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Is everything considered to be ricer anymore?
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Posted: 10/09/05
06:35 PM
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Here is also my original post
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Hey guys, just wondering and offering my general thoughts about this topic. First off, can someone tell me the stereotype or the politically correct term for a ricer? Just wondering, I've been seeing some posts where someone might come up with a decent idea, and it might fit their own personal tastes, but they get called a "ricer" or thats a "ricer idea." Just wondering how everyone else percieves it. I'm guessing anyone who pretty much allows mainstream media and influences manipulate and control their thought process may be a ricer, you know, in the sense that after seeing f and f that some newbie might come along and want a civic with nitrous and dope rims, weighted and dropped low, neons, custom paint, etc. Is it because we might feel threatened that they may misrepresent us? If so, I feel that it is our responsibilty to educate these people. And maybe all that isn't so bad, you know, the civic with all that stuff, or conversion kits, etc. But as long as they are faithful to the sport and the culture, I see nothing wrong with it, honestly. Those are just my thoughts, feel free to share yours.
What I meant by this originally is what do we consider ricer? That's all. And we bag on these guys obviously, and at times we get some of the same ideas. But then again, I see a typical ricer being the equivalent of a poser. Like the one guy who called us all white people and dissed us with some random junk. When we're all about getting the job done while getting our hands a little soiled, whereas he would go to the tech head and act like he knows the deal, and expect the head to do the work for him. I don't see any real satisfaction in that. I guess I can say, in essence, this post is to warn the people about the hype that they're being fed. To show some that they have made some errors and that they can correct them. If you want to be involved in the tuning scene, then get involved. Learn everything you can, and be yourself and have fun. Isn't that what we all strive for? Or maybe I'm just spouting off some random [censored] here myself. Anyone want to let me know? Lol. This is the Cage Fight after all.
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El_Jefe
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Posted: 10/10/05
03:18 PM
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in my opinion ricers are stupid people, i have this one vid on my comp where 2 guyes race they pull into the gas station afterwards and the "ricer" says the other guy only won becasue he wasn't double clutching, his car was stock expet an ugly wing on a fwd car which does nothing but give the car worse handling, altezas which i personally hate, then he went on to saying he had a turbo and he pointed to the alternator and pointed to some random vacume line and said that was his down pipe leading to "the drizzle" whatever the hell that means (he pointed at his headlight) lastly he said he had a vtech head on his camrey but he got the spelling wrong with was a civic ex, si, type-r conversion... i hate people like that just my opinion
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Posted: 10/10/05
09:47 PM
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Yeah, I would categorize that guy as a poser. He tried to act cool and didn't know wtf he was talking about right? I met a few guys like that back in high school. We just made fun of them and laughed at their use of terms that they themselves didn't even understand. (There was a guy who claimed his 'stang was fastest around town, claimed to had nitrous and a supercharger, but he never drove it to school, and we figured how could he afford it? His parents weren't rich, and he was from the same inner city area just like me and my friends were. We asked him what he payed and how he installed it, etc. He gave us some *** story.) Why do you hate alteeza's? Just wondering generally.
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El_Jefe
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Posted: 10/11/05
09:00 PM
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i cant stand them, altezas are like the first step in becoming a ricer in my opinion and i just hate the way they look, to me they are like the step right before a giant wing on a civic and those ugly kmart "bling bling" hub caps, though i'll admit i did aquire some spinner hubcaps and tried drifting with them, they looked cool for maybe a second while drifting till they flew off, but i do like the toyota alteza
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Posted: 10/12/05
06:57 AM
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Ya know reading this post kinda made me think, i dont have a car, ive never worked on one in my life. And when i do get one it will be new, and i wont be able to make any mods on it(wont fly with the pops). So what does that make me, i said to myself. A poser i guess, i love cars, and have read my fair share on the net, giving people advice and *** when i dont even have one of my own. I dont really know what to think, my dads not real supportive, he wont let me get a job, or else i would have a 240 and be working on it right now. im in a way a hippocrit, and just as much as a *** as that dude on this post.
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Posted: 10/12/05
11:13 AM
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i cant stand them, altezas are like the first step in becoming a ricer in my opinion and i just hate the way they look, to me they are like the step right before a giant wing on a civic and those ugly kmart "bling bling" hub caps, though i'll admit i did aquire some spinner hubcaps and tried drifting with them, they looked cool for maybe a second while drifting till they flew off, but i do like the toyota alteza
I like how you said at first that you hate them, then in the end you say you like them. Lol. I understand what you mean though.
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Posted: 10/12/05
11:19 AM
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Ya know reading this post kinda made me think, i dont have a car, ive never worked on one in my life. And when i do get one it will be new, and i wont be able to make any mods on it(wont fly with the pops). So what does that make me, i said to myself. A poser i guess, i love cars, and have read my fair share on the net, giving people advice and *** when i dont even have one of my own. I dont really know what to think, my dads not real supportive, he wont let me get a job, or else i would have a 240 and be working on it right now. im in a way a hippocrit, and just as much as a *** as that dude on this post.
Ok, why are you putting yourself down? So you don't have a car, nor do you work or have you ever worked on one. You offer advice, and you have a clear understanding on what you're talking about right? You offer comments with common sense attatched right? And the first step in becoming knowledgable is to begin learning and voicing yourself. So don't feel all to bad about it. you're not exactly a poser, I wouldn't say that, just a little unexperienced is all. Wait until you grow up some and gain some independance, gather some resources, form a good network of friends who have knowledge in the field, learn from them, and begin building your street weapon of choice. That's just about how everyone starts out.
That's also why we have the forums here, to discuss issues and to ask questions so you can learn and apply that knowledge how you see fit. So cheer up.
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Posted: 10/12/05
12:48 PM
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thanks bro, im just obssesed with cars, and ya know my normal friends besides my cousin, dont know [censored], and i cant talk to them. and it helps to have this forum so i can vent. thanks man. One more question, i think im just going to contradict my dad and get a job in the summer. (cause i definetly know i would fail my classes if i did) I will have a car by then but wont be able to tune it cause its new and my dads a [censored]. Im planning to buy a 240, and chill till i get enough money to work on it. Like i said my dads not hip on this idea, and wont let me keep it in the drive way,(ive already asked) any ideas on where i could keep it if i bought one.ps. our garage is full of sh*t.
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El_Jefe
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Posted: 10/12/05
03:35 PM
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the street maybe?
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Posted: 10/12/05
04:36 PM
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naw, the neighborhood i live in you cant even park a running car on the street. I wish, that be awesome, and my dad wont let me do it in the back yard cause id"mess up the grass" 
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El_Jefe
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Posted: 10/12/05
04:55 PM
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how about a couple of blocks away and move it every so often?
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Posted: 10/12/05
05:51 PM
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actually thats a good idea. As a matter of a fact i could keep it in a neighborhood like my friends, where you are aloud to keep your car on the side of the road. That would be perfect! Just park it like kinda by his house in the street. That would work! Thanks, if i get one i think thats what i would do. Thanks for the advice.
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Posted: 11/14/05
06:40 AM
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So yeah, this thread/topic is pretty old, but it felt so appropriate to list this here.
The other day (more specifcally friday night) I was out and about the campus on my way out to one of the local night clubs when what caught my eyes was a little ford escort. This is seriously a ricer in my book. It had the generic loud muffler pipe, neons about the chassis, a spoiler, what possibly looked like factory rims and tires, and some generic vinyl graphics with a few stickers. This guy had his system blaring, a crappy one at that, his whole ride was shaking and all you could hear was distorted bass. I was laughing and thinking of this thread. Moments later as me and friends had passed by walking along, a blue turbo sti pulls up beside it, a clean and beautiful sti, simple and elegant, the way it should be. So the escort guy rolls down his window and chats with the other guy and basically egging the sti guy on. the Sti driver declines and when the light changes, he nonchalantly drives off while the escort guy decides to rev up and burn his tires and fly off. Me and my friends laughed. It was so horrible. Anyways... just a story for everyone.
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Posted: 11/24/05
11:12 AM
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I'm still confused on the term ricer. Me and my wife have a 99 Eclipse. I have some basic mods. DC headers, OBX cat back and a AEM short ram. I'm planning to do some head work, change the fuel intake and the like.
I grew up on muscle cars. My first car was a 69 mustang. And I learned every thing I could from my father. I took auto shop1 through 3. And even some classes in college. I'm just learning about import motors.
I'm not trying to start [censored] but from what I read, If I don't know about imports I'm a poser. 
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Posted: 11/24/05
03:05 PM
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You're not a poser if you don't know about imports. Everyone has to start somewhere, so whoever's accusing you of being a poser is really something else: an a-hole.
Let's move on, shall we?
A "ricer" is really a person who just does visual mods (rather distasteful ones I might add) and no performance mods. Picture this: an import of any kind with a badly painted and ill fitting body kit or one that is not painted at all, neon underbody lights, an enormous wing, vinyl body graphics, and tons of maunfacturers' stickers that have no business being on their car (see no performance parts). It is these fools who deserve the label that you've heard, not those of us who actually are into making imports perform.
I'm sure you'll get the ignorant or uninformed domestic guy who calls you a ricer because you drive an import. That's fine by me... I'll just laugh when I put his car in my rear view mirror so fast he won't know what happened. 
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