In the opening letter of his Boys Don't Cry magazine Frank Ocean writes, “How much of my life has happened inside of a car? I wonder if the odds are that I’ll die in one.” While it is bleak, it speaks volumes on Frank Ocean’s obsession with car culture and how much of an impact cars have had on him. In music today cars are typically mentioned as status and economic symbols. On the other hand, Ocean often mentions cars and the act of driving as metaphors and storytelling devices. For example, in his song White Ferrari, Ocean outlines a scene describing the end of a car ride with a significant other in his past as a metaphor for the end of their...
There are countless cars listed on ‘Carsales’ and ‘Facebook Marketplace’ every single day. Some of them are your common Toyota Corolla, and some are even highly modified, drift spec S15’s. This is a guide on how NOT to buy a lemon. 1. Ask the owner about the car Finding out about the current owner is significant before investing in your next financial mistake. There are highly intelligent people out there with remarkable IQ’s, that do not service their cars on time, and even run 91 RON fuel on cars that require a minimum of 95 RON… It is IMPORTANT to ask the owner lots of questions to ensure that he/she has looked after the car and maintained it correctly. The...
Your tyres getting bald? Trynna look for the tyres with the best handling while sending it down the mountains? Look no further, here are the top 3 street tyres: 1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 The number one choice would be none other than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 or PS4 for short. This tyre takes top pick due to its ability on the wet and in the dry. Some of its features include dynamic response technology which ensures optimum transmission of steering instructions to the road via their hybrid belt of Nylon and Aramid. The tread pattern continuously adapts to the road for optimising its footprint. Finally, the PS4 stops 3.7m shorter than other brands in the market. However, all these...
Congratulations! You just bought yourself a new car! Are you already starting to get over how ‘stock’ it looks? Here are 5 essential first mods needed for any car! 1. LED / HID Lights Most older cars from factory come with halogen lighting except the headlights and these lights really suck tbh. They are yellow and dull. However, there is an easy solution to this. Purchase yourself an LED/HID kit for your car! The ones that make the most difference while not trying to go ‘4broke’ are the LED’s for the interior and the number plate if they are not already LED. The purchasing options are vast, all the way from cheap, eBay quality to high-end, optimum lighting stores such as...
What is all that jargon on the side of my tyre??? There are a lot of numbers on the side of your tyre and at first it can be daunting as to what they all mean but don’t worry because we will decode it for you :) Let's start with the number on the left, the ‘225’, this is the width of the tyre in millimetres, this measurement is taken from the maximum width of the midpoint of the tyre's sidewall to the same point on the opposite sidewall. It is common for a lot of car enthusiasts to increase this number due to the theory of a wider tyre creates a larger contact surface with the ground, increasing the...
