Here at TheCaradise, we are always on the lookout for the new hot auto trends of the car obsessed. The one we clearly saw over the weekend resolves the time-old question: how do you tell people at the cars & coffee that you are a “serious driver” and deserve some sort of acknowledgement, without saying a word?
Tow hooks used to be that signal, but nowadays, that is too gauche and everyone who watches anime and puts anime stickers in their Civic with coilovers adds tow hooks. Useless signal now. Racing car seats? Every vaper with an 10 year old Evo or STI has them, just for kicks and looking cool. Huge racing spoiler? Ditto.
No sir, the new trend is to make sure you put your $150 ‘driving gloves’ clearly on display at the dashboard. Yes. That’s the subtle way to communicate to others that ‘you are a serious enthusiast, who not only has the money to spend, but also has driving gloves. Oooooohhh.
Saw a handful of cars last Sunday where the ‘glove signal’ was there. Nothing says, I’m so serious than: “Look! I have to drive my $259,000 Porsche with driving gloves. Here are the gloves in the dashboard.” right?
