I was thinking about Jeep drivers and the whole duck thing. But what about you Kia Sportage drivers? You got a club? Is there a Secret Brotherhood of Chevy Traxers?
I can’t afford a car, so no
Back when I drove a VW Kombi, we would hang out the windows to wave at other Kombi drivers. This is in Australia.
The Longest Johns sang “There is no bond like drivers of the same model car” and they are right. If I ever can buy my chosen model in the future I sure will feel a bond to others that had the same idea
A 2008 Silver Toyota Yaris Sedan. I sure do. It’s amazing the things still run so we’ll.
yes
(i don’t have a car)
Always. I don’t make a big deal out of it but i do notice and feel connected.
I currently have a common car but it’s fun when you have an uncommon car and so have your own exclusive club!
But either way, I think it’s normal (for people who care at all about cars). Us humans are wired for connection, after all.
A little, we have something in common
I did when I drove a Saab. I got it right around 2009 or so when the brand was dying off anyway. GM pretty much killed it, but the market finished it. Anyway, was always fond of them bc they’re safe and they weren’t common in the state anyway.
Now, I give a little rev for other manuals/standard trans I notice at a light as an acknowledgement they’re not alone. I usually get a little smile or nod haha. Easy to tell on flat ground and no brake lights on.
Fuck no
I have a default grey Camry. I lose it in the parking lot all the time and feel kinship whenever I run across someone else also looking for their generic, vanilla car.
I used to drive an Isuzu Trooper, at the time I got it they already hadn’t been made for about a decade, they weren’t super common to begin with, and I think a lot of them got cash-for-clunkered, so they were a pretty rare sight
Always got a wave when I passed someone else driving one.
And not for nothing, I really liked that car.
if someone rides the same bike as me then they know what the problems with it are and we can talk maintenance
it’s not a kinship though. thats fucking stupid
I will salute and recognize any other man driving a minivan particularly a Honda Odyssey. They know real practicality, and value. Chance are also good that they care less about their image than the do about being useful.
Fellow Ody driver here. Image means nothing to me. My car is a utility to get my family from spot A to spot B. The Odyseey does that in the best possible way. It’s comfortable, roomy, I can slide seats around, put up or down the 3rd row. I can fit suitcases and bikes in the trunk at the same time. It gets pretty good milage, and it’s a Honda so it should easily get well over 200k miles with basic maintenence.
I got a really good deal on a one year old model with the Sport trim at the dealership that they couldn’t get rid of because it wasn’t “new” and therefore the interest was higher. I just got the loan through my wife’s union and that problem was solved.
It’s “Sonic Gray” with the black rims and details. I threw some big magnetic flame decals on the back quarter panels just to let people know how serious I am about appearances.
Sometimes when we are in a rush to get somewhere, I flip down my sunglasses and say “I’m engaging sport mode” and turn on the sport mode and use the paddle shifters.
I fuckin love this thing.
That was 4k ago
I’ve been begging my wife for a minivan. You can fit whole 8x4 sheets of material in them! Wanna buy a tree? Lay that thing down! Friend moving a small couch? Smash that baby in there! Anyone who thinks a pickup truck is a better work truck than a van just is afraid. Pickup trucks are really only good for bulk materials like mulch/dirt/stone/etc. Most of them can’t fit a sheet of plywood without propping it up. Minivans can hold like 10 sheets flat with the added bonus of keeping them out of the elements.
My wife and I were in the market for a new car and she faught me pretty hard on the Minivan. We wanted to go with a Honda and we needed something with a 3rd row because of kids and family. So we were between the Pilot and the Odyssey. We went to the dealer and climbed around inside of each car and pressed all the buttons to get an idea of what they are like. As we were leaving she was like “God Damnit… I love the Odyssey”
And that’s how we became Minivan people.
They’re are times when I don’t even need 10ft lumber or 4x8 plywood but I buy some just to rub it in while an f150 is trying to figure out how to strap theirs down.
Toss on a tow hitch and boom even more practicality. What’s that, an Odyssey with 6 kids and a trailer full of camping gear?
Need to borrow my riding lawnmower? Sure!
The only reason I’m seriously considering replacing mine is because Honda can’t seem to make a range extended plug in version.
Minivan was actually my first car, a hand-me-down from my parents! Got me most of the way through college. We need the room now too, but my wife is strongly opposed :p
Rent one on your next trip, pay up if you can get one with extra luxury!
Short of that have a friend with one show up and do something crazy like pull a 2nd row seat out with the car seat still attached and blow her mind.
A maxed out Odyssey or Sienna will have more luxury than any similarly priced SUV and it will get better mileage and do more.
60k gets you a basic Chevy Tahoe, or top tier Odyssey.
Every time someone mentions that car i think of the podcaat Dungeons and Daddies. So funny.
No. Who the hell do those people think they are?
Definitely! I have an MX5 (miata), and the camaraderie between strangers is great. Majority of people will wave to each other as they drive past and I often get stopped for a chat in petrol stations etc. It’s one of the reasons I would really hate to get rid of the car because it’s just an extra dose of fun compared to everything else I have owned.
I have 2 cars, a CX-50 and a '91 Miata. I feel no kinship with other CX-50 drivers but Miata drivers I definitely do, especially NAs and NBs.
I have an NA and I pop the headlights for my NB and ND brothers. I begrudgingly nod to the NC sailors. Just kidding. Every Miata gets the pop.
😌🥹😌🥹😌
I think this is only for sports car people or people who are into cars. I don’t think the majority here understand it. I’ve had other supra and sports car people follow me to work or gas station and just chat about the supra. I have a few friends who I still talk to on a weekly basis from car meets and supra car shows or track days. It’s just another hobby to enjoy with other people. I don’t think people outside of this understand it.
