is the ricer fad finally dying?

Mustang Brandon · 01-19-2005, 08:23 PM

i keep seeing less and less ricers in my part of the country.my little town even has 5-6 11 second street stangs driving around. the highschool parking lot is starting to look normal again with mustangs and camaros that have v-8s not v-6s. its also been a while since a rice movie has came out. even the video game underground 2 has a mustang as one of its fastest cars. is this just happening here or is it hapening every where.

Ieatcamaros · 01-19-2005, 10:53 PM

I wish it was, but I think it'll be around for some quite some time. I have noticed in my area that the rice seems to have deceased some. I think it is mostly due to winter though. Or maybe I am just not paying enough attention. Who knows? We'll probably see the previews to the Fast and Furious 3 during the superbowl. God I hope not.

grey88gt · 01-19-2005, 11:29 PM

There just getting started good around here. But, I also live in a small town to. They all sound like pi$$ed off bees to me HAHA. There is a black Probe running around here that also sounds like that and has stickers all over it.

Stang_Crazy · 01-20-2005, 01:25 AM

The fad is alive and kicking down in Miami. I was down there a week ago and it was rediculous how many cars had body kits, neon, 'dubs', and big ol tailpipes.

Up in PA I haven't seen too many of them...then again it's winter and everyone usually hibernates until April.

KiltedBanshees93GT · 01-21-2005, 09:07 AM

To paraphrase an old saw:
Good taste is skin deep but tacky goes to the bone

The only thing to "kill" off the current generation of rice will be them getting old enough to realize how silly they look. (Think 40somethings nowadays who shudder when cleaning the old leisure suits out of the closet)
The bad part is that there will always be a new generation to take their place on the Annoying/Obnoxious/Idiotic frontline. To combat this our children must be taught the value of the V8, the strength of functionality and the wisdom of understatement. Thus the battle against stupidity will continue.

Or am I romanticizing it too much

J

Ieatcamaros · 01-21-2005, 09:14 PM

Well put man!

KiltedBanshees93GT · 01-22-2005, 09:45 AM

Thanks!, I think all it needs is "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" to start swelling in the background as you read it

Pony_Racer · 01-22-2005, 06:00 PM

Rice down in GA where i live was a plenty in the summer but now that colder weather has come not too many around though i do hear an occasional fart ripe rippin down the front road of my house.

chuck88 · 01-23-2005, 11:08 AM

I forgot where I read an article on rice (I believe it was Hot Rod). they stated that there was less parts for rice at SEMA and that NHRA is either dropping the front wheel drive class or combineing it with another class. But YES!!! Rice is fading away into a bad memory!!

It's cold out there!!!

82 GT · 01-23-2005, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuck88

I forgot where I read an article on rice (I believe it was Hot Rod). they stated that there was less parts for rice at SEMA and that NHRA is either dropping the front wheel drive class or combineing it with another class. But YES!!! Rice is fading away into a bad memory!!

It's cold out there!!!

....until the next FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie comes out and then it will pick up again. I think that's the movie that started all this rice crap!

KiltedBanshees93GT · 01-23-2005, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 82 GT

....until the next FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie comes out and then it will pick up again. I think that's the movie that started all this rice crap!

naw, it seems like it takes Hollywood at least 2 years to pick up on a trend and make a movie about it. As far as the "Import Craze" I would say they were at least 4 years behind. As far as another one, I dont know how well the second did, but if the moneys not there.

Someone needs to write another good musclecar flick, LOL. Put the real cars back into the spotlight.

(Tuned Imports are welcome, but leave your wing at the door)
J

82 GT · 01-23-2005, 05:23 PM

Well, I know for sure that there will be a 3rd F&F movie. I just don't know when.

Ieatcamaros · 01-23-2005, 08:36 PM

I'm with 82GT on this. Some dumb bastard will break his piggy bank and spend every penny he owns just to make another part to that stupid ass movie.

SpawnStang · 01-24-2005, 01:53 PM

*laughs*
I agree, depending upon where you go it changes, even down here in Georgia where I am. I still see a bunch of ricers running around with their freakin' grapefruit shooters and babystrollers...
but then when I pull into the parking lot for work I see a 'stang here and there mixed in (yeah mixed in some other really nice luxury cars, but mostly SUVs and trucks)

Pony_Racer · 01-24-2005, 09:55 PM

where at in GA are u at anyways?

SpawnStang · 01-25-2005, 09:46 PM

in the middle of GA, south of Macon

Pony_Racer · 01-25-2005, 10:07 PM

ahhh ok...i'm in the Woodstock area. Noticed a couple people from GA on here.

Capri306 · 01-26-2005, 01:31 AM

I'm noticing more of a 'Ghetto craze' happening lately...or mebbe it's because I'm driving a car as old as I am.

I swear, though, I've seen more 70's and 80's box cars out on the streets. However, I do believe winter is a strong factor here. It definitely is in my situation. It feels somewhat safer in a car with a V8 that weighs in the neighborhood of 4000-5000 pounds when you get around 3 feet of snow a week!

RBatson · 01-27-2005, 01:11 AM

The 'ricer' will go the way of the 70s van. They had some nice vans back in the 70s. I think the Supra started the craze. A $40k Japanese super car?? That car was bad and well worth the money.. well, in retrospect. Only problem is the guys with the eclipses(they couldn't afford a Supra to start with.. neither could I) are now realizing the money it takes to make them and keep them fast. By the time they can afford to fix them they are moving up to a SUV or something classy. Ricers are a fad. The Hispanics like them though.

KiltedBanshees93GT · 01-27-2005, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RBatson

The Hispanics like them though.

Not this hispanic.

J

01-19-2005, 08:23 PM	#1
Mustang Brandon Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: louisville, kentucky Posts: 88	is the ricer fad finally dying? i keep seeing less and less ricers in my part of the country.my little town even has 5-6 11 second street stangs driving around. the highschool parking lot is starting to look normal again with mustangs and camaros that have v-8s not v-6s. its also been a while since a rice movie has came out. even the video game underground 2 has a mustang as one of its fastest cars. is this just happening here or is it hapening every where. __________________ black 89 lx hatchback 5.0, 17x9 polished Cobra R's wrapped in 215/50/17 up front and 245/40/17 out back , perfectly clean and original interior less than 1,000 miles on new t-5, throw out bearing and clutch. completly redone exaust shorty headers, custom h pipe, flowmaster 40 series, all mandrell bent 2.5 inch tubing i got all new headlight assembly for christmas with clear corners www.50resto.com

01-19-2005, 10:53 PM	#2
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? I wish it was, but I think it'll be around for some quite some time. I have noticed in my area that the rice seems to have deceased some. I think it is mostly due to winter though. Or maybe I am just not paying enough attention. Who knows? We'll probably see the previews to the Fast and Furious 3 during the superbowl. God I hope not. __________________ The sig says it all.

01-19-2005, 11:29 PM	#3
grey88gt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Skiatook, Oklahoma Posts: 193	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? There just getting started good around here. But, I also live in a small town to. They all sound like pi$$ed off bees to me HAHA. There is a black Probe running around here that also sounds like that and has stickers all over it.

01-20-2005, 01:25 AM	#4
Stang_Crazy It's never clean enough! Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Shaler, PA Posts: 1,542	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? The fad is alive and kicking down in Miami. I was down there a week ago and it was rediculous how many cars had body kits, neon, 'dubs', and big ol tailpipes. Up in PA I haven't seen too many of them...then again it's winter and everyone usually hibernates until April. __________________ ~Dan 2001 SVT Lightning 89' GT : Taking up garage space and waiting for a buyer... Rice Hater's Club - Member #11

01-21-2005, 09:07 AM	#5
KiltedBanshees93GT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Pigeon Forge Tn Posts: 611	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? To paraphrase an old saw: Good taste is skin deep but tacky goes to the bone The only thing to "kill" off the current generation of rice will be them getting old enough to realize how silly they look. (Think 40somethings nowadays who shudder when cleaning the old leisure suits out of the closet) The bad part is that there will always be a new generation to take their place on the Annoying/Obnoxious/Idiotic frontline. To combat this our children must be taught the value of the V8, the strength of functionality and the wisdom of understatement. Thus the battle against stupidity will continue. Or am I romanticizing it too much J __________________ ____________ '66 Mustang Coupe- AKA "Lenore" on disability for a (long) bit '93 GT Mostly stock AKA "Fawkes" Rice Haters Club Member #239 "I find your lack of faith...disturbing." "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." H. L. Mencken

01-21-2005, 09:14 PM	#6
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? Well put man! __________________ The sig says it all.

01-22-2005, 09:45 AM	#7
KiltedBanshees93GT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Pigeon Forge Tn Posts: 611	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? Thanks!, I think all it needs is "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" to start swelling in the background as you read it __________________ ____________ '66 Mustang Coupe- AKA "Lenore" on disability for a (long) bit '93 GT Mostly stock AKA "Fawkes" Rice Haters Club Member #239 "I find your lack of faith...disturbing." "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." H. L. Mencken

01-22-2005, 06:00 PM	#8
Pony_Racer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GA Posts: 36	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? Rice down in GA where i live was a plenty in the summer but now that colder weather has come not too many around though i do hear an occasional fart ripe rippin down the front road of my house.

01-23-2005, 11:08 AM	#9
chuck88 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Wood Ridge NJ USA Posts: 341	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? I forgot where I read an article on rice (I believe it was Hot Rod). they stated that there was less parts for rice at SEMA and that NHRA is either dropping the front wheel drive class or combineing it with another class. But YES!!! Rice is fading away into a bad memory!! It's cold out there!!! __________________ So what if its "midlife crisis". Wife, 2 kids, busy job, "fixer upper" house, and I still have time for the Mustang!!! I Love my kids!!!

01-23-2005, 05:23 PM	#12
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? Well, I know for sure that there will be a 3rd F&F movie. I just don't know when. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.

01-23-2005, 08:36 PM	#13
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? I'm with 82GT on this. Some dumb bastard will break his piggy bank and spend every penny he owns just to make another part to that stupid ass movie. __________________ The sig says it all.

01-24-2005, 01:53 PM	#14
SpawnStang Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 3	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? laughs I agree, depending upon where you go it changes, even down here in Georgia where I am. I still see a bunch of ricers running around with their freakin' grapefruit shooters and babystrollers... but then when I pull into the parking lot for work I see a 'stang here and there mixed in (yeah mixed in some other really nice luxury cars, but mostly SUVs and trucks) __________________ Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away. - Sophocles

01-24-2005, 09:55 PM	#15
Pony_Racer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GA Posts: 36	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? where at in GA are u at anyways? __________________ 1990 Lx 5.uhoh 5speeder Flowmaster Exhaust and underdrives. More soon I drive on the other side of 100 My Page... http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/811263

01-25-2005, 09:46 PM	#16
SpawnStang Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 3	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? in the middle of GA, south of Macon __________________ Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away. - Sophocles

01-25-2005, 10:07 PM	#17
Pony_Racer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GA Posts: 36	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? ahhh ok...i'm in the Woodstock area. Noticed a couple people from GA on here. __________________ 1990 Lx 5.uhoh 5speeder Flowmaster Exhaust and underdrives. More soon I drive on the other side of 100 My Page... http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/811263

01-26-2005, 01:31 AM	#18
Capri306 Moderator Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,001	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? I'm noticing more of a 'Ghetto craze' happening lately...or mebbe it's because I'm driving a car as old as I am. I swear, though, I've seen more 70's and 80's box cars out on the streets. However, I do believe winter is a strong factor here. It definitely is in my situation. It feels somewhat safer in a car with a V8 that weighs in the neighborhood of 4000-5000 pounds when you get around 3 feet of snow a week! __________________ Capri306, Moderator The Mustang Works Online 1979 Mercury Capri 1987 5.0L Mustang LX Notchback 1993 5.8L Eddie Bauer Bronco

01-27-2005, 01:11 AM	#19
RBatson Registered Member Join Date: May 1997 Posts: 3,028	Re: is the ricer fad finally dying? The 'ricer' will go the way of the 70s van. They had some nice vans back in the 70s. I think the Supra started the craze. A $40k Japanese super car?? That car was bad and well worth the money.. well, in retrospect. Only problem is the guys with the eclipses(they couldn't afford a Supra to start with.. neither could I) are now realizing the money it takes to make them and keep them fast. By the time they can afford to fix them they are moving up to a SUV or something classy. Ricers are a fad. The Hispanics like them though.

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