What exactly is Considered a Rice Burner?

[Sheresh07]

Im still pretty unclear as to what a "Rice Burner" really is, some people have told me its any old import, others say its a car that has alot of external work but nothing on the engine, and some seem to call em posers. So WHAT exactly is a Rice Burner.

[Beastiek2]

www.anti-rice.com plenty there for ur enjoyment

[GScivic7]

everything you said except the old imports. People who take the time to restore old imports are the furthest thing from ricers. Seriously, have you ever seen an old 240Z, or 510 done up all ricey. I haven't yet...

[Sheresh07]

mmk, so its basically people that take mommys hand me down and go with the crowd instead of trying to be original. Like all show and no go?


Am a skater and I wear the skater clothes cause im a skater and I take it seriously, but one day ran across a guy who was wearin the skater shit too and he wans't a skater, asked him why he was wearing it and he siad "I like the image it gives." like that?

[emerge]

It's subjective. There is no set standard of what "rice" is. What some enthusiasts feel is rice, others feel is not. I actually wrote a little column about this on my team's website. Check it out (and make sure you watch the video too, lol):

www.rtek.org/index.html

[Sheresh07]

Ah k, thanks. Im just asking cause I'm getting ready to purchase and 00 Civic Dx Hatchback and While I want it to be in style, i also want to be original and not be labled a poser, so I figured I'd ask here so that I didnt do anything stupid.

[GScivic7]

Originally Posted by Sheresh07

mmk, so its basically people that take mommys hand me down and go with the crowd instead of trying to be original. Like all show and no go?

All show and no go is not rice IMO. If it's a dedicated show car, they have to have some insane shit done to their car to compete nowadays. It's the ricer mentality that makes a ricer. It just so happens that these ricers are the ones with the big ass wing and stickers and gaudy bodykits. Like Filipinoy85 or whatever his name is, is not a ricer IMO. One look at his car and you would say it is(sprayed on waves and black aluminum wing...)but he recognizes it as rice and said he is going to do something about it I believe. It's the mentality, not so much the vehicle itself.

[Sheresh07]

Ok, so try for some uniqueness, mix shit up a bit, dont buy what everyone else buys.


Btw I have never been a big fan of HUGE wings, I like mine rather small or no wing at all. (Hey i rhymed!)

[emerge]

Originally Posted by GScivic7

All show and no go is not rice IMO. If it's a dedicated show car, they have to have some insane shit done to their car to compete nowadays. It's the ricer mentality that makes a ricer. It just so happens that these ricers are the ones with the big ass wing and stickers and gaudy bodykits. Like Filipinoy85 or whatever his name is, is not a ricer IMO. One look at his car and you would say it is(sprayed on waves and black aluminum wing...)but he recognizes it as rice and said he is going to do something about it I believe. It's the mentality, not so much the vehicle itself.

That's exactly what my column says about ricerness, so I agree with you totally. You guys really should go read it and watch the video, it's hilarious...lol

[Sheresh07]

Ya I saw that vid man, i didnt see what you meant by rice, all I really saw was some dumbass trying change lanes and not looking, then wipeing out.

[emerge]

Noooo. it was some dumbass kid trying to street race and he lost control of his car...

[Sheresh07]

OHHHHHHH, ok, lol

[sageuvagony]

Hey emerge! Thats the vid I sent you! lol....I didnt know you liked it that much

[snowman2005]

anyhtign on this that u can check off

[emerge]

Originally Posted by sageuvagony

Hey emerge! Thats the vid I sent you! lol....I didnt know you liked it that much

Oh...I laughed about it for half an hour. I probably re-played it a total of 20 times. lol...