# Apparently, my car is rice, what do you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 27, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931 "2005-02-27T15:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ronnie416](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ronnie416/32/5480_2.png) [@ronnie416](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ronnie416)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/21 "2005-02-27T21:21:38Z")
> [@Gonad](#): > > It’s the truth, but you are the worst judge of your own car. > > You can say you do this and that to it because it’s your car and you want > to do whatever makes you feel happy. > > But in actualty, you are doing it, to please everyone else (I hope I don’t > speak for everyone else with this statement, but it’s just my guess). > > I’ll be the first to admit that a lot of things I do, I try to do it so that my > car, looks ‘good’ to everyone else, before it looks good to me. But then > again, I haven’t done much aesthitically so I can’t really comment on that. > > I am one of those person who loves to gloat from the comments I get. > I mean, who doesn’t? Makes you feel good don’t it? > > Meh, that’s just my story. I hvaen’t seen your car in person, but from the > pics it looks pretty normal to me. The gold wheels will obviously throw > you off if upon closer inspection reveal a shitty paint job. :lol: There is a fine line between personally enjoying the way your car loks and vanity…find a comfortable balance and run with it. ---
**Author:** ![ronnie416](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ronnie416/32/5480_2.png) [@ronnie416](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ronnie416)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/22 "2005-02-27T21:25:54Z")
**I’m sorry, I must apologize, in actuality, this post was created as a slap in the face to someone who just outright lied and slandered me to people…** I know what I have, and believe me, I know enough about rice to not even consider myself owning it…it was more of a joke between me and couple of other board members to call out a liar…sorry. …but it honestly does create an interesting topic. _(that may or not be have discussed ad nauseum on this board?)_ What really is rice and who decides what it is? Does it only apply to aesthetic mods? Or can a whole car be deemed rice. What if the car is disgustingly fast but looks like ass? For example, what if the PMR 240 (shudder) was actually quick…by quick, I don’t mean a stock SR, I mean a 550HP daily driven 😉 beast? I still think it’s rice, but why? So…does rice just mean ugly? ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/23 "2005-02-27T21:58:47Z")
Rice is generally supposed to be the all-show, no-go car. Low quality and pointless stuff on a slow car to make it look fast or like something it’s not. Like GT-R badging a stock 240sx or VTEC/Turbo/AMG (eek) decals on a Honda that doesn’t have it. Like putting little things on your car and claiming WAY too much HP out of the mod. Others are things like wheel offsets, neons, bolt-on huge exhaust tips, etc…but whatever. If a car is really fast and looks like crap, it’s not supposed to be “rice”. Generally it refers to “looks” mods with little or nothing to back it up. My friend’s “Grandma” Dodge Shadow looks stock and runs 12’s. It’s ugly, in general. But, it’s not rice in my books. Now PLEASE, no more talk about what rice is!! I’m so tired of the concept of it as a whole!! :? ---
**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/24 "2005-02-27T22:17:21Z")
thats nowhere near rice man, somehow my car got riced on its own, from the moment crappy tire had no black shift boots and i needed to buy one so i got the red one, and then i decided to paint my scratched up center console panel gunmetal, and then since my panel illumination doesnt work i bought a a light from one of the chinese stores, now my car inside looks like a disco room =\ its starting to get to me… I NEED OEM PARTS BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :’( lol ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/25 "2005-02-27T22:25:49Z")
that aint rice my car is rice ---
**Author:** ![Jesse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jesse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jesse)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/26 "2005-02-27T23:01:20Z")
i saw your car today and someone said something about rice and i was thinking what the hell are they talking about your cars fine. ---
**Author:** ![TekVicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@TekVicious](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TekVicious)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/27 "2005-02-28T02:03:10Z")
Hahaha…what? No comments from the Wankel obsessed crybaby, tantrum thrower of SON240SX.CA? Rotobaby…where are you? Attack Ronnies car, please! Tek ---
**Author:** ![TekVicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@TekVicious](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TekVicious)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/28 "2005-02-28T02:09:55Z")
Of course your car’s rice. It’s a 4-banger piece of Jap-scrap. I’d totally replace said heap with a turbo’d 1982 Firebird in NiteRider black…or at least a Real beastly N/A MK.III Supra with automatic tranny and a set of blingy wheels. Get a real wangan monster! If you ain’t got the parts to do 250-300 races all night then re-think your strategy. Tek PS. :roll: :lol: ---
**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/29 "2005-02-28T06:37:46Z")
> [@Gonad](#): > > 1. Rust is being fixed in spring with Aero install. now you see, doing an AERO INSTALL on a stock 240 with painted wheels IS rice. the way your car is sitting right now, i wouldnt call it rice, but aero on a car with only a no name intake and fart can will surely be called rice. ---
**Author:** ![ronnie416](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ronnie416/32/5480_2.png) [@ronnie416](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ronnie416)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/30 "2005-02-28T07:47:41Z")
> [@spilner](#): > > [quote=Gonad]2) Rust is being fixed in spring with Aero install. now you see, doing an AERO INSTALL on a stock 240 with painted wheels IS rice. the way your car is sitting right now, i wouldnt call it rice, but aero on a car with only a no name intake and fart can will surely be called rice.[/quote] It’s got stuff coming for it all the way from People’s Republic of China as well. Bit by bit. It should make all sorts of funny noises by then. I lcan’t drive this car the way it sits any longer. I out my foot down and I think somehting is wrong with it. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/31 "2005-02-28T11:06:59Z")
speaking of rice, what doyou think of what i snagged at the autoshow… rice or not? i really liek it ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/704000-704999/704233_89_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/704000-704999/704233_89_full.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ronnie416](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ronnie416/32/5480_2.png) [@ronnie416](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ronnie416)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/32 "2005-02-28T11:13:02Z")
Looks like you’ll get great leverage in the 1-2 and the 3-4 shifts! I’m not a bg fan of metal shift knobs, so I like. I personally prefer the leather wrapped round ones though. (preferably weighted inner) ---
**Author:** ![trigger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@trigger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/trigger)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/33 "2005-02-28T13:32:36Z")
My car has megan racing coilover, z32 front brake, whiteline f/r sway bar and stock KA engine - is it rice? if i go rims before swap is it rice? who cares - do what u like!! 🙂 btw is that an automatic shift nob? not really feelin that… ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/34 "2005-02-28T14:24:13Z")
Here be a REAL man’s shifter… ![http://www.son240sx.ca/cpgallery/albums/userpics/10673/Dscf0025b.jpg](http://www.son240sx.ca/cpgallery/albums/userpics/10673/Dscf0025b.jpg) Right Sasha? 😉 (I think he has the same one as myself) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/35 "2005-02-28T14:53:54Z")
Is that a razo?? _drool_ :shock: ---
**Author:** ![TekVicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@TekVicious](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TekVicious)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/36 "2005-02-28T14:58:38Z")
Ronnie I think you’re all rice. I’m going to PM you and challenge you to a “Zero-Yon” race. Or maybe I’ll just roll up to your “Team” when we’re all at some car park and throw down the wangan gauntlet…you know, 250-300km/h?! Or maybe I’ll just PM you a bunch and threaten you with bodily harm if I see you. I will proceed to call you stupid in my adopted tongue…Japanese of course “Aro yu ai punkass …des?” ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/37 "2005-02-28T15:21:06Z")
DFJ, that’s a sick knob, I love it! average player, yours looks good, isn’t rice, but I just don’t like the feel of those shift knobs. I want to feel a nice big ball in my hands 😃 Tek - Can you say sore loser? ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/38 "2005-02-28T15:35:48Z")
Cheers guys, went with real leather on the shifter boot and e-brake, and yes, a RAZO knob. Call me traditional, I like the “classic” look. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/39 "2005-02-28T17:14:16Z")
I just noticed u have the same deck as me too lol. I had it in the celica and was thinkin of getting a new one for the 240, but when the celica went, i pulled it out and will be installing it as soon as midterms are over and I have time. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931/40 "2005-02-28T17:53:59Z")
There’s only one thing that makes the perfect shift knob. ![http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/potatoes.gif](http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/potatoes.gif) [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apparently-my-car-is-rice-what-do-you-think/83931.md?page=3)