Car meets across the US
About Cold Start
Car meets are the best part of the hobby, and half of them live in a Facebook post that disappears. Cold Start puts them in one place that is free for everyone.
What you can do
Find a meet
A list and a map of shows, cruises and cars-and-coffee near you, with the time, the place and what to expect.
Say you are going
One tap to RSVP, public or private. Organizers see roughly how big it will be.
Post your own
What, when and where, in about a minute. Repeating meets in one tap, and a skip-this-week button for rain.
Show your build
A garage for your cars, with your own photos and a build list, and a public page to share.
Clubs and routes
Find or start a club, and share a good drive with stops and a map. Your nav app still does the routing.
Convoys
Roll out together and follow each other on a live map, only while you choose to share. Off every visit until you switch it on.
How it works
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Look around
No account needed to browse everything.
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Sign in only to join in
An emailed link or Google. No passwords.
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Show up
Add it to your calendar and go. Cancelled meets say so.
Our promises
- Free for attendees and organizers. No trials, no premium tier, no paid badges.
- We never sell or share your data.
- Your data is yours: export it or delete your account any time.
- We only keep a coarse area, never your exact location. Live sharing is your choice, every time.
- Real people check what gets listed, and anyone can report a bad listing.
Built by a car person, shaped by the community
Cold Start started as a side project to stop missing good meets. It runs on free hosting, so it costs almost nothing to keep going, and it gets better when people use it and tell us what is wrong. Want to chip in anyway? Support Cold Start.