My husband wants to know “what’s the quintessential hot dad car?”

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Anonymous wrote:You’re all wrong. A “hot dad car” isn’t a lame expensive car any dad can buy. It’s a cool classic car like an old BMW that he knows how to fix himself. Hotttt.

Ah, yeah, no.

You don’t think a man who is good with his hands is hot? Any man can buy an expensive car. Money isn’t hot.

Well, he would have had to use his brain to make the money, are you saying being smart is not hot?

Smart and good with hands is hot. Smart and foolish with money and preening but few useful skills is not hot.

Most people driving these cars are in a position where their time is worth more than the money they save by doing the work themselves.

DP

I don’t work on my weekend cars to save money, I earn a very comfortable living already. I work on them because I like working on them. I LOVE turning wrenches.

It’s my own flex on all the other lame-ass husbands up and down our street. I’m sure I’m the only home in our community with a lift in the garage. I know I’m the only guy around here who can pull the engine and trans out of my ‘68 Riviera hot rod in an afternoon or rebuild a smallblock in a few evenings after work.

Like I said, that’s my flex. Other dweebs brag about being a 5-handicap. I can take a classic car apart and put it back together again.

I am DEFINITELY cool-dad.

This comes across as wildly insecure.

This comes across as wildly jealous.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Successful confident middle aged American men seem to love Cadillac Escalades and Yukon Denalis.

High-end SUVs from BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Mercedes are feminine coded. Nice vehicles but more-so trophy wife vibes than hot dad. And first and second gen foreign men.

Actually, those are the hallmark of unimaginative pack-followers, the “safe” choice, something that just blends into the parking lot at the country club. The vehicular equivalent to a stealth bomber on radar - it just hides in plain sight. No one even sees it.


A 70’s BMW 2002, Gen 1 Mustang, any flavor of Porsche coupe old enough to drink, even old Volvo 240 DL wagons - all have more character than some boring full size SUV

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lifted Toyota Sienna, baybeeeee

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Anonymous wrote:lifted Toyota Sienna, baybeeeee

I actually saw one of these 😆 . It was an AWD version, set up with just enough lift to run 30x9.50R-17 BFG A/T’s.

It was actually really cool. Set up for surf fishing - rod holders, roof mounted generator, on-board freezer, roll out awning and area lighting, receiver mounted hitch, even had a bunk inside to catch some Zzzzzzz’s when the fish weren’t biting. Definitely the coolest minivan I’ve ever seen.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re all wrong. A “hot dad car” isn’t a lame expensive car any dad can buy. It’s a cool classic car like an old BMW that he knows how to fix himself. Hotttt.

Ah, yeah, no.

You don’t think a man who is good with his hands is hot? Any man can buy an expensive car. Money isn’t hot.

Well, he would have had to use his brain to make the money, are you saying being smart is not hot?

Smart and good with hands is hot. Smart and foolish with money and preening but few useful skills is not hot.

Most people driving these cars are in a position where their time is worth more than the money they save by doing the work themselves.

DP

I don’t work on my weekend cars to save money, I earn a very comfortable living already. I work on them because I like working on them. I LOVE turning wrenches.

It’s my own flex on all the other lame-ass husbands up and down our street. I’m sure I’m the only home in our community with a lift in the garage. I know I’m the only guy around here who can pull the engine and trans out of my ‘68 Riviera hot rod in an afternoon or rebuild a smallblock in a few evenings after work.

Like I said, that’s my flex. Other dweebs brag about being a 5-handicap. I can take a classic car apart and put it back together again.

I am DEFINITELY cool-dad.

This comes across as wildly insecure.

This comes across as wildly jealous.

+1

Nothing to envy about a person who tries to make himself feel better by insulting others.

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There is no such thing. Dads are past the hot stage.

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Well. I'll say something that can tow the wife and daughters horses. Along with towing our boat. Is super comfortable on road trips and has no problems getting to our beach house in Carova. In our case that equals a F 150 King Ranch.

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Anonymous wrote:Successful confident middle aged American men seem to love Cadillac Escalades and Yukon Denalis.

High-end SUVs from BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Mercedes are feminine coded. Nice vehicles but more-so trophy wife vibes than hot dad. And first and second gen foreign men.

More so the GMC Yukon Denali and dont forget Chevy Tahoe. Somehow a Chevy SUV is popular among rich men who play golf.

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Anonymous wrote:Successful confident middle aged American men seem to love Cadillac Escalades and Yukon Denalis.

High-end SUVs from BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Mercedes are feminine coded. Nice vehicles but more-so trophy wife vibes than hot dad. And first and second gen foreign men.

There is absolutely NOTHING remotely “confident” about driving the same boring SUV as every other D-bag at the country club. Anyone driving an Escalade/Yukon/Tahoe/Suburban WITHOUT a boat, RV, or horse trailer attached to it, is just a lame-ass crowd follower.

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BMW super luxe sedan. Electric, of course.

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Anonymous wrote:Successful confident middle aged American men seem to love Cadillac Escalades and Yukon Denalis.

High-end SUVs from BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Mercedes are feminine coded. Nice vehicles but more-so trophy wife vibes than hot dad. And first and second gen foreign men.

Cadillac Escalades are for men that own tanning salons. If that's your thing, go for it. Yukon Denalis are for very tiny women that go to the gym every day and are scared about everything. It is true that high end SUVs are feminine coded. No manly man is driving a Mercedes SUV or, god forbid, a Porsche Cayenne or Macan. Or any Land Rover whatsoever. Lady cars.

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Anonymous wrote:BMW super luxe sedan. Electric, of course.

Barf.

I’d literally ride a Vespa first.

[Anonymous]

When I was growing up, the coolest dad in our neighborhood drove a metallic blue El Camino. His name was “Wayne”. He owned a local trucking company, and both gas stations in our town.

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These are the only new trucks with waitlists right now - any of these give off hot rich dad vibes:

Cadillac Escalade V-Series (fast)
Ford F-150 Raptor R (fast)
Lexus GX 550
Mercedes G-Wagon G63 AMG (fast)

[Anonymous]

There’s a conservative traditional rugged country music trend sweeping the nation. Mid-life crisis dads love pickup trucks, from a Rivian R1T EV to a Chevy Silverado HD diesel and everything in between.