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

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I would say a restomos Ford Bronco Convertible


. https://www.gatewaybronco.com/

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Anonymous wrote:What ever it is, it has to have a manual transmission or else your “hot dad” is a big sissy. If he can’t drive a stick, he needs his “manly man card” taken away. [/

Ehhh . Some truth. My husband adores the fact that I know how to drive a stick shift.

We also taught both of kids how to. We also have an old manual weekend car.

Its a low key fun flex.

Ridiculous. Most people of a certain age learned on a stick shift. You're just showing your age.

Translated:


I can’t drive a manual, and I’m scared to learn.


Also, scared of people who can.

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Anonymous wrote:Rivian

I agree. My more obscure choice would be Ineos Grenadier.

And two of my husband’s hot entrepreneur friends from college drive Ford F-150 Raptor *R* — which is a hard to get $150,000 (?) super fast off roady pickup truck.

For used summer… vintage Bronco is certainly tops. Vintage Jeep Wrangler and Land Rover Defender 90 as well. Vintage old pickup trucks are really hot too - like 70s and 80s era Fords and Chevys.

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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.

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

Zzzzzzzz

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Anonymous wrote:What ever it is, it has to have a manual transmission or else your “hot dad” is a big sissy. If he can’t drive a stick, he needs his “manly man card” taken away.

I love driving stick, but they are impossible to find. The worst is the paddle shifters on automatics.

There are 1,500 of them for sale in DMV right now

I’m not interested in used cars at this point in my life. What stick shift is still sold in a new car? WRX?

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Anonymous wrote:What ever it is, it has to have a manual transmission or else your “hot dad” is a big sissy. If he can’t drive a stick, he needs his “manly man card” taken away.

I love driving stick, but they are impossible to find. The worst is the paddle shifters on automatics.

There are 1,500 of them for sale in DMV right now

I’m not interested in used cars at this point in my life. What stick shift is still sold in a new car? WRX?

Are you kidding? Miata, mazda3, civic si, jetta, gr corolla, gr86, brz, WRX, mustang, jeep, bronco, integra, Nissan z, etc

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Porsche 911

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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!

Vintage Toyota Land Cruiser will get you the V8. You probably have to go to the old-model Defender to get the V8 there, too.

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Does anyone agree that the Tahoe became emasculated and more like a minivan when it changed it's shape from boxy to rounded?

Somewhat true for the Chevy Suburban as well, which is just a larger Tahoe.

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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.

[Anonymous]

Travel sports bro dads seem to love huge SUVs like Tahoe, Denali, Escalade, Navigator, Grand Wagoneer

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Anonymous wrote:Travel sports bro dads seem to love huge SUVs like Tahoe, Denali, Escalade, Navigator, Grand Wagoneer

Those are called body-on-frame SUVs. Luxury but truck-like rugged with lots of towing power, in contrast to softer, car-based crossover SUVs.

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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.

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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.