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

NzStig

😂

04/10/2016 - 10:03 |
2 | 2
TheMainstreamCarGuy

Your civic isn’t fast.

04/10/2016 - 10:07 |
8 | 4

Mom told me never to lie.

04/10/2016 - 10:18 |
6 | 0

Mine is fast enough for my needs

04/10/2016 - 12:37 |
6 | 0
Anonymous

BMW Z4 > S2K & MX5

04/10/2016 - 10:07 |
12 | 22
Kacper Antos

Great list and all but (as a JDM fan) I don’t think GT-R is the best car ever created. It has very wide range of features and stuff, it is the masterpiece of engineering too. But it’s a little bit over-rated IMO. I’d rather go with R32 or R34 (staying with Nissan) or Supra (either Mk3 or Mk4), RX-7, MX-5…

04/10/2016 - 10:12 |
144 | 0

When it comes to GTR’s I would rather go with r33

04/10/2016 - 13:31 |
22 | 6
The illest (go)(f*ck)(yourself)(if)(your)(username)(is)(so)(

In reply to by Kacper Antos

I agree with you. The gt-r is a masterpiece, but not for me. I would rather take a 240sx/s13 or mazda rx7 over it…

04/10/2016 - 13:31 |
8 | 2

Yes, I like the Golf R32 and the Passat R36, too.

04/10/2016 - 16:37 |
4 | 0

I totally agree with you. I think the Lexus LFA could be contender too though.

04/10/2016 - 19:28 |
2 | 0

Although I’m a Bimmer fan myself I would gladly buy an R32, this car’s is just amazing on the outside and with a RB32 swap it becomes amazing on the inside too! (Not that the 25 is bad but when it comes to performance if I can afford it I prefer the max from everything)

04/11/2016 - 21:17 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

Gtr best car ever made? Haha when do we laugh? 😂😂

04/10/2016 - 10:20 |
8 | 2
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Right now 😂😂😂

04/10/2016 - 10:38 |
2 | 0
MikeyFD3S

Really bugs me when people mis-spell VTEC every time……. It’s not like they have it spelled out on the engines 😜

04/10/2016 - 10:23 |
22 | 0
benjamin1047

I’m surprised nobody said you should LS swap your Rx-7

04/10/2016 - 10:26 |
20 | 0

Why RX-7? Let’s do something worse - LS Swap your S2000.

04/10/2016 - 11:44 |
16 | 2

I said it but it didnt get put in

04/10/2016 - 16:00 |
0 | 0
DL🏁

But… Although it is a great car, the GT-R is actually not the best car ever created

04/10/2016 - 10:26 |
14 | 0

right, its the mkiv supra

04/10/2016 - 10:57 |
6 | 10
04/10/2016 - 11:54 |
58 | 0
Tim M.

Datsun’s are back in production but they’re cars are so far from what they used to be.

04/10/2016 - 10:38 |
2 | 0
Anonymous

In reply to by Tim M.

the bloody datsun go?yep

at least the 370z

09/01/2016 - 08:06 |
2 | 0
Igor Konuhov

Ok, let’s recap
A JDM fanboy will rage when

  1. You make a joke
  2. You ask a mechanical question about their car
  3. You know the history behind the term “rice burner”
  4. You point out that their engines are severely limited by their size
  5. You are interested in their ideas on the visual modifications and offer your ideas
  6. You STATE THE TRUTH (Also that reasoning “how dare you tell my dream car is not the best” is advanced level of stupid. Nobody’s dream car is the best car in the world)
  7. You mistake their car for another make and model because they look alike
  8. You refer to Nissan’s roots which were actually BETTER than what Nissan does today
  9. You state that a car full of electronic aids is way overloaded with electronic aids.

GREAT LIST. Now I know how not to offend a 4 year old child! Oh, wait, this was a “JDM Fan” list? Well why did you make all JDM Fans look like little kids who throw hissy fits at a slightest provocation?

04/10/2016 - 11:00 |
28 | 22

True, but these people are now gonna downvote you :)

04/10/2016 - 11:40 |
8 | 0

It’s true. Now i don’t know what to do - Upvote, because you made a good comment, or downvote, because you will get more points that way. :D

04/10/2016 - 11:42 |
2 | 0

Gotta give kids their safe space man.

04/10/2016 - 12:50 |
0 | 0

Just one thing. My favourite cars come from Japan but I still appreciate every other car even if I personally don’t like it. Would you say that I am a fanboy ? :)

04/10/2016 - 14:15 |
2 | 0

#8

the 370z was said to be the most underrated

09/01/2016 - 08:05 |
0 | 0