Nathan: I completely agree with the sound system thing. But no one's likely to get a consensus, and never will. If I saw ALOT of NICOnauts' cars, I'd immediately think "rice." It's just how I am. (I hate fartcans, no matter how much you paid for them or how many "Apex" or "HKS" stickers there are on them.)
Same applies to alot of people's "systems." We have an entire forum dedicated to it. There's no real point to having more than maybe ONE 12" sub (max). But, lo and behold, plenty of people invests thousands upon thousands on stereo equipment that only serves to annoy others and make their old PoS rattle like a spray paint can. (This doesn't apply to those who have those particpate in those homeboy sound competitions. While it seems about as intelligent and fun as sticking your **** in a blender, different people: different strokes. Just don't think you're "competing" on the street, because I do keep a bat in my back seat.

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As far as cars being so hideous as to make a blood vessel in your brain pop, I'll usually have a good laugh at their expense (Often audibly and so they can see my friends and I -- ricers hate being laughed at.) and forget about it before the next stoplight. All I have to do is look away and it's gone.

But with fartcans and people who think everyone likes the latest pile of talentless rap bullsh!t, I can't turn my ears off. =\