[singletrack]

The "boom cars" and the rice racers are somtimes different cars under the same civic,celica skin. The audio cars are owned by pure morons and should not be given ANY considerations. The Jap racers are really kinda cool in a go-cart, Mini Cooper way.And very fast.Whats a kid to do? All the muscle cars are traded among the baby boomers for 15K.I think some of it is the same "build up Dads old car" ethic. Check out the better ones and roll cages with after market 5 point seat belts are "cool" add ons.Chick magnet SEATBELTS.Its a different world from my first car (69 Nova).

[general_re]

The Jap racers are really kinda cool in a go-cart, Mini Cooper way.And very fast.

Oh, how we've lowered the standards of "very fast" these days ;)

Like they say, there's no replacement for cubic displacement, and there's only so much you can do with a 1.8L 4-cylinder Honda engine....

[billbears]

All the muscle cars are traded among the baby boomers for 15K

Have you checked out lately how much it costs to add HP to a ricer versus a V8? While the bodies on some of the classics might be more expensive, the aftermarket parts on these new cars are outrageous