Hate the Ricer cars, Love the Ricer girls!!

[diego-ted]

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=9D92E629-BCE2-4316-A867-EE73136ED1EB&p=0

Mojo, heres one for you

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=F3211EDC-1209-4716-A87C-D5511E4EE5F7&p=1

Don't know why they call this a Charger???



http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=C7BF2E28-32E7-4904-B5F9-F3D0275DC7D8&p=1

Diego

[Sinister68]

The last video wasn't too bad!   

But I prefer old school: Jimmy White's Hemi Coupe   

[Johnny SixPack]

The last video wasn't too bad!   

But I prefer old school: Jimmy White's Hemi Coupe   

Tru dat!

What a freakin' cool @$$ ride.

[golden73]

  That thing is freakin mean!!

[Shakey]

Great music in the first video - 

Didn't even bother with the second two after that.

As far as Jimmy White - it seems like a waste of a good engine.  I watched the whole video, he only got out of second gear once.  Instead of driving around, facing the sun and making left turns in town, take the car out to the countryside and show us what it can really do.  Good potential.

[BigBlockSam]

hate ricer cars love all girls 

[Johnny SixPack]

Yep, total waste. 

Sheesh.

Yah can't please all of the people all of the time.

Hell, yah can't please some of the people some of the time, so please pass me big bowl of who gives a rat's @$$.

Or maybe one of these so a certain someone from a northern region can pull 'em out:



Hope everyone has a great weekend BTW!

[71bee]

I can respect what these kids are trying to do with these recycled beer can cars, but I have a real hard time supporting them. is that wrong?

[Orange_Crush]

I can respect what these kids are trying to do with these recycled beer can cars, but I have a real hard time supporting them. is that wrong?

It aint just kids guys.

Plenty of hardcore 1/4 milers are starting to get into the Japanese cars.

There is a very well known and respected member at Moparts who lives right down the road from me.  He owns an 11 second '70 Charger R/T.  His other race car is a Sleeper Mitsubishi Eclipse which will run 11s all day and is docile enough to use as a grocery-getter.  Best of all, it has cost him less to get the Eclipse to run that fast than it has the Charger.

These cars have SERIOUS potential.

[ChargerBill]

I can respect what these kids are trying to do with these recycled beer can cars, but I have a real hard time supporting them. is that wrong?

Nope, I can't really get behind them either. I think it has something to do with the overall attitude of this subculture. Zigging and zagging through traffic with no regard for the safety of others on the road, the loud, obnoxious bass that we ALL have to listen to every time they drive through a parking lot or a residential area at 10:00 at night, the jeans down around the knees with the boxers showing, the lame NOS stickers, the loud buzzing of the useless fart pipes when they rev by at 8,000 RPM while going through a 25 mph zone, the nonsensical slang that doesn't even remotely resemble a recognizable dialect, the hoochies that jump around from punk to punk and sleep with any and every irresposible, disrespectful little dip$h!t, and have who knows how many STD's, the late night street racing that results in death upon death of idiot driver (I'm OK with that) and innocent by-stander (which sucks).... Oh yeah, this is a group I want to respect and promote... Regardless of whether or not these cars have some sort of potential (if you think in those terms), they are still recycled plastic and beer cans, they are still UGLY, they are stilll obnoxious and they are a fad that will result in a LOT of junk yard scrap in the next 10 to 20 years. 

[TheGhost]

I can respect what these kids are trying to do with these recycled beer can cars, but I have a real hard time supporting them. is that wrong?

Nope, I can't really get behind them either. I think it has something to do with the overall attitude of this subculture. Zigging and xzagging through traffic with no regard for the safety of others on the road, the loud, obnoxious bass that we ALL have to listen to every time they drive through a parking lot, the jeans down around the knees, the lame stickers, the loud buzzing of the lame fart pipes when they rev by at 8,000 RPM in a 25 mph zone, the slang that doesn't even remotely resemble a recognizable dialect, the hoochies that sleep around with irresposible, disrespectful little punks and have who knows how many STD's, the late night street racing that results in death upon death of idiot driver and innocent by stander.... Oh yeah, this is a group I want to respect and promote... Whatever, Regardless of whether or not these cars have some sort of potential, they are still recycled plastic and beer cans, they are still UGLY, they are stilll obnoxious and they are a fad that will result in a LOT of junk yard scrap in the next 10 to 20 years. 

Much of that could have been said about Muscle cars in the 70s and early 80s too, Bill.

You are stereotyping the many by what the few do.  Sure, there are a few kids out there who think a wing and a cold air intake makes their car a hi performance machine, but most of those who actually know what they are doing when tuning these cars do NOT street race, they do not zig in and out of traffic, they are like you, me, and most everyone else on this board.  They just use different platforms.  It's no different then us being Mopar guys, or the neighbor being a Chevy guy, or the local bar owner being a Ford guy.  EVERY group has it's bad apples.  But, no group should be defined by them.

[ChargerBill]

You are stereotyping the many by what the few do. 

This statement always baffles me. If the ONLY Ricers I see are the ones doing these things, then how do I know that others in fact exist? And if I'm characterizing THESE guys who do these things by their OBVIOUS traits and behaviors, then how is that a stereotype?...Isn't it simply reality? If there actually are a group of nice, respectful, intelligent, happy-go-lucky "ricers" out there then where exactly do they hang out? And if they don't "hang-out" then how do they fit into the subculture I just mentioned? It's like saying "there are plenty of nice, easy going, gtood natured serial killers out there"...REALLY? Well then, where are they? My point is this, a serial killer is known by his behavior...AND likewise, a Ricer is known by HIS behavior....see? What you're saying doesn't really make sense, because if someone who owns an Eclipse is a person who also drives respectfully, doesn't blast his bass, doesn't have a fart pipe, wears his jeans at waist level and doesn't street race then can you call him a "Ricer" at all...or is he just a guy who drives an Eclipse?

[Johnny SixPack]

You are stereotyping the many by what the few do. 

This statement always baffles me. If the ONLY Ricers I see are the ones doing these things, then how do I know that others in fact exist? And if I'm characterizing THESE guys who do these things by their OBVIOUS traits and behaviors, then how is that a stereotype?...Isn't it simply reality? If there actually are a group of nice, respectful, intelligent, happy-go-lucky "ricers" out there then where exactly do they hang out? And if they don't "hang-out" then how do they fit into the subculture I just mentioned? It's like saying "there are plenty of nice, easy going, gtood natured serial killers out there"...REALLY? Well then, where are they? My point is this, a serial killer is known by his behavior...AND likewise, a Ricer is known by HIS behavior....see? What you're saying doesn't really make sense, because if someone who owns an Eclipse is a person who also drives respectfully, doesn't blast his bass, doesn't have a fart pipe, wears his jeans at waist level and doesn't street race then can you call him a "Ricer" at all...or is he just a guy who drives an Eclipse?

There's the problem, you need a definitive description of what a "ricer" is.

Here's one:

ric er
n

A kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extrusion through small holes.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Although I don't think that one helps us.

Here's another:

(Ricer: from the latin word Ricarius meaning to suck at everything you attempt)

A person who makes unecessary modifications to their most often import car (hence the term "rice") to make it (mostly make it look) faster. The most common modifications are (but not limited to):

- Huge exhaust that serves no purpose but to make the car louder
- Large spoiler on the back that looks like something Boeing made for the 747
- Lots of after-market company stickers they don't have parts from, but must be cool
- Expensive rims that usually cost more than the car itself
- Bodykit to make the car appear lower, usually accented with chicken wire
- Clear tail lights and corner signals
- A "performace intake"- a tube that feeds cold air to their engine usually located in areas of excessive heat (behind or on top of the engine)
- Most of these riced cars (a.k.a. rice rockets or rice burners) are imports; Honda Civics, Accords, Integras, CRXs, RSXs, Del Sols Mitsubishi Eclipses, Lancers, Subaru Imprezas, however there are some domestics such as Chevrolet Caviliers, Dodge Neons, Ford Focus; small, slow, economy cars designed specifically to go slow. Please note that some Supras, Skylines, WRX's and other higher performance imports are designed to go fast, and are therfore not always considered rice. It really depends on the severity of the case.

The "ricer" attempts to make their car "performance" by adding the modifications listed above. These ricers are not confined to any one ethnic group or color, however different ethnic groups are known for certain styles.Honda Civics with big spoilers and 4" exhaust tips are considered to be ricers.

Source: The Urban Dictionary
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ricer

By that definition and the others listed in that link, a person who simply owns/drives a stock Eclipse is not a Ricer by definition.

They simply own a car prefered by Ricers.

[TheGhost]

You are stereotyping the many by what the few do.

This statement always baffles me. If the ONLY Ricers I see are the ones doing these things, then how do I know that others in fact exist? And if I'm characterizing THESE guys who do these things by their OBVIOUS traits and behaviors, then how is that a stereotype?...Isn't it simply reality? If there actually are a group of nice, respectful, intelligent, happy-go-lucky "ricers" out there then where exactly do they hang out? And if they don't "hang-out" then how do they fit into the subculture I just mentioned? It's like saying "there are plenty of nice, easy going, gtood natured serial killers out there"...REALLY? Well then, where are they? My point is this, a serial killer is known by his behavior...AND likewise, a Ricer is known by HIS behavior....see? What you're saying doesn't really make sense, because if someone who owns an Eclipse is a person who also drives respectfully, doesn't blast his bass, doesn't have a fart pipe, wears his jeans at waist level and doesn't street race then can you call him a "Ricer" at all...or is he just a guy who drives an Eclipse?

Ricers are to the Import world, what people who cut up Muscle cars and turn them into 4x4s are to us.

I'm personally friends with a guy who owns an 96 Talon TSi.  Basically the same thing as an Eclipse.  Yet, he does not drive around like an idiot in it.  He does not act like a thug.  It has no wing, or vinyl stickers, or loud subwoofer system.  And, he certainly can turn wrenches alot better than I can.

The reason you don't notice those guys, is because their cars look like normal, everyday to-and-from-work cars.  They drive like ordinary people.  Untill they get to the track, that is.

The point is, they ARE the same as us, just with different tastes in cars.  They probably despise those idiots with their fart cans and giant wings MORE than we do, because it gives THEM a bad image.

[Drache]

The "real ricers" that are in love of the driving and the sports there of are alot in Japan. It is alot of of punks that are street racing (Vancouver BC is the street racing death capital of Canada). But at the same time you can turn on the TV and watch these imports on the drag strip, sliding competitions and such where there are teams from across the country using imports and putting up to $1 mil into these cars.

Sure all most people see is the punks coming and going in traffic with nothing but a couple stickers and a fart can (which my turbo daytona beat on the track plenty of times).

Bill, back in the day when these Charger's were new, the target of Dodge was to sell them to the "punks" and "muscle" guys of that era. My father was one of them and I grew up listening to his stories and I know alot of other muscle car guys did alot of street racing back then. Not to mention alot of these cars have "loud" exhausts which can accuatlly compete if not drone out the music these kids are blaring out these days. How many members here have posted videos, sounds, or pictures of them during burn outs on local streets, revving their engines, and the such?

Although these "ricers" are all of my generation, these are their "muscle cars" of their era.

[nh_mopar_fan]

Although these "ricers" are all of my generation, these are their "muscle cars" of their era.

and that gents, is probably the saddest part of all of it.

[hemihead]

I don't like the Ricer lifestyle but as my son's friends have told me, The ricers are small,plentiful and not bad on gas.Their generation would love to own a Musclecar like we had but the Babyboomers have driven the prices so high that they can't afford to buy one like we did at their age.
  The older ,greedy generation has created this world so now we have to live with the Ricers -like it or not.

[Darkness]

I don't like the Ricer lifestyle but as my son's friends have told me, The ricers are small,plentiful and not bad on gas.Their generation would love to own a Musclecar like we had but the Babyboomers have driven the prices so high that they can't afford to buy one like we did at their age.
The older ,greedy generation has created this world so now we have to live with the Ricers -like it or not.

I agree however, I will say at 25 years old I am lucky to own a 71 Dodge Challenger R/T Recreation and 89 Dodge Dakota Convertible.

[Arthu®]

Ok back to the girls, I mean come on. Those are as cheap as pink champagne. I can do better than that. Even though I am not a saint and would probably hit on a few. If I was to pick a girl at a party with a lot more variaty. It would not be the short skirted blonded bimbo. I learned the richer, more secured grown up girls are a lot more fun. Maybe not at the party but after that. Btw also takes a bit more effort to get a girl like that, which is nice. Btw also not a fan of the very tiny asian girls, but that's just personal taste.

The whole discussion on ricers is pointless, you all have a different opinion on what a ricer is. Too me the ricers that matter are the ones you probably won't recognise on the street. As most likely the only outside thing they changed are the wheels and a lot of them strip the cars from their emblems. But remember never to underestimate a stock looking import, they can be pretty fast. Even from the factory.

Arthur

[71bee]

girls good.     ricer bad. period!