another "rice" question

[95mustanggt]

Originally posted by PKRWUD
LOL. I guess it depends on where you're from. "Poser" sounds a little too hick for my tastes.

Ricer has been the classification that I grew up with in the 70's and 80's, so it's the norm in my book. It's not my fault that 90% of the idiots that create these monstrosities drive Japanese cars. The shoe fits, and it will be worn.

FWIW, the definition goes far beyond performance. A ricer is a car with light blue latex paint, and a ground effects kit made from rain gutters purchased at Home Depot. A ricer is a car with light up valve stem caps. A ricer is a car with magnetic decals platered all over it, it no particular pattern. A ricer is a car with a rear wing that resembles a picnic basket handle. A ricer is a collection of random items affixed to it, that serve absolutely no purpose whatsoever. A ricer is a vehicle with 4 sets of taillights. A ricer is a car with a coffee can for an exhaust pipe that sounds an awful lot like a mouse farting infront of a small box fan. A ricer is a car that's weight is doubled thanks to a half dozen gallons of bondo. A ricer is a car whos owner has gone to great lengths to try and fool people into thinking it's a race car, but the driver is clueless, and his mods are the likes of half a dozen fake scoops in locations where real ones would never be.

Take care,
~Chris

These are but a few of the definitions of a ricer.

Nicely said Chris.

Originally posted by this is not cbring
-i don't like the term "ricer"........it kinda carries racial overtones and doesn't necessarily make the user sound intelligent......i think "poser" would be a more accurate description

Sorry that you don't like the term, but that's tough. It's what everyone uses and for the most part describes there cars. If it was up to me, we'd be calling them something a hell of a lot worse!

Remember rice is an attitude, try not to always focus on the cars. Yes it is the cars that look bad, but it's people that made them.

I don't have do much problem with a "show" car. Of course if they take a civic and put $10,000 in body parts so Batman would get confused between the bat-mobile and the show car, that's going overboard, IMO.

Now if buddy in his stock powered civic show car pulls up next to me and wants to "kick some american muscle *****", well he can try all he wants, but that's being a ricer.