so....what exactly is RICE?

[whataboutbob]

Here you go.

[White Shadow]

Originally Posted by einzlr

Good enough for me on both accounts! :happy0180:

That reminds me of a discussion a few weeks ago where some people insisted that quick and fast mean exactly the same thing and the rest of us tried in vain to explain the difference

I must have missed that thread. But I will say that I've always gone by "quick" as meaning quick acceleration and "fast" as meaning a fast top speed.

[Bluecille]

Let's keep this debate alive...Is it rice if you invest more money into the upgrades on the car than the actual value of the car? Like a civic slammed to the floor with 17s or 18s? Or the opposite a crown vic raised sittin on 24s.

[zenki_levin]

Originally Posted by whataboutbob

Here you go.

boso

[einzlr]

Originally Posted by Bluecille

Let's keep this debate alive...Is it rice if you invest more money into the upgrades on the car than the actual value of the car? Like a civic slammed to the floor with 17s or 18s? Or the opposite a crown vic raised sittin on 24s.

I'd say in general yes, but not necessarily. Rice is when "upgrades" are tacky and/or completely fake e.g. a huge wing affixed with double-sided tape. Especially if the owner actually believes the mods will make his car faster

On the other hand, it's possible to spend money on mods for an economical car that actually improve it. A friend of mine has a downright stunning Accord that he adds mods to as his budget allows. I never thought I'd use the word "stunning" to describe an Accord, but his car really looks amazing. He didn't have much money for the purchase, but he makes do with what he has and saves up for his mods one by one. Definitely not rice.

[dawnst3ar]

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Arabian riiiiice?

[6-Shift]

This is the first thread in which this emoticon is relevant

[CircuitJerk]

Originally Posted by Celica00

so if i upgrade my engine internals and add a turbo and I/H/E to my car its not rice but if my next upgrade is the audio system and add 2x12 subs then its all the sudden a rice car?? i dont understand.

Originally Posted by White Shadow

Not much of this thread makes much sense. Just about the only thing I understand is that everyone has their own opinions on what constitutes rice.

Pretty much the same conversation in a nutshell in every car forum on the subject of rice. Ever...

[LeeMaster]

To answer the question: The word "Rice" was originally made from rednecks who labeled import cars that were made in Japan. These cars had big exhaust and were obnoxiously loud, hence the word "Riceburner".

As time goes by, people started changing the word "rice" to this weird acronym to get away from being burned by the import crowd and followers have been.... well... following that trend ever since.