@forsweden I appreciate how the funny mess of some Reddit dorks pumping up a stock attracts political attention, while the last many years of big money players messing with the system is just capitalism or something.

@davesaddiction Over 25 years behind the wheel now, so I must love it (pic taken on the last drive before hibernation):

The wagon is a great car too.

@aestheticsinmotion By loaded, you mean drunk or hopped up on something, right?

I've had a few. We'll go chronological in order of ownership from latest to the first:

Now that 21st century Jim Crow style legislation is gaining steam after the party of freedom, justice, and bootstraps lost ground, will this happen, and make any difference? Will corporations who are people too raise a voice? I guess GA isn't going to evolve without a fight. Is this just the death throes of a coddled entitled zero self-awareness group who knows it is losing influence and power with changing demographics, or is it a real march backwards?

I see TX is trying the same thing, maybe not a surprise given the ghoulishness of many of its elected leaders and the deplorability of some of its population.

If we can't win, we'll change the rules! And add some moronic felonies, just to own the libs.

I guess this oldie will fit here, given the fears and unproven claims of the real patriots:

@adversemartyr I think someone stepped on it.

Yay a threadbare stimulus that as a function of GDP pales in comparison to other wealthy nations. More of that bootstrapping build it yourself exceptionalism from people who are now suddenly afraid of deficits after embracing them in the defective 2017 tax plan.

I've spotted this patinated gem every weekend, apparently its owner lives or works where I visit every Saturday and Sunday. Not a pristine trailer queen, not rotting behind a barn, someone is driving and at least mechanically maintaining a nearly 35 year old piece of the past:

@smugaardvark Fintail probably gets as much or more attention than a Ferrari or Rolls-Royce etc. Every time I drive it, someone approaches me about it - people ask the year, "is it a diesel?", "how much is something like that worth?", etc, along with waves and thumbs up, and everyone who has had an old MB in their family history will tell me about it. I recall when I was a student, a guy asked me "do you drive that blue Bentley?" and I recall a professor also saw me in the car and liked it. I knew a girl in school who refused to ride in it, thought it was unsafe, but my friends loved it.
Winter mode with the 1962 Thule ski rack and wooden skis for added flair just adds to it (of course winter mode here means I am lucky to drive it every other month):

Wagon is pretty invisible, but people who are into the brand or know it is unusual have commented on it (also in winter mode, on snow tires/wheels). I've seen it called "inconspicuous consumption", I joke that if I wanted attention, I wouldn't be driving a white station wagon with a hood ornament:

Prior E sedans didn't get much attention, as they were typical looking E sedans, not unusual in an urban area.

The ones before that, AMG models, sometimes had people trying to race me, asking how many hp, or just commenting on it just because of the badge, and people seemed to notice the blue tint on the E55:

The W126 was nicknamed "rich bitch car" by a friend of mine, even though at around 10 years old it cost as much as a used Corolla. I was in my 20s, and people thought it was something from my grandparents, or that it was much more expensive than the real world price:

For a bit in high school, I drove a 66 Galaxie almost identical to this. These cars could be found for little money on the west coast in the 90s. A friend called it "the bluesmobile", had a 390 and straight pipes, got plenty of looks and comments even then:

Another I drove when I was young, the pinnacle of vintage American cars, a 1985 Tempo GLX. Medium Regatta Blue with matching interior, almost every option. People tended to think it was newer than the actual MY of the car. Didn't get much attention save for from another kid at school who had a zero option 85 Tempo L, red on red, 5 speed, vinyl seats - pretty unusual car. He was really into the GLX (he later had a yellow Gremlin, so the unliked car attraction was real):

@hammerheadfistpunch Are your plates visible in the IG pics? Sometimes google image search can pick up plate numbers.

And this old thing:

@gin-san E38 with sport/M sport package, probably a late run car, right before the 7er started becoming a barge. House is something, too.

@rpmesq I remember in the 90s, Almost Live had a parody ad for "Eastside Rap" - titles were "You Can't Touch This - Acura", "Chillin in the Cul de Sac", "My Homies Are In Line At Factoria Cinemas".

@ranwhenparked The yellow spoked wheels so often seen on As has always thrown me a little, too - like something from a horse drawn carriage. I always liked the A in "Paper Moon", which looked like most of them probably did by 1936:

I've always suspected with the "painted lady" house theme that some of the colors simply didn't exist for house paint during the era. I've also read that Victorians were not against the idea of a house looking slightly decayed or "lived in" - especially in terms of foliage.

@tripper There seems to be a bit out there from themed to where I was born and where I live now. Nothing I listen to or have any attachment to, however.

Maybe most famous, not themed, "rap" more along the material that wouldn't offend a bloggermommy, but this was filmed where I live:

In terms of YT views, these are the most popular about where I live:

And where I was born:

Speaking of donuts, still haven't found a match for the maple bars at Chuck's in Renton.

@ranwhenparked Reminds me of all the 20s and 30s cars restored in the 70s, but with 70s colors. I can't count the amount of period colors I have seen in schemes like brown and tan, or orange and cream etc - everything from Model As to Duesies.

Also all of the 50s cars with continental kits and skirts - seldom seen in period photos.

@whoistheleader Old cars were also very out of style and lacked postwar refinements, few saw them as cool. In any period sitcom, if a teenager buys his first car, it's some quirky old car that was worthless then but worth a bit now.

Example - Lumpy's 40 Ford from Leave it to Beaver:

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And the 36 Ford Wally paid $25 for:

Or Otis, the town drunk on Andy Grffith, with his 33 Ford cabrio, a very desirable car now:

Yep, you could keep these on the road forever, which is why they survive today. I predict in 85 years there will be far fewer 2021 models around.

@whoistheleader In the 50s especially, many "classics" were seen as neat old cars, but carried little value in a world where new = good. You could pick Bugattis up for no more than a couple grand in the late 50s, and IIRC material like Duesenbergs and 540Ks were in the same price range. Model As and similar would have maybe been a couple hundred tops for a sound driving car.

@whoistheleader Either sold to eccentrics who stored them away in barns, or sitting on rich people estates where they slumbered under covers until enthusiasts found them in the 50s and 60s.

The wooden wheels worry me a little, too.

@whoistheleader I believe the E30 is a 1984-87 model.

IIRC, my dad's first car was a 50 Chevy coupe, in around 1954. Mom's first car was a 59 Ford retractable, sometime around 1967.

@whoistheleader Those big old timers are funny things. Cars that were lucky to escape being cut down into pickups in the 30s, or be sent to WW2 scrap drives. Probably objectively worse to drive than many smaller cars due to their size and handling, and as you say, if something breaks, you could be SOL, hope you know a good machinist or fabrication shop. On the positive, like the smaller cars, most of these aren't going anywhere in value either, so if you like em, this is a good time.