Volvo. Toyota. Mazda. 3 brands I’ve kept returning to after venturing elsewhere.

Long before the modern concept of hipsters became a thing, Saabs were cars for engineers, college professors, pilots and other interesting characters. Kurt Vonnegut, for example, was a Saab dealer. So for my generation, that’s the ‘stereotype’ that sticks to this day.

It isn’t fool proof, I have 2 anecdotes to that end. First, my neighbor’s tags aren’t in there for his newer truck (2019, bought in early 2020) & one of my friends tags comes back to a car he had that tag on half a decade ago (a 1990 Firebird) not his current car. But all of mine are accurate (6), and the overwhelming …

This information is publicly available at any number of commercial sites. You can get basic info for free (year, make, model and even VIN and some basic sale data). https://www.vehiclehistory.com/license-plate-search

Viper. Any generation, doesn’t matter. I drove an RT/10 in the late 90's and not only did it scare the shit out of me, it overheated in the parking lot, pissed coolant everywhere (I thought it was on fire), and burned my calves on my way out the door as I made my hasty exit.
So yeah, I mean, 10/10, would own one.

At first blush, I’d say, “the owner cheaped out on tires, there’s a good chance they also cheaped out on (or deferred) other parts or maintenance, too” and move on to the next classified listing. And from the sounds of it, I’d be wrong - which happens occasionally.

This is typically what I look for as prima-facie evidence that a vehicle was properly maintained. Obviously a more thorough look is required, but good rubber is typically the go/no-go on what will make me go the extra step of a more thorough look in the first place.

Probably for the best. They aren’t bad snow cars, decent weight distribution & with the right tires can do fine in the white stuff. The problem is rust. Even with a southern California car like mine, after 48 years it still has rust holes in the floors on both sides. These things rust if you look at them funny. I…

Tell my wife & kids, whom I’ve been neglecting nights and weekends since roughly July working on my perpetual non-runner ‘72 240Z (now with spark AND fuel).

3rd gen Camaro (‘85-ish IROC Z). My neighbor bought one brand new off the lot that he took me for a ride in the day he brought it home. At the time (my parents were driving a battered Datsun pickup and a Nissan Sentra) it was the closest thing to being shot out of a cannon I’d ever experienced.

Love the slotted mags.

Here in the mid-south, car meets are generally bland, generic affairs. Much like life in general out here.

Can’t wait to see who comes out of the woodwork to defend this kind of shit.

Lets take it a step further and get the only people who actually ride baggers in real life to race them, in their stock form... tassels, neons, leather vests, ridiculous stereos, no helmets anywhere...

Toss up between my old RX8 and my ‘86 Toyota pickup. 4x4, carb’d 22r, 5 spd, no power steering, no a/c... just power brakes and a tape deck.

I’m in the middle of fighting the carbs on my ‘72 240z right now, so I feel you.

Wait, I’ve seen this one before:

You’ve apparently never met a hipster. Spend hundreds of $$ shopping at vintage clothing stores to maintain the appearance of someone who is perpetually one step away from homelessness.

Del Taco on a road trip? Bold strategy, Collins.

Those alloys... remind me of the stock 10-hole wheels I had on a fox body Mustang, minus the center caps. (image stolen from an old forum post).