TO Rice or Not To Rice: That is the question

[vodkalush]

ahhh haha, my favorite is when I see NOS stickers on 89 cavilers and 90's neons

(and I am guilty - i do have my tanabe stickers on my 1/4 windows :-( )

[static808]

Originally Posted by vodkalush

(and I am guilty - i do have my tanabe stickers on my 1/4 windows :-( )

hey, a few stickers of things you actually have is fine, dont get me wrong. and if you're sponsored, i understand that you need to make that money. but i've seen some cars that make nascars look plain. and its not just the performance companies. i absolutely love it when people put stickers of their sound systems, like alpine, pioneer, JL, etc... why not just leave the keys beside the car so the thieves dont have to break the window...

--B

[Imagine]

In my book, any car powered by rice is ricey.. I prefer minute rice, it's faster. Rice is good with Changs Spicy Chicken.

To each his own, do as you please to your car. Aslong as you like it, life is good. If you wanted to impress everybody buy a F1 or Top Fuel dragster. Everyone has different tastes when it comes to appearances.

[ChinoCharles]

I just ordered a sticker repping a dyno shop for my back window. For a YARIS.

Does it get any ricier?

[vodkalush]

good points, one of the cars on campus had a full "UPS" design complete with brown paint job and huge vinyl logos on each side.... I wish I'd snapped some pics

[mikeukrainetz]

I contacted one of those advert agencies a while back, those ones that pay you to cover your car with a sticker - was actually like 300 a month depending on driving habits... pretty sweet deal until I looked at the type of advertising.... you get what they give you, imagine driving around a Yaris with rims, kit etc and 'Vagisil' pasted all over it.

found this, its kinda funny.

Rice burner is a pejorative used initially to describe Asian-made — specifically Japanese-made — motorcycles and automobiles. Many variations have also been used, such as rice rocket for Japanese sport bikes.

More contemporary use of the term rice burner, along with the prefix rice, has taken on an alternate pejorative meaning for an automobile that has been modified to give impression of high performance, but does not necessarily have any high-performance capabilities. This practice is in contrast to the "stealth" or "sleeper" style of automotive modification, where a vehicle may have major performance modifications, but the appearance remains similar to that of a stock model. In this manner, the appellation can apply to any vehicle regardless of country of origin. The most commonly modified cars are sport compacts, but the term can apply to any class of vehicle, including trucks.

In Denmark, the drivers of these kind of asian-manufactured cars are referred to as "sushis". It is common for these people to hear comments like "move back to Japan" even if they are clearly not of Asian origin.

[FoEKuZ]

got me sum too ..and i like to throw some rolls with it too

[Kitt]

well i just have a foose sticker in the rear window uhmmm a zildjian on the windshiled and an ironmaiden plate on the front. Is that rice??

[dngz]

all show, no go = rice

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by dngz

all show, no go = rice

Using your logic, all Yarii = rice.

[Nimble]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

Using your logic, all Yarii = rice.

Incorrect. You missed his semantics in that post. A stock exterior Yaris=teh no shows. A modded, bodykitt'd out Yaris with no go=a ricer. Nice try though.

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by Nimble

Incorrect. You missed his semantics in that post. A stock exterior Yaris=teh no shows. A modded, bodykitt'd out Yaris with no go=a ricer. Nice try though.

There are no semantics involved. These are slow cars. As far as I am concerned, people should do whatever the hell they want, because less than 1% of the people that modify these cars will do the drivetrain swap needed to make the car significantly faster. So, put on 20s, add 300 lbs of stereo equipment, bolt on giant wings and body kits and whatever else because there is very little hope of making these cars fast.

There is not much that anyone has done to make a Yaris "go" at this point. A Yaris with around 130 WHP would be the beginnings of what I would call "go". That said, we are all modifying these cars mostly for looks, and handling. We are all ricers.

[Nimble]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

There are no semantics involved. These are slow cars. As far as I am concerned, people should do whatever the hell they want, because less than 1% of the people that modify these cars will do the drivetrain swap needed to make the car significantly faster. So, put on 20s, add 300 lbs of stereo equipment, bolt on giant wings and body kits and whatever else because there is very little hope of making these cars fast.

There is not much that anyone has done to make a Yaris "go" at this point. A Yaris with around 130 WHP would be the beginnings of what I would call "go". That said, we are all modifying these cars mostly for looks, and handling. We are all ricers.

I disagree. Putting 20's and 300lbs of stereo crap will actually make the Yaris a downright dangerous car to drive. It is barely peppy enough to flow with Chicago traffic as is. And those small brakes don't like 50 lb wheel/tire packages, not to mention that the suspension cannot handle an increase of 300+lbs of weight. Need I go on, or are you sure enough you're wrong?

[BokChoi]

O RLY?

[Nimble]

Originally Posted by BokChoi

O RLY?

YA RLY.

[ASHRAF]

we don't have traffic issues here in Perth (Australia)

my car is 1.3L auto and I don't need anything faster than that

I think it's a very slow car so I don't mind making it lil bit slower

18"s, neons, anything that I wanna do, I'll do
and what is wrong with rice, I love it

as long as I, and my friends love the car, that's all what matters

[Black Yaris]

here is more of an explination of a ricer
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ricer

[kimona]

How about a negative term (and citation) for cars and owners who do everything conceivable to make their rides completely black?!