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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I guess you don't love your car then 
Really, I believe the root of all this is the animal instinct to be part of a pack and in this day and age of social isolation and anomie, you got to group around something. Why not cars or bikes? Why form clubs are all? Heck why are we on Calgarypuck just because "Hey, we are fans of the same team?" It's called having a shared interest and enthusiasm. What are your better ways of meeting people? Throwing them all in a bar with nothing to talk about? Why do people often invariably talk about sports in a bar?
By your same logic, being a hockey fan is a stupid thing because this is just the same phenomenon.
I'll let my friend know about this Eclipse get together. |
See I'd say that being a fan of the same team is a lot different than getting together because you have the same car.
You've seen the depth of conversation that arises from everyone's interest in the Flames right?
What do you talk about when you all have the same car?
"So you got the blue one eh?"
"Yup?"
"Yeah, I got the red one, no big deal."
Don't get me wrong, I know a lot of people like to talk about cars (I do from time time time), but I really don't get why people assuem they are gonna get along and have a great old time because they all drive the same model of car.
I'm also wondering what the "Desired effect" is that they are trying to create. Is seeing a dozen Eclipses really gonna blow anyone's mind? How will you know? Do you plan to hand out questionaires, or are you just gonna assume that everyone who sees the pack of Mitsubishi's is gonna be impressed? And why do you care if a bunch of strangers think to themselves "Wow, that sure was half a dozen Eclipses"?
For instance, me and a bunch of buddies regularily go for rides (we have a wide range of motorcycles), but the only desired effect we ever go for is to have a good time and enjoy the ride, but I can do that with 1 or 10 friends, and whether we're all riding Hondas, Kawasakis, Cruisers, Sportbikes, or choppers has absolutely no bearing on how much I enjoy it.