Most Popular Hipster Vehicles Other Than the Bus
As hipster scenes steadily grow in cities such as Brooklyn, New York and Portland, Oregon, more and more individuals are seeking out forms of transportation that fit with their fashion sense and environmentally-friendly values. Aside from riding the bus, this means that many hipsters are entering into the vintage car market and making classic brands like Volkswagen and BMW cool again.
Here are just a few popular hipster vehicles that are taking the world’s coolest cities by storm. Don’t be surprised if you see bearded, heavy-rimmed glasses-wearing youngsters driving these cars near you soon.
1. Volkswagen Cabrio
For many years a mainstay of preppy youngsters tooling around their liberal arts college town, the Volkswagen Cabrio became a hipster standby and a music tastemaker when an ad in 2000 perfectly encapsulated the dream of a generation to skip parties and go for a drive with friends while listening to British folk icon Nick Drake. This is the car that single-handedly launched the music careers of Bon Iver and Iron and Wine, so depending on your taste you can either thank Volkswagen or be irritated with them.
2. Volvo 240
With its classic “boxy” look, the Volvo 240 has been a standard car for overeducated baristas for generations. Extra points go to hipsters who inherited the car from English-major/barista parents. Moreover, classic Volvo suspension makes for less skipping when listening to vinyl on a vintage record player in your car.
3. A Horse
If there is one thing hipsters love more than pointy mustaches and horn-rimmed glasses, it is traditional and time-honored forms of transportation. And by traditional, we mean pre-war and four-legged. Yes, nothing lends an air of fashionable superiority quite like a horse.
4. BMW 2002
Small enough to be eco-friendly and European-looking enough to look good parked in front of a fashionable Portland coffee shop, the BMW 2002 is a stone-cold hipster classic. In fact, the BMW 2002 is such a good-looking ride that drivers don’t even have to be hipsters to appreciate its sleek lines and excellent handling.
If these vehicles don’t appeal to the hipster in you, don’t worry: Simply use any form of transportation you please with a healthy expression of being above it all, and you’re sure to win urban cred and a crowd of hipster friends. Besides, it’s attitude that counts most of all when it comes to succeeding in hipster culture!
