Waiting at a corner at a light to change aboard my rather-unique cargobike, a VW Golf packed with my kid’s classmates screamed out, “HI ELLIE’S DAD!!!”
I cannot overstate the ego boost that results from operating a vehicle that makes you locally famous(ish) with kids.
@bikepedantic have you not seen my coffee machine? My kids love it. I did the same treatment on our old dishwasher and oven, and my wife didn’t like that as much as I did.