Do you know the exact moment you realized you were a Car Guy? Maybe it was the day your dad allowed you to take his prized possession out for a spin.
Or maybe it was way before then when he told you ‘come outside and help me get the car cleaned up’. At some point you figured out, cars are not just machines on wheels, they have history and personality, they are everything that encompasses what makes you tick.
You are without a doubt a Car Guy and you make no apologies for it. We thought it would be fun to make a list of 10 things that make someone a Car Guy, here it goes.
1. You are more tolerant of the stress that might come with owning your first clunker
You have way more tolerance for your 1964 Buick breaking down and getting dirty trying to fix it than any other guy would. You do not mind getting a busted knuckle or two wrenching that thing together every two weeks if you had to.
2. Cleaning the car takes precision for you
You typically clear out at least half of the day to get your car in tip-top shape. Attacking every crevice and area until your baby is sparkling clean. No spot is missed and no smudge has a chance. Even your engine bay, air vents, door jams and wheel wells glisten.
3. You buy high-quality cleaning supplies
Only the best for your car, if you are a Car Guy then you know how important it is to have high-quality products used on your car. That other guy can go with the regular cheap stuff if he wants to, but you would much rather drive the extra mile or wait until the good stuff arrives in the mail.
4. You never miss a car show
Car shows and swap meets are what you do, some people like going to the movies, others may prefer the beach; you on the other hand, prefer a good old car show to get your wheels turnin! Unless the car show is at the beach, then everybody wins!
5. You talk a lot…about your car and about cars
Car Guys can argue and discuss cars for hours, days even if they could physically sustain it. Exchanging ideas, comparing notes on customizations, mods and how to’s.
6. You wear car related clothing
Some Car Guys only buy clothing that is related to what they love, cars! Car Guy shirts and work shirts are what they love and what they wear. Wearing Car Guy apparel is almost as equivalent to someone wearing their favorite sports team, except it isn’t seasonal, it is every day all day!
7. You have generations of Car Guys before you
Your dad was a Car Guy, your grandfather and so on and so forth, it is almost inevitable that you would be just like them; it’s as if gasoline and oil run in your blood.
8. They love to be in their garage
As a kid, I remember on the weekends when my dad would be in the garage, all day! I am not referring to the fancy man caves of today with showers, flat screens, laptops and plush couches where it would be easy to spend all day and night if you chose to. But I am referring to the Car Guys that go into their garage for one thing and somehow get occupied for hours at a time.
9. You are in a car club
Car clubs are a dime a dozen so if you are a Car Guy more than likely you are in a car club with some other Car Guys.
10. Car Guys can appreciate other Car Guys
Car Guys come in all shapes and sizes. He might not be in your club or even from your city. He looks nothing like you but you know he is a Car Guy.
When you see him pull out his microfiber to erase that one small spot on his ride that nobody can see but him and you realize in that moment that this guy is just like you, he is without a doubt a Car Guy.
