You Never Had Your Car

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You Never Had Your Car is a poprock band that was founded in January 2006, and is currently situated in Trondheim, Norway.

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The band's name is taken from a quote by Vin Diesel's character Dominic in the 2001 blockbuster The Fast and the Furious:

Dom: What are you smiling about?
Brian: Dude, I almost had you.
Dom: You almost had me? You never had me – You never had your car! Granny shiftin', not double-clutchin' like you should ... you're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake! You almost had me?

In addition, some fans claim that the name also has a deeper meaning than just being a plain movie quote. "You never had your car" might point to mankind not really owning whatever we claim as ours, or in a broader sense – things aren't really as they seem to us. The contradiction in the expression, it has been suggested, could also point to the band's varied and experimental not-as-expected music output. Yet others have, perhaps ironically, suggested that the name is an environmental statement, but this is not confirmed by the band and can hardly be concluded by its lyrics.