Will the "rice" fad ever die?
#76
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Originally Posted by tifosiman
So is that Kankunnen in the drivers seat of that Fiat? I have some great video footage of him destroying a Celica on the RAC rally.
Did I hear someone say Toyota? The hijacking continues...
#77
Originally Posted by flamingeye
Could you please let me in on the term 'ricer'
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This term probably originated among the typical meathead Camaro/Mustang driving Americans who think that all Asians look alike and associate them more than anything else with eating a lot of rice.
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Originally Posted by flamingeye
Could you please let me in on the term 'ricer'
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Try this for a fairly polite point of reference: http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/february04/rice/
Ooops - no post would be complete without a little more hijacking. Don't know how I forgot this one when I hit Ford a few posts back.
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ford turbos!!!!!!!!! yes svos have a following, and im probably the only guy on svoca.com that only has one svo. if you guys think the 951 has easy turbo-ability......the svo can go to about 450 rwhp with the stock bottom end! theres tons of guys doing it, but have to switch to a front mount. electrical demons hurt the svo too. merkur has better simpler wiring supposedly.
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Just for you Tifo...
Correction:
Alen in the FIAT with his long time partner Ilkka Kivimaki...
Toyota is Kankunnen and HIS partner Juha Repo.
(not positive he is piloting the Peugeot - but he ran with them for a while)
Correction:
Alen in the FIAT with his long time partner Ilkka Kivimaki...
Toyota is Kankunnen and HIS partner Juha Repo.
(not positive he is piloting the Peugeot - but he ran with them for a while)
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#85
No the rice fad will never die.
Today, I like my car clean and unclutterred.
But think back to when you are a 16 year old and mommy and daddy buy you an emasculating little Civic. You couldn't really afford the car in the first place. So you go to Pep Boys and buy the Yosemite Sam mud flaps, and the neon license plate frame, and the Alteezas... You "mod" your car to make it "unique" and you can't really afford any real mods, like a turbo or suspension upgrade, otherwise you'd have a better car.
Unfortunately, this kind of crap (Pep Boys Mods) will always be around.
My name is Joe and I was sortof a ricer almost 20 years ago when I got my first car.
Back then it was louvers and pinstriping and curb feelers and TV antennaes and purple window tint. Today it's fart cans and stickers and windshield banners.
Tomorrow it will be something else, for the kid who can't afford a real car
Today, I like my car clean and unclutterred.
But think back to when you are a 16 year old and mommy and daddy buy you an emasculating little Civic. You couldn't really afford the car in the first place. So you go to Pep Boys and buy the Yosemite Sam mud flaps, and the neon license plate frame, and the Alteezas... You "mod" your car to make it "unique" and you can't really afford any real mods, like a turbo or suspension upgrade, otherwise you'd have a better car.
Unfortunately, this kind of crap (Pep Boys Mods) will always be around.
My name is Joe and I was sortof a ricer almost 20 years ago when I got my first car.
Back then it was louvers and pinstriping and curb feelers and TV antennaes and purple window tint. Today it's fart cans and stickers and windshield banners.
Tomorrow it will be something else, for the kid who can't afford a real car
#86
Originally Posted by Porschephile 924
IMHO American cars are cheap, plastic pieces of sh*t. we have a pontiac. it's just there. it doesn't do anything but move people...and seriously, it is the ONLY car I've ever driven that I have to talk on a cell phone to stay awake. it's such a boring car....
I'm glad I didn't base my opinion of German cars on my sister's Jetta.
But, yes, the American companies are more and more missing the boat, and I hate the cheap plastic in my TA. I console myself with the 400hp.
#87
Originally Posted by hosrom_951
If the Japanese car markets dies out (which would NEVER happen) so will the turners.......
#88
Originally Posted by flamingeye
Could you please let me in on the term 'ricer'
Thankyou
Thankyou
Adding "performance" mods that do nothing or hinder performance. Or adding mods that imply performance when it is not backed up under the hood (diametrically opposed to "the sleeper", a car which appears stock but has a few tricks in store).
Here are ways you can identify "rice":
Dressing a car up like it belongs on the track when it's slower than a UPS truck.
A gigantic wing on a FWD car.
Fake caliper hubcaps on a car that has drum brakes.
An exhaust tip you could stick your head into.
An exhaust note that sounds like somebody spitting into a kazoo. Or a can of angry bees.
Painted interior plastic.
In general, it's something non-functional done in poor taste.
#89
Originally Posted by Tony K
Midnight street racing crowd with Asian cars. Moreso describing the ones with modifications to their cars that don't really make it fast, such as loud exhaust, body kit, big wing, neon lights.
This term probably originated among the typical meathead Camaro/Mustang driving Americans who think that all Asians look alike and associate them more than anything else with eating a lot of rice.
This term probably originated among the typical meathead Camaro/Mustang driving Americans who think that all Asians look alike and associate them more than anything else with eating a lot of rice.
I am all to familiar with the cars, Max Power brigade etc. Who don't know what makes a car go quicker, instead make their car heavier and create more drag from the add-ons.
Here, 'Essex boys' would be the equivalent. (Term=they come from Essex! easy) who drop two grands worth of stereo in a five hundred quid car and only go as far a the nearest car park to meet with like minded 'enthusiasts'
The pics. are of a Vauxhall Corsa ('one of a kind in Europe'... Thank God!)
I met the owner who brought it over with him from S. Africa, when I went to see and give my opinion on a 944 which had sat in a garden for the last eight years. From rust to rice?
Even with the 'Sport ' decal the Corsa could only muster a whopping 100bhp.
What I can never understand is with all the cash they flush down the drain on these cars, they could get a really good car!!!!
Last edited by flamingeye; 08-26-2004 at 08:18 PM. Reason: Edited for spilling misstkes
#90
Originally Posted by Tony K
This term probably originated among the typical meathead Camaro/Mustang driving Americans who think that all Asians look alike and associate them more than anything else with eating a lot of rice.
You have to remember that Japanese cars were a worldwide joke up to this point, and were summarily (and incorrectly) dismissed.
Then when the "hot hatch" segment popped up in the mid 80's, the term "rice rocket" or "pocket rocket" appeared -- an economy car with high(er) performance. The modern equivalent would be an Evo or STi (but that's not the best analogy, the level of performance is so much higher today).