The Five Types of Car Meets

"Maddox Kay" (thestigssocalcousin) 06/08/2014 at 17:18 • Filed to: Satire, Car meet, Cars and coffee

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Well folks, it's car meet/car show time again. East Coasters are remembering what decent weather feels like and Southern California has been rescued from a freezing, 68 degree Spring and is currently sitting at a balmy 80. This means that enthusiasts are once again free to enjoy their machines without having to break out their automotive manufacturer-branded jackets. If you're a member of this site, you're probably planning on attending at least one of these events over the coming months. However, not all car meets are created equal. Here is your guide to five of the most common types of car-centric events, and the people who attend them.

Note: This post is completely irreverent and intended to be comedic. It is not meant to be taken seriously. I enjoy all of these types of car meets and will partake in each and every one over the course of this coming summer.

1) The Brand-Specific Car Meet

Car models are referred to by their chassis codes in hushed tones. Automaker-brand apparel is worn. Jokes are made at the archrival car company's expense. Pictures are taken to capture the unforgettable moment of 25 nearly identical hatchbacks occupying a fast food restaurant parking lot. Bros tell stories of how fast their cars are to other bros who drive the exact same cars, often with the same mods. Occasionally, the colossal jerk-fest over a single brand actually produces some sound technical advice, as someone else probably just spent either 10,000 hours or 10,000 dollars performing the mod/repair you are considering.

2) The Domestic Meet

"Keep yer foreign junk outta here!" yells Billy Bob from across the parking lot. Little does Billy Bob know his beloved Pontiac GTO is actually a Holden. There are a lot of things Billy Bob doesn't know, including algebra and how to pronounce "rendezvous." But Billy Bob sure does know how to love his country. He hasn't bought anything but 'Murican since 1953 when he returned from the Korean War and currently owns a Canadian Ford Fusion, the aforementioned Australian GTO, and a fully American, red-blooded Chevrolet Chevette. Billy Bob would be mighty glad to meet you, provided you don't drive "one of them new terbo-chargey thingies."

3) The #StanceNation Meet

These guys don't care what you drive, as long as it's been rendered inoperable by cut springs, camber and stretched tires.

Bro 1: Bro, yesterday I totally pissed off this family behind me because I took 18 minutes to go over a speed bump!

Bro 2: *high fives*

Bro 3 (at home) : I wish I could have made it to the StanceNation meet! Too bad my car can't make it out of the driveway without scraping and wearing out my cambered tires. It looks great in the garage though!

4) The All-Comers Meet

The idea of a meet for all interesting cars sounds like a great idea. Until you realize that people have different ideas of what constitutes "interesting". Meet Joe. Joe loves his 2006 Toyota Camry SE. He talks to his friends about its roomy trunk and "grounded to the ground" suspension. He hears about this car meet and decides to take his Camry SE so that he can tell to more people what a great deal he got on it and how "dope" his new Autozone spoiler looks. Joe shows up and obliviously parks between a McLaren F1 and a Ferrari Daytona. While we can appreciate the enthusiasm Joe has for his ride, he causes headaches for scores of photographers who now have to photoshop a gray Camry out of all their pictures. This ordeal is embarrassing for Joe, because as he walks back to his car, a steady stream of boos rises up behind him, and before he knows it he is literally grounded to the ground, and hot coffee is trickling down his face. If only Joe had geeked out at a Toyota-only meet...

5) The Cruise/Drive

Ah,yes. Car enthusiasts using their machines for what they were made for: Getting pulled over. Wait, what? See, Max bought a G35 because BMW wouldn't approve his credit for a 335i. He shows up to this drive and, luck would have it, there just happen to be 14910197 335is there too! Well, Max has had enough of this crap. He NEEDS to show these guys and squash the insecure part of himself that still yearns for kidney grilles and unreliable fuel pumps. So he goes balls-out in the canyons, passing 335is on the wrong side of the road and rocketing up to speeds his G35 never achieved when it was piloted by its previous Jersey Shore guido owner. He whips around a corner on the wrong side of the double yellow and BAM! gets nabbed for 100 in a 35. Max gets hit with a $600 fine, but of course since his credit sucks, he can't pay it and spends a couple nights in jail until he can secure a loan from a bail bondsman at 35% interest. This loan will haunt him for the rest of his life, just because he decided to go on a group cruise.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a brand-specific meet with a cruise and an all-comer meet to attend in the next week. And I'll love every minute.

bob and john > Maddox Kay 06/08/2014 at 17:07

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friggen brilliant

Rainbow > Maddox Kay 06/08/2014 at 17:10

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You forgot "Impromptu meeting of assholes who give car enthusiasts a bad name and force businesses to repaint their parking lots to hide all of the tire tracks. Then Stanley Roberts comes to the next one and the internet blows up with people begging for the complete ban of all vehicles with more than 100 horsepower. And then we all get pulled over wherever we go because the police associate all remotely unique cars with street racing."

Maddox Kay > Rainbow 06/08/2014 at 17:18

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I think that can apply to any of these types of meets depending on the specific group of people.

mazda616 > Maddox Kay 06/08/2014 at 17:21

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This is so true. My local car club has meets and I love them. Midwest Mazda Club is what we call ourselves, but a friend with a BMW has joined our cruises a couple of times. We are accepting to everyone, but we obviously have a Mazda bias.

Anyway, I've been to Import Alliance meets twice and I will not be going again. They're basically a "Stance Nation" and "All-Comers" meet. Since my car has stock wheels and isn't stanced/slammed/turboed/swapped, I get looked at like I'm an idiot. And even made fun of, in some instances. I can't afford all of the mods to my car that I'd like to have, but instead of being understanding about that and realizing that some car nuts really are just poor, people have to get all judgmental.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Maddox Kay 06/08/2014 at 17:23

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Meanwhile, in the Golden Elk Creek Woods Country Club parking lot...

I jest.

Maddox Kay > mazda616 06/08/2014 at 17:26

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I've been lucky to find good groups of car people in my area. Every now and again though, I'll hear a group of people walking by a car and snickering, talking crap about its mods or paint job or something and that really gets on my nerves. I appreciate all car enthusiasts and try to associate with those who feel the same. I'm glad to hear your Mazda club is so good.

mazda616 > Maddox Kay 06/08/2014 at 17:30

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Really, the only issue with my Mazda club is that it is based out of Louisville, which is two hours of interstate driving from me. So for any meets or cruises we have, I am guaranteed an extra four hours I'm the car to get there and back. Blah.

The main hate my car gets is that it is "too stock." I've done what I can, though. Headlight eyelids, lowering springs, exhaust, HID low beams, tint, color-matched interior accents, rear valence from a MazdaSpeed 3 model, and of course color-matched calipers. I sort of went for the "slightly enhanced stock" look. And considering my budget of like nothing, I think I did okay. But most just see my car as boring and undeserving of being at or in any meets. Oh well.

Maddox Kay > mazda616 06/08/2014 at 17:36

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My car is pretty damn stock as well. Only mods so far are an ECU and DSG flash, sticky tires and a hatch spoiler (OEM+ not ricey lol.) I definitely identify with your struggle as I don't have the cash to do all the mods I eventually want to.

Agrajag > Maddox Kay 06/08/2014 at 17:44

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Poor Joe.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/08/2014 at 18:00

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Hah! Look at those paupers at GECWCC driving 1 series.

Toby F., Manager > mazda616 06/08/2014 at 18:43

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Don't worry, I'm sure a good percentage of those in said club can't afford their mods. Credit availability provides a false of wealth to those, bud. Or, they splurge on one thing, but take away from another...

Substance, substance in life versus a superficial life, man. They do it to impress others more. I will never understand the mindset to "go broke/over means trying to impress others that such possess (it's immaturity); ones where at the end of the day, they, the mods, the amounts, whatever won't matter." Do you, be you, enjoy what you have; you'll get your wants so long as you strive for them and keep your head once you do.

Tom McParland > Maddox Kay 06/08/2014 at 21:20

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This was pretty damn funny, and definitely deserves a FP post. However, the big-shots prefer a nice lead image under you title.

Maddox Kay > Tom McParland 06/08/2014 at 22:58

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I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!

fourvalleys > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:21

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Wow :(

GoPDemon > Agrajag 06/09/2014 at 09:23

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But it deters some people from going to these cars and coffee type meets.

Monsterajr > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:25

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On types 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, YES! Nailed it!

tektoo > fourvalleys 06/09/2014 at 09:25

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Really?

skippytheduck3 > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:29

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You forgot one:

Cars-and-Coffee

Young to middle-aged trustifarians driving cars that are nice but not exceptional all gather to take up space at a breakfast place and not actually buy any breakfast but instead linger in the parking lot till it gets hot and muggy enough that they feel the need to crank up the A/C. They then over-compensate while exiting the parking lot by trying one of those "burn outs" that the kids love and end up stuffing their new Z06 into the curb which gets posted on YouTube by about 80 people who couldn't get into the fucking Denny's for a cup of coffee and a "Moon Over MyHammy" cause Cars-and-Coffee had filled up the parking lot.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:30

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Fusions are made in Mexico, not Canada...

T off the New > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:36

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"...rocketing up to speeds his G35 never achieved when it was piloted by its previous Jersey Shore guido owner."

Hahah true story

Krystian@RCA > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:37

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You forgot one! The lets shut down an entire town piss off the cops, do donuts and burnouts for 3 days long meet.

AKA SOWO and/or H2Oi

Mr. Sinister > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:38

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Dear God, a stanced AWD car?

Jonathan Harper > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:40

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Hopefully no one ever runs into this type of owner .

Mark Jacob > Mr. Sinister 06/09/2014 at 09:41

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I know - when I first saw that my reaction was "I want to rescue this poor Subie and give it a nice home..."

Maddox Kay > Mr. Sinister 06/09/2014 at 09:43

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Now you can wear out all four stretched tires at an equal rate!

Isignedinwiththegoogle > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:43

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holy crap I think I was on that exact "cruise" pictured!! Well, a part of it anyway. Ferrari/Porsche joint season closer last year in Calgary?

DadsChevy > skippytheduck3 06/09/2014 at 09:45

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I believe that's covered by the All-Comers Meet.

webmonkees > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:46

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I'm of the Camry delusion department. Also, I can't get to the meetings..

The USDM shows are held in Japan. These are re-imports. But I think they have all 5 types plus a few that only make sense to Japan.

emilminty drives an E30 but the '89 Cavalier blew a head gasket > mazda616 06/09/2014 at 09:46

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Needs more stickers?

terpenedream > mazda616 06/09/2014 at 09:46

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2 hours from louisville? Are you near Cincinnati? I've been looking for worthwhile car meets around here for some time now and have only found one cars and coffee.

emilminty drives an E30 but the '89 Cavalier blew a head gasket > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/09/2014 at 09:47

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But it looks like they're all parked between the lines?

Gary Yogurt > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:48

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One of the "Joes" at our local C&C shows up in a faded blue Tercel with faux-carbon fiber body work. I haven't run into the owner yet but I want to hug him. He's been a bit too shy to pull up next to a Porsche 939 or what-have-you but I hope to train him and make him fearless. The juxtaposition at these shows is one of my great joys in life.

Maddox Kay > Isignedinwiththegoogle 06/09/2014 at 09:48

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That's awesome! I put "exotic cruise" or something in Google Images but I do remember it being a Canadian forum.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > emilminty drives an E30 but the '89 Cavalier blew a head gasket 06/09/2014 at 09:51

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^this^

Ry-bones, FiST pilot > skippytheduck3 06/09/2014 at 09:52

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You're upset about not getting to Denny's?

Maddox Kay > Gary Yogurt 06/09/2014 at 09:57

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Thumbs up for juxtaposition! And I have a lot of respect for tercels after watching The Smoking Tire's movie

RealRoadNews > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 09:58

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Not pictured: Billy Bob's tucked-in shirt and knee-high white socks.

Dream Theater of the Absurd > Ry-bones, FiST pilot 06/09/2014 at 10:02

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Well, sometimes you just gotta have a Moons Over My Hammy!

Chairman Kaga > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:07

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I love AROC meets. We start off drinking coffee and talking about kids and politics, and end up in the parking lot fixing each others cars until the coffee shop owner gets pissed and kicks us out for spilling oil or starting a fire.

fourvalleys > tektoo 06/09/2014 at 10:08

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It wasn't in relation to the tag, it was just in relation to everything going on in that picture. People can do what they want with their cars, but that one...

webmonkees > mazda616 06/09/2014 at 10:09

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Peer pressure? Nah, man, consider it in reverse. Look at all the $$ being spent, eventually they'll want to sell, and the next owner is going to want to know how complete it is.

To me, 'stock' means 'as they intended at the time'. I may go forward a few models, but still from the same company. Like your own personal STi/SVO, but without the fake decals.

"I have improved my car beyond the original concept.. with neon wheels. Because the factory is wuss."

csweiner > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:10

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Was part of a 1+5 a while ago. Bunch of WRX owners got together to go on a cruise out to the countryside to BBQ in at the house of one of the drivers. As we all gathered in a large parking lot near an interstate, a Mustang rolled past and started revving. I leaned over to my wife and we made bets on what percentage were about to yell out "Wait 'till it rains!!!" Pretty sure I won with ~40%... The Miata groups I also hang with were also usually 1+5 groups. Although, they are either "Slow drive in the country to have wine/cheese" or "Balls out on a mountain somewhere". There were very few of us who could enjoy both.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:11

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I have to say that, to this day, I still do not understand the point of a car meet. "We all meet up and talk about what we're passionate about." That's what the internet is for. I cannot see the appeal of a car meet - having attended several, they seem to be a place for immature, attention-loving, misinformed idiots to stand around in flat bill hats and oogle at useless rhd converted Nissan douchecanoes or, as you stated, billy Bob to talk about how fast his LT1 Camaro is.

If you want to go to a REAL car meet with REAL cars and REAL enthusiasts and avoid all the stupid nonsense go to an autocross. I don't understand the appeal of building a car that is at its best sitting still - and, despite the arguments, many of these cars (not just the stances ones either) are just an outlet for one's cash. A pile of expensive, ill-conceived parts thrown at a car in the hopes of making it faster, but in the end just ending up being the subject of one of the 10000000 budding *italicised name here* photographers desperate attempt at making a name for themselves.

I'd like a reasonable explanation. I've attended several different meets in different cities from coast-to-coast and witnessed this pattern in each venue. On very rare occasion have I met anyone I considered to be anything beyond a "attention" enthusiast, and it saddens me to a point. Then add in all the revving, post meet street racing and general stupidity and I can't believe anyone would attend.

Just my .02, and take it as such, but I've always been befuddled by the popularity of such meets. Things like cars and coffee are usually a bit better, but in general this outlines how I feel on the subject. Feel free to set me straight.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:12

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Haha, so true.

I have a big brand-specific meet in a couple weeks. Guys drive from Calgary to Chicago for it. Always a good time. We used to do a cruise, but stopped since we were tired of how some people were driving on it. We do however rent a drag strip and also have an autocross, so people can use their car that way. Back when the cars were newer and still being made, we actually had an engineer from GM come and give technical talks.

I've been to a couple stance shows, they are fun to look at. When it's done well, it's not so bad, but all of the horrible hack jobs give the whole thing a bad name. I helped out in a friend's vendor booth at one, so my car was parked in their display area. It's lowered and modded, but certainly not the typical stance car. I could see people sneering at it.

skippytheduck3 > Ry-bones, FiST pilot 06/09/2014 at 10:12

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Well, their "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" menu was to die for...

Isignedinwiththegoogle > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:12

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I just looked up some photos from the cruise and that is it!!

The funny part (well, to me anyway) is that is the only cruise I've ever done.

STANDARD6SPEED > mazda616 06/09/2014 at 10:13

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Two hours each way for a meet? I...why? I mean props to you, I just wouldn't drive more than about 15 minutes to find a meet, and even then I probably wouldn't go haha.

SpittinOnYoOnionRingz > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:15

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am I the only one that thinks stance guys are the scum of auto meets?

Maddox Kay > csweiner 06/09/2014 at 10:16

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My Audi group usually does 1+5s as well. I actually just went on one yesterday. Those type of meets are a lot of fun and I like to imagine what people think when they see 20-30 of X car all blasting down a curvy road together.

Maddox Kay > Isignedinwiththegoogle 06/09/2014 at 10:17

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Very cool! How was it?

Maddox Kay > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 06/09/2014 at 10:20

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To me it all depends on the people. Sounds like the meets you've gone to were run/attended by d-bags, and that really sucks. I've been to some meets like that where insecure middle aged men just come to show off. I've also been to some amazing meets where people are more than willing to lend their expertise and experience and sometimes even get on their hands and knees to help you fix your car right there in the parking lot. Completely with you on the autocross statement though.

Maddox Kay > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 06/09/2014 at 10:22

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That sounds like a great time. Have fun! I don't have a problem with stanced cars if done right, but often their owners laugh at any cars that aren't scraping the ground, labeling them "4x4 status" and "trucks." That I do have a problem with.

Isignedinwiththegoogle > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:22

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it was kind of silly really but no bad behavior (well, not much). If you look really close in the pic you posted you can see a grey 911 mostly obscured by the 355. That's me. You can JUST barely see the roof of the car. I actually pulled off and turned around shortly after that pic was taken. My mom was visiting so we just went out for a quick rip.

UncleWalty > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:23

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You're doing it wrong.

Margatroid > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:23

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6) The Classic British Car Meet

These MGs all have their bonnets open not to show off their engines, but because each of them has a different collection of oil leaks, electrical problems, and other mechanical maladies that prevent them from going anywhere. The owners consider it a bonding experience, and decide to walk down to the nearest pub to drown their sorrows.

Maddox Kay > Isignedinwiththegoogle 06/09/2014 at 10:27

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Ah, I see you! Sounds like fun, and that's quite a coincidence.

Wagons-Midwest > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:27

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Just about any 'cruise' is going to have some showoffs, but you did pretty much describe every G35/7 owner I've ever seen.

There's also the 'rally caravan' for stage crews. You can only hope the stage captain knows where they're going:

Andrew > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:27

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Couldn't agree more. Attended an all-comers meet this weekend and the crowd totally makes to meet. Everyone was nice and respectful while being smart enough to realize a meet at an Audi/Porsche/Lambo dealership may have some nice cars so bringing your modded Camry probably wouldn't be wise. Honestly I was expecting way worse given some past experience but it can be done right and when it is done right it's an entertaining time.

kyle242gt > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:28

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The horror, he must have thought he had a Del Sol.

Maddox Kay > Andrew 06/09/2014 at 10:28

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It definitely can be right. This post was more a satire and a collection of worst possible scenarios.

shop-teacher > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:28

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What drives me nuts are the stupid display boards and signs people hang from/lean against their cars.

Yes, I've seen Smokey and the Bandit, and just because you have a black Trans Am (from the wrong year, by the way), does not make you the damn Bandit.

Oh wow, your car is a Challenger! I would've never known that ... except for all the places on the car that the factory wrote "Challenger" on it.

I also really don't give a rats ass how many Dodge Dart Swingers they made with the "heavy duty" something or other in your color that year.

Can we please just get all that shit out of the way, so I can see the damn car? Please!

golfball > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:29

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There is a right way to lower a car. There is no right way to stance.

Margatroid > webmonkees 06/09/2014 at 10:30

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Here's something that only makes sense to Japan - the "perfectionist USDM conversion".

This JDM Camry got its side indicators shaved, US-market headlamps with amber side markers, US-market bumpers, chrome-free US grille and base-model steel wheels with plastic hub caps to make it look exactly like something you'd find anywhere in America - except in right-hand drive. The more fastidious of these people replace every Japanese warning sticker with their English equivalents!

Here is a JDM Camry for comparison:

Maddox Kay > golfball 06/09/2014 at 10:31

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AccuAir. This car can be adjusted to sit anywhere from here to ABOVE stock ride height, making it more practical than a stock S4.

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:33

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WTF.

Ntovorni > mazda616 06/09/2014 at 10:34

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I'm friends with VW guys, who are all pretty stanced and all that stuff, meanwhile I'm rocking fully stock suspention/wheels/tires. I just don't care. I know where you're coming from though for sure.

webmonkees > Margatroid 06/09/2014 at 10:36

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Love it. I'd go full Australian Brumby even down to figuring out exactly what parts to get at the OZ junkyard. No use importing a whole car when I just need the RHD and dash. And the roll-bars they make for every surface of the things. Those koalas must be mean.

SexyWolfen > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:39

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#6 The Dumb Teenagers in Cars Meet.

Twism > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:40

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Intruder Alert!

What's this Porsche doing there?!

Achtung!

Bare Grilles McSnaggletooth > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 06/09/2014 at 10:40

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Before the internet, there were cars, people and people who like cars. If anything, the car forums and social networking aspect of the enthusiast scene (if you can call a fancy bulletin board a "scene") has become more of a headache outside of useful stickies and DIY's. That douche facade you reference is far more prominent on forums as people in person cant hide who they are or whats really going on with their world class rust bucket. I enjoy the meets with my club and locals because they actively police their own with a sense of responsibility that results in a more relaxed, safe meet experience. These people I didnt meet online, it was a social coincidence, fruit of actively avoiding forums and getting out and enjoying what we all love most. Besides, we all know the internet is for cats.

RX > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:42

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Every suburb in Chicago has it's weekly cruise night. Which actually involves no cruising at all, but is more 95% domestic meet, 5% all-comers. Everything from street rods to muscle cars to new mustangs and vettes. But the occasional STi or MG Midget. Mostly, overweight boomers sitting in folding chairs, who drive their cars to these events, 5 nights a week all summer. I often like to play a game called find the newest manual corvette, out of 50 Vettes ranging from the 50s to current, the winner is typically something pre-malaise era.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:43

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The people all seem to be the same to me, and I was a *little harsh, but I just can't stand the desperation for attention I see at these things. I think its diluting car culture and, as others stated, giving those of us who enjoy cars responsibly a bad name. Itsnto the point where I am embarrassed to say that I race, autocross or even to mention my chumpcar endeavors because people give me dirty looks.

Maybe I'm just an old foghey (26...) But it wasnt always like this.

JSBLS3 > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:44

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Spot on. With the exception of Carlisle once a year, I will never go to another Corvette-specific event. Bunch of 45-65 year old pedants who snicker about my ugly black wheels while simultaneously sticking as many pieces of chrome-dipped plastic as they can to cars they drive 100 miles a year.

MTY85 > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:45

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Meets of the same model of car are bewildering. Why would you bother driving to an event to look at a bunch of cars exactly like your own?

BeauM > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:47

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My favorites are the smaller multi-model meets. I do also enjoy the brand (ford) or model (mustang, because that's what I have) meets, but you can only look at the same kind of cars for so long. Which is the #1 reason I modified my car like I did, to stand out from the crowd. Seems to be working so far!

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yamahog > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:48

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Well crap, now I know who took the plates I wanted!!

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > golfball 06/09/2014 at 10:49

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Eh. When you see the poorly done (cut springs, for example) stance cars, it can definitely make the at least properly used materials ones seem right.

Josh Brinzo > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:51

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I am a part of the Baylor Driving Club at Baylor University. Our club is for students who have an interest in cars, so we get some cool people out there. There is a wide variety of cars, but occasionally throughout the semester a random person will show up and try to show off. A few months ago we had an idiot show up and try to show off. He drifted around a corner in the parking garage we meet in and then drove down the ramp pretty fast. He ended up slamming into another member's car who was on the way to the meeting. That guy is never coming back to a meet.

Usually most car meets are pretty darn good, but it can take just 1 guy to really ruin it for everyone. That was a pretty crappy day. As long as you don't have a guy like that at a car meet, it is usually a pretty good meet.

BeauM > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 06/09/2014 at 10:53

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Sigea > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:54

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Went to a Brand Specific Cruise/Drive and BBQ yesterday! To justify it to you, I will let it be known they were Subaru's, 47 of them. Yep. I went there.

MazdaMonkey > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 10:59

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Hilarious article! I have been to all five types of meets over the years (assuming that Hot Import Nights and Nopi Nationals count as a #3 meet) and the mountain drives are always the most terrifying. I try to avoid them as much as possible; you never know when a crazy guy in a GTI/Cobalt SS/528i will go bombing past you in the wrong lane and almost kill a biker.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > Bare Grilles McSnaggletooth 06/09/2014 at 10:59

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I spend most weekends racing (autocross, road or occasional rallyx), wrenching or partaking in other social activities (sometimes its nice to take a break). Im not insinuating that going online is the best way to make friends, but if you just want to look a cars sitting still, I'll save myself the monster flatbill, broken suspension, vynil-sticker-vomit induced migraine that are the meets around here. I find that, in general, most people who engage in *legal racing can't be bothered with meets, and most who go to meets don't bother to try and race. I think it comes down to the mentality. People who have 6xx HP subaru/honda/mustang/240sx's are afraid to get beaten by bone stock '99 miatas driven by greying mid 40s men around a parking lot. It all comes down to the pride/attention/ego complex from what I've seen. If you want to enjoy your car go racing (not on the street), don't sit in a parking lot in a chair bench racing and talking about your 'stance gr+ coilovers' you removed the lock rings on to get that last 5mm of 'low'. Again, just my opinion.

cam427r > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 11:03

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This is bullshit. As if BMWs are the only Germans who get to be known for bad fuel pumps.

Disclosure: I own a 2007 Audi A4 that has burned through two fuel pumps in two years.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > BeauM 06/09/2014 at 11:04

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Double image tag ftw. I have that same look on my face every time I drive by a car meet. Well done!

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > BeauM 06/09/2014 at 11:07

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Wow, that is an amazing car! Good choice on the svo swap!

PootieTang > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 11:10

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One important point you forgot about the all-comers meet: There's always some jackass that wants to show off with a burnout, drawing the attention of cops, which quickly ruins everything. In my limited experience, said jackass is usually found in a Dodge Neon SRT-4.

Margatroid > BeauM 06/09/2014 at 11:10

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You're the owner of the 2.3 Mustang? I've seen it online, and think it's a great piece of work - congratulations!

Gunter > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 11:11

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my car is completely stock, and I plan on going to a good number of events. It's a stock 92 nsx, I hope that makes up for it being stock

Shoop > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 11:14

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We have a car meet in my town and it's awesome. It's a combo car meet, tractor pull, lacrosse tournament, and tag sale. It's so cool. Mostly murican stuff, and always a few lifted trucks with mud everywhere. I love it.

Maddox Kay > PootieTang 06/09/2014 at 11:15

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That does seem to be a popular theme. Also, the guys who ONLY want to brag about their car and when in conversation, casually try to tell other people why their car is better than whatever car they're talking about.

BeauM > Margatroid 06/09/2014 at 11:17

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Thanks, its been a fun project. Stay tuned, I have a bunch of plans for this winter if I can save my pennies to fund it.

DMVG8 > mazda616 06/09/2014 at 11:18

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that's why in kinda hesitant to go to any LSX meet my G8 is stock and doesn't have 300000 RWHP lol

Maddox Kay > Gunter 06/09/2014 at 11:19

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Wow! I'm jealous. Don't see many of those stock

Maddox Kay > Shoop 06/09/2014 at 11:20

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That sounds great. Which town is this?

CleverUsername > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 06/09/2014 at 11:21

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Why go to the Louvre ? You can just see the Mona Lisa on Google Images.

Maddox Kay > Sigea 06/09/2014 at 11:22

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Looks fun! I did the same, but with Audi folk. I bet you and all your friends had a great time, seeing as none of your Subarus had their wheels tilted at a 45 degree angle.

bwwooster > SexyWolfen 06/09/2014 at 11:23

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Hey! That's where I started!

Rob > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 11:24

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Note: This post is completely irreverent and intended to be comedic. It is not meant to be taken seriously. I enjoy all of these types of car meets and will partake in each and every one over the course of this coming summer.

Sad that filing this article under "Satire" isn't enough to explain this :(

T-800 > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 11:24

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But in the end it invariably ends up being a group of honda civic owners that ruins the parking lot.

Upshift > Maddox Kay 06/09/2014 at 11:27

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As a Mustang owner... I can relate to your description of number 1. I went to an all mustang meet ONCE because some lady wanted to hear what my borlas sound like. Never again. It's even worse for Mustang owner meets because these cars in my area are all owned by a bunch of old people who wear too much mustang apparel and fit the stereotype too much. As a 26 year old. No thanks. Only car meets I care about are hanging out with friends or going at the track.