"Tegger®" <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns9455A5BAFC304teggeratistop@207.14.113.17.. .
> Vuarra <noone@nowhere.net> spake unto the masses in
> news:s5f3uvkrrkildd632e15g9figp183e51fa@4ax.com:
>
> > On 18 Dec 2003 03:01:53 GMT, "Tegger®"
> > <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >>Uh oh, sounds like you just bought a former rice-boy car. Hope you
> >>didn't pay too much.
> > ...
> >
> >>Take a pic of the engine bay and email it to me or post it to some Web
> >>site somewhere. You'll then find out pretty quick if it's full of
> >>AutoZone rice- boy junk.
> >
> > Tegger, you have just made me realize that not everyone likes rice. I
> > was under the impression (by the Toronto area Honda owners) that that
> > was the normal state of affairs.
>
>
> The problem with rice is that the vast majority of items sold as "tuner"
> products are poorly made and amateurishly installed. For these reasons
they
> often lead to problems down the line, such as noise through the radio.
>
> If you buy someone else's "tuner" car, you stand a very good chance of
> inheriting problems they installed along with their rice add-ons.
>
> --
> TeGGeR®

Hey Tegger, I am in a nervous position as a seller of a "tuned" vehicle.

I just put my '92 Accord EX Sedan on the market. As parts have failed over
the years, I've replaced them with aftermarket components. When the front
sway-bars went, for example, I put in a set of Suspension Techniques sway
bars. When the muffler rusted out, in went a Apexi World Sport stainless
cat-back exhaust system that gives just barely above stock levels of exhaust
noise. Next the flex pipe before the cat rusted completely through, which
prompted me to replace the entire header system with a DC Sports 4-2-1.
Warped front rotors were swapped out with PowerSlots, and the pads are high
performance ones made by AEM. I wanted keyless entry so I installed an
Alpine alarm system with shock and proximity sensors. Finally, I replaced
the horrendous stock cassette deck with a Kenwood CD player with MP3
playback capability.

On the one hand, I am quite proud of this car. I use to compete on the
IASCA circuit so the headunit and alarms were installed correctly. The
exhaust and suspension bits were also installed by me according to the steps
in the Helms manual in a fully equipped mechanic's garage. The rotors were
put on by a Honda dealer because of the cursed ball joints. The only
stickers I've put on the car are the little "Alpine Security System" 1" x 2"
window stickers on both sides, one small DC Sports sticker and one small
Apexi sticker, both about 1" tall and on the driver side rear triangle
window. With a 5-speed transmission, this car has a decent amount of pep to
it, and the mods certainly didn't hurt. It isn't loud, it looks stock from
just about all angles, and it's been garaged all its life.

But then I am just afraid that someone will take one look at the exhaust
mods and then start to walk away because they think this car has been
tweaked by a mindless rice boy, which there are plenty in the VA/DC/MD area.

Any reaction?

Lee Cao