I knew my post would get somebody riled up! LOL LOL LOL
BTW what is a FRANCH engineer pro hawk?
Yes the probe was to replace the mustang but ford recieved over 30,000 letters from mustang enthusiasts screaming not to let thier favorite car be turned into a wannabe ricer. (I bought a Probe for my daughters first car, we liked it)
Yes Ford owns Volvo, and also Jaguar, Aston-Martin, Mazda, Land Rover, ect. I will take one of each. Never said I would not drive eurotrash or rice.
Yes a Nissan Sentra is rice. Very nice rice! My mom drives a Mazda.
Yea, there are fast ricers. Many kick butt on my 01 v6. Haven't had one touch my 69 sportroof though (427, 1/4 mi. upper 10s). Mostly thier front ends bounce up and down and then CLANK!
Most front wheel drives are too front heavy to handle decent. A Kenney Brown race v6 stang has a perfect balance. The new 05 stangs are very good at 52/48. Try to drift a FWD car around an oval track.
FWD cars have very good traction on snow because all the weight is on the front drive tires. Makes for a heavier steering feel too. All wheel drive would be better though, like the new Pooch 911s and Jags.
You are right that japanese bikes are fast. Way faster than HDs. My old 550 Seca Suzuki would kick any harleys butt. I would rather have a Hog though. Perhaps a better discussion would be what is cool and whats not.
"OH, I think Rice is a state of mind, an attitude, a religious experience, a metaphorical expression of esoteric design intent". Geeze Man.
We see a lot of rally cars when we go desert racing ( Thats what I do). We race Prerunners and a trophy truck (Ford totally dominates this division) All the good prerun, and trophy trucks are 2 wheel drive Rangers and F150s Etc. AT 120 mph you don't need 4WD.
Hey, Drive what YOU want, watch The fast and the furious 10 times a day, Hang laundry out on your big wing, whatever flips yer switch. But I'll call imports as I see 'em. And if your car is all weenied up I will try to not let you see me laughing. And you try not to laugh at my old 17" cobra wheels when you scream by me on your 22" steamrollers.
Yea my newer cars have some imported parts that I wish it didn't but it's made by Americans in America by an American owned company. (the sound of me wrapping myself in the flag, apple
pie etc)
I will continue to use the word Rice as it was originally meant. And will continue to drive my white trash fords. Pleeze don't think this is angry and malicious, sarcastic-yes, But I like to get things riled up and lively. I'm just an old fart that grew up in the 70s, that should explain a lot.
May you always drive fast cars!
(even if they be rice he he he he....)