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This whole story starts back in the northern summer of 2001.

Around about that time, that utterly perposterous "movie" called The Fast and the Furious came out... featuring Japanese cars raped over, and over, and over again, like only Americans know how. Neons, Nitrous, Chrome, more Chrome, and bllllllllllloody stickers...

Where did they get the idea to "rice" these cars up? "Japan, of course"... well, not really. Sure, all those parts were/are available in Japan, but before TFF (The fast and furious) came out, only guys with VIP cars, vans, wagons and shit were doing it. It took pure American "know how" to invent what we now know as "Rice".

"So what are you saying, Rezz?"

Picture this, since TFF came out (and the second one), I`ve seen L.A. style Riced-up cars sping up, and get MORE popular in Japan!!! Yes, the Japanese are actually copying what goes on in L.A. Heres an example:

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They (the Japs) are even going as far as RE-IMPORTING LEFT-HAND DRIVE CIVICS WITH 1.5 TWIN CARB ENGINES to modify, to get that "L.A. Style" down pat...

Re-importing!!! It`s a F****************************CKING HONDA!!!

I kid you not, these guys are out to kiss Yank arse, and all we can do is just try and ignore it, coz once the Japanese start copying shit, theres no stopping. **My wife is Japanese**:D

Anybody who`s read Hyper Street magazine will know, theres and underworld here in Japan, where what happens in L.A. equals coolness, and they`re prepared to copy down to the minutest detail. I don`t know what you guys think, but buying a shitbox and doing it up so as to look like some skinny punk`s car in L.A., when you`ve got an over abundence of awesome sportscars to choose from in Japan, makes no sense to me at all.

I don`t agree with what Americans have done to Japanese cars, I wish they would stop, and go back to GM or whatever. But more than that.... I wish Japanese would stop copying them!!!!!

Rant over, I hope some of the Yanks on this board can shed some light on what they think of rice...

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Originally posted by AeroGrace

"authenticity"

Exactly.

The guy who owns that orange Civic above: "I want this Civic to look exactly like that Supra off of The Fast and the Furious... it

looks radical and gnarly, dude. L.A. stylee 4 EVA!".

VIP Cars staff: "What about yor Sky..."

Civic dude: "Shut the f@ck up!... my nizzle"

Rezz; Some people like this look, i dont think it is america's fault, i dont think you should blame them, they can't get skyline and other j-spec cars over their. Im pretty sure they can only get Honda Aka Acura and Supra.

I say "Do wat u like on you car, its your car, wanna add stickers or make it look like the TFNTF Supra then go ahead"

>Soulja: I agree, people do what you want, but you can`t hide the fact that thanks to our esteemed American, er, cousins, the Japanese car modifying public have taken waaaay too much flack over this, even if their car isn`t rice!

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