Why do all the ricers love the Honda Civic?

The reason being, what you assume to be about $25K in modification is
probably only $5K in modification. On the highway, if you're running a
bloated automatic, any standard Civic (in good condition) will make your car
seem slow in comparison.

Pars
98 Civic Hatch

 

Somebody has waaay too much time on their hands. Thanks for making me
chuckle, especially the sound track
lobo

 

My son has modded his vehicle to a tasteful level. He's got the muffler,
but it's a nice one (he used to have one of those stupid coffee can
ones- the interior noise was unbearable.), new carbon fiber back lights,
tinting, 17" wheels, new air intake, new grill, blue lights in the
interior. He's got people of his generation drooling over it daily. It's
black and anyone looking at it would have to admit how tastefully tight
it looks.

youd be amazed how many people will steal a car just for the 17" wheels,
grill, and other doodads. the rest might be returned in one piece, or just
burned on a side street in compton. because in so cal, if you have a ride
thats blingbling, there are people out there who will want it more than you.

so im sticking with the factory 14" steelies, +1 size decent rubber on 'em,
some clean looking tint, and no external mods. 10 dics changer controlled by
a cassette head unit, so hopefully if anyone looks in, they wont be as
tempted by a stupid cassette player. ya never know, tho.

 

Because it is fun?

 

That tail pipe trick is soooo LAME!!

 

it's 'cause you're a ****. Basically.

 

(mike)
wrote:

Thankfully, the previous owner beat the shit out of the wheels. Good
from afar, far from good. I don't think anyone would want them.

We're about as far from Compton as you can be. If we lived in L.A., he
wouldn't have this car.

Tell me. The spinny wheels are enough to get you shot.

In addition to his alarm (prolly useless), he's bought the auto lock.
So your tint is clean looking? You mean you don't care for the bubbly
look in tint jobs?

 

no... nor the reflective look, or the purple look, or the "dark enough in
all windows to get you stopped by the police" look

 

On Sun, 30 May 2004 08:17:45 -0700, (ravelation) wrote:

||
|| (The=A0Magnificent=A0Bastard) wrote:
||
||>Ok, the guy's car is faster than mine. Big
|| >deal. What I don't understand though is
|| >why these guys buy a cheap ass car like
|| >the Civic and then put $25K or $30K of
|| >after-market parts on it. What's the
|| >allure of having a junky ass car like the
|| >Civic?
||
||I'll try to answer your question. As the mother of a 17 year old who has
||a modified Civic, I can understand a portion of what you're saying. But
||I also understand the allure of modding the car.
||
||First of all, the Civic isn't a "junky ass car". The generation that
||likes to be modded is a really nice looking vehicle and accepts many of
||these mods well.
||The 2 door EX Coupe is *the best*, IMO reasonably priced vehicle for a
||young person to work on, making a personal statement with their car. It
||is also *the worst* for insurance rates.
||
||Many of the mods you are talking about are, IMO, a waste of money. But
||that's not the way the owner feels about it. There's a ton of love that
||goes into the work they do on these cars. If it keeps them focused and
||out of trouble, great. If it wraps them around a tree, not so great.
||
||If someone's putting $25K into a Honda, it's to show the vehicle. This
||has become a HUGE segment of the auto world-- aftermarket. The trouble
||comes from not knowing when to say "when". One thing leads to another
||and another....
||
||My son has modded his vehicle to a tasteful level. He's got the muffler,
||but it's a nice one (he used to have one of those stupid coffee can
||ones- the interior noise was unbearable.), new carbon fiber back lights,
||tinting, 17" wheels, new air intake, new grill, blue lights in the
||interior. He's got people of his generation drooling over it daily. It's
||black and anyone looking at it would have to admit how tastefully tight
||it looks.
||
||Now with that being said, back to the "overdone" look. Those huge fin
||spoilers have got to go. The body kits do not look good enough to
||justify how you have to drive. I think all in all, the Honda Civic is
||the perfect car for so many levels of modification. Like most things in
||life though, some people go a little overboard. But done well, a
||modified Civic is a beautiful thing.
||
||>Why not take the money and buy a nicer
|| >car like a Supra
||
||My son drools over those. It's few and far between spotting one of these
||on the road...And I live in SoCal! Which brings me to another reason the
||Civic is so popular for modding--pure numbers. It's much easier to find
||a used Civic than it is a Supra.

Good post, Mom.
I'm a 52 year old professional with way too many vehicles.
One of these is a '90 CRX HF (the fuel economy special). It's 67 HP driving
1995 lbs, and it's enjoyable to drive. The steering wheel feels like it's
connected directly to the wheels, inputs result in immediate response.
So now it needs an engine and transmission, and I will probably upgrade to a
ZC or at leat an Si. And I'd probably go with coilovers, rear discs, and a
wheel/tire upgrade too. I'll forgo the bodywork and wings, thank you

Texas Parts Guy

 

||Today I was on the highway, probably doing about 80 mph. One of these
||kids in a Civic pulls up beside me and starts speeding up and slowing
||down, like he wants to race. Since I don't try to pretend that my life
||is a scene from the movie "The Fast and the Furious", I declined his
||offer to race. After a couple of minutes he got bored and sped off.
||
||Ok, the guy's car is faster than mine. Big deal. What I don't
||understand though is why these guys buy a cheap ass car like the Civic
||and then put $25K or $30K of after-market parts on it. What's the
||allure of having a junky ass car like the Civic? After all the
||customizations are paid for, they've spent about $40K......*on a Civic*.

Face it, you secretly wish you had some power under you hood so you could
demonstrate your manhood. But you have neither, so you wussed out.
I suggest you invest in a WRX or an Evo or even a Neon SRT-4 (sorry, no Honda
equivalent) so you will see what the appeal is, and maybe reaffirm your manhood

Texas Parts Guy

 

On Mon, 31 May 2004 18:41:33 GMT, in alt.tv.sopranos, Rex B rubs the
lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this
whenever it's told -

I have a Volvo S60 2.5T, which I think is much nicer than any econo box.
It's not a race car, but the performance is good.....although the hp to
weight ratio is not going to match a compact car.

 

I'm thinking that guy who thinks that he can demonstrate his
manhood with any kind of mechanical appliance 1. can be be
easily replaced with a vibrator and probably has been and
2. is an inappropriate cross-poster and we don't want him
re-producing anyway and 3. isn't drinking enough is he's still
sober enough to be driving around and/or demonstrating his
manhood in any fashion whatsoever.

Time to get the ducttape out.

Bart

 

On Mon, 31 May 2004 14:07:18 -0500, The Magnificent Bastard

||On Mon, 31 May 2004 18:41:33 GMT, in alt.tv.sopranos, Rex B rubs the
||lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this
||whenever it's told -
||
||
||>
||> ||Today I was on the highway, probably doing about 80 mph. One of these
||> ||kids in a Civic pulls up beside me and starts speeding up and slowing
||> ||down, like he wants to race. Since I don't try to pretend that my life
||> ||is a scene from the movie "The Fast and the Furious", I declined his
||> ||offer to race. After a couple of minutes he got bored and sped off.
||> ||
||> ||Ok, the guy's car is faster than mine. Big deal. What I don't
||> ||understand though is why these guys buy a cheap ass car like the Civic
||> ||and then put $25K or $30K of after-market parts on it. What's the
||> ||allure of having a junky ass car like the Civic? After all the
||> ||customizations are paid for, they've spent about $40K......*on a Civic*.
||>
||> Face it, you secretly wish you had some power under you hood so you could
||> demonstrate your manhood. But you have neither, so you wussed out.
||> I suggest you invest in a WRX or an Evo or even a Neon SRT-4 (sorry, no
Honda
||> equivalent) so you will see what the appeal is, and maybe reaffirm your
manhood
||>
||> Texas Parts Guy
||
||I have a Volvo S60 2.5T, which I think is much nicer than any econo box.
||It's not a race car, but the performance is good.....although the hp to
||weight ratio is not going to match a compact car.

Well sure, but you probably could have still dusted him 90% of those riced out
Hondas are all show and no go. I've humiliated a few of them in my wife's 1.8
Turbo Beetle.

So why is this thread being crossposted to 15 different NGs, including
rec.crafts..brewing? That's typical of a troll post.
Texas Parts Guy

 

(Rex B) wrote in message > Face it, you secretly wish you had some power under you hood so you could

Dude, I'll meet you behind the racquetball courts after class. We'll
see who's a wuss, assclown!

ASSPANDA

PS: Are you too stupid to realize that you're cross posting to a
recreational brewing newsgroup as well, or is that the trademark of a
ricer? Go check out ricecop.com and check out the tickets that have
been written by "Sewergoat". Is that your Mustang that I ticketed with
the banner that says "PANYDROPPER"?

 

I considered getting a WRX Sti, but I just couldn't get past the
huge wing on the rear. I like the smaller wing on the regular
WRX and wish it was available as an option on the WRX Sti.

I ended up buying a 2004 Ford F-150 4x4 Lariat instead and
I am really happy with it.

 

no reason the wing couldnt be swapped, is there? same color car, same body
style? im sure some poser would love driving a WRX with an Sti wing. dealer
shoulda done it for ya.

 

Both of those wings look as stupid as fins on a 60's Cadillac.

 

A useful deterrent is an alarm system. If you get one, adding a couple of remote
actuator for the doors will enable the remote power lock, which is a very
convenient upgrade. Also, replacing the speakers in the front doors (they're 6.5
inches) is another upgrade that's worth while. I highly recommend upgrading the
rims to 15 inch (and shoeing them with 195/50/15 tires). Too bad my light weight
Konig Tuner is not for sales. They're all scraped up and got brake dust burnt
into them. You can imagine what they look like after couple years of neglect.
They still work as if new but a thief would have to be half blind if he thought
he could get a decent amount of cash for them.

Pars

 

Hey,hey,hey!
'58 thru '62 rule!Cars don't get much cooler than that.

 

||||> I suggest you invest in a WRX or an Evo or even a Neon SRT-4 (sorry, no
||Honda
||> equivalent) so you will see what the appeal is, and maybe reaffirm your
||manhood
||>
||> Texas Parts Guy
||
||I considered getting a WRX Sti, but I just couldn't get past the
||huge wing on the rear. I like the smaller wing on the regular
||WRX and wish it was available as an option on the WRX Sti.

Me too. I have a friend with a nice white one. First thing he did was remove the
top half of the rear wing. Looks better, but still working on getting it right.
We're also looking at the scoop.

||I ended up buying a 2004 Ford F-150 4x4 Lariat instead and
||I am really happy with it.

LOL As soon as I unload the two Fords I have, I'll probably do the same. Gotta
havea tow vehicle.
Texas Parts Guy