RE: [T3] Rice-burner (was: lowering rear end)

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

A "rice-burner" is an Asian-made vehicle.  Just like ours are
"kraut-burners".

The derogatory use of the word means there's a punk driving it (in dire need
of attitude adjustment, like being smoked by a Jetta :) and it's "all talk
and no walk", meaning there's decals (vinyl) of "sponsorship" or what's on
the car (and sometimes what's not on the car), generally a *#&% wing on the
back (my biggest pet-peeve -- a rear wing on a fwd car...stupid!), generally
just a total lack of taste i.e. every chrome accessory from J.C.Whitney and
body kit available, and it doesn't have the power/handling/driver skill to
perform.  The majority use the wrong spring/shock combination as they are
street cars but generally with a dragstrip suspension setup.  No
individuality, no class, and no respect.

Since Asian-made vehicles are more readily available and thus more frequent,
the "rice-burner" expression spread and morphed to "riced out" to include
other-brand vehicles.  Although after-marked rims and lowering are de
rigueur for almost any custom vehicle, it does not mean it's riced out.  I
have met a couple Asian cars that were tastefully done and "walked the walk"
without owner attitude, but they are far and few between.

   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>Ive always thought the expression "Riceburner" or "Riced out" referred only
>to a lowered Jap car and not german, and indicated a lowered spiffed out
>pitiful little econobox.  Anyone want to enlighten us on the origins of the
>phrase or its proper use?

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