# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/41 "2003-05-03T11:32:02Z")
I kinda like the Pacer, actually. Well, its looks. Was it such a bad car? ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/42 "2003-05-03T12:06:16Z")
I know I’m going to sound like an ignorant jackass, but it’s worth the risk. What is “rice” and/or a “ricer”? Besides the side dish variety? Anyone? Bueller? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/43 "2003-05-03T13:57:01Z")
What I don’t understand is why people use the word “rims” to refer to what are, in fact, hubcaps. ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/44 "2003-05-03T14:52:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Frank #2 \* > \*\*It’s bling bling yo. straight up. \*\* Tru DAT, yo. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/45 "2003-05-03T14:57:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RickJay \* > \*\*What I don’t understand is why people use the word “rims” to refer to what are, in fact, hubcaps. \*\* I’m assuming we’re not talking about hubcaps here, but chrome/alloy wheels. Right? ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/46 "2003-05-03T17:41:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by QueerGeekGirl \* > \*\*I know I’m going to sound like an ignorant jackass, but it’s worth the risk. What is “rice” and/or a “ricer”? Besides the side dish variety? > > Anyone? Bueller? \*\* [http://www.riceboypage.com](http://www.riceboypage.com) Enjoy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/47 "2003-05-03T18:35:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Payton’s Servant \* > \*\*Phat? > > Dope? > > Pimpin? > > Rad? > > Fly? \*\* Money? ---
**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 3, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/48 "2003-05-03T20:11:43Z")
**Bad News Baboon** -your Uncle Ben sticker is a stroke of genius. Course, we don’t want to spend to much dinero on this POS. I’m a bit late, but as the Si Crapmobile was mentioned a few times before, I’ll elaborate on a few of it’s more charming traits. [ul] [li]Driver’s seat- The adjustment for the tilt of the back is broken, so we have a 2x4 wedged against the rear seat to hold it in place. Take it out, and you can slam from full upright to full recline and back with no resistance whatsoever[/li][li]Bumpin system- This thing _has_ a stereo, and you can turn it on, and tune it, but the volume is stuck at the absolute minimum[/li][li]Exhaust- already has numerous holes in it, so we gots the ricer sound going on already. Also has a horrible rattle, so the slightest bump sounds like you’re shaking a tin can full of bolts[/li][li]Engine- The only car I’ve ever driven that noticeably loses power in the higher RPMs. It peaks at about 3300, by 6000 it’s lagging pretty bad[/li][li]Clutch/shifter- The clutch may be the worst I’ve ever driven. It’s in fairly good condition (doesn’t slip or chatter), it’s just the engagement is horrid. Letting the (very, excessively soft) pedal out, nothing happens for about the first 2/3 of the travel, then it’s like you hit a wall. BANG! Full contact. Now, if the shifter wasn’t the longest throw ever built, you could shift really fast with the thing[/li][li]VIN- Doesn’t really relate to the rest of the car, but is funny. The VIN corresponds to a Canadian, automatic, non-Si vehicle. Who knows what the hell happened there.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/49 "2003-05-03T20:59:40Z")
Actually, you CAN shift really quickly with it now, as all the clutch action is in the first third of the clutch pedal stroke. Doesn’t sound like a horrendous problem there: probably a worn out clutch cable. Happens with a lot of older cars. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/50 "2003-05-03T22:04:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RickJay \* > \*\*What I don’t understand is why people use the word “rims” to refer to what are, in fact, hubcaps. \*\* Who said anything about hubcaps? ---
**Author:** ![njufoic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@njufoic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njufoic)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354/51 "2003-05-04T01:34:01Z")
**Coldfire** asked about the Pacer – my brother’s girlfriend drives a light blue 1975 Pacer DL. It really is a cool-looking car, though it is slow, noisy and you smell like exhaust after riding in it, although those features are probably more functions of its age than anything else. It also has the largest doors I’ve ever seen. It must be hard to get out of the car in a parking lot without dinging the adjacent vehicles with the huge doors. -Andrew L [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phat-rims-on-piece-of-shit-cars-wtf-is-wrong-with-the-world/172354.md?page=2)