About a year ago, I once took the term "rice" pejoratively and promptly made inquiries about it.
The response (and I do NOT have the exact quote) was that rice (or more specifially a "ricer") wasn't merely a Japanese import (such as my Z) but (in specific fact) a 4banger POS with an equally funky huge-assed wing, all manner of racing banners/stickers/graphics, a set of wheels that cost 10 times the value of the car, an excruciatingly loud fart-can muffler...etc.....etc....etc.
This response seemed to suggest that the term "ricer" pertains solely to the aformentioned description and NOT to more expensive Japanese imports with 6 cylinders such as Soops, Z's etc.....
Has Scott erred in referring (to) this S2000 (especially since it'll wipe any of our asses at 9+ secs) as "rice".............I'm not certain whether to take umbrage or consider Scott's statement to be a simple stereotypical faux pau.....
So, which is it.....:dontknow:
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