Juiced is not for everyone, but personally i liked it alright
It also had it's bad points. The slection for modding your car was quite limited but increases the value quite a bit. In the pinkslip races, the opponet always got to chose what car you raced with and what kind of race it was. The driving was quite simple and even 8 year olds could pick it up oerfectly in half an hour max.
To sum it up: good graphics, slightly more realistic than some games out there, poor selection of cars and modding choises for them, and extreamly simple controls. Definatly rent it to see if you like it before buying it.