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Can you elaborate what douche mobile means? And example of a non douche one?

Velofellow 3y ago
Not original commenter, but I think metrics of douchery probably vary person to person. Personally, the number of pithy vanity plates specific to the vehicle's energy source is what does it for me. I think it speaks more to the occupant and their outward projections & posturing than the vehicle. thinking of the South Park fart smelling prius meme. FTR - I have no problems with EVs, but I do give myself a good chuckle when I see someone who was proud enough of their vehicle purchase to turn their it into a billboard advertising something / someone (Musk) who has fallen from social grace.
uncletaco 3y ago
Not OP but Teslas I've seen around the Bay Area while driving around have Big Altima Energy. If someone's driving high above the speed limit, swerving through slower traffic like their life is in danger, or doing a U-turn on a two-lane street in the middle of rush-hour its usually a Tesla Model 3. On the other hand, where I grew up it always seemed to be Nissan Altimas that had this kind of energy. I think the stereotype is not really about individual drivers so much as its about the popularity of the vehicle and its performance characteristics. Both the Nissan Altima and Tesla Model 3 sell very well and are entry level ("entry level" here meaning entry level for the class of vehicles one is looking for, there are entry-level Mercedes' for instance) sedans with power behind them. So you have a lot of them both on the road, and thus more people who likely treat them as disposable and thus drive them recklessly. Any car that is super popular usually is popular enough that enough of the wrong kind of drivers have it, and so you can start stereotyping them. I think Model 3s have a lot of the wrong kind of drivers on the road. Maybe many of them care about saving the environment but they don't drive like they care about the car.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  > Not OP but Teslas I've seen around the Bay Area while How do you say you’re in a bubble without saying you’re in a bubble…
  - uncletaco 3y ago
    I thought it was obvious that what I was saying was Bay Area specific when I said Tesla drivers are like Nissan Altima drivers I’ve encountered elsewhere but go off.
OGWhales 3y ago
I was gonna say the Prius, but that has its own douchey reputation. I guess maybe a Camry? That’s a boring practical car that doesn’t carry much stigma.
LightBug1 3y ago
One associated with Mr Elon Musk, and one which is not. You choose who and what you associate with in this world, and your car is one of the things which, whether you like it or not, will define perceptions of you. A premature rocketulation man-baby is not who I want to associate with or help fund.
bobthepanda 3y ago
A vehicle driven by people who engage in douchebag behavior. The stereotype in the US is anyone driving a BMW, and any sort of lifted pickup. A non douchey vehicle, as a class of vehicles, would probably be a minivan, a Camry, or a Civic.

Not original commenter, but I think metrics of douchery probably vary person to person. Personally, the number of pithy vanity plates specific to the vehicle's energy source is what does it for me. I think it speaks more to the occupant and their outward projections & posturing than the vehicle. thinking of the South Park fart smelling prius meme. FTR - I have no problems with EVs, but I do give myself a good chuckle when I see someone who was proud enough of their vehicle purchase to turn their it into a billboard advertising something / someone (Musk) who has fallen from social grace.

uncletaco 3y ago

Not OP but Teslas I've seen around the Bay Area while driving around have Big Altima Energy. If someone's driving high above the speed limit, swerving through slower traffic like their life is in danger, or doing a U-turn on a two-lane street in the middle of rush-hour its usually a Tesla Model 3. On the other hand, where I grew up it always seemed to be Nissan Altimas that had this kind of energy. I think the stereotype is not really about individual drivers so much as its about the popularity of the vehicle and its performance characteristics. Both the Nissan Altima and Tesla Model 3 sell very well and are entry level ("entry level" here meaning entry level for the class of vehicles one is looking for, there are entry-level Mercedes' for instance) sedans with power behind them. So you have a lot of them both on the road, and thus more people who likely treat them as disposable and thus drive them recklessly. Any car that is super popular usually is popular enough that enough of the wrong kind of drivers have it, and so you can start stereotyping them. I think Model 3s have a lot of the wrong kind of drivers on the road. Maybe many of them care about saving the environment but they don't drive like they care about the car.

scarface_74 3y ago
> Not OP but Teslas I've seen around the Bay Area while How do you say you’re in a bubble without saying you’re in a bubble…
- uncletaco 3y ago
  I thought it was obvious that what I was saying was Bay Area specific when I said Tesla drivers are like Nissan Altima drivers I’ve encountered elsewhere but go off.

OGWhales 3y ago

I was gonna say the Prius, but that has its own douchey reputation. I guess maybe a Camry? That’s a boring practical car that doesn’t carry much stigma.

LightBug1 3y ago

One associated with Mr Elon Musk, and one which is not. You choose who and what you associate with in this world, and your car is one of the things which, whether you like it or not, will define perceptions of you. A premature rocketulation man-baby is not who I want to associate with or help fund.

bobthepanda 3y ago

A vehicle driven by people who engage in douchebag behavior. The stereotype in the US is anyone driving a BMW, and any sort of lifted pickup. A non douchey vehicle, as a class of vehicles, would probably be a minivan, a Camry, or a Civic.