Mercedes E63 AMG. Before that, I drove a Lexus LS460 and before that I drove a Porsche Cayenne Twin Turbo. I hated the Lexus because I felt old in it.
I've always driven real pieces of shit cars. So I didn't care. A while ago I got a 2001 red Nissan Xterra for $6k (most I've ever spent on a car). I love it, and I have to admit I feel a little different shlepping around town in it than I do the minivan. It's caked in mud from me taking it out turkey hunting two weeks ago, and I refuse to wash it because I just love looking at it that way. Wife wrote "Turkey killer" with her finger on the back in the mud, which I haven't erased because it's oddly amusing to me. It needs about $1k of work done on it (timing belt replacement as it's at 110k, plus misc stuff) but I want to drive this bad boy into the ground.
Just to add, though--every time I get in it I think of my friend who said, "Wow, a wet laundry rack on the roof, a built-in first aid kit, a cheesy big roof rack that only holds 100 pounds--dude, this is the ultimate hipster rig. It's even X-terra X-treme." I'm about 10 years older (and two children) than the target demographic.
If my car were me, it'd be a 77 Peugeot or Jeep (American, with some French influences) that hasn't been in a major fender bender, got some grill work done in the 90's, still lots of tread on the tires, in good running shape, can run on about 5% alcohol, dependable, enough horsepower when I need it, with lots of the gadgets...and without the sexy lines.
Aren't you a college student? How can you afford paying for school, rent and a car payment like that?
If I were secure enough in my manliness, I'd buy a Miata. It's cheap two-seater open-air fun. Responsive engine, cheap to drive, corners well, rock-solid reliability (unlike more "manly" roadsters like the 914 or MG were). Why must I be a gay man to drive a Miata, but I'm not if I'm sporting one of these: It's like saying black people like fried chicken. Of course they do. Who DOESN'T like fried chicken? Fried chicken is fucking awesome. Miatas are awesome too. It's just a shame only women and gay men are allowed to notice it.
The reason I started this, I was thinking about my car. Real nice Audi A6 4.2L Love it, and was starting to feel like a car snob. A dad at my son's baseball game pulled up in this piece of shit and I found myself judging him for it. I consider my car an extension of me and my style, just wondering if others roll around feeling the same way.
How on earth did you get that from my post? My point is that gay chickens don't like Miatas. Learn the post and then game, FAMS.
You have to be careful which uniform you wear. You're the sum of your aspirations, not your experiences. I just made that up.
I have a Miata - so I am gay. I also have a Subaru wagon - so I am a lesbian. I also have a Subaru coupe - so I am a rally wannabe Jap Crap lover. I also have 2 Alfa Romeos - god knows what these amount to. Had 3 Jeeps (Manly man?) Had a Lotus (race car driver?) Had 2 BMWs (Prick - double prick actually). So, I am a gay, lesbian, used to be a manly man race car prick but still have classy sophisticated taste (that's what I go with for the Alfas). I also used to have a Citroen and I rode Hondas, Kawasakis and KTMs - but I am not smart enough to know where these fit in the large picture. Yup. Better tell my wife about the gay lesbian thing.
I use an REI backpack and a laptop backpack when I fly...if I need to bring suits it's the Men's Wearhouse SkyRoll!
while reading USA today and drinking starbucks and scarfing down an egg mcmuffin. Meanwhile, me with my aluminum suitcases reading the latest Monocle magazine rocking my Apolis Activism gear handcrafted by Ugandan orphans drinking fair trade espresso. :MARIS61:
