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Old 08-08-2017, 09:59 AM   #211
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Originally Posted by tptwrc View Post
Ha I have completely forgotten what the point was butvi actually think you summed it succinctly. Yes, for all intents and purposes, ricer could be said to be practically synonymous with fwd. Yay, a light at the end of the tunnel!
"Ricer" is a mindset, attitude and set of actions that transcends make, model and drive wheels.


A car with many stickers for parts that are not on it is rice.
A car with many stickers for parts that are on it is not.


A slammed, hard parking, show car that the owner claims is a race car is rice.
A slammed, hard parking, show car that the owner makes no pretense of racing is not.


A noisy exhaust, lowered, non functioning spoiler/wing, screw on rear diffuser but otherwise stock car that just goes to work is rice (mildly, but still rice).
A noisy exhaust, lowered, functioning spoiler/wing, screw on rear diffuser car that has been altered for track use is not.
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