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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NXcoupe" data-source="post: 769389" data-attributes="member: 11751">See, once again, I am speaking on the SLANG use of the term in regards to our hobby, you are using the slang meaning for one term and the dictionary meaning for the other, that's not what is being discussed here. My point is, back in the day, before the F&F, before the ricer phase, mods were things for performance and customizing was detail, appearance changes. The slang term for your exhaust would have been 'one off'. That's how we would describe having something 'fabbed' up. If it was 'fabbed' or 'one off' that described the traditional meaning of customizing. Customizing to your taste, was the phrase most of the rod magaizines used to use. I guess what's happened is like all things, people become lazy want one word or phrase to describe all things and the 'art' of talking the hobby is gone. All I'm saying. I have a lot of respect for a car that is customized to someone's taste, and yes it is customized, because probably no one else out there has the exact same list of customized features, like floor matts, shifter knobs, billet interior trim, exterior paint, interior color/design, that their car has. There is nothing wrong with saying you customized your car to your taste. Everyone will get it that you didn't 'soup' it up as it was called back in the day.</blockquote>