Generation Z wants nothing to do with automotive culture

"DCCARGEEK" (dccargeek) 11/13/2013 at 22:20 • Filed to: Kids

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Tonight I took my precious 2 year old boy to the toy store to look at Power Wheels for his birthday this weekend.

I was excited - his first 'car.'

That was until he decided cars were stupid.

I left devastated, carrying in a bag a wooden train set and all hopes my kid would love cars as much as I do.

Hopefully, like self-defecation, he'll grow out of this hatred towards cars. Then again this could be a sign that the next generation of American youth will hate cars more than Gen Y, the sports car is dead and there is no God.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > DCCARGEEK 11/13/2013 at 22:26

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You need a project car, it's your only hope. Once he see's dad working on the car he'd want to help. That's how my dad got me into cars. My first memory is helping him work on his 109 Series IIa and I have been hooked ever since.

Judge__Mills > DCCARGEEK 11/13/2013 at 22:26

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My 2 1/2 year old is sitting with me. I asked her which car she wanted, and she pointed to the Mini Cooper. She is now saying " he don't like cars". Sorry, man, but gender roles of changed!

DCCARGEEK > Judge__Mills 11/13/2013 at 22:29

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No kidding. Think he was having an off day.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > DCCARGEEK 11/13/2013 at 22:29

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An iPad, Real Racing 3 and lots of awesome cars has made my 11 year old son love cars. It may take some time, but he'll come around. It's in the blood.

DCCARGEEK > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 11/13/2013 at 22:30

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That's years down the road, but it is on my Father-and-Son bucket list.

Judge__Mills > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 11/13/2013 at 22:30

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I think it helps. I'm not trying to push my daughter, but she genuinely has an interest in what I'm doing. She likes to grab a wrench and bang on my project. As long as she isn't getting hurt in the garage, I'm okay with it.

DCCARGEEK > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus 11/13/2013 at 22:32

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Noted! He's good with an iPad, at least the bubble popping games.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > DCCARGEEK 11/13/2013 at 22:35

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He was eyeing that Audi.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > DCCARGEEK 11/13/2013 at 22:39

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I was around 4 when my dad brought the truck home from the scrap yard, took 6 years to rebuild as he'd only work on it when I was around. Friggin love that thing, still have it after 25 years.

Yuri Correa > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/13/2013 at 22:53

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Everybody was eyeing that Audi.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > DCCARGEEK 11/13/2013 at 22:56

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Get him to play racing games. That's part of what got me interested in cars.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > DCCARGEEK 11/14/2013 at 15:02

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Oh come on. I always said no when I was his age. I loved my little Peg Perego Gaucho though.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > DCCARGEEK 11/15/2013 at 12:05

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My little nephew loves the Yamaha scoot I gave to him - Is that a start?