Vehicle stereotypes

10/6/2024 10:22pm
Four runner: the only knots I know are for tying shoelaces and neck ties. Wrangler: same as above, except I find road noise soothing.Short box single cab...

Four runner: the only knots I know are for tying shoelaces and neck ties. 

Wrangler: same as above, except I find road noise soothing.

Short box single cab pickup: Mexican cartel company car. Bonus points if Chevy Cheyenne. 


White van: I have secret dirt bikes in here but I kind of like people thinking I’m a creep or an Amazon driver. 


 

Can't argue with you on the 4runner. But only these 5th gen's you see running around everywhere. Drop $70,000 on a TRD pro, add a $1,300 rack, $500+...

Can't argue with you on the 4runner. 

But only these 5th gen's you see running around everywhere. 

Drop $70,000 on a TRD pro, add a $1,300 rack, $500+ pop up tent, a ladder hanging off the back. 

And the only bump it'll ever take is, backing into a parking lot curb at the monthly cars and coffee get together. 

 

But the V8 4th gen ???

That's a damn off road beast, even with just 33's.

Insane the stuff this thing will climb, drop into, pull up, out and over.

And roll down the freeway like a Cadillac on the way back home.

 

Though it never met a gas station it didn't want to immediately pull into.

It's a thirsty beast. 

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It'll be fully detailed back to mallcrawler status by tomorrow evening. 

Fair point. 4Runners and Land Cruisers get way cooler as they get older. 

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Have a mechanic buddy of mine who is a die hard, American V8 guy.

 

Laughs at all of these ricer's with a coffee can exhaust system. 

 

"If you don't have anything under the hood, I don't want to hear about it out back".

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10/7/2024 5:26am

I opened this expecting talk of 8-tracks, cassettes and CD’s. 

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Yep, bmw drivers.The majority are total road tools.One of the first things my GF and I found we have in common when we first met. Subaru drivers...

Yep, bmw drivers.

The majority are total road tools.

One of the first things my GF and I found we have in common when we first met.

 

Subaru drivers are the next on the list.

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Pretentious, especially the outback wagon driver's. 

Just sitting here with a neighbor, he said, "where are all the subaru owners, who think they're in all terrain vehicles now ??? When all you see now are, jeep, trucks, and other real 4x4's".

 

Kind of a running joke around the linville gorge area, the number of outback wagons that converge around here on the weekends.

My view of Subarus completely changes between here in Dallas and up in Washington.  They perform a great function for having to cross mountain passes in the winter, not so much down here though........

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Big lifted trucks

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Four runner: the only knots I know are for tying shoelaces and neck ties. Wrangler: same as above, except I find road noise soothing.Short box single cab...

Four runner: the only knots I know are for tying shoelaces and neck ties. 

Wrangler: same as above, except I find road noise soothing.

Short box single cab pickup: Mexican cartel company car. Bonus points if Chevy Cheyenne. 


White van: I have secret dirt bikes in here but I kind of like people thinking I’m a creep or an Amazon driver. 


 

Can't argue with you on the 4runner. But only these 5th gen's you see running around everywhere. Drop $70,000 on a TRD pro, add a $1,300 rack, $500+...

Can't argue with you on the 4runner. 

But only these 5th gen's you see running around everywhere. 

Drop $70,000 on a TRD pro, add a $1,300 rack, $500+ pop up tent, a ladder hanging off the back. 

And the only bump it'll ever take is, backing into a parking lot curb at the monthly cars and coffee get together. 

 

But the V8 4th gen ???

That's a damn off road beast, even with just 33's.

Insane the stuff this thing will climb, drop into, pull up, out and over.

And roll down the freeway like a Cadillac on the way back home.

 

Though it never met a gas station it didn't want to immediately pull into.

It's a thirsty beast. 

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It'll be fully detailed back to mallcrawler status by tomorrow evening. 

That's what the rich kids in high school drove.

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2wd Supercab F150= old man truck which is my trick to not getting fucked with by police.

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Yep, bmw drivers.The majority are total road tools.One of the first things my GF and I found we have in common when we first met. Subaru drivers...

Yep, bmw drivers.

The majority are total road tools.

One of the first things my GF and I found we have in common when we first met.

 

Subaru drivers are the next on the list.

Edit:

Pretentious, especially the outback wagon driver's. 

Just sitting here with a neighbor, he said, "where are all the subaru owners, who think they're in all terrain vehicles now ??? When all you see now are, jeep, trucks, and other real 4x4's".

 

Kind of a running joke around the linville gorge area, the number of outback wagons that converge around here on the weekends.

APLMAN99 wrote:
My view of Subarus completely changes between here in Dallas and up in Washington.  They perform a great function for having to cross mountain passes in...

My view of Subarus completely changes between here in Dallas and up in Washington.  They perform a great function for having to cross mountain passes in the winter, not so much down here though........

They are excellent at going the exact speed limit in the fast lane no fucking matter what. I've never seen anything like it.

 

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10/7/2024 10:06am

Every time I get stuck behind somebody driving too slow they are in a Lezbaru.  True fact, I got called into HR for calling a guy at works car a Lezbaru.

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10/7/2024 10:09am Edited Date/Time 10/7/2024 10:14am

I don't think I fit the stereotype very well for my vehicles.

-Ram truck (no, I'm not drunk)

-Mercedes cls 63 amg (I just wanted a 4-door gnarly twin turbo v8, I'm not a douchebag)

 

My stereotypes (experience) on others:

-cybertruck is the worst vehicle on the fucking road

-BMW drivers are in fact mostly assholes that drive like ass

-Prius drivers will cut me off to get to the very left lane as fast as possible and then go 68 mph.

-Tesla drivers will brake randomly on a flat highway (I assume it's the shitty self-driving software) and also wait until I pass them on the right and then go 20mph faster to stay with me or pass me back.

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Yep, bmw drivers.The majority are total road tools.One of the first things my GF and I found we have in common when we first met. Subaru drivers...

Yep, bmw drivers.

The majority are total road tools.

One of the first things my GF and I found we have in common when we first met.

 

Subaru drivers are the next on the list.

Edit:

Pretentious, especially the outback wagon driver's. 

Just sitting here with a neighbor, he said, "where are all the subaru owners, who think they're in all terrain vehicles now ??? When all you see now are, jeep, trucks, and other real 4x4's".

 

Kind of a running joke around the linville gorge area, the number of outback wagons that converge around here on the weekends.

APLMAN99 wrote:
My view of Subarus completely changes between here in Dallas and up in Washington.  They perform a great function for having to cross mountain passes in...

My view of Subarus completely changes between here in Dallas and up in Washington.  They perform a great function for having to cross mountain passes in the winter, not so much down here though........

Sandusky26 wrote:

They are excellent at going the exact speed limit in the fast lane no fucking matter what. I've never seen anything like it.

 

Yeah, like I said I don't feel the same about them down here, but it seems like up there the Subarus actually pay more attention to the rules of the road like the left lane and such.  Not sure why, and it doesn't apply as much in the metro areas like Seattle, but over the mountain passes they are decent to share the road with.  

I will say that early in the weekend you see a lot more Subarus heading to east on I-90 slid off the road than you do going west, and Sunday afternoons that seems to completely flip the other way so maybe it's just mostly Subarus from a more metro area are the big problem?!?!?!?!?!

I will also say that area can completely change your views on vehicles more than I thought.  I never would have dreamed of buying a new pickup without 4WD a year ago, now I am almost to the point that I would entertain it.  I'm not much of an off-road guy in a truck and without the snow conditions, I think I could get away without needing 4WD at all.  Still not sure I could actually do it, but it was a definite "no" a year ago and now it is a much less loud "no" than then......

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10/7/2024 10:23am

I judge every vehicle around me, all the time. 

Honda CR-V drivers are the worst drivers on the road hands down.

Usually joining a car group on social media is interesting as you get a feel for your brothern. Sometimes you feel like you belong, sometimes you don't.

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Sandusky26 wrote:

2wd Supercab F150= old man truck which is my trick to not getting fucked with by police.

Any truck with a camper shell. Friend rocks a camper shell on his older Frontier and wears a fedora and swears its abilities to not get pulled over.

10/7/2024 10:57am

The ultimate grandpa pickup, a gen 2 Chevy S-10, usually with a canopy.

This pickup will be immaculately clean and driven by a man over the age of 70 who is no taller then 5' 8" tall, weighing no more then 150 lbs.

A Methodist by faith, married for 50 years to the same woman, he will drive his pickup to the local golf course 2 or 3 times a week to play nine holes with a few buddies who he has known for 30+ years.

After golf he will then travel to the storage unit complex he owns and sit in the office with the woman who runs the show and make a few decisions, but mostly he will just talk a lot.

On the way home he will stop for a short bit to visit with his daughter who is a stay at home mom, spoil the grand kids and ask about how things are going at his son in laws job.

etc etc 🙂

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Magoofan wrote:
Lambo = gigantic douche.Caveat:  I'm not one to ever begrudge anyone for the money they make.   We know some pretty filthy rich folks and none...

Lambo = gigantic douche.

Caveat:  I'm not one to ever begrudge anyone for the money they make.   We know some pretty filthy rich folks and none of them would be caught dead in one of these.      The image this portrays is not positive in any way.    See a few of these around are area and it's always some grease-ball driving them.     

 

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Gets feelings hurt about people stereotyping BMW owners.....5 posts later, bashing Lambo owners.

Classic.

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The ultimate grandpa pickup, a gen 2 Chevy S-10, usually with a canopy.[img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlGmmOz4xFtU3fubJ1_BAcrkMcXOgBgAt_7gN70zfH1gHYRBMxSm4lplDy2VNG9pp3xrg&usqp=CAU[/img]This pickup will be immaculately clean and driven by a man over the age...

The ultimate grandpa pickup, a gen 2 Chevy S-10, usually with a canopy.

This pickup will be immaculately clean and driven by a man over the age of 70 who is no taller then 5' 8" tall, weighing no more then 150 lbs.

A Methodist by faith, married for 50 years to the same woman, he will drive his pickup to the local golf course 2 or 3 times a week to play nine holes with a few buddies who he has known for 30+ years.

After golf he will then travel to the storage unit complex he owns and sit in the office with the woman who runs the show and make a few decisions, but mostly he will just talk a lot.

On the way home he will stop for a short bit to visit with his daughter who is a stay at home mom, spoil the grand kids and ask about how things are going at his son in laws job.

etc etc 🙂

This is about you isn't it?

😁

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The ultimate grandpa pickup, a gen 2 Chevy S-10, usually with a canopy.[img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlGmmOz4xFtU3fubJ1_BAcrkMcXOgBgAt_7gN70zfH1gHYRBMxSm4lplDy2VNG9pp3xrg&usqp=CAU[/img]This pickup will be immaculately clean and driven by a man over the age...

The ultimate grandpa pickup, a gen 2 Chevy S-10, usually with a canopy.

This pickup will be immaculately clean and driven by a man over the age of 70 who is no taller then 5' 8" tall, weighing no more then 150 lbs.

A Methodist by faith, married for 50 years to the same woman, he will drive his pickup to the local golf course 2 or 3 times a week to play nine holes with a few buddies who he has known for 30+ years.

After golf he will then travel to the storage unit complex he owns and sit in the office with the woman who runs the show and make a few decisions, but mostly he will just talk a lot.

On the way home he will stop for a short bit to visit with his daughter who is a stay at home mom, spoil the grand kids and ask about how things are going at his son in laws job.

etc etc 🙂

Incredible

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Corvettes. Almost always 65+ years old, white male that doesn’t drive them fast. 

Colorado drivers are very aggressive. 

 Texas drivers are left lane speed limit drivers that won’t move over despite being passed on the right. 

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10/7/2024 11:53am
The ultimate grandpa pickup, a gen 2 Chevy S-10, usually with a canopy.[img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlGmmOz4xFtU3fubJ1_BAcrkMcXOgBgAt_7gN70zfH1gHYRBMxSm4lplDy2VNG9pp3xrg&usqp=CAU[/img]This pickup will be immaculately clean and driven by a man over the age...

The ultimate grandpa pickup, a gen 2 Chevy S-10, usually with a canopy.

This pickup will be immaculately clean and driven by a man over the age of 70 who is no taller then 5' 8" tall, weighing no more then 150 lbs.

A Methodist by faith, married for 50 years to the same woman, he will drive his pickup to the local golf course 2 or 3 times a week to play nine holes with a few buddies who he has known for 30+ years.

After golf he will then travel to the storage unit complex he owns and sit in the office with the woman who runs the show and make a few decisions, but mostly he will just talk a lot.

On the way home he will stop for a short bit to visit with his daughter who is a stay at home mom, spoil the grand kids and ask about how things are going at his son in laws job.

etc etc 🙂

Magoofan wrote:

This is about you isn't it?

😁

😄

No, not exactly. I wish i was as classy as the man i described. I do own that exact pickup in the picture i posted, bought it brand new in 2003 and it now has 302k miles.

This stereotype all came about as my step son likes to tease me that i drive a "Grandpa truck" . We will be driving down the road, and we will see the man I described in an S-10. My stepson, excitedly, will say "LOOK!", point, and then laugh uncontrollably. 

 

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I am not getting pulled over in this rig. Representing the stereotype of the old man I am.😆IMG 4320.jpeg?VersionId=S17XndgQ2ybD
 

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10/7/2024 12:19pm Edited Date/Time 10/7/2024 12:20pm
1911 wrote:
I am not getting pulled over in this rig. Representing the stereotype of the old man I am.😆 

I am not getting pulled over in this rig. Representing the stereotype of the old man I am.😆IMG 4320.jpeg?VersionId=S17XndgQ2ybD
 

😄

Bland color, ...canopy...running boards to assist your old knees to get in it...if it has stock wheels then you have checked all the major old man boxes to not get pulled over.

Edit to say, it is kinda badass being a dually and all.

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1911 wrote:
I am not getting pulled over in this rig. Representing the stereotype of the old man I am.😆 

I am not getting pulled over in this rig. Representing the stereotype of the old man I am.😆IMG 4320.jpeg?VersionId=S17XndgQ2ybD
 

😄Bland color, ...canopy...running boards to assist your old knees to get in it...if it has stock wheels then you have checked all the major old man...

😄

Bland color, ...canopy...running boards to assist your old knees to get in it...if it has stock wheels then you have checked all the major old man boxes to not get pulled over.

Edit to say, it is kinda badass being a dually and all.

Plus, whatever he takes on the trailer runs cause there is not a winch in the usual spot. 

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Lets see the "stereotypes" i've been included in throughout my life.

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76 Chevy pick up  = redneck

86 thru 01 Camaros = white trash

88 Honda CRX = geek

68 Camaro resto = knuckle dragger/grease monkey

BMWs = entitled prick

Harley Davidson = dirtbag/criminal biker

Triumph adventure bike =  Starbucks day tripper

Infiniti (wifes latest ride) = ????

Nissan Frontier Pro-4X (latest purchase) = ????       

 

I've pretty much run the spectrum I think.....not bad at all.     

 

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1911 wrote:
I am not getting pulled over in this rig. Representing the stereotype of the old man I am.😆 

I am not getting pulled over in this rig. Representing the stereotype of the old man I am.😆IMG 4320.jpeg?VersionId=S17XndgQ2ybD
 

😄Bland color, ...canopy...running boards to assist your old knees to get in it...if it has stock wheels then you have checked all the major old man...

😄

Bland color, ...canopy...running boards to assist your old knees to get in it...if it has stock wheels then you have checked all the major old man boxes to not get pulled over.

Edit to say, it is kinda badass being a dually and all.

Splat03 wrote:

Plus, whatever he takes on the trailer runs cause there is not a winch in the usual spot. 

The Jeep that rides on the trailer has a winch on the front of it, in case I do something stupid behind the wheel. 

 

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IYKYK…🤣

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Can't argue with you on the 4runner. But only these 5th gen's you see running around everywhere. Drop $70,000 on a TRD pro, add a $1,300 rack, $500+...

Can't argue with you on the 4runner. 

But only these 5th gen's you see running around everywhere. 

Drop $70,000 on a TRD pro, add a $1,300 rack, $500+ pop up tent, a ladder hanging off the back. 

And the only bump it'll ever take is, backing into a parking lot curb at the monthly cars and coffee get together. 

 

But the V8 4th gen ???

That's a damn off road beast, even with just 33's.

Insane the stuff this thing will climb, drop into, pull up, out and over.

And roll down the freeway like a Cadillac on the way back home.

 

Though it never met a gas station it didn't want to immediately pull into.

It's a thirsty beast. 

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It'll be fully detailed back to mallcrawler status by tomorrow evening. 

You forgot the Hi-Lift jack attached to the roof rack that they certainly don't know how to operate, the traction boards and spare gas gans.

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10/7/2024 2:57pm Edited Date/Time 10/7/2024 2:57pm
Magoofan wrote:
I wondered how long it would take this thread to devolve into BMW owners trashing.Plenty of assholes driving all brands of vehicles.  Love mine....I've owned it over...

I wondered how long it would take this thread to devolve into BMW owners trashing.

Plenty of assholes driving all brands of vehicles. 

 

Love mine....I've owned it over 20 years.   Phenomenal car to drive...last of the great BMWs   V8, 6 speed manual...and goes like stink.    They don't make em like this anymore, the new ones are not the same.  The "ultimate driving machine" has become the "ultimate bloated pig" after 2003.     

 

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Respect you for owning that E39. Nice.

Subaru drivers are the shittest boot-licking obedients known. Or lesbians…the bad ones. 

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You forgot the Hi-Lift jack attached to the roof rack that they certainly don't know how to operate, the traction boards and spare gas gans.

Hahaha, don't forget the deep water intake snorkel and 3 light bars the truck can't power  

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10/7/2024 3:50pm

Respect you for owning that E39. Nice.

Subaru drivers are the shittest boot-licking obedients known. Or lesbians…the bad ones. 

Believe it or not, it's got 245K miles on it.     It's been such a solid car.  Of course, like any car with high miles, things go bad.  Most of which I've been able to fix myself.   There are somethings I know to take to the pros.    Puts a smile on my face whenever I drive it.   I get people offering to buy it from me all over town.      Not a chance....there are no new cars that stir me.  All are bloated with techno-gadgetry, nanny electronics, auto trannies.

We had an E46 3-series too (wifes previous car)....it had 275K miles when we sold it to an ecstatic kid who just had to have a 5 speed manual.   Hated to let it go. 

 

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