Are Hondas forever doomed to be riced out?
05-26-09, 09:40 AM
#16
Civics, yes.
Accords, sometimes.
Honda as a whole, not really.
Yes, Hondas are very modifiable, and that's a good thing IF done tastefully and purposefully.
However, some (if not most of) Honda tuners have a lack of taste and purpose. Therefore, they make the brand look bad as a whole, especially when paired with unsafe uncouth driving manners. The brand just seeks a different crowd that Toyota/Lexus...
Accords, sometimes.
Honda as a whole, not really.
Yes, Hondas are very modifiable, and that's a good thing IF done tastefully and purposefully.
However, some (if not most of) Honda tuners have a lack of taste and purpose. Therefore, they make the brand look bad as a whole, especially when paired with unsafe uncouth driving manners. The brand just seeks a different crowd that Toyota/Lexus...
05-26-09, 11:55 AM
#17
Civics, yes.
Accords, sometimes.
Honda as a whole, not really.
Yes, Hondas are very modifiable, and that's a good thing IF done tastefully and purposefully.
However, some (if not most of) Honda tuners have a lack of taste and purpose. Therefore, they make the brand look bad as a whole, especially when paired with unsafe uncouth driving manners. The brand just seeks a different crowd that Toyota/Lexus...
Accords, sometimes.
Honda as a whole, not really.
Yes, Hondas are very modifiable, and that's a good thing IF done tastefully and purposefully.
However, some (if not most of) Honda tuners have a lack of taste and purpose. Therefore, they make the brand look bad as a whole, especially when paired with unsafe uncouth driving manners. The brand just seeks a different crowd that Toyota/Lexus...
05-26-09, 12:11 PM
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The pics posts is rice. What you are saying is nowhere near rice.
05-26-09, 12:38 PM
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Look up the definition of "rice" before just throwing it out there. Its like people throwing the word "VIP" on everything nowadays. 
Lexus has told us the reasons and we have the data. You need to DISPROVE them with some quantifiable data before calling them rice.
Like the tasteless garbage offered on VWs today? Altezzas and wings etc? Shall I post pics? Painted stock calipers from the factory? Shall I go on?
Like the tasteless garbage offered on VWs today? Altezzas and wings etc? Shall I post pics? Painted stock calipers from the factory? Shall I go on?
05-26-09, 12:53 PM
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Look up the definition of "rice" before just throwing it out there. Its like people throwing the word "VIP" on everything nowadays.
Small white or brown grain grown in wet environment
Lexus has told us the reasons and we have the data. You need to DISPROVE them with some quantifiable data before calling them rice.
So can you list them?
Like the tasteless garbage offered on VWs today? Altezzas and wings etc? Shall I post pics? Painted stock calipers from the factory? Shall I go on?
Small white or brown grain grown in wet environment
Lexus has told us the reasons and we have the data. You need to DISPROVE them with some quantifiable data before calling them rice.
So can you list them?
Like the tasteless garbage offered on VWs today? Altezzas and wings etc? Shall I post pics? Painted stock calipers from the factory? Shall I go on?
So I guess this is a IS-F appreciation only thread now too
05-26-09, 01:01 PM
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I'm gonna throw the 350Z in the mix as well. This car is also being riced out in so many places. Now that the 370Z is out, used 350Zs are definitely going to increase the rice crowd. Manufacturers won't care, all that matters is the volume that's coming out of the factory.
05-26-09, 01:15 PM
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I am not head over heels over the IS-F styling, but its not rice. Now if Lexus didn't make it look different and adventerous people would say "Lexus needs to make something look different and adventerous".
MI350_55, I have yet to see a 350Z riced out but who knows.
MI350_55, I have yet to see a 350Z riced out but who knows.
05-26-09, 01:25 PM
#25
Perhaps I should have specified Accords/Civics in my title rather than Hondas, but I thought I made the point pretty clear in my post.
I stated newer models, as in relative to the generations being riced out. sorry for the confusion....
The point of my post, which I may not have expressed clearly, was that I expect the older generations of Accords and Civics to be riced out simply because the mods are cheap and the car is cheap. What I'm referring to with the newer models are the authentic parts. The reason one would buy crappy cheap parts would be because they probably can't afford better hence their cheap or passed down car. The newer models aren't cheap compared to the older ones, yet they're still being riced out when authentic parts are available.
Then again if we actually look up the definition of rice. It is Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. So technically, even a Lexus with an authentic Vertex body kit but no performance mods would be considered rice. THEREFORE, for the sake of this thread, rice will refer to CRAPPY, FAKE, race inspired cosmetic enhancement. Along the same lines that's why I wouldn't agree with the statement that the modded 350zs out there are riced. Sure they all have sporty kits that don't add HP but at least the majority have parts that are authentic and look good, and not held together by wire hangers and sporting 2x4 wood spoilers (you know what I'm talking about. lol).
I stated newer models, as in relative to the generations being riced out. sorry for the confusion....
The point of my post, which I may not have expressed clearly, was that I expect the older generations of Accords and Civics to be riced out simply because the mods are cheap and the car is cheap. What I'm referring to with the newer models are the authentic parts. The reason one would buy crappy cheap parts would be because they probably can't afford better hence their cheap or passed down car. The newer models aren't cheap compared to the older ones, yet they're still being riced out when authentic parts are available.
Then again if we actually look up the definition of rice. It is Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. So technically, even a Lexus with an authentic Vertex body kit but no performance mods would be considered rice. THEREFORE, for the sake of this thread, rice will refer to CRAPPY, FAKE, race inspired cosmetic enhancement. Along the same lines that's why I wouldn't agree with the statement that the modded 350zs out there are riced. Sure they all have sporty kits that don't add HP but at least the majority have parts that are authentic and look good, and not held together by wire hangers and sporting 2x4 wood spoilers (you know what I'm talking about. lol).
Last edited by Hil; 05-26-09 at 01:28 PM.
05-26-09, 01:43 PM
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Having worked with the marketing dept at the CA headquarters,& thier ad agency,I should not be surprised. It was a major letdown to not be able to buy my IS350 Black Sapphire with a black interior not to mention the fantastic driveline of the F
I have seen many 350Z's "riced out" but they all were capable of backing up the extreme look which justify's it somewhat
05-26-09, 01:58 PM
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Perhaps I should have specified Accords/Civics in my title rather than Hondas, but I thought I made the point pretty clear in my post.
I stated newer models, as in relative to the generations being riced out. sorry for the confusion....
The point of my post, which I may not have expressed clearly, was that I expect the older generations of Accords and Civics to be riced out simply because the mods are cheap and the car is cheap. What I'm referring to with the newer models are the authentic parts. The reason one would buy crappy cheap parts would be because they probably can't afford better hence their cheap or passed down car. The newer models aren't cheap compared to the older ones, yet they're still being riced out when authentic parts are available.
Then again if we actually look up the definition of rice. It is Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. So technically, even a Lexus with an authentic Vertex body kit but no performance mods would be considered rice. THEREFORE, for the sake of this thread, rice will refer to CRAPPY, FAKE, race inspired cosmetic enhancement. Along the same lines that's why I wouldn't agree with the statement that the modded 350zs out there are riced. Sure they all have sporty kits that don't add HP but at least the majority have parts that are authentic and look good, and not held together by wire hangers and sporting 2x4 wood spoilers (you know what I'm talking about. lol).
I stated newer models, as in relative to the generations being riced out. sorry for the confusion....
The point of my post, which I may not have expressed clearly, was that I expect the older generations of Accords and Civics to be riced out simply because the mods are cheap and the car is cheap. What I'm referring to with the newer models are the authentic parts. The reason one would buy crappy cheap parts would be because they probably can't afford better hence their cheap or passed down car. The newer models aren't cheap compared to the older ones, yet they're still being riced out when authentic parts are available.
Then again if we actually look up the definition of rice. It is Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. So technically, even a Lexus with an authentic Vertex body kit but no performance mods would be considered rice. THEREFORE, for the sake of this thread, rice will refer to CRAPPY, FAKE, race inspired cosmetic enhancement. Along the same lines that's why I wouldn't agree with the statement that the modded 350zs out there are riced. Sure they all have sporty kits that don't add HP but at least the majority have parts that are authentic and look good, and not held together by wire hangers and sporting 2x4 wood spoilers (you know what I'm talking about. lol).
Thanks for that clarification & sorry for any drifting on my part.
A couple sayings come to mind:
Necessity is the mother of invention
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
05-26-09, 03:23 PM
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i'm so deathly afraid my friend is going to go rice.
he just picked up a 2003 Acura CL-S (6-speed!!!)... and he's amazed at the aftermarket support and the huge forums for Hondas (compared to his 98 Maxima)
he just picked up a 2003 Acura CL-S (6-speed!!!)... and he's amazed at the aftermarket support and the huge forums for Hondas (compared to his 98 Maxima)
