Ricer Friends

speedemn · 01-24-2002, 04:01 PM

I think you guys make a lot of valid points about "ricers." However it seems like you are making a blanket statement just by looking at a very small proportion of the import scene.

Yes, the stigma associated with young kids is sometimes true. Their mommy and daddy buy them a car and they have no clue what to do but try to make it aesthetically similar to what they've seen in bs movies like The Fast and the Furious. The result is sometimes ugly, unreliable, ugly and ugly! Even another import tuner will tell you that. But the same can be said about kids who drive certain domestics like Neons, Cavaliers and Sunfires. Another note is that most of those imports are just Hondas!

However there is a whole world of imports out there that are totally different. A lot of Toyotas and Nissans just to name a couple are very mod-worthy cars and are owned by a lot of knowledgeable people who know what to do and how to do it. And yes, many of those cars can spank Mustangs around any day (God forbid, right?)

I just think that it is quite narrow minded to pick on maye a small 10% of the import owners population and beat that dead horse over and over again to reassure yourself that what you are doing is better or correct. I can pick just as many examples of truly riced out Neons and Cavaliers and Focuses (Foci???) and beat that topic dead about how those kids think they are Vin Diesel and have modded their car to do a 19 ec 1/4 mi from the stock 22 sec 1/4 mi thinking that they now rule the streets with their blue windshield washer nozzles and fake dual exhausts.

My point is that there are idiots and people in the know in both the import and domestic scene. Being ignorant about the whole thing doesn't really serve any purpose.

BTW I drive a Toyota and my best friend drives a 94 Mustang GT. We have respect for each others' cars and help each other out all the time. Please do not attach the Honda riceboy image to all import drivers.

I visit this board occasionally for tips and tricks on little things like oil, gas, blah, blah since its been around for so long that almost everything has been talked about!

Keep up the good work on this board.

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01-24-2002, 04:01 PM	#1
speedemn Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 31	I think you guys make a lot of valid points about "ricers." However it seems like you are making a blanket statement just by looking at a very small proportion of the import scene. Yes, the stigma associated with young kids is sometimes true. Their mommy and daddy buy them a car and they have no clue what to do but try to make it aesthetically similar to what they've seen in bs movies like The Fast and the Furious. The result is sometimes ugly, unreliable, ugly and ugly! Even another import tuner will tell you that. But the same can be said about kids who drive certain domestics like Neons, Cavaliers and Sunfires. Another note is that most of those imports are just Hondas! However there is a whole world of imports out there that are totally different. A lot of Toyotas and Nissans just to name a couple are very mod-worthy cars and are owned by a lot of knowledgeable people who know what to do and how to do it. And yes, many of those cars can spank Mustangs around any day (God forbid, right?) I just think that it is quite narrow minded to pick on maye a small 10% of the import owners population and beat that dead horse over and over again to reassure yourself that what you are doing is better or correct. I can pick just as many examples of truly riced out Neons and Cavaliers and Focuses (Foci???) and beat that topic dead about how those kids think they are Vin Diesel and have modded their car to do a 19 ec 1/4 mi from the stock 22 sec 1/4 mi thinking that they now rule the streets with their blue windshield washer nozzles and fake dual exhausts. My point is that there are idiots and people in the know in both the import and domestic scene. Being ignorant about the whole thing doesn't really serve any purpose. BTW I drive a Toyota and my best friend drives a 94 Mustang GT. We have respect for each others' cars and help each other out all the time. Please do not attach the Honda riceboy image to all import drivers. I visit this board occasionally for tips and tricks on little things like oil, gas, blah, blah since its been around for so long that almost everything has been talked about! Keep up the good work on this board.