Question of the Night: What vehicle best represents your hometown?

"boxrocket" (boxrocket) 10/13/2015 at 21:09 • Filed to: question of the night, qotn

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Most of us see scores of cars every day: commuter cars, work trucks, minivans and crossovers, sports cars, freight movers, etc.

What vehicle represents your hometown most?

For me, it’d probably be the hardworking commercial - but usually privately-owned - pickup. Usually white, almost always with logos on the doors and tailgate, with the driver’s livelihood carried in the cab and bed.

I wish these beds were a factory option; opening the bed up could be much better than having a step to use to reach down into the bed for access.

How about it, Oppo? Is there a particular vehicle that seems to echo your hometown’s populace?

GhostZ > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:13

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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:16

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1989-2006 Silverado. It’s the truck of choice for the white trash.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:16

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old fullsize trucks

bob and john > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:16

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leased 3-series/c-class.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:16

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Pick ups. Whether they’re commercial or private they’re everywhere.. I love living in a small town.

djmt1 > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:16

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Swayze Train GTi > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:20

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Easy. Any GMT SUV, Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade, they’re everywhere. That and the Traverse family. It’s cause everyone in my town has boats and 2 1/2 kids plus all their goddamn little friends that they have to take to the cottage every summer, and have the mom drive around by herself in the winter.

Incidentally, I drove a perfect example of this today. A 2015 Tahoe LTZ traded into a dealer with a mere 6725 miles on the clock. It was 3 tons of steel cream puff, but someone wasted a good $20k buying it and trading it in so soon.

jkm7680 > djmt1 10/13/2015 at 21:21

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When Taco Bell hits....

jkm7680 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/13/2015 at 21:21

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^ That

marshknute > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:21

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I grew up in Wilton, CT. Imagine a wealthy rural town where every husband works in finance in NYC, and every wife is a member of both the garden club and a book club. It’s the kind of place where Porsche ads read: “Porsche: more options than a white kid from Connecticut.”

So what’s the official car? A rock crawling off-roader, but in sellout 4-door form, and only driven in the summer with the top down b/c it’s too difficult to put up and too cold to drive in the winter.

But it’s OK, because the Wrangler is obviously the extra car, and your daughter has a nice Highlander hybrid to drive in the winter.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:22

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Either the Buick LeSabre

Or the Chrysler Sebring Convertible

boxrocket > Swayze Train GTi 10/13/2015 at 21:23

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I wonder why they got rid of it so soon.

boxrocket > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/13/2015 at 21:23

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...Florida?

pjhusa > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:24

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BMW X5/Mercedes-Benz GL/Range Rover

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:24

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A BMW, because we don’t use blinkers

Birddog > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:28

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The retired P71.

Most likely driven by someone with no Insurance, Driver License or “Real” License Plates/registration.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:28

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Yep! The median age of my town is 68... was 72 so it kinda went down I guess...

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:30

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GM trucks and SUVs mostly, throw in a few Lambda crossovers for good measure. Cheap Midwestern gas and a strong bias for American brands I guess?

dogisbadob > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:35

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90s luxury cars

Swayze Train GTi > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:36

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I have no idea. Personally, I loved it. I thought it would be stressful to drive, considering how large it is, but it’s actually quite relaxing and not bad at all dynamically. The gas pedal is a bit conservative with it’s power, but I prefer that to oversensitive. Plus, it was quite comfortable and exquisitely optioned, with great aesthetic appeal inside and out.

deprecated account > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:36

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Memphis...

Jonathan Harper > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:41

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so bland but a blandly upper middle class status symbol for many.

Viggen > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:43

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Volvo XC90

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:43

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Van Man, rocks the Man Van > pjhusa 10/13/2015 at 21:45

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Basically the same.

TheHondaBro > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:48

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My hometown is Seattle, so I’d say Tesla Model S.

Seattle is a very progressive, modern town, and the area is filled with progressive industry (Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft). What better than a progressive car?

Jack Does Cars > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:48

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Chevrolet Tahoe, Honda Odyssey, Infiniti QX56, Chevrolet Equinox, Ford F150 2WD, literally any Lexus, leased 328i/C250.

(Paging Slant6: thoughts?)

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 21:49

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Where I live now:

It’s not as luxurious as the town next door, where the Acura MDX lives, but we get the same schools, hospital, police and fire, mostly paid for by them. So Honda Pilot, the smart money’s Acura MDX (also I think half of the town owns one.)

Where I grew up:

The Checker Marathon. 1. they were built in Kalamazoo, and like Kalamazoo people are surprised to find out they are real. Also, built for hard miles and Kalamazoomans have endured a lot.

Where I was born:

Joliet, IL. Simple, the prison is/was there.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 22:04

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Porsche Macan. While there are only a few in my town, they perfectly represent my town. Pretentious? Check. Expensive? Check. Good Looking? Check. Excels at Athletics? Check. Hated by those surrounding it? Check.

TheHondaBro > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 10/13/2015 at 22:05

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I bet the place was a joilet.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 22:23

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Eastern NC

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 22:56

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The kids look like this:

The parents look like this:

The yards look like this:

Tu-Ba-Fone > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 22:59

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yitznewton > boxrocket 10/13/2015 at 23:48

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West Hartford CT circa 1990

yitznewton > yitznewton 10/13/2015 at 23:49

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Saab 900 coming in a close second

shop-teacher > bob and john 10/14/2015 at 00:07

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Same with my hometown. Usually parked in front of a McMansion with no curtains/blinds or furniture.

coelacanthist > boxrocket 10/14/2015 at 00:47

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Santa Cruz, CA

pip bip - choose Corrour > GhostZ 10/14/2015 at 04:43

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what’s Detroit really like?

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pip bip - choose Corrour > boxrocket 10/14/2015 at 04:43

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Mazda 3

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > boxrocket 10/14/2015 at 10:42

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I’m originally from a small hick town in southern New-Brunswick. I’d say these would account for about 70% of the automotive population.

Rusty Chevy/Geo Trackers

1st gen Neons with peeling paint

Beater Chevy cavaliers/Pontiac Sunfires

I haven’t been back in 10 years but at the time this is how it was.

GhostZ > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/14/2015 at 12:46

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No no THIS would be detroit:

Mine was only a tiny shitpile.

Alex B > pjhusa 10/15/2015 at 06:21

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Yep! Pretty similar here.