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
One day, I parked my Miata in a Taco Bell parking lot with the top down and gave my wife a phone call. Now, I’m hearing impaired, and I wear hearing aids to help me out. They’re Bluetooth-enabled, too, so while I’m on a phone call, whoever I’m talking to can typically hear what’s going on around me pretty well, too, since the hearing aids pick up the surrounding area.
Well, while I was on the phone, someone else parked her car next to me. She got out of her car, kinda hesitated for a second, and kinda shyly said, “I like yo cah…” before heading into the Taco Bell. It took me a moment to realize what she’d said, so by the time I turned in my seat to say, “Oh, thank you!” she was already a bit away. Meanwhile, my wife started laughing in my ears, mimicking how the stranger had said, “I like yo cah…”