Cars and Coffee. Probably a global term you may have heard
of in recent years if you’re into cars, and uh, coffee maybe? It’s usually this
casual monthly or bi-monthly get together on the weekends for the local
community in a town or city for car enthusiasts alike. From the way I see it
(through the interwebs), Cars and Coffees around the world are melting pots for
the local car communities.
At first the venues have changed from time to time, but in
recent months, they’d stuck to holding the meet either at the Mitra Terrace
parking lot, or they’d invite people to cruise with them to Kiputih Satu in
Bandung, more than adequate for venues to say the least.
We came to the most recent Goodrides Cars and Coffee, held
on the 30th September 2018 at Mitra Terrace, initially hoping to
find some interesting cars and to talk to their respective (knock on wood) owners,
and dig up the stories behind them. At first, the cars parked up front were the
regular bunch of, you guessed it, BMWs. E36 and E46 models are highly sought
after around these parts, probably due to their availability as these sold like
peanuts when new.
Much to our relief, in-between the sea of 3-series and stance oriented cars, there were
a handful amount of interesting cars around. Take this old Honda Civic for
instance, with the right amount of surface rust under its coat of baby blue
paint job, running on Enkei Belimbing wheels.
Upon a peek inside of the cabin, it turns out this
delightful little Civic was an automatic, which must be fun to whizz around
town with clunky gearshifts. Also note the immaculate state of its interior.
We didn’t get a chance to take decent photos of this
Instagram famous Peugeot 504, but boy, did it look good in person. From what we’ve
heard, this was bought brand new by the owner’s grandfather. We would really
like to get in touch with the owner! Hit us up!
This Celica GT-Four looks ilike it has gone through regular
use and abuse. We dig it. A lot.
Dented cars have a special place in our hearts, this Toyota
Corolla Liftback is a prime example of one.
Seeing all the wide range of wonderful cars, enthusiasts,
and events the city of Jakarta has to offer in this digital era, we figured how
sweet it would be to have an online platform to accommodate all three.
Lucky for us, in the middle of our stroll around the event,
we happened to come across the guys behind Rideclique, Ibi and Emir. Curious on
what it was, we conversed even more. It turns out, Rideclique is the answer to our
prayers prior mentioned.
Though still under development and is on its Beta test, Rideclique
is basically an app-based social media where car enthusiasts are able to create
a profile for themselves, their cars, their events, and their clubs. From
there, users will also be able to be friends with one another, view each other’s
profiles and cars. They will also be able to create event posts for an upcoming
event, complete with all the details, for everyone using the app to see.
To be honest, we are quite looking forward to the launch of
Rideclique, as the app could be a means for car enthusiasts across the country
to connect, and find like-minded people. So look out for that!
Moving on to the middle of the parking lot, we spotted this Datsun
Silvia 180 with plaid interior. Very nice.
The further back we go, the more appealing the cars get. The
highlight was definitely this trio parked side by side.
Period decal game is strong with this Suzuki Jimny rocking a
little rust here and there.
Ario had been fan-girling over this Datsun 510 the entire
day. He says it reminds him of a certain #project5outof10 waiting to be worked
on.
There’s something about weird and wacky decals. Ladies and
gentlemen, we present you, the Prancing Moose.
And some tasteful parodies here and there.
Recessed headlights for the win!
Here’s our friend, George’s Beetle, bought from new back in
the day!
And here’s Dika’s “Cingkrang” Beetle, ready to devour shitty
roads and potholes.
As the sun starts to ascend overhead, we could hear
Australian rambling coming from afar. The Holden blokes have arrived.
Your not-so-typical ozzy attorney Holden.
Not long after, people have started to leave the venue, in
style that is.
Nice touch on the antennae!
After fulfilling our senses on the cars and company, it was
time for us to head back home. We’d say it was definitely a Sunday morning well
spent. Kudos to the guys over at Goodrides for that. We recommend everyone who
are into cars, no matter what and how they are to come along and attend open
gatherings like this.