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NO........ does not need a big lip. DISH wheels with no lip is okay too

BLK13X

The more I read or hear about VIP makes me want a Crown Majesta more and more lol

jtanoyo1

Hey, welcome to my second home on the net after CL!

jtanoyo1

I should change my username to VIPMIDAS or something. I wish, there's so much to learn about the VIP cult, I can only mod as I go along. I think people like John of Junction and Robert in Japan know a lot more about this than I do....

....I just do what I think looks nice, VIP or not....

RobSoVIP

The S-Class is really not considered a true member of the VIP Chasis'. There are some european cars that get some attention from some VIP parts manufacturers, but they tend to fit into a "euro-class".

A completely stock LS400 is considered to be a VIP chasis, as goes with Aristos, Cimas, Crown Magestas, Q-45's, etc. Now your not going to get recognition at VIP meets, or what have you, because, people like to see VIP cars with some VIP style.

Robert, {-.-}, chimed in on vipstylecar early on to give us his definition of VIP and what not, and him being the president of quite a large VIP club in Japan, I tend to believe in what his opinions are.

List of cars currently considered to meet the requirements as a VIP car in Japan-
Celsior
Aristo
Crown Magesta
Q-45 (sorry, I am not aware of the Japanese names for the nissans... its the cima and the..?)
M-45

and recently, the Mazda Sentia (929), has started getting some recognition

ntran18

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I always thought the VIP cars were hi-end 4-DOOR cars. Can't be the econo cars at all.

JunctionGS

in my opinion... like the consensus said, whats makes VIP is the car, pretty much a big body sedan... Not the choice of rims, what body kit you use. however, when I went to Japan last month, the people I met at shows and meets, I think VIP is also a "culture" (will explain below)

there are many different aspects of VIP out there. Your crazy, widebody, many exhaust tips, candy paint, with just as crazy as an interior... Then you have the simple VIP from Auto Couture, Sessions, Junction Produce, which is a clean body kit, nice wheels, and simple accents to make your car that much cleaner.

The list of cars that Sc400texas put down is pretty good. If I miss any, I am sorry

<b>Toyota</b>
Aristo
Crown
Crown Athlete
Crown Majesta
Celsior
Century

<b>Nissan</b>
Cima
Cedric
Gloria
Q45
President

For those who have been to VIPStyleCars.com you see how new the VIP scene is here in the US. There are many different animated opinions on what EXACTLY VIP is... For us Lexus owners, technically, we are already VIP with the cars we have. Just mod it the way you want and just know that your are fortunate to mod an already expensive vehicle. Knowing that we are that priveledge to do this to our car, THAT IS WHAT VIP IS to me (culture)

TwentyTen

Wow John - You summed it up nicely! We can close the thread now (j/k)

Your definition is now my definition. "Lexus VIP" is class and culture.

EDIT: Another good explanation: http://www.velocity.isfaster.com/vip/vip.htm

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Its NOT large. We are kind of picky who we let in 1994 ==>> Newer and only Aomori Prefecture. If I let in alot of older cars and opened it to those that live outside of Aomori then it could be. Aomori is like the San Fran Bay area.

There are alot of nice cars that are 1993 and older but the value of the car is not we want EXPENSIVE VIPcars in the club. Most folks I know are getting rid of the Older cars for newer cause VIP is alot more impressive as a Newer car with less Mods then an Older car with alot of Mods.

"VIPstyle has to start with a VIPcar........ if the car is not VIP then to me it cant become VIPstyle".

TwentyTen

It even LOOKS like San Francisco!

Pagong

This is my definition of VIP.

razyn

Could a Es 300 be a VIP ?

mmarshall

Might be slightly off-topic, but Plymouth, back in the late 1960s, used the designation "VIP" for their full-size, top-of-the-line Fury sedan, It was intended to compete with the then-Chevy Caprice and Ford LTD.

(Never had a chance ro test-drive one, but I would have liked to. I later, in the early 70s, owned a quite similar Chrysler Newport)

Aron9000

This thread is 12 years old. As for what VIP means, its just the latest ricer fad, but I'm surprised that term was being used 12 years ago. VIP means buy old clapped out Lexus SC300/400, LS400 or a GS for $2,000 and ghetto mod it to ride 1" off the ground with negative camber and slap some huge wheels on it with tires that are too small for the wheel. Basically its a good way to ruin your car IMO and look like a fool. The culture around it is usually a bunch of broke teenagers that hack the cars up for that "look".

chikoo

Aaron, thanks for the chuckle

Seems kind of the "special" fistbump procedures that each group develops to stand out.