Re: "Rice Burners" I don't get it...(WOB)

["Ron H." <rhakim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you just answered it.  But there is a always a point were most of these
cars will become just out-right nasty.  It also happens to bimmers too.
Most of the time the cars are all show and no go.

Check out these sites for some really horrible (IMO) cars:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=328862119

http://www.riceboypage.com/

To each his own!

Ron
rhakim@domain.elided


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Robinson <stever@domain.elided>
To: BMW Digest <bmw-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 1:55 PM
Subject: "Rice Burners" I don't get it...(WOB)


> I'm in my BMW most of the day (I do sales) and live and drive in the
> Rockville Md area... my question is this... why are more and more (and
more)
> corollas, preludes, civics, and integra's being totally redone with these
> huge chrome mufflers, motorsound kits, gigantic spoilers (the one I saw on
> an integra today would have blown your mind), 18-19" wheels!, and tons of
> stickers - even handsigned signatures on the rear deck!  I saw so many
> stickers on this black integra today, I thought it was a race car or
> something.  The kids driving them are almost all asian or latino (not that
> there's anything wrong with that) - is it a cultural thing I don't
> understand?  It's wild!  I've never seen soooo many, as this past year.  I
> guess it helps that 2 shops opened up with 3 miles of each other that
cater
> to this aftermarket crowd.  I guess it just looks goofy to me.  Am I
getting
> old? (40 going on 18, I thought...)  What does everyone else think of
these
> cars?  I have to laugh when I see some of them... they remind me of the
"hot
> rod" type cars kids used to drive when I was a kid - with those crager
mags,
> and large orange lightening stripes on cars called "Cobra" this and "SS"
> that...  Did I answer my own question?
>
> Curious... on a slow news day,
> Steve Robinson
> 95 740i
> 88 911
>
>
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