Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
11-30-2005, 06:02 PM
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Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
Seems most import drivers buy a slow car and dump a shit-ton of money into it just to get ahead or rice it out. All this when could have started with something faster to begin with.
This forum on the z06 board spiked my interest read it... http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91561 (if you can, might have to be a member) Basically one guys realization that the "hotrod" is dying... young kids want civics and prefer ricer mods to making a car truly fast.
Why? Why do you want a shitty civic or something when you can can get a damn fast mustang or camaro for the same price.
Plus the sound... no import sounds better than an american V8
This forum on the z06 board spiked my interest read it... http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91561 (if you can, might have to be a member) Basically one guys realization that the "hotrod" is dying... young kids want civics and prefer ricer mods to making a car truly fast.
Why? Why do you want a shitty civic or something when you can can get a damn fast mustang or camaro for the same price.
Plus the sound... no import sounds better than an american V8
11-30-2005, 06:04 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
this should be moned to spo
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11-30-2005, 06:06 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
Originally Posted by l8apex
this should be moned to spo
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11-30-2005, 06:06 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
Personally, I like the challenge of making a 4 banger Honda hang with or outperform a v8 and the feeling it will give those v8 owners. That and there isn't one domestic v8 car that I like the looks of besides a vette.
11-30-2005, 06:08 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
BTW cars like 3kgts, supras, STIs, and Evo's don't count... basically this is directed to ricers and driftas etc.
11-30-2005, 06:09 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
excuse me?
11-30-2005, 06:12 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
Here's the main post incase non members can't read the thread...
Ok, this has been brewing in me for along time and I have to post about it !
Are we as ZO6 Vette/Viper/Ford GT etc. etc. owners done?
Are we as Hot Rodders - V8, V10 guys done?
Are the RICERS just taking over?
My reasons :
1. I see RICERS everywhere. (Street/Car Shows/Magazines)
2. Movies, we've had to endure "Fast and Furious I and II" now III!
3. TV (TLC/ESPN/SPIKE TV/Discovery etc. etc.) All promote Ricers!
4. Stores (Disc. Auto Parts/Pep Boys etc. etc.) full of Ricer crap!
5. TLC "The next Gen. Hot Rod - The HONDA CIVIC!!!!!"
NHRA : The NHRA is trying to grow. There have been some empty stands @ some events when those 8000HP Fulers are on the starting line!!!! What a shame!!!
So the NHRA not being stupid, started their Import series and those series are PACKED!!!
NOPI : I've never been so discusted @ all the crappy RICERS
...then thrilled at all the beautiful girls @ the same time!!!!
I mean these RICER events are packed w/ HOT CHICK after HOT CHICK!!!! There are tons of women at these events!!!
Personal Ex. #1 :
(Not including on the street in my Z encounters-i'd be here all nt.)
Dad's toy : 32 Ford Coupe (640ci Rodeck Big Block, Brodix heads, 14.1 compression, narrowed Strange Rear end)..well you get the picture 1 Bad A$$ machine!! We'd role down the I-75 abt. 60mph. and get on it and it would be picking the wheels up!!
We role into car show " full of Ricers and a few Hot Rod guys " we rap the throttle and all their little lights and car alarms go off!!!
We shut it down and they all run over and are looking it over.....We here comments like : "Yo dog dis thing dud'nt hv a stereo"..."Yo I gotsa full bottle of NOS I might be able to get you frm a dig!!!"
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I MEAN ARE YOU FU%^IN KIDDING ME!!!!
Personal Ex. #2 :
My buddy has an awsome C4 Vette 96' Black on Black..has put alot of money into the car...Car has been stripped and painted Mercedes Black and Stroked 383 ci running a D1SC ProCharger..BBS wheels and Wilwood Brakes etc. A really nice and mean Vette!!!
Rolled into the car show this past Saturday @ Sonic : It was the RICER / NEON Circus show...but A TON OF GIRLS..so we go in w the Vette just sounding mean ...ya know "Whirrr a Whirrrrr" for you ProCharger guys and the CI. of the 383 LT...
3 girls walk up " YO man dis damn thing sounds like sh!t B! "
Another girls " Dog, he aint even got any NOS "....?!?!?
WE LEFT!
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Any feed back...?
I mean I can't be the only one that feels this way...What the HELL happened? I mean their cars sound like crap, they MAKE NO TORQUE...and I don't care if it goes out and runs a 5 sec. 1/4...I promise you it'll blow on the nxt run or oil the track down or dump its little guts on the return road...Hey, I CAN BUILD A GO CART any day...I just don't get it...
There's nothing better sounding or running than that big "throaty" V8...
Ok, there I've gotten it off my mind
Andy
Ok, this has been brewing in me for along time and I have to post about it !
Are we as ZO6 Vette/Viper/Ford GT etc. etc. owners done?
Are we as Hot Rodders - V8, V10 guys done?
Are the RICERS just taking over?
My reasons :
1. I see RICERS everywhere. (Street/Car Shows/Magazines)
2. Movies, we've had to endure "Fast and Furious I and II" now III!
3. TV (TLC/ESPN/SPIKE TV/Discovery etc. etc.) All promote Ricers!
4. Stores (Disc. Auto Parts/Pep Boys etc. etc.) full of Ricer crap!
5. TLC "The next Gen. Hot Rod - The HONDA CIVIC!!!!!"
NHRA : The NHRA is trying to grow. There have been some empty stands @ some events when those 8000HP Fulers are on the starting line!!!! What a shame!!!
So the NHRA not being stupid, started their Import series and those series are PACKED!!!
NOPI : I've never been so discusted @ all the crappy RICERS
...then thrilled at all the beautiful girls @ the same time!!!!
I mean these RICER events are packed w/ HOT CHICK after HOT CHICK!!!! There are tons of women at these events!!!
Personal Ex. #1 :
(Not including on the street in my Z encounters-i'd be here all nt.)
Dad's toy : 32 Ford Coupe (640ci Rodeck Big Block, Brodix heads, 14.1 compression, narrowed Strange Rear end)..well you get the picture 1 Bad A$$ machine!! We'd role down the I-75 abt. 60mph. and get on it and it would be picking the wheels up!!
We role into car show " full of Ricers and a few Hot Rod guys " we rap the throttle and all their little lights and car alarms go off!!!
We shut it down and they all run over and are looking it over.....We here comments like : "Yo dog dis thing dud'nt hv a stereo"..."Yo I gotsa full bottle of NOS I might be able to get you frm a dig!!!"
------
I MEAN ARE YOU FU%^IN KIDDING ME!!!!
Personal Ex. #2 :
My buddy has an awsome C4 Vette 96' Black on Black..has put alot of money into the car...Car has been stripped and painted Mercedes Black and Stroked 383 ci running a D1SC ProCharger..BBS wheels and Wilwood Brakes etc. A really nice and mean Vette!!!
Rolled into the car show this past Saturday @ Sonic : It was the RICER / NEON Circus show...but A TON OF GIRLS..so we go in w the Vette just sounding mean ...ya know "Whirrr a Whirrrrr" for you ProCharger guys and the CI. of the 383 LT...
3 girls walk up " YO man dis damn thing sounds like sh!t B! "
Another girls " Dog, he aint even got any NOS "....?!?!?
WE LEFT!
--------
Any feed back...?
I mean I can't be the only one that feels this way...What the HELL happened? I mean their cars sound like crap, they MAKE NO TORQUE...and I don't care if it goes out and runs a 5 sec. 1/4...I promise you it'll blow on the nxt run or oil the track down or dump its little guts on the return road...Hey, I CAN BUILD A GO CART any day...I just don't get it...
There's nothing better sounding or running than that big "throaty" V8...
Ok, there I've gotten it off my mind
Andy
11-30-2005, 06:15 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
Originally Posted by l8apex
excuse me?
You heard him. Ricers and drifters.
LOL.
edit: by the way, if you're free on friday I owe you a timing gun, thanks again.
Last edited by Jay; 11-30-2005 at 06:18 PM.
11-30-2005, 06:17 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
first off, not all of us have that kind of money.
second- mustangs and camaros are not fast
third-import does not = ricer
fourth- people who tune imports also hate ricers
fifth- lots of import owners are bigger ricers than the import guys
sixth- drifting has nothing to do with rice, or speed for that matter.
no problem bro
second- mustangs and camaros are not fast
third-import does not = ricer
fourth- people who tune imports also hate ricers
fifth- lots of import owners are bigger ricers than the import guys
sixth- drifting has nothing to do with rice, or speed for that matter.
no problem bro
11-30-2005, 06:20 PM
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Re: Why do the majority of you prefer a slower car for your money?
I also have to say that I hope you aren't generalizing all modified imports as being "ricey".