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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 01:25 AM
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Do you guys like to make fun of those ricer heads? Do I even need to ask.

Well, today I saw a Mercury Villager with custom rims. (probably 17 inch) I can't believe someone could think that a minivan is worth suping up or modifying in any way. Its like putting custom exaust on a shopping cart. When I saw the car at a gas station as I was driving by, I almost crashed my car I was laughing so hard.

Of course it was a young guy my age, who probably got a case of the "Fast and the Furious". I think his brain may have been infected when he decided a minivan would look real cool with cheapo rims.
Just thought you guys should know that minivans are now... "the ****"!
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 06:47 AM
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I've seen vans with big ground effects. That'* pretty bad.
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:59 AM
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I've seen clips of an old Dodge Minivan running 13 sec quarters. The 2.5 turbo was easily tweaked to make tons of power.
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 09:21 AM
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Ya thers a Dodge Caravan with new rims. I think they look awesome, I would't mind having them myself. They guy who owns it is in his 50'*, old man pimpin in the minivan.
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Actually it runs 12'*[/quote]

Was it the same "Mean Mini"? http://pages.cthome.net/gus/mini.html at this site. That thing would be fun to have! Bye bye Corvette!
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 01:58 PM
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Default Re: Villager Riced

Originally Posted by Burgundy_Boat
Originally Posted by Champaign-Granny
Do you guys like to make fun of those ricer heads? Do I even need to ask.

Well, today I saw a Mercury Villager with custom rims. (probably 17 inch) I can't believe someone could think that a minivan is worth suping up or modifying in any way. Its like putting custom exaust on a shopping cart. When I saw the car at a gas station as I was driving by, I almost crashed my car I was laughing so hard.

Of course it was a young guy my age, who probably got a case of the "Fast and the Furious". I think his brain may have been infected when he decided a minivan would look real cool with cheapo rims.
Just thought you guys should know that minivans are now... "the ****"!
Are you sure they were rims and not wheel covers???
Good question. No I'm pretty sure they were those really cheap brand of wheels with a really bubbly look to them. Maybe not all minivans are bad, but still, it seems like all the power in that "mean mini" could be put to better use in a sedan or coupe. But talk about a sleeper.

It seems even funnier when I remember my mom also drives a Mercury Villager.
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