      @cjmpaja Год назад +7

      @@Kosoku63 the EV having a manual is more significant because it IS an EV with a manual transmission...

    • @Namiz00
      @Namiz00 Год назад +5

      @@cjmpaja id say, in my humble opinion, that the Hydrogen ICE Corolla, is a bit more gamechanging, because instead of developing something new (which they did for a bit), they took a 20 year old proven engine, changed its diet, and now you can run it beyond 2025-2030+ because its only emission is water, and you still have the sound of an ICE, the grittiness of an ICE, the fun and simpleness of an ICE engine, and all you need to do is feed it compressed water (its not that simple i know) and make sure it doesnt rust beyond comprehension, but i guess manual EV is pretty cool since you can control the torque and that can be a fun time.

    • @mushijian7839
      @mushijian7839 Год назад +1

      Then the question is: Why the richiest Toyota does not make a modern version of this cars? They have the money, hype train is not seems to stop, and they have the big chances to become more rich with that retro styled hatchback/coupe. Why Toyota is being so pussy about releasing anything fun and original, while Chad Hyundai/Kia just do it and gets expected lots of cudos for it?

    • @Namiz00
      @Namiz00 Год назад +8

      ​@@mushijian7839 go watch the Rav4 Prime episode of RCR for reasons why Toyota does Toyota, but, if youre paying attention to what theyre currently doing, Toyota is trying to paint a bigger picture, because whats the point of wasting money making fun cars now, if theyre not gonna survive for another 2-7 years (since most countries and companies are planning to go full EV and clean by 2025-2030), so like instead of dreading in that perspective, why not spend it on R&D for a solution? hence all the Hydrogen research theyve been doing recently, hell even Porsche is researching synthetic fuel so that the Porsche 911 doesnt go EV because even they realised thats an abomination.

  • @RM-el3gw
    @RM-el3gw Год назад +3

    the predecesor to this video was what got me hooked to this channel lol

  • @topsecret5
    @topsecret5 Год назад +4

    Mr regular is absolutely right on the ae86, I'm on my third ae86 fastback, first one was an SR5, second one was a 2jz swapped SR5, and currently I went back to basics with a rust free GTS with a freshly rebuilt 4age. The whole attraction to this car is how visceral and basic it is, the challenge of driving something so underpowered to the limit is very rewarding. Although it's a bit overpriced and over rated lol

  • @gayasparagus
    @gayasparagus Год назад +5

    What a masterpiece.
    The car is cool too. 😂
    But seriously. This is the pinnacle so far of RCR as far as how well crafted this video is. Even the end.

  • @StarOfArtemis
    @StarOfArtemis Год назад

    I really like when you go professor on us Mr. Regular, that was actually awesome to listen to, I didn't know about ISAs.

  • @bobhill3941
    @bobhill3941 Год назад

    Another great video, very insightful and deep. I think because the AE86, isn't expected to be good, there isn't that baggage and pressure, and because of what it is, it lets the driver's experience shine.

  • @mattwolf7698
    @mattwolf7698 Год назад +14

    16:00 Takumi also blew the engine in the second season so they put in a racing engine.

  • @philspaghet
    @philspaghet Год назад +3

    THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE USDM AND JDM VERSIONS ARE THE SAME

  • @goatsplitter
    @goatsplitter Год назад

    I love the literary and philosphy lessons. Don't ever stop.

  • @MeowMeowceline
    @MeowMeowceline Год назад

    Brilliant review. Enjoyed every second

  • @couchfort3934
    @couchfort3934 Год назад +5

    “Can we have separate checks?” Group of 16 weaboos
    😂😂😂😂😂 too real

  • @stabodeely
    @stabodeely Год назад +5

    Come for the cars, stay for the literary theory. Did a Transcendentalism class lead to me dropping out? Yes. Am I still here for the topic matter? Also Yes.

  • @CockatooDude
    @CockatooDude Год назад

    That was the funniest transition into announcing the giveaway yet!

  • @ripamoramee14
    @ripamoramee14 Год назад +2

    Ah yes Mr. Regular’s one true love. Even though he’s too much of a TSUNDERE to admit it.

  • @rafagd
    @rafagd Год назад +6

    I think people forget it was supposed to be a shitty car by the time the anime was set on. And the protagonist only had any success because it was downhill in a very curvy circuit, the first time he faces a long straight, he blows up his engine.

  • @bwgti
    @bwgti Год назад +3

    You know. I would complain about the giveaway contests, literary theory and tales of the host's discomfort growing up.
    But there be a reason I still watch this channel long after losing interest in Doug Demuro, Car Wizard, Hoovie, that Scotty guy that screeches at me, Doughnut Media....
    Keep doing what you do guys.

  • @-HAKUMAI-
    @-HAKUMAI- Год назад +1

    as a fellow white wheel owner - I can personally attest to the accuracy of the outro bit 👌

  • @zGraph
    @zGraph Год назад

    Your videos are like the one class that i actually go to when im at college.

  • @boxingtherapy87
    @boxingtherapy87 Год назад +3

    This is the soul reason I learned to drive manual 🤣. Love the show and now have a chance to win one 😀. If I don't I'll enjoy my 93 ford probe gt 😉

  • @KingMooseThe3rd
    @KingMooseThe3rd Год назад +10

    Sorry, didn't hear you, EUROBEAT TOO LOUD

  • @bhuuthesecond
    @bhuuthesecond Год назад

    Love your essays Mr. Regular

  • @Martinez271992
    @Martinez271992 Год назад

    Great breakdown of an Icon. Awesome job.

  • @Maf3011
    @Maf3011 Год назад +4

    "no the JDM its 10 more horsepower" "CAN IT" killed me

    • @solitaryclusterofneurons598
      @solitaryclusterofneurons598 Год назад +3

      he said "cam it" not "can it". A simple uprated cam on the USDM engine would get you the same power figure, if not better.

    • @sigmaprojects
      @sigmaprojects Год назад

      @@solitaryclusterofneurons598 CC said can it. Pretty sure it's what he said.

  • @CallmeTrimtab
    @CallmeTrimtab Год назад +11

    I discovered and fell in love with the car through Need for Speed Underground 2. I think it was one of the starting cars and I loved it so much I completed the whole game with it. Even when I could tell it was probably time to upgrade cars I stuck with it because it always felt like if i just drove better winning would be possible. I had no idea at the time what an Initial D or a Drift King were. So i completely agree that this thing would've become famous no matter what.

    • @quillmaurer6563
      @quillmaurer6563 Год назад +3

      Really shows how it's an unassuming "boring" "utilitarian" car with far more potential than comes across at first glance. Some things are easy to start with but will only get you so far. Other things are only for those with experience, skills, and resources to get into in the first place. But a few things can take you all the way from novice to expert.

    • @nunyabusiness896
      @nunyabusiness896 Год назад +1

      Except it was in the game because it was already famous. I used it as a starter car in Gran Turismo as well, but it was chosen because it was already a drift idol.

  • @tamegaming1768
    @tamegaming1768 Год назад +1

    It's funny. The way other people get you to think your opinion is your own, I remember watching the original AE86 review and thinking that I actually liked the car, not just the hype. A light, simple high revving connected driving experience that modern cars will never be able to touch again. It's hard to know if that's actually my opinion or not, but I still want one.

  • @ccrider8483
    @ccrider8483 Год назад +2

    I had a 1985 SR5 Corolla, probably the best car I ever owned. Unfortunately, after 250K miles and excessive body corrosion it had to be replaced. Just a great car that made me dedicated Toyoya owner.

  • @Corvolet5
    @Corvolet5 Год назад +3

    That DBZ reference is so on point it's scary

  • @van_demonium
    @van_demonium Год назад +3

    Literally had to order the series through a video store (Sun coast video?) at the Burlington Mall. It would take 3 months or so for each one to show up.

  • @curtisdickson6277
    @curtisdickson6277 Год назад

    Mr regular. You did that! Sick review and you just put further cemented the legendary status of the infamous Ae86. Kudos! Now i want one but not for 40 grand geez Louise! Bad ass car though.

  • @inebriated7hero
    @inebriated7hero Год назад

    My favorite car to potentially win off this channel yet.

  • @DangerAngelous
    @DangerAngelous Год назад +4

    8:58 me when anyone asks "So what are you doing with your life?"

  • @BrickedUpp
    @BrickedUpp Год назад +4

    Yup I remember rewatching initial D in high school back in the early 2010s and looking them up. I thought they were expensive then around 6-8k. Amazing

  • @nagasako7
    @nagasako7 Год назад +2

    Take this car to Hakone and look at 20+ switch back hair pins. It's solution D of SAT test. All of the above

  • @Luke-gk4ir
    @Luke-gk4ir Год назад +3

    19:40 ceramic brake pads help a ton with that

    • @Tank5066
      @Tank5066 Год назад +1

      As a Euro car driver, I can confirm. I got so much less brake dust after swapping to ceramic pads.

  • @cedricmaguire9329
    @cedricmaguire9329 Год назад +3

    As the primary seed for the series from 2008 to 2010, I can attest that I had no driver's license

  • @hypocycloidiaspora
    @hypocycloidiaspora Год назад

    Mr Regular got me this time - here I thought it was going to be another one of his "get off my lawn" rants about hyped-up cars. Great video...

  • @TheLucasthatyouknow
    @TheLucasthatyouknow Год назад

    I've never owned one but talking to a few people that grew up with 86's when they were dirt cheap I always hear them repeatedly talk about them with love and admit it felt fast because it's a cheap metal box with wheels. Still my dream car though. Also growing up in the north the "and the sun doesn't work" hit home.

  • @Abraxium
    @Abraxium Год назад +11

    Could you do a RCR Story on the history of car modifications? My dad and many others in Sweden bought sunroof install packages and cut the roof on pretty much all their cars in the 80’s. Sounds very foreign to me today

  • @dopey473
    @dopey473 Год назад +3

    Ironic how overpriced these things are considering one of the main reason they were popular in Japan was because they were cheapest car that's good enough for touge. Except it wasn't good enough, it was great even. If the Keichi Tatsuya approves it you know it's a beast. Many call it overrated but unlike the fatass Supra it actually performs. That still doesn't excuse the RIDICULOUS prices!

  • @umakegoodcookies
    @umakegoodcookies Год назад

    As someone who had the E51 SR5, and an E70 1.8, and had frequently driven an AE86 (all in period) I enjoyed the former two cars just as much for various reasons and the E70 the most. The E51 was just fun because it easily got 40 mpg. Driving forever for nothing has it's own charm. Of course the much older series were much less powerful none of these were really powerful. The E70 was torquier off the line than the AE86 (perhaps ligher?) and just more fun to zip around in normal city driving than.
    And that old E51 liftback was just about the most lovely mechanical sounding and solid piece of equipment I've ever owned. And I have had a few mercs (no early 2 dr. coupes or G-Wagens mind you).
    My fondest memory was getting to drive that E70 in a heavy snow storm sideways down an empty highway for miles. It was long before drifting was a thing. Nothing like watching the snow coming at your through the side windows. It was so easy to balance.

  • @teertaa
    @teertaa Год назад

    This is my first time seeing mr regular do night review about night racer

  • @mikecronis
    @mikecronis Год назад +11

    RCR is the non-airbrushing, shaved yesterday, 1980's Swank Magazine of car reviews.

  • @bandombeviews6035
    @bandombeviews6035 Год назад +9

    You can get a brush specifically made for cleaning wheels. They work great and they’re pretty cheap. It may help with the w h i t e w h e e l s

    • @nater86zx
      @nater86zx Год назад

      Must have some cheap brake pads on that car, I have white wheels on my Z31 and they don't get that bad after one drive.

    • @_Zekken
      @_Zekken Год назад +1

      @@nater86zx have an Integra Type R with the factory white wheels, plus race discs and pads. Its that bad.
      I havent found a brake pad that doesnt end up with my white wheels being turned completely black after half a tank of gas

    • @wetfeathers9971
      @wetfeathers9971 Год назад

      ​@@_Zekken did you get it before or after the millennials ruined the GSR/ Type R market? 😂

    • @_Zekken
      @_Zekken Год назад

      @@wetfeathers9971 uhh... 2019? Also Im Gen Z, and I live in New Zealand so mine is a JDM '96 spec with the straight headlights.

  • @JHelfrich
    @JHelfrich Год назад

    As someone who helped a friend with his 1984 SR5 hatchback and fix it up, and even if we didn't get the DOHC engine ever in it before it was totaled, the car was still fun as heck to drive. I have a 2017 Toyota 86 now and it's fun too, but not in the same way. It was just a one-of-a-kind.

  • @roguea987
    @roguea987 Год назад +2

    I had white wheels on my DC5... I can confirm, cleaning was pretty constant. But, mine didn't get that dirty that quickly fortunately.

  • @TheSiliconSoul
    @TheSiliconSoul Год назад +3

    Well in the SHOW he doesn't get any...but in the manga :: strangled by Mr. Regular ::

  • @EddieMillerStudios
    @EddieMillerStudios Год назад +3

    *_UGH!!! WEEABOO!!! WEEABOO WEEABOO WEEABOO WEEABOO!!!_*

  • @Zarrex
    @Zarrex Год назад +2

    I actually saw the original AE86 that you reviewed years ago in Long Island a few years back. Dude had a skeleton in the passenger seat lol

  • @Just2Evil
    @Just2Evil Год назад +1

    One of the best anime reviews on this channel.

  • @MrLlama-rc8nj
    @MrLlama-rc8nj Год назад +5

    The AE86 is like Vince McMahon. We always assume he's finally retired, but then he comes right back again and continues riding the WWE train

  • @ReyCorolla
    @ReyCorolla Год назад +11

    As a Puerto Rican living in the island, I can confirm that the "sapito" (little toad due to the pop-up headlights) as many called them, were and still to this day very sought after. I currently own a red panda manual corolla coupe 1985 SR5 and used it to drive across the island many times. Until last year it was my daily driver, and I very much still enjoy riding my Toyo. It was my father's car and when I turned 18 it was my gift and I do not plan on ever letting go of it.
    Since I was a kid, I always thought it would be great to have both the coupe and the hatchback so…. Is the give away valid to Puerto Rico? Would you ship the car over to the island if I win?

    • @Stahlwerk88
      @Stahlwerk88 Год назад

      USA residents only, per the rules on the webpage.

    • @GennyR
      @GennyR Год назад +8

      @@Stahlwerk88 Puerto Rico is literally part of the US lmao

  • @kd1841
    @kd1841 Год назад +1

    I love that you included your Cochins in the video! Best chickens only for best Corolla, er I mean AE86! 😂

  • @houstonnewton9199
    @houstonnewton9199 Год назад

    I love Mr. Regular. Car reviews, literary theory, and a fart left in editing between words

  • @Unknownboi88
    @Unknownboi88 Год назад +3

    Dam it I miss my Celica....

  • @CaptainBlitz
    @CaptainBlitz Год назад +4

    As much as I love the AE86... 40K man... what? 💀

  • @kyletitus205
    @kyletitus205 Год назад

    Got to drive one of these babies when I was stationed in Japan. It was pretty good. Nothing to go crazy over.

  • @Taj-px4uq
    @Taj-px4uq Год назад +1

    I can not stop seeing this car everywhere. I see this car in a few Dustin William videos, Instagram videos. Some once in a while spotting on the internet. And then now here. And I mean this specific ae86 not. Not every other ae86

  • @patriograysmark6328
    @patriograysmark6328 Год назад +6

    Aw11 features as the protagonist car in manga series OverRev! Worth a read for initial d fans wanting more. The GT86/BRZ also features in the series MF Ghost, a follow up series to initial d, set a little into the future. MF Ghost being a story from initial D creator. Mmm weebing out. Driving or no, I do like the noises they make with ITBs

  • @Coolit2683
    @Coolit2683 Год назад +8

    He doesn`t absorbe his opponents strenghs, his strengh was none stop practice from deliveries and mastering his ultra light weight car + Track knowledge.
    And he does get ass... he`s got a girlfriend with minimal effort from being a decent guy and all the girls like him. Someone isn`t doing their homework. :P

    • @WMMASceneNow
      @WMMASceneNow Год назад

      His girlfriend was a literal prostitute who he dumped when he found out. Old men were getting ass, not Takumi

    • @youtubeaccountlol4942
      @youtubeaccountlol4942 Год назад +7

      Weeb

    • @hobbies2902
      @hobbies2902 Год назад

      Fucking nerd

    • @Coolit2683
      @Coolit2683 Год назад +5

      ​@@youtubeaccountlol4942 I could argue that I am not a weeb... but your reply is fair, well placed (and expected) given my "Actually meme" type of comment. Cheers.

    • @youtubeaccountlol4942
      @youtubeaccountlol4942 Год назад +2

      @Daniel Dahan have a good one m8 - I was thinking all the same things like "bro it's cuz he knows the track bro" cuz I've watched that shit too many times too

  • @Charalspirals2
    @Charalspirals2 3 месяца назад

    The number 1 value wash detergent ....I'm definitely switching now. Thanks for sponsoring RCR Tide.

  • @OtherMomo
    @OtherMomo Год назад +6

    Didn't you already review this car? "THE D IN INITIAL D STANDS FOR DEMEROL" I still quote that line to this day

    • @Fopenplop
      @Fopenplop Год назад

      I think it's the first one of his I saw, years ago now

    • @yeshwantdasari2075
      @yeshwantdasari2075 Год назад +3

      that was the JDM model. this is the US model