4 Reasons Why Indonesia's Car Culture Is Awesome

Hello, CTZens. Before i continue, let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Anggoro Putra, and i joined this wonderful website since 30th of January 2015. Also, i was born and resided in Indonesia. Which, As Mr. CSL Lightweight points out about the car culture, wasn’t that great. And yes, the points that he made were true. But, as R.A Kartini said “After The Dark, Comes The Light”. Amongst the negatives there’s always the positives, and now, let’s dive in to the car culture of Indonesia, shall we?

1. Massiveness

Mr. CSL points out that the major enthusiast of the car scene were in 3 major cities of Indonesia. Which is Jakarta, Bandung, And Surabaya. But actually, there is more than just those cities. Take Yogyakarta for example.

As you can see above, Classic VW’s had a strong following among enthusiast because they appreciate the mechanical simplicity and the timeless design and retro vibe it gives.

And not just in Jogjakarta, there’s going to be a scene in other small cities. Batam Island for example. In my trip there i saw for the first time in my life, an NA Miata, 90’s (GC8?) Subaru Impreza WRX STI, DC5 Integra, DC2 Integra 4-door, Countless Toyota Harriers (Lexus RX) (I swear, they’re more common than Avanza/Xenia). Those cars doesn’t sound like too precious (Except the Subie, of course) but those cars were VERY uncommon in Indonesia.

2. We Work With What We Have

Indonesia is a 3rd world country (in my eyes anyway….). And as such, it reeks with Japanese family cars, anything other than that is uncommon (except 70’s to 90’s European cars). But that doesn’t stop enthusiast to fulfill their need for speed (and street cred).

Or, you don’t want to go Drag racing or Drifting, and instead you want to get low and impress your friends in the parking lot? But you only have a minivan to work with…?

3. There is Still Variety

While Indonesia is littered with econoboxes, there is no denying that other cars make their way to Indonesian grounds. For Example……

There’s also a strong following of tuning houses in Indonesia.

4. The Classics

Talking about classics, the major part of Indonesian Car Culture were classic cars, as mentioned above in Jogja, and also above you just saw an immaculate Benz, RWB Porsche, and Countach. Again, we work with what we have or what is accesible. If you can’t have fun in a used modern car (because as Mr. CSL mentioned, the price can be atrocious..), why not take a classic Corolla or BMW or Benz for a spin?

And that concludes why I think Indonesia’s car scene is awesome. This is my first blog post so, please leave a comment about how i can improve my writing, and thank you for reading my blogpost. Also, if you think i’m missing sonething, please notify me in the comments. Thank You, and Peace Out, CTZens!