Question about rims and intelligence - Page 3

jane_says · 09-09-2004, 07:22 AM

I've found it interesting in this thread to find out that apparently most guys who do this are black. Where I live it's almost exclusively a bunch of silly white kids. One of the last new hires in my training class at my old office was a 22-year-old guy with a red late-model Honda civic. He and his friends (three of whom owned cars IDENTICAL to his except color, and the other an old CRX) actually took the cars to the lake and took pictures of them at the dam. In different groupings and "poses". Pointing them in different directions, getting different sun-glares. He told me that they all wash their cars two times, every day, and meet up to do so. He told me he'd spent over $2000 in the last six months adding things to the car, and the CRX guy had spent over $4K. When did they stop making the CRX? Ten or twelve years ago?
This guy lived at home with his elderly parents (he was the youngest of many children). I know how much he was making - the princely sum of $9.03 an hour. He paid no bills, he just worked on that car. Before he got that job he'd been making even less, and yet coughed up $2000 in six months (over $300/mo.!) to play with his car.
If I've come off as a racist here, apologies. Here the majority of the people who are into this crap are white kids. Further, It's not my business what people spend their money on. But when I see people spending ridiculous amounts of money on their vehicles and not having $5 to buy lunch at work, I think their priorities are fucked up.

Cyber Wolf · 09-09-2004, 07:47 AM

No worries about the racism, Jane...it all depends on where you are. Currently around where I live, the ones who do that are primarily black with a couple of hispanic guys in the group. However, 8 miles away where I used to work, the ones who drove pimped out cars and clustered them in the parking lot during lunch hour were all asian, mostly Korean. I haven't run across any primarily white groups although I have seen white guys with the other groups I mentioned.

Pie · 09-09-2004, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jane_says

When did they stop making the CRX? Ten or twelve years ago?

Yes, but the CRX was a damn cool ride. Back before hybrids, the 1988-91 Honda CRX HF got 49 MPG in city, 52 MPG highway.

Why we gotta spend megabucks for efficient vehicles today, when apparently they knew how to do it 14 years ago?

- Pie, thinking about buying an Acura TSX...

Undertoad · 09-11-2004, 05:01 PM

Yes, why wear a colorful shirt when any simple white T-shirt will cover you with utility.

Clodfobble · 09-11-2004, 05:52 PM

Not if you're a chick and it's raining, it won't.

Undertoad · 09-11-2004, 06:01 PM

Good points. Er, I mean point, sorry.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-13-2004, 09:56 PM

Maybe so, but it'll cover you with attention,....and warmth.

09-09-2004, 07:47 AM	#2
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	No worries about the racism, Jane...it all depends on where you are. Currently around where I live, the ones who do that are primarily black with a couple of hispanic guys in the group. However, 8 miles away where I used to work, the ones who drove pimped out cars and clustered them in the parking lot during lunch hour were all asian, mostly Korean. I haven't run across any primarily white groups although I have seen white guys with the other groups I mentioned. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

09-13-2004, 09:56 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe so, but it'll cover you with attention,....and warmth. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-09-2004, 07:22 AM	#1
jane_says Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW VA Posts: 200	I've found it interesting in this thread to find out that apparently most guys who do this are black. Where I live it's almost exclusively a bunch of silly white kids. One of the last new hires in my training class at my old office was a 22-year-old guy with a red late-model Honda civic. He and his friends (three of whom owned cars IDENTICAL to his except color, and the other an old CRX) actually took the cars to the lake and took pictures of them at the dam. In different groupings and "poses". Pointing them in different directions, getting different sun-glares. He told me that they all wash their cars two times, every day, and meet up to do so. He told me he'd spent over $2000 in the last six months adding things to the car, and the CRX guy had spent over $4K. When did they stop making the CRX? Ten or twelve years ago? This guy lived at home with his elderly parents (he was the youngest of many children). I know how much he was making - the princely sum of $9.03 an hour. He paid no bills, he just worked on that car. Before he got that job he'd been making even less, and yet coughed up $2000 in six months (over $300/mo.!) to play with his car. If I've come off as a racist here, apologies. Here the majority of the people who are into this crap are white kids. Further, It's not my business what people spend their money on. But when I see people spending ridiculous amounts of money on their vehicles and not having $5 to buy lunch at work, I think their priorities are fucked up.

09-11-2004, 05:01 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yes, why wear a colorful shirt when any simple white T-shirt will cover you with utility.

09-11-2004, 05:52 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Not if you're a chick and it's raining, it won't.

09-11-2004, 06:01 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Good points. Er, I mean point, sorry.

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