Responsibility versus pleasure re: cars

[Flawless Image]

or, you could do like i did.. buy something that is cheap (i paid 2 grand for this) and build from there.. Yes, its got the TPI 5.7 in it (and it will whoop on any element, turbo or not! ha.) This car is mint! So now, i can drop a couple bucks here and there and build it the way I WANT IT.. TT setup coming soon! Right now, i just use it to go up to where the ricers meet on sat nights, and run all over thier Jap rides! ha.

 

[Flawless Image]

Is it possible to keep your current car for a good dd and pick up a cheap project car? I always try to keep something newer and reliable in the driveway..

Im with you on this theory.. DONT buy something as your DD AND your project.. Never works right.. I have my work truck, my Accord that my wife drives (and we take on trips out of town), and my Z28 that is a weekend thing and my project..

 

[termigator]

It's ironic. You knock on the "ricers" and their "Jap rides" and yet you have a "Jap ride" for reliable practicality.

 

[V_Eight]

Is it possible to keep your current car for a good dd and pick up a cheap project car? I always try to keep something newer and reliable in the driveway.

Because of the fact that I would do endless amounts of body work on it, I would have to buy a beater to drive as well as work on the project.

 

[imported_shine]

It's ironic. You knock on the "ricers" and their "Jap rides" and yet you have a "Jap ride" for reliable practicality.

Cars become "ricers" due to what the owners do to them and how they drive them, IMO. I'd be glad to drive a Civic as a DD due to reliability and gas mileage. However, if I wanted something with a lot of HP/dollar, I get a used Mustang, Trans Am, Camaro, maybe even a STi, Evo etc. It makes me want to cry when I see what was a perfectly fine Civic, Prelude, Eclipse....with a fart can muffler, spoiler drilled to the trunk, and a yet to be painted "body kit".



I think many people don't mind Japanese cars, its just what many youngins' turn them into.

 

[yamichi]

Shine's right. "Ricer" doesn't apply to everybody who drives a Honda. I've seen plenty of dodge neons and chevy cobalts/cavaliers/ions/etc that are riced and as a Supra nerd I can tell you that most supra guys HATE ricers. Gives some of us a bad name



Clean != riced, and huhmerican made != non-rice.

 

[termigator]

Cars become "ricers" due to what the owners do to them and how they drive them, IMO. I'd be glad to drive a Civic as a DD due to reliability and gas mileage. However, if I wanted something with a lot of HP/dollar, I get a used Mustang, Trans Am, Camaro, maybe even a STi, Evo etc. It makes me want to cry when I see what was a perfectly fine Civic, Prelude, Eclipse....with a fart can muffler, spoiler drilled to the trunk, and a yet to be painted "body kit".



I think many people don't mind Japanese cars, its just what many youngins' turn them into.

Not all of us "Jap Riders" are youngins...(And let me just get this out of the way now and say that I personally find the term "Jap Rides" extremely insulting.)I'll be 40 this year. My project car is a 96' Prelude VTEC and I love adding aftermarket equipment to it to make it a better ride.

I definitely agree with you that some of the changes done to those cars are not very tasteful, but I've also seen a lot of Mustangs, Trans Ams and Camaros that have received some quite ugly modifications (e.g. oversized hoodscoops, obese rear tires).

I'm not here to start a race war or anything but I just wish people would sometimes just think of the consequences before throwing around stereotypical terms they obviously don't have a full knowledge of.:usa

 

[Polygon]

Ricer is a term that should be reserved for tacky and non-functional modifications, I don't care who makes the car. Every group of cars has some. A ricer is also a person with a crappy attitude that knows nothing yet feels the need to spread misinformation and talk crap on other people and their cars.



One of my cars is a Japanese car. It's a Mitsubishi in Dodge wrapping and I love it. Also, the majority of people that own a 3S aren't kids either. There are some just because how affordable they are getting. Let's not generalize though.

 

[V_Eight]

Unbeknown to me, my girlfriend might be moving to Boston later this year and I would follow her after I get my BS in about eighteen months. This move would negate the ability for me to build another car. Therefore, I guess we're waiting to see what happens with this idea.

 

[PerroneFord]

Well, I'm quite a lot older than you, but I've been where you've been. I don't care for the "me too" cars, but there are some fun options out there.



Slightly older BMW M3. This car, even as it ages, will be worth something, it's a blast to drive, quite reliable, and no one will NOT consider it a car guy's car. It has a real trunk, and a back seat that's fine for toddlers or kids.



Subaru WRX STi. Very quick car, reliable, trackable, real trunk, back seat that fits adults when required. Resale isn't what an M3 is, but that could work in your favor. Ditch the silly rear wing on the older model and you've got some more stealthy fun.



Honda S2000. Not a lot of money, TONS of fun, dead reliable. I loved mine and curse the day I sold it (to buy a WRX )



If you move to Boston, the Subaru with it's all wheel drive makes the most sense. All of these cars take modern car seats. All are a lot of fun to drive.



My car progression post college was:



Olds Cutlass (bought from parents)

BMW 3-series

BMW + Range Rover #1

BMW + Range Rover #1 + Range Rover #2 (for GF)

BMW + Range Rover #1 + Range Rover #2 + Camaro (oldest girl)

Range Rover #1 + Range Rover #2 (Both kids tore up cars)

Range Rover #1 + S2000 (left the GF bought a convertible!)

Range Rover #1 + WRX (Current)



Quite honestly, if I was where you're at, I'd get the STi. AWD, can handle a small family, not brutally expensive, reliable. TONS of fun.