# Phat rims on piece of shit cars. Wtf is wrong with the world? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 1, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354 "2003-05-01T12:38:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/1 "2003-05-01T12:38:44Z")
What is with these fuckers who take their rusted out 84 Caprice and put $1K 20 inch chrome rims on them? I see all these rust buckets cruising around town with giant rims on them. Why not take that money and spend it on a new car or something? Do these people really think that throwing 20 inch rims on their Metro makes them look cool? It makes them look stupid. I saw some chromed out rims on a rusted out Bronco II. It was early 80’s brown. And whats with all the black dudes who would rather drive a beat to fuck Cadillac circa 1980 than drive a non caddy? Is a Cadillac that gangsta that you will cruise around with a taped up windshield just to say you own a Caddy? And they always have the rims on them… ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/2 "2003-05-01T13:28:46Z")
I’m somewhat amazed that you actually used the term “phat” in your thread title. ---
**Author:** ![Ego\_Mk2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Ego\_Mk2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ego_Mk2)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/3 "2003-05-01T13:30:32Z")
It’s the same mentality as ricers, except replace “faster” with “cooler” For example: “Yellow shit and stickers makes my car faster. A larger exhaust makes my car faster.” etc. They’re all stupid, because all people are stupid and do stupid things. Even you and me. ---
**Author:** ![badmana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@badmana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badmana)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/4 "2003-05-01T14:08:39Z")
I’ve given up trying to figure those people out. I see (around here anyhow) Indian (people actually from India) kids drving around with huge wings on their 1988 Honda Accords, or wings on pick up trucks. Or huge custom skirts on their 1995 Neons scratching the ground on every bump. I won’t even bother explaining to them why a wing on a FWD car is less than useless. And don’t get me started on the “fart can” exhaust! ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/5 "2003-05-01T14:10:57Z")
It’s bling bling yo. straight up. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/6 "2003-05-01T14:18:21Z")
It’s because curb feelers have fallen off the “cool” detector. ---
**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/7 "2003-05-01T14:27:28Z")
every year, our campus hosts the ‘Arkansas Blast’ car stereo competition, the largest of its kind in the region. Oy. rims? how about anough sound equipment in their shitty El Camino to buy themselves a new trailer! and where do they work? McDonalds! _yes, i know several of these kids personally_ had one asshole that had dropped his Honda fucking Civic down low enough that you could hear it scraping the pavement. we encouraged him to drive up and down the lot towards the end of the show to sweep all the trash together. and don’t get me started on the double-decker spoiler on a 1990 Accord i saw the other day… i’ve never understood it, myself. could it be that they are compensating for something? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/8 "2003-05-01T15:00:43Z")
**badmana** and **Frank #2** just made me laugh out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/9 "2003-05-01T15:25:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by badmana \* > **I won’t even bother explaining to them why a wing on a FWD car is less than useless.** Try telling _that_ to someone who bought one of the first series of the Audi TT… they _can_ serve a purpose on a FWD car. Some aerodynamic designs require wings for downforce on the rear of the vehicle, no matter which wheels are driven. I’ll grant you that 99.9% of all roadgoing cars really don’t need any wings to begin with, though. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/10 "2003-05-01T15:29:42Z")
It is the same mentality as kids paying $1500 for their first car and putting a $6000 stereo in it. _Many_ young people don’t think things through very well when it comes to spending money. I see no reason for this phenomena to change anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/11 "2003-05-01T15:37:44Z")
I knew the **END TIMES** were upon us the day I saw a pimped-out Volvo. A fucking VOLVO!!! What are you, high??? ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/12 "2003-05-01T15:39:30Z")
_sigh_ I miss the good ol’ days of dropping a 327 into a Vega. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/13 "2003-05-01T15:44:49Z")
Another week, another ricer thread. Time to set my watch. ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/14 "2003-05-01T16:56:56Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s bling bling yo. straight up. The man has a point. Only mildly related, but, hey it’s the Pit, so I can probably get away with it: A friend of mine was given '92 (I think) Civic Si. This thing (this one in particular, not necessarily all early nineties Hondas in general) is a total shit-mobile, and we all recognize this. Since none of us needs another car, we’re gonna make it into a parady of all things rice. An actual Folgers can exhaust; big-ass “Powered by Honda” banner sticker; every Type S, Type R badge we can find; nail some rain gutters to the sides as a body kit; possibly spray paint on racing stripes. It’ll be good. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/15 "2003-05-01T17:16:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Only mildly related, but, hey it’s the Pit, so I can probably get away with it: > A friend of mine was given '92 (I think) Civic Si. This thing (this one in particular, not necessarily all early nineties Hondas in general) is a total shit-mobile, and we all recognize this. Since none of us needs another car, we’re gonna make it into a parady of all things rice. An actual Folgers can exhaust; big-ass “Powered by Honda” banner sticker; every Type S, Type R badge we can find; nail some rain gutters to the sides as a body kit; possibly spray paint on racing stripes. It’ll be good. Oh man, I once saw a parody geo metro like that. covered in rice stickers. the kicker was the shade sticker on the front winshield that said “ricemobile”. Man, that car gave me a great laugh. but would you ever drive that thing? ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/16 "2003-05-01T17:17:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by roadrunner70 \* > \*\*_sigh_ I miss the good ol’ days of dropping a 327 into a Vega. \*\* Yes, the good old days… how 'bout putting a small block 400 in a Monza? ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/17 "2003-05-01T17:22:00Z")
Simply put; The cars would be _less_ cool without the bling. Plus, **you aint no big baller `less you got some phat dubs on this motha fucka.** Translated : Your display of wealth is not complete unless you purchase and install wheel mounting devices which require a large expenditure on your part, you mother fucker. ---
**Author:** ![flybynight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@flybynight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flybynight)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/18 "2003-05-01T17:32:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Payton’s Servant \* > \*\*I knew the **END TIMES** were upon us the day I saw a pimped-out Volvo. > > A fucking VOLVO!!! > > What are you, high??? \*\* Hey, just be careful of what Volvo you choose to mess with - some of them make a damn fine “sleepers.” Although, chances are, if they pimped out the exterior, that’s where all their money went… ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/19 "2003-05-01T17:38:53Z")
**Payton’s Servant,** I’m sorry to say I can beat that. I saw a Chevy Cavalier with a 3-inch stainless steel exhaust tip, a ground effects kit and a GT wing. IT’S A FREAKIN’ CAVALIER! That’s just insane! Personally, I have a set of understated Ultra rims on my classic 1971 Chevrolet pickup. Nothing flashy, because I have taste. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/20 "2003-05-01T17:44:01Z")
All except for the last paragraph, I am _so_ with the OP. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354.md?page=2)