[chaz]

Seems like since I've been in my S60R the Honda fart tube muffler/airplane wing tikes have disappeared. Not even the average Mustang GT seems to roll up at the red lights anymore. Oh Well. At least I'll save some gas.

[Rooftop]

chaz, on Oct 11 2008, 07:58 PM, said:

Seems like since I've been in my S60R the Honda fart tube muffler/airplane wing tikes have disappeared. Not even the average Mustang GT seems to roll up at the red lights anymore. Oh Well. At least I'll save some gas.

why when you can roll up on an amg, s4, or m3?

I've egged on a couple hondas, just to make them feel pathetic.

[Rob]

I think word has gotten out on the street about the R.

[Rooftop]

Rob, on Oct 12 2008, 05:42 PM, said:

I think word has gotten out on the street about the R.

I think I scared the crap out of a targa 4S on I-95 today. Screw hondas

[mazjeep24]

Rooftop, on Oct 15 2008, 11:13 PM, said:

I think I scared the crap out of a targa 4S on I-95 today. Screw hondas

See a lot of STIs floating around the Hartford/I-84 area and they are your typical target market drivers...guys 20-30 waiting for someone to push em around (those boys will do much more than breakdown lane passing if you let em). Funny enough though, the only rice burners I see anymore are built for looks vs. anything that would suffice as "performance". Besides with what I can only describe as an exhaust in desparate need of a catalytic converter, I am more than willing to be in front of them so I don't have to turn up my music any.

[Rooftop]

mazjeep24, on Oct 16 2008, 05:43 PM, said:

See a lot of STIs floating around the Hartford/I-84 area and they are your typical target market drivers...guys 20-30 waiting for someone to push em around (those boys will do much more than breakdown lane passing if you let em). Funny enough though, the only rice burners I see anymore are built for looks vs. anything that would suffice as "performance". Besides with what I can only describe as an exhaust in desparate need of a catalytic converter, I am more than willing to be in front of them so I don't have to turn up my music any.

I'm 25, we're not all idiots. I also have a mazda, does that make it a rice burner?

[chaz]

Rooftop, on Oct 17 2008, 06:23 PM, said:

I'm 25, we're not all idiots. I also have a mazda, does that make it a rice burner?

only with:
>fart tube muffler/airplane wing

lowering springs might qualify also.

[S60 R]

chaz, on Oct 18 2008, 10:53 AM, said:

only with:
>fart tube muffler/airplane wing

lowering springs might qualify also.

And some spinners!!

This guy down the street from me has a newer Carrera S and says to me one day "you know I can beat you". I said yeah, I hope a 90 grand Porsche can beat a 40 grand Volvo, but wouldn't it be funny if you didn't. Apparently he did not, because he just turns and walks away. Those guys have no senes of humor. Well, that and when I told him I thought a Porsche would sound better than that

This post has been edited by S60 R: 19 October 2008 - 03:28 PM

[Rooftop]

chaz, on Oct 18 2008, 10:53 AM, said:

lowering springs might qualify also.

so I guess the H&R springs I have make it complete rice, that makes alot of sense.

[mazjeep24]

Having HAD a non-modified mazdaspeed protege I feel like I missed out by not dropping a couple inches or throwing a wide mouthed pipe on. Where were you guys when I needed you?!? Seriously though, I love how all these generalizations are being taken so well! Speaking of spinners...I kinda understood the appeal when Exhibit and his car boys were putting them on every car back in the late 90s, but I mean if 1-2-3 of them don't spin anymore couldn't they just take em off so I don't drive off the road laughing when I pass them by?

[dcasandman]

chaz, on Oct 11 2008, 06:58 PM, said:

Seems like since I've been in my S60R the Honda fart tube muffler/airplane wing tikes have disappeared. Not even the average Mustang GT seems to roll up at the red lights anymore. Oh Well. At least I'll save some gas.

Lol, My lil Fart can car is much faster the my S60R, and it does have a wing from factory. It also has Full turboback exhaust, Intake, FMIC, IC Piping, and a Tune. It also has been lowered for track use about 1.25 inches. Oh and Im a 31 year old Anesthesiologist with a perfect driving record. Do not get me wrong. I love the R as well, it just doesnt get my blood boiling when I take it to the track though. I also have a XC90 V8 which my wife drives. The 90 might be my favorite car we have the V8 sounds is really nice.

This post has been edited by dcasandman: 12 December 2008 - 12:08 PM

[Underdog]

chaz, on 12 October 2008 - 12:58 AM, said:

Seems like since I've been in my S60R the Honda fart tube muffler/airplane wing tikes have disappeared. Not even the average Mustang GT seems to roll up at the red lights anymore. Oh Well. At least I'll save some gas.

Man I feel you on that. Ever since the 1st Fast and Furious movie came out, I have had my Honda Civic broken into at least 3 times and that was with a car alarm on it. So, I said "F" this!!! and sold it for $500 dollars, because I just wanted to get rid of it. Needless to say the aftermarket parts were getting entirely too expensive and for what???!!! Everything I was going to do to my old Civic, I already have stock on the "R" and even more. Now that I'm on the outside looking in, I am so glad that I got out the Rice Burner game when I did.

[Rob]

Underdog, on 09 May 2009 - 05:21 PM, said:

Man I feel you on that. Ever since the 1st Fast and Furious movie came out, I have had my Honda Civic broken into at least 3 times and that was with a car alarm on it. So, I said "F" this!!! and sold it for $500 dollars, because I just wanted to get rid of it. Needless to say the aftermarket parts were getting entirely too expensive and for what???!!! Everything I was going to do to my old Civic, I already have stock on the "R" and even more. Now that I'm on the outside looking in, I am so glad that I got out the Rice Burner game when I did.

I think there are several reasons why people will take a $15K car (or less) such as a Honda Civic, or typical "ricer" car and then progressively tune it up to become a thoroughbred killer (i.e. Mercedes/AMG, BMW/M, S60R, Audi S, RS or R)

• Hiding their sports sedan / racer intentions from their insurance companies and their young age risks
  
• Financing progressive performance updates based on how much cash they can rake in and build into their "ordinary" base vehicle
  
• It's what all the kids are doing

Thoughts ?

Rob

[JRL]

Rob, on 09 May 2009 - 09:04 PM, said:

[*]It's what all the kids are doing
[/list]

Not anymore... in most parts of the country.
Economy and other reasons has put most of the rice burners out to pasture

[clubsinthetrunk89]

I just want to say, the evo X is no where close to a "rice burner fartcan" I have driven one, and they are one hell of a car. Of course its more rice than my s60R, but you have to appreciate the performance. But I also agree, most hondas etc are pretty lame

[chaz]

Honda, Subaru, Toyota, and Mitsubishi are all nice cars; it's just the ill-fitted ebay junk people bolt on to them that I find amusing.

[Rob]

chaz, on 22 May 2010 - 07:31 AM, said:

Honda, Subaru, Toyota, and Mitsubishi are all nice cars; it's just the ill-fitted ebay junk people bolt on to them that I find amusing.

Well said; couldn't agree more.

Rob