Mildly warm take

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 05/22/2020 at 13:55 • Filed to: adidas

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Adidas Sambas are the best driving shoe that is not a dedicated driving shoe.

1. Snug fit

2. Narrow construction for those tight foot wells

3. Supple leather uppers

4. Soles constructed of grip y rubber

5. Flat heals

6. No sharp edges for snagging on things

7 . Go well with Adidas sport pants

CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:03

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Three stripes?

M A X I M U M S L A V

MonkeePuzzle > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:05

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CB 05/22/2020 at 14:06

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Never go full slav

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:06

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Cyka!

Cash Rewards > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:11

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Counterpoint: Saucony bullet

Sovande > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:12

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Hot take: Those aren’t Sambas.

At least not the kind I'm used to seeing. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB 05/22/2020 at 14:12

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2020 at 14:13

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Family photo

thatsmr > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:14

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Sambas are best everything shoe. Ive had forever, and usually have the outgoing pair for yardwork, etc. and the fresh pair at any given time. Timeless as a pair of chucks (which I dont find comfortable)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Sovande 05/22/2020 at 14:15

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they don’t make the model I have any more.

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:15

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Sir, you are getting gum (soles) all over our floor.

That and I think you mispelled Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66.

CalzoneGolem > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:17

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Three stripes everyday.

XJDano > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:20

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Puma

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:22

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Scarpa Mojito

Narrow, tight, Vibram rubber soles , full lace for mad flexibility , super thin insole. rounded edges and an upturned toecap.  I have 2 pair of these, they are excellent. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Cash Rewards 05/22/2020 at 14:24

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These have too much heal.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume 05/22/2020 at 14:25

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I have to read this twice and google this mexico thing. Too complex. Make simple plz.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:26

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No Chuck Taylor’s and SK8-Hies   Just ask Brian O’ Conner.

For Sweden > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:26

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Heels on ground. Good 

PowderHound > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:27

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Love sambas!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:27

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5. Flat heals

But you want rounded heels for driving. Also those aren’t Samba’s

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/22/2020 at 14:28

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Better than high heals. 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:30

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I personally prefer the grip, flexibility and status conferred by the legally- not-crocs lavender purple moulded rubber shoes I got down on the Yucatá n and which I share with my S/O

Pickup_man > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:32

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I drive everything, truck, Cobalt, 924, motorcycle, dirtbike, 3 wheeler, lawn mower, everything, in these steel toed, 3/4" thick sole, bad boys,

So my opinion here doesn’t really count for much.

I did have a knockoff set of these at one point though and thought they were excellent . Mostly because they were so thin and flexible it was basically like wearing socks with a bit of rubber sole on them.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/22/2020 at 14:32

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Pickup_man 05/22/2020 at 14:35

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I can drive my cars with my redwings but I don’t like doing it. 

Tripper > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:37

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Barefeet would like a word

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume 05/22/2020 at 14:38

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Gone > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:45

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Pumas are the answer. I have a few old pairs of Future Cats and Drift Cats. Shoes look similar in design to this:

Their current Sparco Speedcat line (and some of the Ferrari, M series, AMG etc ) look very similar. Low profile, low drop shoes, no bigger than your actual foot. Heel is setup to pivot . Easy to heel-toe in. Really like mine.

NYankee1927 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 14:52

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I’m not sure why so many people are trying to argue with you in the comments by posting basically driving shoes. Here is my contribution. Sper ry Top Sider. Yep you heard that right. These are actually some of the best driving shoes I’ve come across . The soles are thin, the fit is tight and the heel-toe control is exceptional.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 05/22/2020 at 14:58

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These look nice. I don’t have a source for scarpa here tho.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Gone 05/22/2020 at 15:01

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Those look like actual driving shoes.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Tripper 05/22/2020 at 15:02

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I don’t want my toe jam on my billet al uminum JDM pedals.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:08

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Actual Samba

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/22/2020 at 15:10

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The sambas I have are like the New Coke of Sambas. 

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:11

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I buy mine from backcountry.com

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 05/22/2020 at 15:12

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I though we were supposed to boycott backcountry.com.

RPM esq. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:13

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You’re wrong as long as the O nitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 and Chuck Taylors exist. Specifically, I prefer t he fabric Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 slip-ons, which are thin fabric but have slightly more structure from the few leather bits and an even more flexible sole. I picked these up once in Japan when the weather was a little warmer than I had packed for, and they’re amazing to drive in:

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:18

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I guess Im not up to date on my political boycot ts...why?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:21

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Not real and crappy 

Gone > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:22

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Perhaps it’s in the definition. I kart, auto-x, and track day with them but I could wear them around. Driving shoes to me mean having even less sole and a Velcro upper for pant legs. Sometimes these are non-nomex race shoes. Can walk around in them, look foolish. Race shoes being straight up nomex.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 05/22/2020 at 15:23

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https://www.outsideonline.com/2404984/backcountry-com-lawsuit-backlash-explained

They started serving lawsuits to anybody who use the work back country in their name. Kink of a dick move. 

ranwhenparked > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:23

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Sambas are great shoes, no doubt - they are comfortable and versatile enough that you can wear them pretty much everywhere.

I just don't like how the sole will inevitably detach from the shoe long before the tread wears out, and even the best glue is only a temporary fix.

phenotyp > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:26

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#Puma4lyfe

Cash Rewards > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:27

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Le ss actually. The complete lack of anything in the forefoot makes it seem that way

Cash Rewards > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/22/2020 at 15:29

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Samba K is in the motherfucking house (with the superior for driving Saucony bullet).

I agree, his are not real samba's

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:30

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Yeah I just read that.  Sounds like they backed right off though.

Cash Rewards > Gone 05/22/2020 at 15:30

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But I don't drive a BMW or Ferrari or Mercedes, and don't want their brand on my shoe. And they're ugly

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/22/2020 at 15:39

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I feel like you are failing to recognize the existence of other models of Sambas. All the other models of Sambas are feeling marginalized .

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > NYankee1927 05/22/2020 at 15:49

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These are reserved for classic British and Italian roa dsters.

punkgoose17 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 15:57

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I have cheap wrestling shoes, so they ended up being my driving shoes too.

sn4cktimes > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 16:00

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I’ve ridden my Husky with R edwings on. The metatarsal guard really makes those upshifts interesting.

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 16:02

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Looks like you got there.

Proven fact t hey aid making less provocative wardrobe choices.

sn4cktimes > Gone 05/22/2020 at 16:02

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I know that when they stopped making Future and Drifts a lot of people hoarded them, my wife included.

Edit addition: they should have kept making them as is. when they changed the style they lost a lot of fan-base.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/22/2020 at 16:11

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Did you cut the tongue or are those the USDM Sambas with no tongue? 

Cash Rewards > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 16:12

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Only acceptable alternative is samba K

4kc > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2020 at 16:12

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Samba K is best samba

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition 05/22/2020 at 16:24

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I snipped them

Nom De Plume > HammerheadFistpunch 05/22/2020 at 16:50

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Romania is not China, but it’s not Italy.  1/2 point tentatively docked.

Nom De Plume > Tripper 05/22/2020 at 16:53

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Hoped for Vibram Five Fingers troll post didn’t materialize.

Nom De Plume > punkgoose17 05/22/2020 at 16:55

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If you can pull them off they are incredible.

punkgoose17 > Nom De Plume 05/23/2020 at 10:35

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I chose ones with a sole that covers the whole bottom, so they are like regular shoes just extra thin, g ood protection, comfortable, avoid water, and long periods of standing on concrete.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Gone 05/24/2020 at 01:34

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The new Pumas are really not that good. Super cheap fake leather, the ///M Motorsport logos look like stickers.

Source: I own some that I’m trying to return