Red_EB_Bronco, you are explaning exactly how I feel! The only difference is I hated the first movie, and will hate the second one probably more! I also am 17 and hate ricers more than anything else in this world. I cant understand what the big appeal of them are, ive ridden in one a couple times and it wasnt impressive. My school is all caught up in the ricer fad and i get in at least 10 arguments a day about them since those guys start talking trash about our american made trucks and our muscle cars. that ticks me off a lot!
The only thing I liked about the first movie was the black car, I think it was a nova, I dont know, I was almost asleep. The only good thing about the second one might be the mustang. Hopefully, the fad will die like most other fads. Thats the one thing that ticks me off!
-Ryan

Ricers SUCK!!!!!!!

 

While I usually can't outrun a ricer, my biggest pleasure is moving them out of the way when they see my truck bearin down on them in the rearview. Stupid ricers, makes me wish I had a 460 under the hood sometimes.

 

Back in my teenage years, the kind of guys that have "ricers" now used to build up VW bugs. Had one guy who lived across the street from my girlfriend. He just would not shut up about his bug being able to smoke my Mustang. Finally one day I was driving down the road, minding my own business, and low and behold who should show up in my rear view mirror but Mr. bug brain. I could hear him revving up his little motor getting ready to pass me. I waited until he made his move, slammed my Quicksilver shifter down into first, smoked the tires and whipped the back end of the Mustang half way around. The next thing I see is his little bug getting smaller and smaller in my mirrors in a cloud of tire smoke. The next time I saw him, I told him I'd race him for pink slips anytime he wanted. For some reason he said no, and never bothered me about racing again.

 

Ricers aren't my cup of tea. Yet, on cars they look somewhat amusing to look at such like the Fast and Furious movie. BUT for dropped trucks, I can't stand them, demeaning the true purpose and function of a pickup. If anyone wants to mod their vehicle to make it look cool such as dropping or so, do it on cars, not on trucks. Modifying trucks for HP/torque power along with some lifts in order to enchance it's functionability makes much more sense than dropping and lowering the truck limiting its functionability.

 

it was a dodge challenger in the movie. I cried when they destroyed it. So did my dad. I'n only 22 but it's pretty bad when some punk kid tries to race your 92 E150 and loses. I can beat most of these idiots at half throttle. the little guys don't play with me anymore.

 

Look at all you old farts complaining about kids and fast cars. I remember back in the day I had a 71 Camaro with glasspacks, tinted windows, and 15 inch Hellcat rims. All the old farts would **** and moan that my car was too loud and that I was trying to be king of the road. Here I am 20 somethin years later complaining about kids and their fast cars. Except now we call em ricers. Kinda different from the other side of the fence.

 

Ya...but in my mind sweet old mustangs an vettes,, camaros..challnegers,gto's and what not, are not rice burners.
Its that d@m jap crap...i also am not a big fan of the ricers either...but i dont think i can beat them at a light...YET
I am only 18..i ain no ol fart....yet.....and also love my truck...and wheni get a fast loud car it will be my long await'd vette.
So when i see one behind me i jus take up the whole road an go slow...haha pi$$es then off good..

 

dodge charger i believe.....

 

The black car was a 69 Charger with a blown Hemi

 

About 30 miles away from Westminster, is Hanover PA. There is a two mile strecth of road called Eisenhower Drive that is the ricers playground. There is about 1 girl to every 3 guys. The cops don't even run radar after 11pm, b/c the regular traffic is off the road and its just racers. There are american cars too, but not as many. My friend and I used to tear 'em up in his Camaro. Now, I can't wait to get my truck done to show them how to really mod a vehicle.

BTW, another 18 year old for domestics

 

Ricer..

Breaks my heart to see people throwing away money to make those overseas cars go fast.Or so they think.
I have seen things ricers have done to their cars that was unreal..
Someone tell me what in the heck do you need a 4'inch excaust on a Honda Civic?
Or Flowmasters on a S10?
And all those stickers,Wow makes you wonder how they see out the window.
I have never been beaten by a ricer at a redlight before, but I have only raced two.
Maybe they weren't Real Ricers?
Just someone trying to fool everyone who has no ideal what it really takes to be one.If you can really even be one.
I do spend money to fix up my truck,but it's for things I need.
Like tool boxes, had to get 2 of them to fit all my crap in.
Bigger tires, to help me in the mud out in the fields.
I did tint the front windows to match the vent windows in back.
I have a Ducks Unlimited sticker..

If I was goign to be a ricer,I would get a real car
a 69 Charger would be nice
or a 1973 Mustang Mach1
or maybe a 1968 Pontiac GTO
Man I think I'll Stick to my F-150 V8 5.4L

 

I am 18 also, and i hate ricers. They are so freakin slow it makes me mad. My truck broke down the other day so i am stuck drivin a 92 Plymouth Voyager minivan. I race ricers all the time back and forth to work. The sad part is, i usually beat them. They act like they are tough $HI! and they aint got jack crap under their hood. As for the fast and the furious movie, the only reason i own it is the charger at the end. i dont think i have ever seen the movie all the way through, i just select the chapter with the charger. Thats all i have to say about that.
Rebel

 

When I was in High School, I had a 72 datsun 510 2 door. I lowered and flared it, Had recaro buckets, full roll cage, dual side draft webers and many engine mods. I loved that little car! The "ricer" fad is nothing new. I graduated in 81. Lots of people I knew had tricked imports. Now granted, we didnt have the parts availability we have today, but I spent the majority of my paycheck on that car. The kids today are just doing what we did then. I say live and let live.
On another note, how many people have trucks with are all show and no go as well?
Before anyone flames me, I own two trucks myself and was raised in a "Ford Family". I just dont know why everyone gets so worked up over "ricers"

 

I would think that would be what most consider to be a ricer. If he hands you your **** and you never see the front end of his car, than I would not call that rice.

Just wondering - what does everyone consider ricers? What is the definition? Not trying to start anything, just wondering?

Many might consider my X to be a ricer - I have Flowmasters on an Explorer...

 

Well I agree with some and disagree with others about this topic. The things I don't like about ricers are when they put the big rear wings on them and then think they are the fastest on the road, and when they put those nasty sounding fart pipes on them with a 4 inch tip that narrows down to 2 inches in plain sight! However, I don't mind the 'true' ricers. The ones that really do supe up their cars like in the movie. I don't think this is much different than how my Dad and friends dreamed about things they could do to their cars in the 60's and 70's. If any of you get Motor Trend magazine look at the test they did this month between European supercars, American muscles cars, and ONE Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution which is what you might call a 'ricer'. The Mitsu has a 2.0 liter engine making 271 HP and 273 Tq. It tops ALL of the other at HP/Liter. It makes 135 HP PER liter! I'll put the results of their tests below:

0-60 = 4.59 sec (beat the SVT Cobra by 0.23 sec)
Quarter mile = 13.08sec @ 105.12mph (Beat the Jag)
60-0 = 106 ft (Beat the Lambo, Jag, Ferrari, SVT Cobra)
0-100-0 = 16.56 sec (Beat the Jag)
Standing mile = 35.1sec @ 142.4mph (91% of top speed) (Came in at the bottom)
100-0 = 292 ft (Beat the Lambo, Ferrari, SVT Cobra, and Jag)
600ft slalom = 71.4 mph (Beat the Corvette, Viper, Ferreri, Lamborghini, SVT Cobra, Jag, and Mercedes)
Top speed = Governed to 156mph (Came in at bottom)

My point is that these ricers can keep up with the big boys pretty well if properly equipped. This Mitsu is straight from the factory also! I think the ricers are just the young boys having fun. Some of them do have an attitude. But didn't some of you when you were young and drove around in your Mach 1 Mustang, Dodge Charger, or Pontiac GTO? Personally the only non American cars I would ever buy would be a BMW, Porsche, or Mercedes. I would love to have a '68 Shelby GT500 but as I don't have money growing out of my ears I am planning on buying a Ford Contour SE V6 later on this year as my first car. I hope that doesn't qualify me as a no-good 'ricer'. lol