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

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Anonymous wrote:Hot dad car = rugged, expensive, and not trying to impress anyone.

The Lexus GX 550 is basically the blueprint right now… boxy, capable, quietly rich.

Same lane, depending on your flavor:
* Land Rover Defender - a little hotter, a little riskier
* Toyota Land Cruiser - insider, understated flex
* Ineos Grenadier - niche, very “I disappear to Wyoming”
* BMW X7 - polished, country club version
* Mercedes-Benz G-Class - loud, but somehow still works

GX is still the sweet spot: looks like you could go off-grid, but also have your finances extremely together.

FYI, it's so lame when you use AI to write your responses here. We can all tell!

+100

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Tesla

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Anonymous wrote:The hot dad car today is a station wagon with manual transmission. There are so few.

+1. DH and friends are loyal to early 2010s stick shift wagons. Outbacks, 3 series, and A4 avants.

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Anonymous wrote:Tesla

The not hottest dad car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dodge Charger

If you are 25 and in the military.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Middle aged confident guy. Lexus GX 550 and Land Rover Defender.

The Lexus has fake engine noise pumped out of its speakers to compensate for losing the V8. Pass!

[Anonymous]

BMW X7

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Anonymous wrote:The Maserati that reaches to be a Porsche Cayenne

Oh god, I saw one of these the other day and thought to myself: there is someone who paid $100,000 to buy a car that looks just like a Hyundai Tucson.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of these replies are so boring. And the cars aren’t special or particularly expensive.

The answer is Maserati. It’s not insecure or try too hard, but it is nice looking and not a dime a dozen. As someone who spends time at country clubs/private schools, it is always the in-shape hot doctor dad driving a Maserati.

It literally looks just like a Hyundai Tucson. It's not a hot dad car, it's an idiot who spends too much money on something that looks like a $30K car.

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The hot dad car? Around here it's obviously a giantic truck. That's the bro dad car. I say this a bit tongue in cheek. Because that's what impresses the teen boys, who are the only ones to care about "hot cars." They're too used to any other cars, including all the luxury cars that are so ubiquitious.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio in green

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Anonymous wrote:Middle aged confident guy. Lexus GX 550 and Land Rover Defender.

The Lexus has fake engine noise pumped out of its speakers to compensate for losing the V8. Pass!

That’s the equivalent of a toupe and a penis pump. 😂

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Anonymous wrote:Middle aged confident guy. Lexus GX 550 and Land Rover Defender.

The Lexus has fake engine noise pumped out of its speakers to compensate for losing the V8. Pass!

That’s the equivalent of a toupe and a penis pump. 😂

I do admit this is a funny comment! But - I have GX550 and love it. It's an all-around excellent vehicle. The fake engine noise only happens when you put it in sport+ mode and there's not point to driving in that mode.

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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.

They can’t though. They have to have the money to do so.

Lots of people are bad with money and that’s not hot. Leases and irresponsible car loans are everywhere.

Good point. I forget about the leases.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this like, a hot married dad who would never cheat on his wife? Are we just admiring in the scenario or trying to sleep with him?

As a married mom, I agree with the minivan. But minivan dad would never step out on his wife, and that’s part of the appeal.

That's because he can't find anyone to step out with because he's the type to drive a minivan...