"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
04/24/2015 at 11:34 • Filed to: None
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"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
04/24/2015 at 11:34 • Filed to: None | 3
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This morning, a nicely modified white NSX pulled up next to me at a traffic light. It didn’t look exactly like this one, but similar. I was a bit surprised by who I saw behind the wheel.
The NSX was an earlier model with the black roof, and had a vented carbon fiber hood, front lip, side skirts, some kind of exhaust, and flat black Advan wheels. Definitely a “tuner” vibe going on.
Who was driving this tuner-fied NSX? A middle-aged white dude in a suit. I know NSXes are getting more and more expensive, and some of the mods on this one were also not cheap, but still, kinda surprising to see Bill Whiteboy, VP of Marketing at some insurance company, who has to wear a suit even on Friday, behind the wheel of this very tunerific car.
Maybe he wears his flat brimmed caps on the weekend.
Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 11:37 |
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I can see people looking at me like that. A 21 year old in a graphic tee, hipster glasses and skinny jeans driving a pickup with a mismatched bedcap
TheHondaBro
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 11:39 |
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Lose the black hood and we got a deal.
William Byrd
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 11:41 |
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Still not a cheap car, that sort of makes sense.
As a middle aged white guy, currently wearing a suit, I would drive that.
Jcarr
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 11:42 |
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I used to have this cat...
Jonathan Harper
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/24/2015 at 11:43 |
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Really?
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Jonathan Harper
> William Byrd
04/24/2015 at 11:43 |
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26 year old white guy, not wearing a suit, would also drive the shit out of that.
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Jonathan Harper
> TheHondaBro
04/24/2015 at 11:44 |
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But if it’s CF then it adds lightness. Maybe.
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TheHondaBro
> Jonathan Harper
04/24/2015 at 11:45 |
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Then it should be painted to match.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 11:47 |
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Thats kind of who I was expecting to be honest.
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William Byrd
> Jonathan Harper
04/24/2015 at 11:49 |
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Seriously. I know it’s not the fastest, but damn it’s got presence.
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Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> Jonathan Harper
04/24/2015 at 11:49 |
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Okay, I only have one pair of skinny jeans
jjhats
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 12:05 |
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half the gti's I see surprise me. old ladys dudes in suits teens young girls grampas. I could see a dog driving one and not be that surprised. I guess that's why its classless and comes with a slushbox....
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Textured Soy Protein
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/24/2015 at 12:12 |
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This...does not sound like a particularly unexpected combination.
Gonemad
> TheHondaBro
04/24/2015 at 12:16 |
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Lose the white-everything-else and we got a deal.
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Textured Soy Protein
> William Byrd
04/24/2015 at 12:31 |
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It’s surprising how low the thing is. My 135is definitely isn’t very tall, but this guy’s roof was maybe at eye level for me in my car.
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Jonathan Harper
> William Byrd
04/24/2015 at 12:37 |
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It’s surprisingly quick. The low-end torque is what surprised me most. I know a guy who out-dragged an E60 M5 in an NSX once. Them’s are right quick.
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Jonathan Harper
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/24/2015 at 12:38 |
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Doesn’t seem ridiculous to me. Definitely lots of random little trucks roaming around the hipsterlandia that is Brooklyn.
RallyWrench
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/24/2015 at 12:40 |
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Way to rock it. People expect a grandpa to jump out of my 2-tone, mismatched shelled F150 too.
Rainbow
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 12:53 |
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I often see middle-aged suburban women in supercars. More frequently than any other sort of person, actually.
Nerd-Vol
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 13:03 |
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I would say Me and my miata are pretty disparate. Small 1st gen miata with a 6'5" black guy. It just works though.
KirkyV
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 13:05 |
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There’s absolutely nothing unexpected about the combination of me and my car—it’s almost a cliche.
Nonster
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 13:06 |
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The other day I did a hard double take when I saw what looked like a woman in her early 30’s driving an Evo 9
thebigbossyboss
> Nonster
04/24/2015 at 13:08 |
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The other day I saw a 40-50 year old woman get out of an integra and the thing was cleeaaannn.
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Textured Soy Protein
> Nerd-Vol
04/24/2015 at 13:08 |
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I had an NB for 4 years. I’m 5’11” but have broad shoulders (I tried an NA but it was too narrow for me) and I felt like it would’ve been pretty uncomfortable if I was much taller.
I bought it during college, when I was spending the summer selling cars at a big Toyota dealer. One of the sales managers, this Persian guy named Parviz with a great accent, asked me,
“Why’d you buy such a small car? You’ll look like Big Bird in this car!”
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Jcarr
> Nerd-Vol
04/24/2015 at 13:10 |
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Nerd-Vol
> Jcarr
04/24/2015 at 13:13 |
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It was the largest Miata I could afford. lol.
Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 13:21 |
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Perhaps he bought it and modded it when he was younger and just plain loves it so he’s held on to it all these years?
Kawaii-Gon Jinn
> Nerd-Vol
04/24/2015 at 13:30 |
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how does that even work? can you put the roof up?
B_dol
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 13:33 |
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I am a straight edged white guy, often dressed a bit nicer than most in the SF Bay Area for work. I drive a tuner car now (modded FR-S on volk replicas, almost the same wheels in said picture).
The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 13:55 |
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I was at a Fuddruckers years ago when a mint black AW11 rolled up and parked in the handicap spot. Out of it popped at ~70 year old woman who was all of 5ft tall and 100lbs soaking wet. Later on I went to take a look at the car and was shocked to see a 5 speed shifter sprouting from the center console.
A little old lady with some degree of disability driving a mid engine, manual transmission sports car? That was a shock.
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Nerd-Vol
> Kawaii-Gon Jinn
04/24/2015 at 14:02 |
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Plenty of head room!
I've taken foam out of the seat. Widened the gas pedal. Replaced the door pull with a strap. Removed sun visors. Repositioned the parking brake. Now it fits like an f1 cockpit.
StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 15:22 |
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Yea, I’m a late 20’s engineer driving a mom wagon. It may have 425hp, but not everyone knows that.....
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Textured Soy Protein
04/24/2015 at 17:26 |
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Just yesterday I saw an SN95 Saleen being driven by this frail twig of a lady who could not have been younger than 70.
extraspecialbitter
> Textured Soy Protein
04/27/2015 at 13:45 |
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I read that as “middle-aged dude in a white suit.”
RPM esq.
> Textured Soy Protein
04/27/2015 at 18:35 |
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I saw a minty black E30 M3 on the freeway recently; it happened to get off at the same exit as me going to a suburban big-box retail area. Got up next to it to gawk/see who was driving. Middle-aged, casually but conservatively dressed woman—think teacher/librarian/municipal office worker stopping by Costco on the way home from work. In an impeccable E30 M3. I want to meet that lady.