Apologies.

My sincere apologies to the people I issed off today, i went a little far, In my town, Honda's are everywhere, your not this unless you drive a honda, your not that, i'm sick of all the crap they feed any body else who drives anything else, I didn't mean to turn it into class, but in my town, that is what it's resorted to, i get it every day from the clowns her, so when the things were said on the forum about rice, it just sounded like it had spread to the whole world. Very respectfull when you can do the things you want on your own, so apologies to all I may have afended. Second, I do agree on some of your issues about going to far with stickers and so on, But power mods to the car do not make it ricey, and further more, if a car has a kit on it and that is what the owner likes then hey, that works, you don't have to drive it. So again my apologies, but it was just an opinion.

I am here to agree with him i live in the same town and hes right if u dont drive a honda here they treat u diff

It's everywhere guys...
even up here in Alaska.

More then ever i'm willing to bet. People have nothing else better to do then work on cars.

Performance mod's don't make it rice. It's when you get your body kit, lights, lightup valve caps...is when it turns rice with NO mods.

That's what Rice is.

no i must say it is when u are SO unorignal that u have to have ur car look just like every other honda on the block and wow them type R stickers....the smart ppl know that type R are not in america who do them honda bitches think they foolin

No matter how much people say they dislike rice (which personally i find a tad offensive cause of the shere dirogatory offence to asains) (sp) as much as you deny it, we all were rice one time or another. Altezza lights where cool, no doubt. But the first time i saw a Soccor mom having them on her suburban, that was about the time i said, "ewww not for me". What do you call all the Billet items for trucks, cant call it "Rice" so for a better term i would just state it as "Played Out". Big Loud Exhust, i always found sanomous (sp) with pocket rockets, one that that was very intising to me.

I am first to be informed on the Lancer Oz GTR rally edition from my dealer in town when the come in, (or what ever the Sales manger stated to me later this afternoon as the correct name for the US Evo) but if it comes between paying my rent or getting a car i really want, its not really up to me, cause the new evo has roomy back sets, but i dont think my family would be happy sleeping in the trunk.

Lets all try to get along, and try to focus our more unguided brothers towards the path of right (although i strictly dislike conforming to others exspectations, but thats for another rant) and have people express themselves through thier car. Remeber, if you dont like the way thier car looks, your car is fast, when you see them coming, just haul ass away. :)

i dont care what rice is what im saying is that all honda bitches make there cars look the EXACT same(well the ones here do) and they give u shit if ur any diff and the soccor moms wiht altezzas on there subdivisions THAT IS ORGINAL u dont see every subdivision in town like that do u no that = ORGINAL

You do have a point about a soccor mom with altezzas being orgional, thats something yall might not see around your town. I must retort my comment stating that when i see something on a soccor moms Burben, that it is like most people seeing someone drive around in a Ford Festva with Altezzas on it and lime green and primer paint on it with Daytons on it. Its something you dont makes you not want to have those items on your car or truck.

Very Very true IE most hondas round here look like low power shoping carts with a snowplow slaped on the front end and i hate that

Wow guys! Im am truely amazed!

You have proven to me that there are infact some mature members here at AF.
I hope no one took any offence at me closing the post, the rice discussion has got out of hand before, and I didnt want to happen again.
But becuase you guys seem able to keep at an objective levelheaded view on things, and not flame other members Ill open it back for ya, clearly closing it was a mistake, I think I judged you all quite wrong.

Thanks guys!

(if someone less mature does show up and start flaming in the thread, please tell me via a PM and they will be delt with. thanks.)

:evillaugh

Lol I know what ya mean, even though i live in a small town i go to a larger town on the weekends to streetrace and i see plenty of them. But i always feel if everything is in good taste and modaration, then i am more then happy to see any form of self expression on a persons vechile, they put the money in it, and in my eyes, its just slowing them down so i can pass them even easier. ;)

that is also true if we go to the bigger citys round here there is some BAD ass cars that u can see where ppl make them orginal

and by the way i drive a celica :)

Thanks Moopy (hope i got it right)
I am new here didnt mean to strike up such a contrveral dissucsion, but seemed like something that most people are to afraid of to defend with out the fear of getting flamed. Glad to see a Mod who is willing to read the messages instead of just do nothing when a all out brawl starts.

hate to say it but


Mad Props to Da Mod.

LOL

Originally posted by Dippiedoo
Thanks Moopy (hope i got it right)


Its Moppie!
*holds mouse over ban button* :devil: :devil: :devil:

:lol2:


Its just great to see some mature members here at AF who dont get upset over what at the end of the day is only an internet forum.
You guys are like role models to other AF members. :D

And please feel free to get out and have a look around the other forums, we could use a calming influence at the moment.
:cool:

here in Australia we have alot of 'riced' (modified) up cars. I mean alot.
From Toyotas, to Mitsu's, nissans, the works. Everyone in Oz modifies there car to make it look better then the normal stock appearance.

Theres no different treatment for owners as mention in this thread, thats quite odd(!?). Alot of people put kits on their cars, change the lights and so forth, some do cool mods that arent too much while others go overboard but somehow make the car look ok.

If you have the money and the equipment, hey you can do anything you want, but you should know what the limit is. As for the different treatment because u dont drive a Honda, thats just f**king pathetic.

It is great seeing such mature responses. As for those who down you for not having a Honda, remember these wise words:

You laugh at me for being different, I laugh at you for being the same.

(taken from a wise Maxima.org member)

That's the best thing about being in a democratic country, you can do as you please. Try this in Iran or Afganistan. :D

Originally posted by lancerz
here in Australia we have alot of 'riced' (modified) up cars. I mean alot.


yes but thanks to the ADR you guys don't have much choice in what to buy in terms of cheap fast cars. I mean who wants an HSV unless you've got 2 kids, a dog, and a boat. And from reading the Ausi mags like Hot4s etc you guys really do get screwed.

Similar situation on the US, but they still get fiarly wide range of cars to play with, and imported engines for swaps are easy and compared to what we pay Cheap to get hold of.

Rice on a car over here is Totaly unacceptable, esecialy when you can buy the go fast version of your car often for not much more, or the same price as the slower version that often gets riced out.
GSR lancers go for under 10K here, and Iv seen EVO 5s in the 30k Bracket. But EVO 1's are still worth around 20k. Yet there are many Wanna be GSR lacers running around with Drum brakes! or Mirage astis with the 1300cc, not the Mivec 1600cc
Same with Integras and Civics, Im personaly sick of SOHC non VTEC civics with thier drum brakes showing through huge mags, and with Giant wings perched on the Hatch. Why not pay a few $ more and buy an SiR, there common and cheap and if driven gently still get great gas milage.

Rice on a show car however I think is a differnt story, I mean its not like is ever going to get driven very far. (im talking trailer show cars here.)

Anyway just a Honda owners Rant on the topic of rice.

but as has been said at the end of the day if someone wants to pretend thier car is faster and more expensive than it really is then good on them, just as long as dont hold me up on the open road.

It's not just the topic of Honda owners ricing out there cars...i've seen Dodge Neon's, Explorers, Minivan's, SATURN'S. I've seen them on just about every car out there...in some way or another. I don't have anything against honda's until they've been riced with no performance mods. The only reason that you mostly see honda's riced is because they are the easiest to modify, and everyone else does it.

There's a difference between going too far and just trying to make your car look good. There's no set median for how far is too far. It's all in one's opinion. HOWEVER, there's that point when it hits us in our own minds and we realize that THAT is damn ugly. When I say rice i'm talking about the oversized wing, coffeecan exhaust, so on so forth...NOT just adding a body kit. In my opinion i think that body kits are cool. Like on a Syclone when you lower it more and get a body kit so that it can be more aerodynamic. THAT's not rice. RICE is when you're trying to make your car look like something it's not(IE: supra tailights on a prelude, Evo body kit on a lancer). People use the term rice on too broad of a horizon. Rice, like some people have stated before, are people that do no performance mod's to there car, have all the riced out gear, drive like they just stole the car, drive like assholes at 80mph in rushhour, AND still say that they can beat your Vette. THAT's what i'm talking about when i say rice. My definition. Because i have NOTHING against people making their cars FAST then putting on your decals oooorrr what have you. As long as it's used in moderation and serves a purpose. Your being sponsored sooo here's a sticker, or that wing actually keeps your back two wheels on the ground.

Dippie man...Quit saying that. Please quit saying that we were all rice at one time, cause that was a statement where you have NO stance on. Speak for yourself not for the rest of us.

My $.02............

QUESTION??

when the evo VII finally gets to america. i'm going to get one and put a lancer OZ edition kit on it. 16" OZ wheels, get a smaller spoiler, and badge it up type R, just to screw with all the ricers. does this make me sick?

-moldy

Not sick man...
you might want to leave the TYPE R sticker off...

If you want to mess with them, get a TYPE Z or something else...
just to make fun of them....

Thats a good one, have to remember that one.

I like it u should also drop some hydros on there too to appease the hispanic croud

Hey, so now if you got Hydros on a car your Hispanic? I got Bags on my truck, am I just a wanta be Hispanic? no, i like to throw sparks all over people. I think hydros are cool, just kinda to expensive and messy and the ride is sucky.