wyldpny: I asked for your opinion on the subject, not a quote of someone elses opinion.
Actually, what you said was this:
So sometimes I wonder if I am too judgemental on cars or not. Things that at one time in my life when I was in the import scene looked cool now look stupid and for lack of a better term, rice
Clearly you are looking for direction of what is considered rice. What I posted is what is considered rice, according to that web site anyway
Of course opinions are just that and nothing more.
This thread is a fun read and I like the fact that so far for the most part has stayed civil with some good posts from members on what they feel is acceptable for adding certain modifications on cars.
That was really nice and all but what do YOU think qualifies as rice.
Id imagine you have some unique ideas on it.
So, you want to know what my opinion is, ok...
First I have to agree with Epik that I think the term rice is a very derogatory comment.
I could use a bunch of analogies here of how wrong it is to group everyone into one term based on a variety of different opinions.
Now I am not one for fake scoops which is why I have taken the effort to have mine made fully functional. Not sure what Ford was thinking slapping non functional scoops on the Mustangs over the years but a few people up in Fords corporate offices should be slapped. As for decals for stuff you don't have on your car or putting decals like Boss or Saleen on your car when it is a plain GT or less is not something I agree with. I don't like fart cans either as I feel they are just making your car have a fake sound to what it actually is. I don't prefer excessive mods that grossly take away the look and feel of what the car actually is though I agree there can be exceptions. Having said that I also can appreciate the work people put into their cars even if I don't always agree with some of their choices. I like to go a car show and see a variety, see different ideas and unique out of the box thinking. Your not going to get that if everyone was the same and left their cars mostly stock and didn't dare to try and ever be different.
Innovation can come from ideas, and it can also come from seeing what others are doing and trying. Obviously you can take anything and distort it or take it in directions that are going to push what many people think is ok. But that is the bad that comes with the good of having some people willing to try and push the envelope and try different things. Not everything someone thinks of or does we are all going to agree with, but that is what makes each one of us an individual and different from the rest.
No bashing on peoples rides
I obviously found this comment amusing...
Or do you just agree with what you copy and pasted, which I would doubt since I have seen your car and its CLEARLY not rice.
Your right that I don't agree with what I copied and pasted. I am glad to hear you CLEARLY don't think my car is rice but isn't that actually the compete opposite of what you said in another thread just a few days earlier or are you just being sarcastic here? Just curious.
At any rate, I think that any mod if done correctly and tastefully with quality and attention to detail can be a special and unique feature. As most of you know all too well I hope to have vertical doors put on my car soon and I realize that on this site the majority apparently feel it is wrong to have them on a Mustang, or maybe on any other car other than a Lambo for that matter.
Well, as we all know there are thousands and thousands of car owners including many a Mustang owner out there who obviously disagree and feel otherwise. And for each of them they might have had different reasons for wanting and doing it. As for my reasons, among a few I like the idea of having the option of my doors open the normal way, but on occasion like at a show when I would like a little added wow factor, up they can go.
One thing I find interesting is that those who who say they don't like the hinges on Mustangs because of the "Lambo" door look don't seem to take into account the fact that unless the doors are actually raised vertically, no one would ever know you even had that style hinge on the car. I could have had them on the car for a year and unless I posted a pic of the doors raised up no one would have ever known. Maybe I actually already have them on my car...Hmmm...
Now, I also like the fact that the ones I chose for my car use the factory mounting locations making it a direct bolt on. That way they will not effect my ability to put the old stock hinges back on allowing me to go back to stock if I ever so choose at some point. I realize that over time I may change my mind about what I like and don't like, and so keeping that in mind each addition to my car is chosen and/or created in a way as to not be permanent and is done with the ability to easily go back to stock if and when I so choose. You have already seen some of the additions that I had previously done on my car like some of the decals that have now been removed. In most cases it's a learning process. A process where you try different things and then see what you like and what you don't, and over time your likes may change causing you to decide to go a different direction, or want more or want less. At some level almost all of us at one point have or will try something a different just to see what it looks like. We want to see if it works and how it looks. We all have our own feelings and personal tastes on any given subject including cars which just makes us all a little different from one another. Thats a good thing of course.
Just my 2 cents anyway