# Are US people like Europeans concerning the habit of kicking tires? A couple of polls **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535 "2023-08-13T22:23:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535/41 "2023-08-15T18:31:59Z")
That is a nice one. I’ll ry to remember to congratulate your Model T for its 100th birthday in three years time! ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535/42 "2023-08-15T18:42:02Z")
Thanks! This is it, in case you are curious. [![](https://i.imgur.com/rYqY8Do.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/rYqY8Do.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535/43 "2023-08-15T19:02:51Z")
Wow! That is a well kept car! And I see you have Beetle too! '70s? Should be turning 50 any day now! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535/44 "2023-08-15T19:05:53Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > And I see you have Beetle too! Good catch! I didn’t notice it, but I would also have identified it by the backlight and bumper. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535/45 "2023-08-15T19:18:02Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Should be turning 50 any day now! It’s a '74 Super Beetle so it turns 50 next year. I have never kicked it either. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535/46 "2023-08-15T19:20:06Z")
I don’t kick tires, but I have put a foot on them and leaned on it to kind of informally check the pressure. This is more when I am already thinking it is low on air pressure. But now my car tells me. And my father in law bought us an air compressor. So my husband fills the air. > [@Chronos](#): > > . For women, there’s no such expectation to live up to. My father was a poor father in many ways but when it came to car maintenance he was not. He told me I may never have a man to help me, so it was better I learn car maintenance lawn maintenance house maintenance Ironically I ended up with a man who takes it as his responsibility! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535/47 "2023-08-15T19:21:17Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > This is it, in case you are curious. BEAUTIFUL! thank you for sharing! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-people-like-europeans-concerning-the-habit-of-kicking-tires-a-couple-of-polls/988535.md?page=2)