Originally Posted by Kestrel

So one of my college buddies who just graduated from Michigan was looking to buy a car for his new job. He was looking at getting a Mazda Protege 5, which I thought was pretty reasonable. His parents were helping him shop around (they live in PA, he's in MI), and they got a fantastic deal on one. 2002, $10K, only 30K miles. They bought it, told him it was a steal, and sent him a photo.

Unfortunately, this is what it looks like:


My friend is not at all the ricer type. He looks like a church boy. And the worst part is that his new job is in San Diego. Can someone say "fixit tickets"? Anyways, he's frantically looking for a cheap stock intake and exhaust now h:

CN: Friend looking for Protege 5. Parents buy him riced out Protege 5. Friend turned into ricer by parents