I have actually checked out Eurobeat, think I have 9 tracks in a playlist, but even if I didn't feel compelled to hate it because of Initial D, it just sort of... leaves me cold. It gets you hyper, and that's it. When you consider what the lyrics themes of Eurobeat tend to be like, it basically combines the worst parts of rock and EDM with the best aspects of neither. I actually already have the machine. Teac dubbing deck, got it for like $7 at a thrift store. Teac is supposed to be some of the best equipment you can find, but it seems every time I try to record something it likes to randomly take on a muffled tone or fade in and out, more often at the beginning of a recording but not always. Who knows, could be my connections, or the heads (or tapes themselves) needing cleaning.
Here's a question that should compose mostly of different answers: Which vehicle you think best suits a metalhead (it can be any kind of metalhead, as long as it's related to any of the metal sub-genres)?
Cliche but, hearse? Generally with tapes its worth giving the tape heads a bit of a clean, replacing the foam in the cassettes if perished, and checking the motor belts to make sure they haven't perished or stretched, replacing if they have.
That would definitely fit a goth metal fan, I'll be honest. Personally, the best suiting vehicle for a Kawaii metalhead would be the S2000: It has a cute aspect, but it's pretty sporty and a naturally-aspirated engine with pretty good horsepower. [Also.... yes, Kawaii metal exists somehow]
I saw a Citroen C6 in the supermarket car park today. It was absolutely mint, the paint looked fantastic, it had a full cream leather interior. I don't know what it is, but in person there is something about them that looks absolutely fantastic, then you see a photo of one and they look meh at best. For those unfamiliar with it, it was Citroens attempt in 2005 to take on the German luxury car market. Most of the engines were V6's with an I4 on the lowest tier. They are notable for their concave rear windscreen, as well as their self levelling Hydractive suspension which independently controlled spring and damping for each wheel separately, giving the vehicle and exceptionly smooth ride. Not every day that you see one of them since they didn't sell that well (Citroen doesn't have badge appeal in the luxury segment). Interestingly Citroen made a new model exclusively for China, I guess their badge reputation/image was less of a problem there so it was profitable to develop for that region.
1984 Camaro, automatic transmission, ridiculous milage, bone stock, filthy, and missing bits of interior and exterior trim. Foam in the casettes should be good; they're blanks I bought brand new early last spring so 1.5 years old, maybe? Motor belts, I've never had the machine apart and wouldn't know how to tell if they'd stretched anyway.
Reminds me of a Jalopnik story I read a little while ago, they visited some guy who had managed to get his hands on a Belgium registered C6 into the US. Where, how or maybe why he's got it is something that can't be said, but supposedly it was all road legal and perfectly fine to be driven in the US, despite the 25 year limit. Surprisingly enough, it was actually for sale, to make room, funny enough for a restored Citroen DS in the garage. But again this was back in 2015, so it's long gone by then. Speaking of which, I have seen a couple "Euro only" cars with US plates, but they're really just foreign diplomat/consulate cars, or sometimes on an uncommon scale, "Manufacturer" plates for test mules.
Replace the belts and capacitors. Teac made good stuff and bad stuff though, just same as most companies really. Also check the pinch roller. Small rubber wheel that actually rotates to drag the tape through the top of the deck, with age they stop being round, some people boil them in water to help restore them. Belts you can often see visibly slipping when bust but are dirt cheap to replace anyway --- Post updated --- Also fun fact. Pre recorded cassettes are still made and sold in 2018. Five finger death punch for example just released a new album, available on all good streaming sites, cd, vinyl and cassette
So backwards that they're driving American businesses away from the united states, not bringing them home. Just look at Harley Davidson. Quite a few audio equipment manufacturers. Dell and HP. Apple predicting increased costs for them. Sucks to be an American business right now. But hey ho. Still looking into motorcycle choices for myself. Harley is still on the list, as are a few other v twin bikes. Got plenty of time to decide though, probably not getting one until next year, mostly getting the license done this year
Buick doesn't exist anywhere else and don't have any vehicles of their own except maybe the enclave which is still just a glorified rebadge
