For me it was a female coworker complimenting my Q50 Redsport. Interned at a 3 letter fed agency last summer and one of the other interns who I became friendly with was a mid 20’s former sorority girl - someone you’d never expect to be a car enthusiast. Gave her a ride after work one day since her car was in the shop and immediately after walking up to my car in the garage, started complimenting it. Talked about the VR30TT engine and asked me if the turbos were giving me any trouble, then talked a little shit about how it’s still slower than her car. I asked her what she drove and she had an M2 lol
I have the opposite of that!
Group of young early 20’s dudes driving to a bachelor party in rural Ohio in ~2012. I had recently bought a used 2010 BMW 1er that I was proud of, tinted, aftermarket wheels, clean, and kinda stood out in our caravan of cars.
Stopped at a rural strip club for some reason. Couple of ladies came out to the parking lot I think to say they weren’t open yet. I didn’t expect them to say anything about my car, obv nothing fancy, but I was definitely NOT expecting them to fawn over my buddy’s clapped out Mercury Milan, and that kinda stung lol