September 2011
22 posts
BUDS IN ACTION 2
Here’s another nice collection of buds in action.
Thanks to Andrew in California for the black Honda CRV’s. Bonus points that the photo was taken from inside a black CRV.
Thanks to Gabe in Atlanta for the maroon Muranos spotted northbound on GA 400.
Thanks to Sara in Tempe, AZ, for the nice shot of a couple maroon Nissan XTerras.
Thanks to alch3mlst in San Diego for the...
DRIVE-THRU
Thanks to Anna in Oklahoma City, OK, for what we believe is our first pair of buds captured at a drive-thru.
AND BUD MAKES THREE
We get submissions where people admit they parked next to the other car to create a pair of buds. We try to avoid those, it’s a bit nicer when it feels like the buds were stumbled upon or spotted as opposed to manufactured. But when you’re driving around in your ‘99 maroon Pathfinder and spot a pair of ‘99 maroon Pathfinders and park next to them, that’s...
BUDS IN ACTION
We’ve received some great shots of buds on the road. Here’s a bunch.
Thanks to Sarah from VA, in Outer Banks, NC, for catching these yellow Chevys in action. Different detailing and spoilers, but who cares when they both have spoilers.
Thanks to JR in Kennesaw, GA, for the silver Prius road buds.
Thanks to Pierre in Chicago for the Monte Carlos.
Julie on the road in...
POLISH BUDS
It’s always exciting to get international submissions and know that the magic of Auto Buds spans oceans and continents and cultures. Auto Buds are the true universal language. Thanks to Will in Krakow, Poland, for the Maluchs. This dad obviously takes his kids to look for buds every weekend. It’s the main reason he got divorced, but it was obviously worth it as you can tell from...
IF A BUD PARKS IN THE FOREST
Thanks to Evan in Toronto, Canada, for the “Forresters…in the forest”. Evan tells us that he “was planting trees out of Prince George, British Columbia, and these buds happened to be parked next to each other in the camp (he) was staying at. It was a pretty beautiful sight.” Beautiful indeed, Evan. Style points for the bottle of juice on the roof.
ART IMITATES BUDS
Here’s one for fun! Thanks to Alec for sending. Nicely done leaving up the DVR time thingy.
BUDLANDIA
Thanks to Cameron in Portland, OR, for the Audi Q5s outside Hot Pot City. Let’s hope these cutesters headed to La Vie Nails after for a mani/pedi/budi.
THERE'S BUDS AT PENNEYS
A pair of of gold Impalas in front of a JC Penneys is basically guaranteed to make the Auto Buds site. But when Patrick in Burton, MI, told us that he went around for a second angle and spotted a black Impala right behind the gold ones,
and then spotted another black Impala when he went around for yet another angle, giving us 2 pair of Impalas out front of a JC Penneys,
that pretty much...
BUDS 'N' ICE
Thanks to Ryan in Sarasota, FL, for the Chrysler 300’s. They were either B-blocked, or shy. Either way, we are enjoying the ice machine between the two, playing it cool, trying not to stare at a perfect pair of buds. Fire extinguisher’s all, like, “Daaaaaamn.”
BROOKLYN BUDS
Thanks to Clay in Brooklyn, NY, for the orange GTI’s. He tells us they’ve been in the same neighborhood for years, he finally caught them together. Sometimes you need the patience of a sniper to get a shot of some buds.
SCION BUDS
Thanks to Januari in Irvine, CA, for the pic of some interesting looking Scions. Even the trash had to bow down in reverence to this pair. Bonus points for the NERDLYF license plate, and for the almost matching foliage in the background that kind of looks like bud hair.
BUDS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
We have gotten a lot of great pics of buds in action, and are compiling a bunch into one posting that will go up at some point. But some photos are so good, they deserve their own post. Like this one. Thanks to Todd in Springfield, MO, for this great shot. From Todd:
“…they were behind me for quite a while allowing us to take several shots yielding this one, which is my...
BUD HANG AT HOME DEEP
Thanks to Carl in Milford, CT, for the Ford Explorers. Style points and details like a Five Guys cup on the bumper always help get your pic picked.
BUDDARD, SEATTLE
Thanks to Bill in Seattle for the Subarus, taken, as Bill calls it, “just outside the local hipster mecca that is Kings Hardware/Rudy’s Barbershop.” Subaru on the right isn’t a bud, but nice that it’s trying. We’re also liking, from l to r, #10, guy calling his mom, yellow tank top, and guy reading beer list.
Thanks to our friend Steve in LA for sending this nice pic. Here’s what he had to say:
“I was very excited to look out my hotel window here in Joshua Tree, California and see two white Ford Rangers parked side by side in an Autozone parking lot.”
We can’t tell if these are Auto Zone employee trucks or something, in which case it wouldn’t count. But we like the...
IT WAS MEANT TO BUD
Thanks to Antoine in La villeneuve / Grenoble / France, for the electric green Peugeot 307’s. Here’s what he had to say:
“This morning, I was on the bus to go to work. I was reading a book and I missed my stop. I had to walk 1 mile, but I was rewarded…”
We all were rewarded, Antoine. We all were.
W.T.B.???
What’s up with all the auto buds in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada??? Thanks to Michael for sending this shot of a couple Kia Souls taken outside Fernando’s Taqueria.
BUDHEART
Thanks to Bryce in Perth, Scotland, for the pic of the 1992 Nissan Micra’s. We love the grills, and it’s our guess that we’ll never get another pic of a pair of Micra’s. Added bonuses for the photo being taken in 2005, and for the 1997 Renault Megane c-block. Which should probably be called b-block. Bud block.
Enjoying the shopping cart separating these two Mazda G25’s. Also enjoying “Hair Cuttery”. Thanks to Joshua in Gainseville, FL.
DON'T BUD AND DRIVE
Enjoyed this pic knowing that the drivers of a pair of buds are inside getting wasted on hot sake. Hopefully they got matching cabs home. Thanks to Tim in Portland, OR.
LONG TIME, NO BUDS
Many apologies from all of us here at Auto Buds for the lack of updates on what has probably been many months at this point. As Xavier: Renegade Angel would say: ”Liiiiiiife.”
In any case, we’ve been our usual busy and lazy selves, but have found some time to get back into it, hopefully somewhat consistently. Thanks to all that have still been sending in submissions. We...
June 2011
5 posts
SUB BUDS
Thanks to Sanjeev for the PT’s seen outside his favorite sandwich shop in Tucson, AZ. Nice framing, this looks like an Edward Hopper painting.
'MERICAN S TYPES
We just posted some Corolla S types from Canada, here’s some from America. Thanks to Rams in Tampa, FL.
CANADIAN ROYAL BUDS
A little blurry, but makes the cut. Thanks to Danny in Toronto, Canada for the royal blue Corolla S types.
THEY SHOULD RENAME IT BUDLOWNA
What’s going on with this town, and this store in particular? We’ve gotten a bunch from this town, and a few from the parking lot of this bike shop. Thanks to the gang at Kelowna Cycle in Kelowna, BC, Canada for the V dubs.
THINK OUTSIDE THE BUD
Watching Game 2 of the NBA finals, and there was a commercial for Taco Bell, thought they said “Think outside the bud”, instead of “Think outside the bun.”. Thus the subject heading.
Apologies to all the Auto Buds fans out there for a lack of updates on the site recently, and if it takes awhile for submissions to get posted. The Auto Buds Team has been very busy, and even...
May 2011
100 posts
'STANGS WITH COASTERS
Thanks to Hellen from the Six Flags Magic Mountain outside Los Angeles, CA. Everything about this submission is awesome: the framing of the ‘Stangs with the mountains in the background; the great shot of the buds with the roller coasters and buses; Hellen spells her name with two ‘L’s; and the details: Hellen tells us that “…we got barfed on during our last...
TWO 3's PLUS ONE
Thanks to Chris in Baltimore, MD, for the black Mazda 3’s, with a maroon 3 trying to get in on the action.
BUD HAPPENS
Thanks to Todd in Springfield, MO, for the shot of the Chevy Trailblazers. Todd tells us “I was sitting in the car this morning when the forward Trailblazer pulled through and parked in front of the other, so these this one came to me.” More importantly, what’s up with Springfield? Maybe it should be called Generic Town. Goods? Team Uniforms? Golf?
SUNNIN' SEQUOIAS
Thanks to Hannah in Atlanta, GA, for the sun worshipping Toyota Sequioas.
ET TWO-FER?
Thanks to Rafael for multiple Massachusetts buds. Jeeps seen in Woods Hole, Hyundai Accents XS Series’ in Falmouth.
TWO-FER
Another multiple bud email, this time from Philip in Arlington, VA.
OF THE BUD
Nice shot of a couple del Sol’s, courtesy of Jeff in DeKalb, IL. Wish we had more of the cars in the shot, and too bad they both didn’t have the top off, but we like the pic.
GO-TEL, MO-TEL, BUD-IDAY INN
Thanks to Daniel for the Honda Elements, in a photo he calls “at a motel recently in Santa Rosa, Calif”, a caption we enjoyed. Too bad they both don’t have that sweet sunburst fade.
LIGHTNING ONLY STRIKES BUDS
Thanks to Nick in State College, PA, for the RAV4 L’s. Sweet lightning bolt sticker on the one bud.
ONE SPACE, TWICE SHY
Thanks to Jesse in Palm Beach, FL, for the Lincoln MKZ’s.
BUDS ON AN EXPEDISH
Thanks to Rhame in Daniel Island, SC, for the Eddie Bauer edition Ford Expeditions, decked out in what Rhame says is “Estate Green and Gold”. Nicely done on the color names, Rhame.
CROSSTOUR SMOOCH
Thanks to Jeff in Jersey City, NJ, for the Honda Accord Crosstours. Some would say the car on the right did a bad parking job. Some would say it’s just tryin’ ta snuggle.
U.E.S. BUDS
Thanks to Andrew on the Upper East Side of New York for two submissions in one day. Baby Blue Caravans, and Impalas, one minus a hub.
IN THE BLINK OF A BUD
Great submission from Jaron in Seattle, WA. Double Toyota Sienna’s in the first pic, widen out to reveal triple Sienna’s in the lot.
BUD-Y MARMALADE
Thanks to Melissa in Chatanooga, TN, for the great shot of a couple very specific looking Honda Civics. Melissa noted that “one of them has a spoiler but they’re still buds”. We agree.
PARKING LOT BLUES
Thanks to Tom in Alexandria, MN, for the royal blue Chevy Impalas. ”Pal” is basically “bud”, so they should obviously change the name of the car to Chevy Imbuda.
PERPENDIC BUDS
Thanks to Emelia in Madison, WI, for the nicely framed shot of a couple Ford Escorts. Emelia tells us they “even have matching Zone 3 parking permits (sadly, from two different years, mine is red, the other green)”. We don’t know what any of that means, but these are the types of details we enjoy.
RUNNING WITH THE BUDS
Thanks to Owen who spotted these Fiat Puntos while on holiday in Madrid, Spain. In “The Sun Also Rises”, Hemingway wrote, “Listen, Robert, going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve tried all that. You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another. I’ve tried all that.” Clearly, Owen went to Spain to clear...
BARGAIN BUDS
Thanks to Alex in Dana Point, CA, for sending the pics of a couple Ford Focus’ hunting for bargains at The Dollar Tree. We included the close up so you could see the sweet “Skateboarding Is Not A Crime” sticker.
CR-V C-BLOCK
Hey, Pathfinder, how about you shut up about how Schwarzenegger fucked his maid so these two CR-V’s can do their own screwing. Thanks to Rory in Astoria, NY.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUDS
Thanks to Bryce in Aurora, CO, for the gold and old Camry’s. One might be an XLE, but it didn’t help that back bumper any. Enjoying the mountains way, way in the background.
BUD LOVE SCANDAL
This is a pretty good one from Andrew in Columbus, OH. We’ve got a couple yellow Jeep Wrangler lovebirds. Right? WRONG. One week later, KU tire cover/front plate was seen with a different, yet to be licensed yellow Wrangler. They probably ended up together because of the logos on the spares. Oh well. I guess all’s fair in love and buds. We are also very much enjoying the...
SPRING BUD BURST
Thanks to Todd in Brooklyn, NY, for the pair of ice blue metallic CR-V’s. Just a couple-a cute buds enjoying a gorgeous spring day.