One of my students said the RX-8 is "hipster."
09-02-2014, 07:51 AM
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One of my students said the RX-8 is "hipster."
I'm a tutor. Some of my students get to hear me rant about cars.
One of the things I rant about is how much I hate that most car buyers prioritize comfort and ease. I think that's legitimately detrimental to cars and driving in general.
I also like to talk up why I bought my RX-8. One of the reasons is that it's a way for me to plant a flag for my own unpopular priorities (i.e. handling and engagement above almost all else).
One of my students has heard me talk about those things, but not much else with respect to cars in general or the RX-8 in particular. That led him to say I was a hipster and that the RX-8 is a hipster car.
Gotta say I kind of see his point in retrospect, but this was not exactly high on my list of things I saw coming.
One of the things I rant about is how much I hate that most car buyers prioritize comfort and ease. I think that's legitimately detrimental to cars and driving in general.
I also like to talk up why I bought my RX-8. One of the reasons is that it's a way for me to plant a flag for my own unpopular priorities (i.e. handling and engagement above almost all else).
One of my students has heard me talk about those things, but not much else with respect to cars in general or the RX-8 in particular. That led him to say I was a hipster and that the RX-8 is a hipster car.
Gotta say I kind of see his point in retrospect, but this was not exactly high on my list of things I saw coming.
Last edited by IamFodi; 09-02-2014 at 07:59 AM.
09-02-2014, 07:55 AM
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well **** now i need to kill myself when i get home because i ******* hate hipsters. thanks alot.
09-02-2014, 09:06 AM
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and i would most likely punch said student in the neck for making such a shitty remark about my car
09-02-2014, 10:22 AM
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You gonna eat that?
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I don't know what a hipster is, so I'm pretty sure I ain't one.
09-02-2014, 11:45 AM
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09-02-2014, 11:48 AM
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i hate hipsters so does that make my one? oh wait i dont smell, wear skinny jeans, and im not a douche/hypicate
09-02-2014, 11:54 AM
#15
Disliking something simply because of a perception that it is too trendy, or too many people like it already is not a valid reason to like or dislike something in my opinion.
I see only two valid reason, you either like it because it makes you [POSITIVE EMOTION], or you dislike it because it makes you [NEGATIVE EMOTION]
Goddamn these types of people **** me off...
09-02-2014, 11:56 AM
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the funny part is hipster are a trend. but man do they **** me off like the emo pussies
ill edit this just to remind you guys i hate people in general and dont discriminate
ill edit this just to remind you guys i hate people in general and dont discriminate
09-02-2014, 12:14 PM
#19
I am not tracking the logic here. What is it about your thoughts that relates to being a hipster? AFAIK hipsters are not opposed to everything that is considered convenient.
09-02-2014, 01:57 PM
#20
Are you being specific to all vehicles or just sports cars? IMO there is nothing wrong with being comfortable when driving a car. I am assuming by ease you mean cup holders, GPS, heated seats/mirrors, monitors, AUX hookup to mp3 players and stuff like that? Again I have no issues with any of it in my family vehicle and some of it I really like having in my rx8.
I completely agree that no car should be an undue pain in the *** to drive or own. I just don't like how far people seem to take it. Most people want their cars to feel like sensory deprivation tanks, operate like toasters, and have a respectable badge -- and that's about it.
I do feel more strongly about this when it comes to sporty cars, mainly because I think speed should never be easy on public roads. Most sporty cars aren't as bad in those ways, but I think they're similarly far from where they should be.
My biggest peeve is that so many people who never tow anything or go off-road insist on buying crossovers and faux SUVs. The market for good minivans and wagons is struggling like crazy because people wanted the "image" and feel of a tall vehicle with a high seating position -- which compromises literally everything else about how the car operates: ride quality, handling, braking, cost to buy and operate, etc. Meanwhile, the prevalence of those vehicles makes the roads less safe for econoboxes and sports cars, which have to have higher sills and bigger (i.e. heavier) crash structures just to be vaguely crash-compatible with those taller vehicles.
09-02-2014, 02:07 PM
#21
^Some people view cars as just another appliance. Not everyone is an enthusiast. It's just the way it is. For those people, having radar that stops them from rear ending my RX-8 on the highway while they are texting, or the auto park so they don't accidentally bash my 8 while they are trying to parallel park, is appreciated!
09-02-2014, 02:47 PM
#22
Should we get rid or cruise control? Power windows and mirrors? Heated seats? How about ABS? Power assisted steering? Or to take it further should we get rid of disc brakes? Independent suspension? Or how about the electric ignition? ALL of these at one point were considered a "modern" convenience to make it easier on the driver. Many of them also make it much safer for the driver and others on the road.
Obviously you can see some of the examples are a bit extreme. Just trying to make my point which is it is all relative to the individual what they consider they need/want in a vehicle. Better to have choices than to not
Obviously you can see some of the examples are a bit extreme. Just trying to make my point which is it is all relative to the individual what they consider they need/want in a vehicle. Better to have choices than to not
09-02-2014, 03:00 PM
#24
I don't mind in the slightest that those kinds of cars exist. What I dislike is that that's the overwhelming trend in the auto industry.
Let's face it: driver's cars are a vanishingly small minority. Most cars are built for people who, if they're honest, don't really like driving -- except to the extent that they dislike the alternatives more.
