10/25/2026
“How come Nick Squared doesn’t go to many car meets anymore?”
“Are you guys going to this one?”
We get asked those questions all the time, so here’s the honest answer…
For us, it just isn’t fun anymore.
Car meets used to be about the cars, the stories behind them and the people who shared the same passion. It didn’t matter if you pulled up in a six-figure exotic, a daily driver, a work in progress or the first car you ever modified. You showed up because you loved cars.
Somewhere along the way, a lot of the scene became more about cliques, social-media numbers, expensive builds, VIP displays and who can bring the biggest lineup.
And from a small-business perspective, it has become increasingly pay-to-play.
Sponsorship prices keep climbing. The businesses with the biggest budgets and fleets of high-end vehicles get the visibility, while smaller local businesses are slowly being priced out.
We aren’t a huge company.
We don’t have a fancy shop.
We can’t bring ten exotic cars to every event.
And we’re not going to pretend to be something we aren’t just to fit in.
What we do have is real passion, loyal customers, incredible vehicles entrusted to us and a reputation we’ve built one detail at a time—right from our home garage.
This isn’t directed at every meet or every person involved. There are still good events and genuine people doing it for the right reasons. But when business, popularity and appearances become more important than community, the entire reason for showing up starts to disappear.
We still love cars.
We still love the people and the stories behind them.
But if you’ve been wondering why you don’t see Nick Squared at many meets anymore…
That’s why.
The passion never left.
The scene just stopped feeling the same.
