Who Else Is A Car Hipster?

"Milky" (jordanmielke)
11/25/2013 at 11:30 • Filed to: VS, Focus ST, Megane RS, MX5, Miata, Soltice

If you're like me, you don't like spending money on a car to then blend in.

I should clarify I'm not talking about going out and buying a Mitsubishi Galant just because its different. I'm referring to when you see two close to equal cars you would go for the less popular option. Is it the underdog appeal? Am I douche for wanting to stand out?

Getting off topic …. anyways which camp do you belong in?

Mustang owners need not reply (trollolol).

DISCUSSION (95)

ddavidn > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:32

Totally. That's why I have a body style that nobody likes! I think many jalops will agree with you. I mean, nobody blends in with a turbodieselmanuelwagon right?

For Sweden > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:33

I could copy and paste the Oppo author list.

For Sweden > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:33

Nibbles

For Sweden > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:34

Nibbles

Jayhawk Jake > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:34

Me! I owned a Forte Koup because it stood out more than a Camaro, and my current car could be considered a bit of an outlier in the hottish hatch category

oldirtybootz > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:34

I buy what I like. I definitely went different with the Dart. For whatever reason, people would rather have subpar Corollas. And my engine/tranny combo is becoming increasingly rare.

That said, it'll probably get traded on a Mustang eventually.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:34

I am, but that's what customization is for. I want a fiesta RS that I can then deck out in a rally tribute livery to the old escort rally cars. I figure no one will confuse their fiesta for mine in a parking lot.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > For Sweden
11/25/2013 at 11:35

I was into unique cars before it was cool...

Jayhawk Jake > For Sweden
11/25/2013 at 11:35

Although we do have a ton of Miata and Focus ST owners...

William Byrd > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:36

I would pick the Miata and the Focus up above. So probably not. :) I appreciate difference for difference's sake and very much appreciate not blending in. But when it comes to such a huge purchase as a car, I'll take "better" over "different".

King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:36

I would say that Jalopnik/Oppo is so hipster about its choices that it has actually made them mainstream. (Caddy Wagon, Morgan 3 Wheeler, etc.)

It is all very meta.

Cherry_man1 > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:37

I bought a Gran Torino Sport 1973 Model. Q-Code ontop of that. Stand out while looking like something that if in the wrong hands would become a Donk.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > For Sweden
11/25/2013 at 11:37

You got triple kinja'd, new high score.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:38

I have a Pinto Wagon

Agrajag > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:38

I just buy what I like.

CalzoneGolem > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:38

I think this sums up why Miata is not always the answer.

TheBaron2112 > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:38

I definitely have an underdog affinity. Or at least a need to not blend in. But at the same time, not be completely noticeable.

I have a Fiesta ST. It sort of looks like a regular Fiesta, but it's noticeably different. It's also silver, so you may not immediately see me coming from miles away.

I think I need a bit of flash and drama to my cars. Some nameless, intangible "it" factor that pushes the purchase over the edge aside from pure numbers.

Jagvar > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:39

Not me. I drive a standard V8 Phaeton, just like everyone else.

PS9 > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:39

Kinja'd!!!

Surely there's at least one Mustang you can grant an exception to...

Tom McParland > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:44

Interesting, you know as much as I've come to really like the F30 3-series the fact that everyone has one in S. Jersey is a bit of a turnoff. Now the upcoming V60-R will be an awesome car that will be quite rare around my parts...but I can't get it with a clutch pedal and I can get a very nice 328 with RWD and a manual.../jaloproblems

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:44

Fiat owner here....yeah, I'm a member. I've had a fairly long list of freak cars if you look back at my history.

48 Spoons > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:45

I buy what I like, then maybe do some stuff to it so it stands out a little. For examples I have nice white wheels for my FR-S (besides the winter).

AMC/Renauledge > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:48

I bought a Saturn Astra brand new back in 2008.

I'm 30 and have owned a '76 AMC Gremlin, '76 Buick Century wagon, '78 Dodge Aspen, '84 Pontiac Parisienne, and an '89 SAAB 900.

So I belong in the "unique" camp.

NoahthePorscheGuy > TheBaron2112
11/25/2013 at 11:49

#TeamFiST

Where have all the lightweights gone? > PS9
11/25/2013 at 11:51

Is this the Tractorri?

TheBaron2112 > NoahthePorscheGuy
11/25/2013 at 11:52

Oh, I don't know if I like that or not. But I'll accept it.

#TeamFiST

Nonster > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:53

This one of the reasons I have a AW11 MR2. In many ways its the same as a Miata, small, lightweight, nimble, slightly underpowered, rwd, pop-up headlights, etc. But then its mid-engine, much less common, and has the wicked awesome 80's style space wedge body.

and now frunk is part of my regular vocabulary

Kinja'd!!!

NoahthePorscheGuy > TheBaron2112
11/25/2013 at 11:54

You don't like the fact your not the only one with a Fiesta, or the fact all the forums call it a FiST

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:54

Me through and through.

Everyone likes BMWs and Porsches, and that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. They seem to be such a common choice when it comes to classics, be it original collector's items or platforms for tuning.

I'd much prefer an Alfa (even then, an Alfetta rather than the more popular Giulia), Jaguar, Maserati (not Ferrari) or a Triumph.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > Milky
11/25/2013 at 11:57

Offroaders. Gimme a Defender 130 over a Ferrari any day of the week (F40 exempt). Especially if that Defender 130 is on Portals. oh god

Kinja'd!!!

m2m, apex detective > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:09

Let's put it this way ... I once destroyed some 100ft of fine guardrail with a first-gen Euro Yaris. I also drove a Yaris (XP9) Diesel for a while and found it fun in the snow.

I adore the Megane. Can't buy one for now. :/

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:11

Well when it comes to the muscle era, I tend to prefer the non Chevy GM brands. I like muscle Chevy's, but there's something a bit nicer about a Cutlass Supreme SX or a Super Duty Pontiac.

As for new cars, I'll buy a Cadillac over its import competition. A small bit of that is hometown pride, a big part is I like Cadillac's styling, and another part of it is that there are too many sheep who blindly buy import luxury because they assume it is the best without even considering Cadillac. I don't want to be part of that herd.

Similarly, I don't care much for most exotics/supercars. Because those are the cars that people who know nothing about cars lust after for no reason other than flashiness. I'll take a sleeper any day.

Milky > TheBaron2112
11/25/2013 at 12:11

You sir seem to love to contradict yourself. I have a Fiesta, but its an ST, but then again it is silver ….

Milky > PS9
11/25/2013 at 12:12

Ehh …. I'm still debating that one.

Milky > William Byrd
11/25/2013 at 12:13

You elitist mofo.

Milky > Agrajag
11/25/2013 at 12:13

You don't say?!

Milky > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/25/2013 at 12:14

Dope titties

Milky > Jagvar
11/25/2013 at 12:15

Kinja'd!!!

Milky > ddavidn
11/25/2013 at 12:16

Truer words have never been spoken.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
11/25/2013 at 12:16

DAT Rhino...

duurtlang > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
11/25/2013 at 12:18

I seem to recall a Brit here who owns both a Porsche and a BMW.

Milky > oldirtybootz
11/25/2013 at 12:18

Dart trade in for a mustang? NNOOOOOO!

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
11/25/2013 at 12:19

yessir. Created my lust for the 130.

AtomicTree > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:20

Looks at Saab 9-2x Aero in garage.....remembers '05 GTO....raises hand violently!

duurtlang > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:21

Does daily driving a 13 year old French coupe with red leather and an LPG fuel conversion count as being a car hipster? I'd guess I'm guilty then.

oldirtybootz > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:24

Why not? I've always been a Mustang guy despite everyone and their mother and her brother owning one. Had I been able to swing it at the time, I would have bought a low mileage 2011 3.7 6MT last year. Now I'm waiting for the next gen Stang. A Toyobaru is still a possibility though.

Your boy, BJR > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:34

I daily drive a 2012 Sonata GL-6MT, you've probably never heard of it.

I have an automatic BMW New Class because everyone else has a manual one.

I have a Saab.

Hoccy > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:37

I would buy a car that suits my needs, not considering what everybody else has and thinks is cool. The car that is less popular would also be cheaper/better value for money.

I bought a Mitsubishi Galant for my first car by the way.

Grindintosecond > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:38

....I'm so over that.....

d00mZ > Milky
11/25/2013 at 12:50

Hipster-ing HARD over here<<<

LOVE JDM CLASSICS. Now fucking teenagers are into this shit. Before, everyone was into the AE86, now they're digging more into it. It's a fucking disgrace.
INB4 owning a s30.
Plus everyone always talks shit about the MRS. Still want it before anyone "changes' their mind about it.

Kinja'd!!!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > duurtlang
11/25/2013 at 13:20

Rumbled...

It is a 914/6 rather than a 911. That counts for something right?

duurtlang > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
11/25/2013 at 13:22

Maybe

Milky > AMC/Renauledge
11/25/2013 at 13:46

Haha you certainly have a history of unique nice cars.

Milky > 48 Spoons
11/25/2013 at 13:47

OoooOOoooooo … I like your car and your wheels. Picture of my old car below, because white rims are hot.

Kinja'd!!!

Milky > Nonster
11/25/2013 at 13:48

Don't forget about the 3 spokes …. man I love some 3 spoke rims.

Milky > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
11/25/2013 at 13:49

I do love your driveway sir.

Milky > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
11/25/2013 at 13:50

A proper off roader certainly stands out …. and that sir is quite the proper off roader.

Milky > AtomicTree
11/25/2013 at 13:52

Haha, those are some nice cars sir.

Milky > duurtlang
11/25/2013 at 13:53

Gotdamn, do hipsters kneel down as you walk by?

Milky > oldirtybootz
11/25/2013 at 13:54

"veryone and their mother and her brother owning one" - Thats why, IMO its the goto sports car for unimaginative people.

duurtlang > Milky
11/25/2013 at 13:57

They bow. When they do I elegantly remove the fedora from my head while twisting my extravagant mustache.

Milky > Your boy, BJR
11/25/2013 at 13:58

You definitely have enough hipster cred from the Saab and BMW to out weigh any doubts I had of the Sonata.

Milky > Your boy, BJR
11/25/2013 at 13:59

You definitely have enough hipster cred from the Saab and BMW to out weigh any doubts I had of the Sonata.

Milky > Hoccy
11/25/2013 at 14:01

But its not like you bought it in 2012 right? eeh hehe ehh?

Kinja'd!!!

Milky > d00mZ
11/25/2013 at 14:04

Baybey we all love classic JDM cars. But is the last gen MR2 called a MRS? Because I have no doubt people will eventually come around to loving that car.

Milky > duurtlang
11/25/2013 at 14:05

I genuinly lol'd at the mustache part, well played sir. And it undoubtedly seems like you have quite the unique car.

Milky > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
11/25/2013 at 14:10

Well sir, I'm sure I'm quite the fan of your history if cars.

Milky > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
11/25/2013 at 14:12

I got to rally and then forgot everything else and oddly everything after too. throwback Escort styled fiesta RS, sign me up.

d00mZ > Milky
11/25/2013 at 14:12

Yeah. Come to the Bay Area and teens are bound to talk about things they don't know about classic JDM. I've come across conversations such as "What the hell is an inline-6? It's always about the RB26. What's DETT? 'That's a Celica?! Why does it look like a Mustang?' Dude, triple-webbers are garbage; just go Mikunis."
Yep it is! Well here in the US its MR2-Spyder... Shit I hope they won't. Majority I've heard was that the MRS was a girls car. Before the FF movies, EVERYONE talked a lot of shit about the Kenmary Skyline. Now everyone loves it.

Milky > Tom McParland
11/25/2013 at 14:14

We need a Jalop problems meme.

Kinja'd!!!

Hoccy > Milky
11/25/2013 at 14:16

I bought it in December 2010, but calm down. It was a 1989, not a new one.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Milky
11/25/2013 at 14:42

Don't be. Some of those cars were quite shitty and best remembered because they are no longer mine....Except my old Ramcharger. I miss that one.

oldirtybootz > Milky
11/25/2013 at 15:08

Meh, I've wanted one since I was little. When I was 12 I sat in a Mach 1 and couldn't see over the shaker scoop but I knew then and there that I would have a Mustang eventually.

911e46z06 > Milky
11/25/2013 at 15:11

Oppo is basically a community of hipsters. We're in to Miatas, Saabs, Wagons, Diesels, and Brown paint.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Milky
11/25/2013 at 15:21

My friend has a red FR-S. I told him I'm getting a white fiesta ST and doing this rally livery

Kinja'd!!!

I told him he needs to copy this on his FR-S

Kinja'd!!!

Both are from the 1973 RAC rally.

Jonee > duurtlang
11/25/2013 at 15:21

Pffft. My French car is 35 years old.

Jonee > duurtlang
11/25/2013 at 15:21

Pffft. My French car is 35 years old.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Milky
11/25/2013 at 15:46

I ride a Honda CB900F with Sato Pipes, just like everyone else.

therotaryisdeadlonglivetherotary > d00mZ
11/25/2013 at 16:18

I see your 240z (Fairlady if I want to act like I'm all hip with the Japanese) and raise you an FB33 (because it is a North American car and North American cars were always designated with two threes and not 3S, dammit). Seriously though, FB love doesn't seem to be growing quite as fast as Nissan or Toyota. Perhaps it's because of the engine.

As an aside, is there anything more hipster-y and insider-y than referring to cars by their chassis codes and engines likewise? It's like telling everyone around you 'I know more than you.' That being said, I want an FD so bad I can taste it but would not turn down a S30 or SE3P.

therotaryisdeadlonglivetherotary > d00mZ
11/25/2013 at 16:19

Milky > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
11/25/2013 at 16:31

That would be awesome, and I would love to see it. Not sure if when I saw this IRL I would just shed a single tear, or run up and big the owners.

probably both actually.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Milky
11/25/2013 at 16:37

It gets better, we have a friend with a 370Z who said he would do this:

Kinja'd!!!

And another friend has a volvo 850 who said he'd do this:

Kinja'd!!!

At this point we're going to see if we can get a bulk order of rally lights and 55-gallon drums of plasti-dip.

duurtlang > Jonee
11/25/2013 at 16:44

Meh. Everybody likes those classics. I'm driving an old but not yet classic French car, before it's even considered cool. Ultimate hipster!

(what kind of car do you own?)

Milky > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
11/25/2013 at 17:06

I think you need to quit teasing me and actually get this done.

wkiernan > CalzoneGolem
11/25/2013 at 19:11

"Miata" is not much of an answer for all kinds of people who don't really care about cars but instead are mostly concerned about other peoples's approbation. Yet it wasn't always that way; shortly after it came out Miatas were quite the rage amongst various classes of posers! air-headed sorority girls, "trophy wives," Silicon Valley strivers, etc., etc.

Now I don't know how to feel about that. On the one hand, posers, ptui . On the other hand, enough sales to convince the Mazda management, who, like every other major company's management, are basically disinterested in anything else besides their accountants's bottom line, to continue building this genuinely incredible car for the benefit of an insignificantly small market segment for the following twenty-five years.

Jonee > duurtlang
11/25/2013 at 19:14

That makes sense. My car is a '78 LeCar which was despised here in America, so I'm still not sweatin' my car hipster status. What's your car?

d00mZ > therotaryisdeadlonglivetherotary
11/25/2013 at 19:44

NICE. I have a friend who owns one. Sadly its been restomod mode for quite sometime. I'm ignorant around Mazdas and would love to get a FC. I actually like rotaries. I really wanna know more about them since they always get flamed on by other people. I've seen a 20B on a FD and damn was I attracted to it.
LOL MAN I don't even know if there's anything else. The JDM world seems to clarify their cars by chassis code all the time besides the newbs. I don't mind it at all though. I'd do FD or FC all day or even s124A.

duurtlang > Jonee
11/26/2013 at 02:35

Ah, the Renault 5. Interesting little runabout. Living in Western Europe French cars are more common than Japanese cars, so it isn't really an achievement to own something French here, although my car (Peugeot 406 coupe) is quite rare.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Milky
11/26/2013 at 19:51

Might be a bit late to the party, but I wish to own a car that stands out. An older car with pop up headlights, like the Celica until the mid 90's, or some car like the Ford Probe, or Mazda MX-6.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Milky
11/26/2013 at 20:04

I might be considering my car is likely the last of its kind in the city, maybe the entire state... :p

SpeedSix > Milky
11/26/2013 at 22:33

I probably am, I find regular BMW 2002s too "common and well known" and prefer 2000s and 1602/2002 Tourings.

DannyO > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
11/26/2013 at 23:14

Do tell...

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > DannyO
11/27/2013 at 06:53

Kinja'd!!!

It's one of these. For a number of reasons, they just don't exist anymore in Brazil. Go back 5 years, and mine was certifiably one of two left in the state, nowadays I'm not sure the other car is still around.

Franzouse > duurtlang
11/29/2013 at 03:50

Hold on to that car if you can because that's a future classic.

And come on, let's be honest, most hipsters will ride something ugly or weird on purpose, your car is just plain beautiful, that makes you more an esthete than a hipster.

key > NoahthePorscheGuy
11/29/2013 at 13:27

i also have a fiesta st, i love this thing..