by "Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
Published 06/20/2017 at 11:35
by "Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
Published 06/20/2017 at 11:35
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Do other vehicles of your model have a weird effect on you? If end up by another Gen1 Colorado on the road, I’m immediately transformed into your typical social-eggshell-walker. I will let them in, unquestioningly. If they are behind me and seem to want to go faster, I will speed up for them, and often keep pace with them after they have a chance to get by. I will be the most careful driver I know how to be around them. I will try to sit beside them at lights, all in the name of Colorado brotherhood. Unless they do something assholey, even inadvertently, then they immediately become the lowest of low for disgracing the brotherhood they didn’t even know they were part of.
*Details may be are exaggerated, but you get the idea... I get weird around other Colorados.
New ones too, to an extent, but more in a “Hey! Nice truck! I too have a truck!” sort of way.
"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213)
06/20/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 4
When I had my Volvo, yeah we sort of had a connection; especially if it was a C30 or an R.
I don’t feel that way anymore with my Accord. At all. Maybe because most people who drive it don’t care. I don’t really know.
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
06/20/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 2
I wink my headlights at other MR2 owners.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
06/20/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 1
I try to do the same but other r50 pathfinder owners are usually 20-30 year old women who wanted an SUV for the sake of it or old guys who bought one as a cheap beater. Pretty bad demographics for driving skill.
When I drove my 3rd gen 4runner I would always be polite to other runner drivers and they would usually do the same
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 1
I wonder if I would do it if I just had an ordinary Colorado. I’m kinda weird... I hate it when people notice me, yet at the same time I really like it when anything unique about my stuff gets noticed.
It’s quite likely I’d just want to blend into the crowd.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
06/20/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 1
Oh this is a fun one.
Audi - I rarely ever notice another as they all look the same, no change to disposition or driving habits
Ranger - Some comradery/waves, even double finger guns... Usually just each driver is just peepin’ the other guys truck.
Grom - “What up dude!!!” as with most motorcycles lots of friendliness. Especially with other quirky bikes, electrics, old bikes etc...
M3 - Don’t even look at me cause I’m not looking at you. Don’t ask about it, don’t park near it, at most certainly don’t touch it. Multiply this sentiment x 1000 for a driver of a poorly modified E46. Oppo is the only place I will chat about the most glorious vehicle I’ve owned/own.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
06/20/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 1
i think that it is a “truck guy” thing. i get waved at, and wave at all kinds of folks. i too enjoy getting to see another truck like mine that is still moving under its own power. i get to meet all kinds of great guys at the gas stations that i go to.......
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 4
You should wire them up so you can use one at a time.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 1
So are a lot of Colorados... so there’s a lot of heartbreak :)
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
06/20/2017 at 11:51, STARS: 2
I guess it depends on the vehicle.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
06/20/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 1
I’m never next to another Crossfire :(
I get excited when I see one, but its always in a crossing each other’s paths, way.
"Land_Yacht_225" (nadenator)
06/20/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 1
I have noticed that S600 owners have their own unspoken club. It is exceedingly rare to encounter another in the wild, but it also transcends generational lines. I’ve had a guy in a brand new W222 stop traffic for me to let me and my W220 into a turn lane.
The real problem is in right of way situations where we always want to be polite and yield to the other 600, so everybody ends up doing nothing until somebody caves to ‘the wave’ and goes first.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 0
I have a weird “less lonely” feeling around most small trucks, actually... including Rangers :)
M3 - wow... I mean, I don’t have trouble believing it, but that’s funny
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 11:58, STARS: 1
Could be. I like to be around most small trucks in general...
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 11:59, STARS: 0
Uniqueness factor maybe? I feel like I’ve got something different (and I do) with the V8, but they obviously wouldn’t respond the same way...
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 1
^ this guy gets it
That feeling, but on steroids. Like an “I don’t wanna mess this up!” moment
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
06/20/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 1
Yeah, I’d say so. If I drove a Corolla, I certainly wouldn’t wave at every other one. If I drove a niche and uncommon vehicle especially with a cult following- absolutely.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 0
Maybe a rarity thing. In my case that would affect me but not most other Colorado drivers. What with me feeling special with the V8 and them having something that’s in no way a rarity.
Wow, that sounded douchey.
"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
06/20/2017 at 12:03, STARS: 1
Yes, but I did that before I had a 300 too, because 300 drivers terrify me.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/20/2017 at 12:04, STARS: 1
When I see other mildly notable BMWs, instead of the usual commodity boring non-M or M Sport xDrive models that are 90% of what’s driving around Madison, I remember that specific car the next time I see it.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
06/20/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 2
E38 people just stare at each other. At school I would find e3x, e9x, and Fxx chassis parked next to me. I rarely see another e38 in traffic so no interactions with them.
YJ people are weird (I mean look at me for example), one douche in town with a chromed out black YJ won’t wave back. That jeep is JC Whitney rolling catalog with the amount of useless chrome. Dude is bigly yuge and that jeep is struggling to move his mass. I get more waves from TJ and JK owners than YJ people (most of them are rust buckets and junked here). I also rarely encounter YJs on the road. I drive the square headlight orphan jeep so CJ rollover-bois, ignore me as well. As for traffic, the majority of issues are with people in JK unlimiteds not knowing how to merge. If it wasn’t a jeep, I would have no problem laying the horn on them.
"fintail" (fintail)
06/20/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 1
Old MBs have the “brotherhood” as much as any other vehicle, you’ll usually get a smile and wave or a chat if the situation is right. Old cars in general can be this way, too.
New MBs though, almost not at all, you either get the Camcord “I don’t care about cars” thing, or the BMW aloof/dbag thing.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
06/20/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 1
There’s always the WRX wave, but as others have said, it’s usually in passing. When I’m in my old truck, it’s no big deal. There are millions of trucks around the south. In the Outback or the Explorer, I might as well be invisible. If not for the pinstripe, my wife’s Explorer would look exactly like the 10 others that were sold from the same lot in the same trim in the same color with the same wheels. One of us.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 0
“Terrible driver” terrify, or “Concrete shoes in the harbour” terrify?
:)
"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
06/20/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 1
Yes.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:12, STARS: 0
I usually just memorize people who piss me off.
I do remember 90's B-bodys and 80's/90's GM vans though.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:13, STARS: 1
IT’S A JOOP THING
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 0
I wonder if it that will grow into the current crop as they age.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
06/20/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 1
#jooplyfe
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 0
I do wonder if it’s (in my case) down to having a unique vehicle that doesn’t look at all unique.
"fintail" (fintail)
06/20/2017 at 12:18, STARS: 1
I doubt it, somehow. I think the brand often sells to a different clientele than it did 40-50 years ago, and I don’t know how many modern cars will survive for so long - digital might not age as well as analog after a few decades. Maybe only among die-hard loyalists and fanboys.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
06/20/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 1
I can relate to a degree.
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
06/20/2017 at 12:20, STARS: 1
I rarely see another fiero on the road and if I do they are usually on the other side of a highway. A few years ago one was next to me in traffic and the driver tried to wave at me but I didn’t notice till I was already turning down another road. I still feel bad about that.
I have never seen another Lancia in the wild and probably never will.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:21, STARS: 1
Don’t go beyond that degree. It’s creepy.
...and also waaaay too much effort.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:23, STARS: 0
I’m still waiting on my first “exact match” myself. Though I have seen several H3 Alpha’s and given them thumbs up.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
06/20/2017 at 12:27, STARS: 1
I always wave at other Miatas.
Powerstokes not so much but there are a ton of them on the road
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
06/20/2017 at 12:30, STARS: 1
Only for modified non-NISMO’s or NISMO’s.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/20/2017 at 12:30, STARS: 2
Kristin - A bit, but then it’s a rare day I see another Solstice.
Valka - No. The local mall is like a friggin BMW-Mercedes dealership. Entire lot is filled with them. I once saw on street parking, 3 Mineral Gray Metallic 3-series parked in a row.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
06/20/2017 at 12:33, STARS: 1
Like benjrblant said, it depends on the vehicle. When I’m driving my Sierra, I do notice other GMT400s, but there are too many of them still around for me to feel any special kinship towards them. It’s kind of like driving a Camry, I guess.
My Thunderbird was a different story, though. You just don’t see many MN12s anymore, and I’d get excited to see another still on the road. Now that mine’s gone, I have to be careful not to get too “awesome possum” about it:
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"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:35, STARS: 0
I feel like the Juke in general is perfect for this... a polarizing vehicle that isn’t rare, but not super common either. NISMO just takes that to another level, so... good?
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 12:36, STARS: 0
I haven’t seen a Solstice in ages.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
06/20/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 1
It could be a rarity thing. Unicorn spotting is always fun and commiserating with fellow unicorn owners is even better.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
06/20/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 1
Yes, but since almost no Twingos are driven by fellow enthausiasts, the other owners always look odd when I’m checking their Twingo out, and when I give them more space in traffic they almost never notice.
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
06/20/2017 at 13:26, STARS: 1
I used to wave at other Prelude owners, but I don’t really anymore. 5th gens are usually driven by college-age girls who just wanted something different than a Civic or Beetle or whatever to show that they’re not basic. Although the last time I saw another 3rd gen in my 3rd gen we waved/flipped our lights up at each other.
My next vehicle is probably going to be a pre-beak 1st gen RDX. So I’d probably deal with the same (lack of) reaction as I do with the 5G.
"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
06/20/2017 at 13:41, STARS: 1
I don’t pay much attention to my fellow second-gen Fits, unless I see a Sport model with its fog lights on when there’s no airborne obstruction to visibility; shame on them.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
06/20/2017 at 13:52, STARS: 1
Yea there seems to be a small truck alliance in general. I’ve chatted with a few Tacos and a few Dakota guys. Everyone has been most pumped about the fact that its a 5 speed. It seems like everyone that has owned a small truck has adored it.
There are lots of reasons that I’m so standoffish with the M3. First of all I’ve only “met” a hand full of other BMW owners who aren’t complete tools. I say “met” because they are all Oppos. The car is Phoenix Yellow so it draws a lot of attention, and I’m always fielding the same questions/statements. “Is that a factory color? What made you choose it?” or “Great car, bad color.” “Must be nice.” These are almost always uttered by some jackass who is leasing a brand new base 3 series/A4/C class.
Beyond that I bought the car when I was 22 and very unhappy. I worked 3 shitty jobs and paid more than $800/month on it for 4.5 years while being anal retentive about repairs/maintenance/cleaning. The car aside from being an absolute joy to drive pulled me out of a life nosedive.
So now I’m a total Scrooge about it, I don’t even like having a passenger when I drive it. If I drive it to something and don’t like the parking situation, I’ll go home haha. It’s somewhat if not totally irrational, but I can’t help now. I’ve got too much of everything invested.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
06/20/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 1
Any time I see a crossfire I think “hey I kinda sorta know a guy via the internet that has one of those!” That person is probably thinking “why is this fucking guy looking at me”
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/20/2017 at 14:27, STARS: 1
I definitely do this in my Miata. But thats because there is a cult of Miatas out there. I wave at them profusely and get mad when they dont wave back. The old people in NCs dont seem to get it most times but anyone else is aware and happy to oblidge. Its just one of the fun parts of Miata life.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/20/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 1
I always give other Minis a wave or a thumbs up.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
06/20/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 1
When I had my red 01 Civic I hated seeing other cars just like mine.
Well I liked it at first but after about a month of realizing I’d bought probably the most colon 2 door car in my town, I grew to hate it.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 14:53, STARS: 0
I’m more the timid guy at the party who wants to say hi but can’t bear the thought of eye contact.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
06/20/2017 at 14:53, STARS: 1
I rarely see a Cougar. I see about 20,000 other Tacos daily. I think the modified Tacoma crowd points and laughs at stock ones. Stock ones are usually owned by middle aged guys like me, except they’re oblivious to everything around them.
I limit my excitement to other Tacos the same color, since it’s red instead of the standard black/silver/white/gray.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 1
My colour isn’t very common so it’s cool to see others... but they all make me jealous—I’m starting to think I got the only Storm Gray Colorado with a chrome grille.
Bodycolour is sooooo muuuuuuch beeeetttttteeeerrrrrrr hnnnnnnng
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 14:57, STARS: 0
I love seeing other gray Colorados, it seems like a pretty rare shade for some reason.
But I also want to steal their grilles. I’m starting to think I got the only chrome-grilled gray Colorado around...
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
06/20/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 3
I get thumbs up from other 1st gen pickups, in the Tercels we just point at each other like excited children
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/20/2017 at 15:02, STARS: 0
vid plz of the Tercel point
Sounds amusing
"sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
06/20/2017 at 16:31, STARS: 1
Haven’t seen any other AMC Eagles on the roads around Calgary, but generally I wave at and get return waves from Wagoneers.
"V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches" (jbv12)
06/21/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 0
No joke, a 600 driver once did the same thing for me. A red 1972, to be precise.