Hot take: Car shows are less about the cars and more about the parking lot drama now

I was at a local show in Phoenix last month, one of those Saturday morning meets at the Pavilions. It used to be all about walking around and checking out engines, but this time I noticed half the crowd was just clustered around the parking lot edges. Some guy in a lifted truck nearly backed into a Miata because he was too busy watching a guy argue with a kid about a hood prop falling off. Then this older lady with a classic Impala got into it with a flatbed driver who blocked her in. I swear I saw more shouting than actual wrench talk. It got me thinking, are we more into the drama than the builds now? Has anyone else seen meets turn into this kind of circus?

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janac591mo ago

A lifted truck almost backed into a Miata? That's insane.

jordancoleman1mo ago

Honestly @janac59 it's probably less about the truck being lifted and more about how some drivers in big vehicles just forget normal cars even exist down there. Saw a lifted F-250 the other day nearly merge into a Prius because the driver legit couldn't see it in their blind spot. That's the real problem - these trucks are built so high now that the hood blocks everything below waist level. Plus a lot of guys with lifted trucks don't bother adjusting their mirrors for the new height. So you got a 2 ton vehicle rolling around with the driver basically guessing where the little Miata is hiding. Kinda terrifying when you think about it.