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Originally Posted by NitrousG35
One of the greatest compliments that can be paid to a tuner car is the term "clean". Clean denotes tasteful body and motor mods. Mods that leave the car slightly understated. Mods that don't necessarily call attention to the vehicle. Remember that what we call "Rice" is actually individuals who are craving attention. They are screaming, "Look at me". They want to be noticed by their garish adornments. Maybe they have ego problems or something and somehow feel that being ostentatious will win approval from others.
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I believe I fall in the subset you've identified in lower half of your paragraph. I have a good deal of parts that scream "look at me" but I can assure you that I do not have an ego problem or care religiously about how others think of me. I wanted my car to look unique and it's become a hobby - that's all.
I wouldn't call myself a real tuner, but I wouldn't call myself a faker. I'd say I'm reasonably knowledgeable in regards to cars but will admit that most of it's theoretical rather than hands on. I'd love to work on my car as much as possible (I've ripped apart my interior, changed my trunk, changed my doors, installed an intake, as well as other random things) - but I wouldn't trust myself to make any modifications that could put my safety in jeopardy.