Euro-ricers in Romania

November 19, 2007 5:36 PM

Pro-street Romania Auto Club

Yeah, bad parody, but if you do anything with cars, you know these people.

posted by Doohickie (18 comments total)

I'm vaguely reminded of the counterfeit Mini Cooper virals that ran a while back.

And now I feel the strong urge to mount a blower and rear spoiler to my Nissan Sentra.

Maybe paint a skull on the side as well.
posted by quin at 5:49 PM on November 19, 2007

I lost it at six exhaust pipes. Entertaining link!
posted by spiderskull at 6:15 PM on November 19, 2007

Weird. Those guys weren't Romanian, but everyone else was. Dacias are also excellent cars.
posted by loquax at 6:20 PM on November 19, 2007

Bad parody? Granted, I've got no flash so I haven't seen all those embeds, but from the text and pics I was thought this was the genuine article. Regardless, I appreciated this fpp, and became inspired to share this link now: Gentoo is for Ricers [via]
posted by finite at 6:33 PM on November 19, 2007

Bad parody? Granted, I've got no flash ...

And there in lies the problem.
posted by itchylick at 6:38 PM on November 19, 2007

Looks like something from English Russia.
posted by anthill at 6:46 PM on November 19, 2007

Actually, if you click on the Pro-Street banners on the page, it takes you to a legit Romanian auto repair shop's web page. It's viral marketing, but it is damned funny. The videos are the best- they are so bad... in the way that Bob Hope is obviously reading from cue cards and talking to the camera in the the "On the Road" movies is bad- so bad it's funny.
posted by Doohickie at 6:53 PM on November 19, 2007

quin.... the counterfeit crash test at the end of that Mini Cooper thing was hilarious.
posted by Doohickie at 7:00 PM on November 19, 2007

I liked the photograph of the grandparents. Makes them bad boys with respect but I also love that grandfatherly style of sweater, jacket, and cap.
posted by philfromhavelock at 7:19 PM on November 19, 2007

I thank you will like these girls

Hey, now I know where to sell my Geo Metro. It's a Romanian street racer waiting to happen!
posted by 45moore45 at 7:25 PM on November 19, 2007

Posers got nothin' on my Cowrolla.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:51 PM on November 19, 2007

come on the title below the pic of the father is a dead giveaway
posted by proneSMK at 8:18 PM on November 19, 2007

SISTER OF DRAGOS PREFER LADA
posted by parmanparman at 8:41 PM on November 19, 2007

The donut attempt had me laughing out loud. Yes, my tastes are simple.
posted by wsg at 11:13 PM on November 19, 2007

Pretty funny.... my car could definitely use a skull.
posted by ph00dz at 4:12 AM on November 20, 2007

Not impressed.
posted by LordSludge at 6:14 AM on November 20, 2007

This is how it's done.
posted by romanb at 8:57 AM on November 20, 2007

On the other hand, in the Ukraine they do their custom car modding with class.
posted by quin at 10:04 AM on November 20, 2007