I feel bad for young men in America......

[maxamusa]

After going to several bike events / car shows recently all the young guys there are just fanning out with no rydes....




I kept hearing again and again how they can't afford anything and just have to dream and spectate....


America is dying slowly

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Fannining?

Like just hanging out at car shows with no whips?


Yeah… its getting expensive to enjoy life like the old days. We’re coming to a boiling point

 

[Peruvian Connect]

After going to several bike events / car shows recently all the young guys there are just fanning out with no rydes....




I kept hearing again and again how they can't afford anything and just have to dream and spectate....


America is dying slowly

AIDS kills

 

[maxamusa]

Fannining?

Like just hanging out at car shows with no whips?

Yea....a lot of them.


Same with with the bike events. Some of them are pivoting to scooters not by choice

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Yea....a lot of them.


Same with with the bike events. Some of them are pivoting to scooters not by choice

Haven’t been to a car show in about a decade but didn’t know the scene was dying.


CES is the only thing I hear about these days.

 

[maxamusa]

Haven’t been to a car show in about a decade but didn’t know the scene was dying.


CES is the only thing I hear about these days.

Yea its sad to see. If my kids graduate HS I'm copping them whips as gifts no fukking doubt.
they both know how to ryde 2 wheels already I'm doing my part

 

[Brolic]

Low trim muscle cars cost $40k+. Only older men with careers can really afford them. Most young men with nice cars live with their parents and use the majority of their check for the car payments

 

[shutterguy]

Just left a car show at a Porsche dealership, rarely anybody under 40 driving the 25 or so GT3 RS models at the show. Ferrari's and Lambo's all driven by older peeps.

 

[maxamusa]

Low trim muscle cars cost $40k+. Only older men with careers can really afford them. Most young men with nice cars live with their parents and use the majority of their check for the car payments

Yea motorsports aint cheap. There are a lot of influencers tho with stunting/side show culture. But you're right the younger ones tend to be rich asian/YT kids.



A lot of young brehs are into Dirtbikes/ATVs tho...the barrier to entry is a lot lower

 

[Mordith]

Used car prices are insane right now. 2016 M3s are selling for more than I bought mine for in 2019.

 

[Windows 91]

It takes a lot of money and space to really get into any kind of automotive hobby.

I own two 40 year old European cars and I do all the preventative maintenance for them. I never could've owned these cars when I was younger and living in an apartment because there would've been no space for all of the tools, fluids, jacks, and spare parts required to maintain them. You also just need space to work period, and that's tough to do in an apartment complex, which is where alot young adults live.

I go to a cars and coffee for retro European cars occasionally and it's mostly flabbyheads like me that actually bring cars out.

 

[RaspberryFitted]

Low trim muscle cars cost $40k+. Only older men with careers can really afford them. Most young men with nice cars live with their parents and use the majority of their check for the car payments

OP feeling bad for young men enjoying a car show is goofy lmao

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Low trim muscle cars cost $40k+. Only older men with careers can really afford them. Most young men with nice cars live with their parents and use the majority of their check for the car payments

Yep

 

[O.T.I.S.]

It takes a lot of money and space to really get into any kind of automotive hobby.

I own two 40 year old European cars and I do all the preventative maintenance for them. I never could've owned these cars when I was younger and living in an apartment because there would've been no space for all of the tools, fluids, jacks, and spare parts required to maintain them. You also just need space to work period, and that's tough to do in an apartment complex, which is where alot young adults live.

I go to a cars and coffee for retro European cars occasionally and it's mostly flabbyheads like me that actually bring cars out.

One of the main reasons to get your own space if your a handy person.


Those kind of hobbies need space… either a shop or a real home.


I don’t see a lot of younger people with all that unless they join forces like those YouTubers and streamers do.

 

[Whatupdoe?]

I feel you but half these kids don't even want to work, it's "slow money" to them. They rather fantasize about going viral or being Instagram famous. Clout equals cash to them.

Man I had a car that I had to fix up until I got it to where I wanted it to be. These kids want the best right out the gate and It don't work that way unless you doing something illegal as a kid.