my 'new' car is four years newer than my older car

I've had my older car for like seven years now

the jump from ~2012 to whatever my next car is will either be an even bigger relative step backwards in age, or be huge because of how many years of vehicles are simply not an option due to shitty tech, touchscreens, bad UI design, and LED headlights

How fuck is it possible? I ride not that old Kawasaki Vulcan S from 2014 and I just can't keep up with the repairs.

88-2000 were the golden age of the Honda Civic

My '86 4Runner had a factory wiring issue. Turns out wiring in a solenoid from a 1978 bronco fixes it completely. It's jank, but I love it.

https://youtu.be/LVdMHRcEdok

Lmao, this is among my core oldest, I actually accidentally posted this from here (hence the delayed response lol)

Oh yeah. A car shows your social status and you want to impress others. If you drive an expensive car, of course women will want to be your girlfriend.

I mean it IS true, but you don't want those women anyway.

Drive a shitbox and the women who still like you will have much better personalities.

Not sure what the equivalent is when you reverse the genders. Put as little effort into your appearance as possible for the first date? Idk. I think superficial men judge women by their appearance more than their wealth.

But I also think the mom in this exchange was joking

Or maybe mama likes to joke once in a while.

chat I drive a 1.5L, am I cooked

Never been in one but they definitely seem nice. driving any 90s/2000s sedan would definitely make me like a date better, especially given how many people I know drive horrible modern SUVs

I sometimes miss my '01. Don't miss the leaking taillight seals causing humidity problems.

I dunno. My mom was in a wreck with one and bit off her bottom lip when she hit the steering wheel because the air bags didn’t go off. We later found out that was a surprisingly common problem for that model year.

it's the shitbox that won't break under you, and won't get you broke either.

They don't even look baked

They look suspiciously unbaked to me.

I know right? I’m desperate for the recipe

Decades of propaganda by the auto industry, especially through cinema and TV, has programmed people to think that if you don't have a nice car you won't get laid.

Yes and it cuts both ways. Prior to transition when I was driving an Infiniti I got female attention but driving beat up Hyundais and Fords the only attention I got was from the police, like driving around with a sign that says, "pull me over".

Post transition my life circumstances are much better but the cars affect my dating prospects totally differently. Driving a brand new performance model EV in 2022 I had at least two dates where the guy would lose all interest in me once they saw I was driving a car that costed several times their annual income.

You could literally see all interest melt off their face, "my car is the white sedan, can you drop me off there?"

Immediate flip from being warm and engaged to this cold, "gtfo out of my Nissan" vibe

You can't have a shitty car as a man and you can't have a nicer car as a trans woman

Are you really so arrogant as to believe that perception of socio-economic class is exclusively an American consideration when it comes to dating?

It’s a class war thing more than anything. Cops will pick on you more if you drive certain models of cars or a car that’s a total clunker with a busted window that’s taped up. Most people here don’t really care what you drive in the dating world unless you come from a wealthier background and are a snooty dick about it.

Yes, but mostly if you're trying to attract men.

Only for shallow morons

Unfortunately classism is ever prevalent amongst us queers too. Typically more tolerant though which is nice.