Some ricey things that I really enjoy about MS3

[Young Roids]

I noticed a few things that may be called rice by some. I really like the oil cap it's adonized aluminum and it is really solid. The aluminum scuff plates that say mazdaspeed are a real classy toch I think. And finally the aluminum pedals just look badass. All of these things would be mods I would never justify to do to a car without them but they actually really give me that warm and fuzzy ricerboi feeling inside.(peep)

 

[KronixKid22]

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[JCell]

why would that qualify as rice? they sound like nice appearence mods

 

[Vengure]

why would that qualify as rice? they sound like nice appearence mods

^^ I agree there is a difference between rice and nice, Neons for example in the shifter under the dash and having pedals that glow under UV ect.... Nice billet or aluminum stuff is what a high end customer expects when he pays a premium for a nice ride.

 

[Young Roids]

I generally classify any apperance mods as rice. They are classy that's why I like them. You wouldn't see me making an apreciation post if the ms3 had colored wipers and a blinking shift knob.

 

[2ManyCars]

If these are "ricey" then someone better go make sure the Corvette folks know about it. They have the same stuff and/or add the same mods...

 

[sfalexi]

Hmmm. Sounds like "Rice" versus "NOT rice" would make a good discussion . . . .I'm starting to think of what I personally consider "ricey" or not . . .

 

[happy and angry]

http://www.web-cars.com/enzo/interior.html

Yea, I really like the ricey aluminum pedals, and the ricey coloured buckets, and the ricey gauges. I mean, I know they are rice, but I think they are really well done and I sort of like them.

http://images.google.ca/images?gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&q=aston+martin+interior&btnG=Search+Images

Yea, some serious rice up in here, too. But, you know, it's classy, so I like it.

http://www.carspace.com/arvin1/Albu...antom-drophead-coupe-9792.jpg/page/photo.html

That's a lot of ricey brushed aluminum, and the pedals, man. Too god damn rice. Not a big fan of this, because, you know, it's sort of rice. Not like, well done rice, but like gaudy over the top rice.

 

[ZooMIN3]

I love fried rice... its yummy!!!

 

[Young Roids]

The Enzo pedals(omg) disgusting(in a good way)

 

[Je5ter]

This is the same stuff we have on Benz's, totally not rice......

 

[Sierra117]

Rice=attitude.

 

[altspace]

Yea, my 8 has all those things. Sooo riced out. hehe

 

[Hirudin]

Wow...

Who's familiar with the term "Thread Crapping"?

 

[SwampAss]

I have one major rice mod. Brushed aluminum fuel door. I like it!

 

[sfalexi]

Well, I always thought "rice" was a sterotypical 'racist' type term saved for asian cars (thinking of 'rice paddies' and all that wonderful chinese fried rice that we eat here). But if rice truly = attitude (which I can certainly see judging by what I've heard people refer to as "ricey" on a car), then I see no reason why those other cars can't be said to have 'rice' on them. Aluminum pedals? Sure. That seems flashy to me. And certainly conveys an attitude. Brightly colored, large gauges, why not?

It seems to me that the people who are being sarcastic talking about 'ricey' corvettes and benzes, well, why isn't it ricey? Are aluminum pedals, large brightly colored tachometers NOT ricey? I don't see why cars HAVE to have them. I'm sure there are plenty of other materials that would work just as well. But aluminum certainly is flashier. And whats wrong with a little attitude in cars? It certainly sells.

I think most cars out there have some sort of attitude-like flash and flare to them. But I think it's a typical mindset to apply the term "rice" to asian import cars.

I don't know. Just doing some thinking after a long day.

And as far as stock "ricey" stuff on the MS3 that I have that wasn't mentioned, I particularly like the way the gauges have a blue backlight behind the red. I'm sure I could see the red just as well at night without the blue, but it certainly adds a nice touch.

Alexi

 

[happy and angry]

I cannot even begin to grasp the position that tasteful aesthetic enhancements to a vehicle are considered "rice." Most of what is being called "rice" has been part of the automotive industry since long before "rice" was even a word to describe a subculture. Aluminum pedals aren't rice. A subtle blue-lit gauge isn't rice. A tasteful exhaust note isn't rice. 18 inch rims aren't rice. Brand names on brushed aluminum inserts aren't rice.

Are aluminum pedals, large brightly colored tachometers NOT ricey? I don't see why cars HAVE to have them. I'm sure there are plenty of other materials that would work just as well. But aluminum certainly is flashier. And whats wrong with a little attitude in cars? It certainly sells.

This is a dumb argument (no offense). Cars don't HAVE to be made of aluminum, run on gas, have disc brakes. There are plenty of other things that would work. Metallic paint isn't required. Aluminum rims are just as functional as steelies. We don't need 260HP. "Need" does not define "rice" either. And the word "attitude" isn't interchangeable with "rice" either. You can't just say "This Ferrari is ricey" and have it mean "This Ferrari has attitude." It doesn't work that way.

Rice is and always has been an emphasis on show over go. Ridiculous spoilers and doors and rims and body kits that do little or nothing to improve the performance of a car. Pointless, and tasteless, improvements. 2 Fast 2 Furious attitudes and stupid under glow. Black painted hoods to make it look carbon fiber. Resonators and stickers and vinyls. Stupid gauges everywhere, when half of them don't do anything. Gaudy lights and colours, suicide and gull-wing doors, useless badges. Ever seen a Ford Mustang V6 Saleen SVT GT Cobra? I have! RICE.

People that do track days don't do this crap to their cars. People that make show cars actually have a sense of style. People with tastefully improved cars aren't rice.

What our car comes with, what many performance cars come with, from factory, isn't rice. Not even close.

RICE.

Rice is a specific kind of attitude. And no, I don't particularly like it. I'm just completely baffled by people on here having such a broad definition of "rice" that they are willing to lump any styling enhancement as "rice." Even a brushed aluminum fuel cap doesn't really fit - standard or factory optional on several other cars without being a huge offensive standout visual mod.

 

[turbobst]

I cannot even begin to grasp the position that tasteful aesthetic enhancements to a vehicle are considered "rice." Most of what is being called "rice" has been part of the automotive industry since long before "rice" was even a word to describe a subculture. Aluminum pedals aren't rice. A subtle blue-lit gauge isn't rice. A tasteful exhaust note isn't rice. 18 inch rims aren't rice. Brand names on brushed aluminum inserts aren't rice.
This is a dumb argument (no offense). Cars don't HAVE to be made of aluminum, run on gas, have disc brakes. There are plenty of other things that would work. Metallic paint isn't required. Aluminum rims are just as functional as steelies. We don't need 260HP. "Need" does not define "rice" either. And the word "attitude" isn't interchangeable with "rice" either. You can't just say "This Ferrari is ricey" and have it mean "This Ferrari has attitude." It doesn't work that way.

Rice is and always has been an emphasis on show over go. Ridiculous spoilers and doors and rims and body kits that do little or nothing to improve the performance of a car. Pointless, and tasteless, improvements. 2 Fast 2 Furious attitudes and stupid under glow. Black painted hoods to make it look carbon fiber. Resonators and stickers and vinyls. Stupid gauges everywhere, when half of them don't do anything. Gaudy lights and colours, suicide and gull-wing doors, useless badges. Ever seen a Ford Mustang V6 Saleen SVT GT Cobra? I have! RICE.

People that do track days don't do this crap to their cars. People that make show cars actually have a sense of style. People with tastefully improved cars aren't rice.

What our car comes with, what many performance cars come with, from factory, isn't rice. Not even close.

RICE.

Rice is a specific kind of attitude. And no, I don't particularly like it. I'm just completely baffled by people on here having such a broad definition of "rice" that they are willing to lump any styling enhancement as "rice." Even a brushed aluminum fuel cap doesn't really fit - standard or factory optional on several other cars without being a huge offensive standout visual mod.

(ohsnap!)

 

[sfalexi]

I'm not sure on what constitutes "rice". But I'm thinking that it certainly has a gray area and I'm just not sure what that is. I certainly think that underglow kits would be considered rice, and huge rear spoilers that extend beyond the width of the back of the stock honda civic they're mounted on would be considered. And I can see how something as small as aluminum pedals might not be considered rice.

Ah well. I'd probably just invite more arguments by trying to figure out the boundaries of it. Cause I see sublit gauges as unnecessary and gaudy, but maybe others don't. But opinion could certainly be part of the gray area. For instance, maybe not the gauges themselves, but how they're mounted could be "ricey", or maybe the STYLE of gauge rather than what the gauge measures? Bah. Too much to think about!

Alexi <- who doesn't have an underglow kit . . . but now has an LED lit up shift knob . . . hehehe!

 

[Young Roids]

Oh no! A LED shift knob?! that crosses the line for me. I guess we could make two categories good rice and bad rice. How bout that? The MS3 has what I call good rice oilcap, pedals, scuffplates and even the spoiler. I usally hate spoilers on sedans but on hatchbacks they are ok with me.

Now for bad rice, lighted shift knobs, underglow lights those hose covers that go over the rubberhoses to make it look like braided stainless.