i hate the steriotypical honda ricer
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well, then i guess my idea of ricer differs. But... Its hard to pin down an exact definition of ricer. I tend to think of it as being huge decals and gaudy ground effects on a street car, but whatever. To each his own. Sometimes that looks awesome, but unless its done with taste, it just looks....well...ricey.
I didnt claim that subarus are macho, so please "pay a bit more attention" before you get too condescending.
Nor did i mean that the 2.5 was an underdog as far as performance went, but since it was rarer and generally not liked as much by the public, it had an underdog sort of feel. Sorry if i worded it wrong.
And brucelee...I expected you to get defensive. Nice newsflash, that stung.
oh i-club drama, where would i be without you?
Rather, most of the Honda/Acura folks and what-not that I have and had spoken too have said that they never considered a Subaru becuase they thought Subaru's were for soccer moms and butch lesbians (some still say this even with the advent of the WRX and the STi Version). Thus, your claim that Subaru's are "macho" is way off as well.
Nor did i mean that the 2.5 was an underdog as far as performance went, but since it was rarer and generally not liked as much by the public, it had an underdog sort of feel. Sorry if i worded it wrong.
And brucelee...I expected you to get defensive. Nice newsflash, that stung.
oh i-club drama, where would i be without you?
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Originally posted by Monoxide
Throw a "For Sale" sign at them and tell them to use it!
Throw a "For Sale" sign at them and tell them to use it!
hahah lol!
i had a MR2 and a GTI 1.8 T try to race me. but nonetheless, turned it down. take it to the tracks!
I'm a former "ricer" hater, and I've come to learn that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Personally I don't like LED washers or Altezzas and you won't see them on my car. But then again my truck is brown with a poorly-executed JDM-look spraypainted black hood. And I'm sure people point and laugh at it as "rice" all the time but it was a fun and cheap project just like installing LED washers is, and it does nothing for the car but get laughs and maybe some other dude in a sorry-looking toyota knows what it's all about and secretly gives me props. Inspiration can come from strange places.
Long live the ghetto tuners.
Personally I don't like LED washers or Altezzas and you won't see them on my car. But then again my truck is brown with a poorly-executed JDM-look spraypainted black hood. And I'm sure people point and laugh at it as "rice" all the time but it was a fun and cheap project just like installing LED washers is, and it does nothing for the car but get laughs and maybe some other dude in a sorry-looking toyota knows what it's all about and secretly gives me props. Inspiration can come from strange places.
Long live the ghetto tuners.
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Originally posted by thebankman
I'm a former "ricer" hater, and I've come to learn that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Personally I don't like LED washers or Altezzas and you won't see them on my car. But then again my truck is brown with a poorly-executed JDM-look spraypainted black hood. And I'm sure people point and laugh at it as "rice" all the time but it was a fun and cheap project just like installing LED washers is, and it does nothing for the car but get laughs and maybe some other dude in a sorry-looking toyota knows what it's all about and secretly gives me props. Inspiration can come from strange places.
Long live the ghetto tuners.
I'm a former "ricer" hater, and I've come to learn that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Personally I don't like LED washers or Altezzas and you won't see them on my car. But then again my truck is brown with a poorly-executed JDM-look spraypainted black hood. And I'm sure people point and laugh at it as "rice" all the time but it was a fun and cheap project just like installing LED washers is, and it does nothing for the car but get laughs and maybe some other dude in a sorry-looking toyota knows what it's all about and secretly gives me props. Inspiration can come from strange places.
Long live the ghetto tuners.
-Chris
What offends me more than ricers is that a lot of the drivers in SF (mainly people who are not "car people") drive without paying any attention to other cars on the road or ESPECIALLY pedestrians. I'd rather have funny-looking cars on the road with good drivers than a bunch of nice-looking cars on the road with crappy dangerous drivers at the wheel.
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^^ w3rd!
I've seen so many people almost run down by guys in E55's and the like because they were too busy on their cell phones in the middle of city traffic, and ofcourse looking at everything else except for the road directly in front of them.
You'd think that they might check the lane next to them before they change lanes, but no, since they have those mirrors that blink they assume that we'll be able to see that they're trying to change lanes, as well as be able to move out of the way in time for them to NOT slam in to us.
How did america end up like this? most other countries have better regular drivers than we do
I've seen so many people almost run down by guys in E55's and the like because they were too busy on their cell phones in the middle of city traffic, and ofcourse looking at everything else except for the road directly in front of them.
You'd think that they might check the lane next to them before they change lanes, but no, since they have those mirrors that blink they assume that we'll be able to see that they're trying to change lanes, as well as be able to move out of the way in time for them to NOT slam in to us.
How did america end up like this? most other countries have better regular drivers than we do
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i was just saying how annoying it is when the guys with LED washer lights and unpainted body kits tied on with zip ties try to race you all the time when none of their mods involve power and their cars have like 160 hp or something.
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I try not to worry about proving manhood with my car. If somebody needs to pound their chest while sitting in their car and revving on me, I'll just give 'em the 'thumbs-up' and tell 'em, "hey, nice RACE car, man." Or, how about this: "I wish I could trade cars with you RIGHT NOW." If their girlfriend is with them, I can say, "you are SO lucky, young lady, to be sitting in that fine machine with yo' man!"
I don't think I'd waste energy getting upset or pissed off at kids displaying a little immaturity, though. Most of them will outgrow it by the time they reach their early 20s. I'd feel dumber if they actually got me to street race against them.
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I don't think I'd waste energy getting upset or pissed off at kids displaying a little immaturity, though. Most of them will outgrow it by the time they reach their early 20s. I'd feel dumber if they actually got me to street race against them.
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Originally posted by Wingless Wonder
I try not to worry about proving manhood with my car. If somebody needs to pound their chest while sitting in their car and revving on me, I'll just give 'em the 'thumbs-up' and tell 'em, "hey, nice RACE car, man." Or, how about this: "I wish I could trade cars with you RIGHT NOW." If their girlfriend is with them, I can say, "you are SO lucky, young lady, to be sitting in that fine machine with yo' man!"
I don't think I'd waste energy getting upset or pissed off at kids displaying a little immaturity, though. Most of them will outgrow it by the time they reach their early 20s. I'd feel dumber if they actually got me to street race against them.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
I try not to worry about proving manhood with my car. If somebody needs to pound their chest while sitting in their car and revving on me, I'll just give 'em the 'thumbs-up' and tell 'em, "hey, nice RACE car, man." Or, how about this: "I wish I could trade cars with you RIGHT NOW." If their girlfriend is with them, I can say, "you are SO lucky, young lady, to be sitting in that fine machine with yo' man!"
I don't think I'd waste energy getting upset or pissed off at kids displaying a little immaturity, though. Most of them will outgrow it by the time they reach their early 20s. I'd feel dumber if they actually got me to street race against them.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
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Originally posted by sighborg
I still hope there are a few of us that are into the performance and design of it, not just the machosim.
I still hope there are a few of us that are into the performance and design of it, not just the machosim.
Pays to reread your posts after you post'em
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i dont know about that... at work there is two brothers in there late 30s (almost 40) and one drives a rsx (non typeS) with crome 17 inch cheap rims and a big whale tale unlowerd and the other drives a new mitsu. eclipes GT automatic with cheap crome rims, led washer lights, welded muffler, and a akimoto intake
both always brag around work about how there cars can beat me and how my car sounds like a VW bug
so go figure....
i try to act mature about it all.. like yesterday i posted the 1/4 mile times for the eclipes GT (17.2) and posted it by the time clock
edgar,
proving stupied kids wrong is one thing but putting an old fart in his place never gets old... ha ha ha
Originally posted by Wingless Wonder
Most of them will outgrow it by the time they reach their early 20s. I'd feel dumber if they actually got me to street race against them.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
Most of them will outgrow it by the time they reach their early 20s. I'd feel dumber if they actually got me to street race against them.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
both always brag around work about how there cars can beat me and how my car sounds like a VW bug
so go figure....i try to act mature about it all.. like yesterday i posted the 1/4 mile times for the eclipes GT (17.2) and posted it by the time clock
edgar,
proving stupied kids wrong is one thing but putting an old fart in his place never gets old... ha ha ha
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Originally posted by sighborg
oh you idiot, how many times are you going to misinterpret the same sentance?
The machoism of modding, not subarus.
oh you idiot, how many times are you going to misinterpret the same sentance?
The machoism of modding, not subarus.