Cute girls in cool cars

"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig) 10/29/2015 at 16:16 • Filed to: None

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I pulled into the DMV parking lot and texted their auto-queue service to get in line. This place, for all its privately-owned, friendly professionalism, still makes me nervous every time my shaking hand rips back the door. Did I forget an affidavit? Are they going to enter my license number incorrectly and confuse me with a meth dealer from Delaware? The DMV is the cop who follows you for 20 miles before exiting.

I was still sitting in the car, fumbling with my phone, when I heard a rumble, low and cheap, behind me. On aftermarket alloys it rolled in, a B13 Nissan Sentra SE-R. It had a door dent and a little scaling of rust around the rears. Neat . I’ve always wanted one of these. It’s one of my first Craigslist stabs whenever I’m in need of a cheap car.

But whoever this Nisbro was, he wasn’t getting into the DMV before me. Even though I’d just queued up via text, some pre-Obama-era instinct kicked in and I shoved into the DMV, eager to get this over with.

My fears were validated. Apparently my previous license had been suspended for over a year. Stellar .

Now back in my car, I got on the phone with the state capital to iron out this little aneurism, and glanced to my left to see a singularly gorgeous female exit the office. Inky hair, a dusky skin tone, and a trim figure had all been arranged and crowned with a face to treat a sore heart.

Choppy hold music blipped in an out on speaker as I glanced in the rear view to see her get in her car: the SE-R. It had aftermarket seats with high bolsters.

She wasn’t too young, and she dressed her age, eschewing the baggy, pullover hoodies and flat-brimmed hats preferred by today’s car girl just trying not to get hit on too much.

Something about the rust, the dent, the cheap upgrades, her strong but casual posture as she sauntered back to the car, the way she must have also texted-to-queue, unlike all the other oblivious ticket-pullers in there... We would have gotten along. We could have hit it off. I could have complemented her little 3-box coupe. She might have appreciated the severe, ‘80s angles on my first gen CRX, despite the shattered plastic body panels, despite our age and obvious faults.

Yeah, I’ll keep an eye out for that Sentra.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 10/29/2015 at 17:02

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You should write a novel. You did a good job getting me engrossed in “I saw an attractive woman with a modded Sentra at the DMV”

pjhusa > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2015 at 17:48

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Lulz

Xyl0c41n3 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 10/29/2015 at 18:01

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“...singularly gorgeous female...”

She’s a woman. Female (and male), when used in reference to people, is an adjective, not a noun.

“Inky hair, a dusky skin tone, and a trim figure had all been arranged and crowned with a face to treat a sore heart.”

Neat. Yup. She was totally “arranged” to set off your boner, I mean “sore heart.” Or maybe she was “arranged” in a manner that brings her personal happiness and satisfaction, not so that she can be objectified by dudes leering at her from their cars in the DMV parking lot.

“She wasn’t too young, and she dressed her age, eschewing the baggy, pullover hoodies and flat-brimmed hats preferred by today’s car girl just trying not to get hit on too much.”

What exactly is a car girl? I know several female oppos (see? Adjective) and none of us dress according to whatever stereotype you’re making here.

And again, she’s a woman, not a girl.

Also... Trying not to get hit on too much? So, you’re saying she was dressed modestly enough, according to your personal standards? Oh, how nice that this total stranger is conforming to YOUR ideas of what constitutes acceptable dress for not-slutty-but-still-hot women. Clearly her manner of dress wasn’t enough to discourage your leering and subsequent objectification of her on a public car forum that has a policy against sexism.

How about you DON’T keep an eye out for her Sentra and just leave her alone?

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/30/2015 at 08:25

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You’ll be happy to hear I’m working on one.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Xyl0c41n3 10/30/2015 at 08:27

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Haha. You poor fella.

Feel free to feel once in a while, okay?

Xyl0c41n3 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 10/30/2015 at 11:38

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yamahog > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 10/30/2015 at 11:53

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“Fella”

Bless your creepin little heart.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Xyl0c41n3 10/30/2015 at 12:32

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Why do I never see you post or reply anything strictly car related? Always with the sexism. Besides, it’s an obvious homage to the writing style of dime-store mystery novels of the 60s and 70s. Yes, it’s sexist. They were sexist times. Ignore your social justice tirade for like five seconds and appreciate it from a literary standpoint.

Xyl0c41n3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/30/2015 at 12:57

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Right. Because I

never

ever

just

talk

about

cars

at

all .

And I never, ever make comments just about cars at all, either. Nope. Not at all. Never, ever ever.

Also, we’re no longer in the 1960s and 1970s. Homage or not, it’s no excuse. And Oppo has a very clear policy against sexism. I could maybe, perhaps, enjoy this as a literary piece if it weren’t so horribly overwritten, and you know... still fucking sexist.

Biased Plies > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 11/02/2015 at 16:24

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Hey dude, I love seeing women who are into cars as well but this whole thing comes off as a little leering, creepy and objectifying. Next time, compliment her on her car, say you like it. If that strikes up a conversation, cool, you can then post about how you it off, if not, also cool, she’s not interested and it can and should be left at that.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Biased Plies 11/03/2015 at 09:31

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I didn’t get the chance to talk to her. I was stuck on hold with the gubment and she was gone a moment after I saw her. Sorry, I thought that was clear in the post. I mean, I could have burst out of my car, phone to my ear, and run to the other end of the parking lot, screaming, “HEY IS THAT AN SE-R!? I LOVE THOSE! I HAVE AN OLD JAPANESE CAR, TOO!” But that might have come off creepy.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 11/03/2015 at 12:52

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This is... Creepy.

I wasn’t aware there was a proper dress code for “today’s car girl”, but I’m going to be sure to wear hoodies even more now just to spite you.