Re: Future collectables
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The number of aluminum winged fart can sporting "ricers" on the streets is pretty disgusting... mostly driven by clueless 16 year-olds.
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I must respectfully disagree with the word "disgusting." "Clueless" is probably appropriate in many cases. Car-nut kids are doing what they've always done, and that's trying to go fast, make noise, and have fun with their cars. How many of us used to laugh at the kid with a six-cylinder Nova with mags and a glasspack blatting away? How about '60s Impalas with dual Cherry Bombs rapping and popping and scaring little children? Fart-canned Hondas serve the very same need: go fast (well, fast-ish), make noise, have fun. "Ricers" are the most affordable way to do that today. Five grand for a decent Honda, fifty bucks for a fart-can muffler, and have a buddy lower it. Maybe score a used wing to bolt on the trunk and it's boy-racer all over again. "SSDD"--Same Stuff, Different Day. If a kid today could score a nice '67 327 Camaro with a 4-speed and Posi for five grand (I said a NICE one, not a roach) I'll bet he'd choose the Camaro over the Honda. Again, it's the math.
Another thing to consider with "ricers" is that you rarely need to open the hood. Cars have gotten so reliable (and hard to work on) that the hood can stay closed between oil changes. They also scoot around town just as quickly as any Camaro or Mustang yet the "ricers" use a lot less gas.
All the old guys brag about spending fifty cents on a gallon gas for their '55 Chevy and they could cruise all night. Well today, that same ratio of expenditure exists for Hondas that get 35 MPG. Math, math, math. Why "ricers?" Simple economics.
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