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I have a station wagon now. 2002 Ford Taurus SEL. Column Shift. Nothing feminine or masculine about it. Just a handy comfortable car. With excellent visibility.
Why did Miata become such a popular car with hairdressers? I always thought of it as a car for Weaboos for some reason to be honest.
You apparently don’t race cars. I’ve never seen a woman driving a Miata in my entire life. They’re huge at the track though.
Where do people get this idea from? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tor...-chick-car/amp
I believe the quoted is a true statement, based on comments from my pal the GM of a Porsche dealer plus a sales guy I've worked with on a couple deals past five years.
What I found interesting was the lady who paid $220K cash for a fully-loaded 911, 991.1 Turbo S Cabrio they had on the showroom floor awhile a year or two ago. It just looked more woman-friendly, I can't describe it better than that: some sort of PTS color like wasn't red, I think like a cream or similar, with gorgeous leather and as I said about every option. Sure enough, the GM said it sold to a female executive from (wherever) one day, just as he thought. He knows what he's doing, in terms of ordering interesting inventory. If she was VP or general manager at a major, that price was a rounding error on her yearly bonus anyway so who cares.
Since I don't drive crap mobiles, but do have a Toyota Tacoma X-Runner as a utilitarian sort of vehicle (though it looks like Darth Vader's weekend getaway truck, as tricked-out by me so far), I can only add one more to that I've quoted: the Ferrari California.
An "Entry Level" Ferrari that I've examined, they are less hard-edged than other offerings and arguably don't exude the same testosterone as, say, a 458 Italia or newer 488. Much less a 430 'Scud in black with gold accents and carbon fiber everywhere, the likes of which I've only seen once (and wish I could have bought, but could not come up with the payments for $180K used).
Californias can be all-blacked out and look a bit more-sinister, or white and other milder colors with friendlier aspect. I've seen both. White with tan interior looks, to me (and it is subjective, people!) more female-friendly. I don't know the Ferrari guys in Seattle well enough to garner their opinion. I myself may aim for a California in a few years if the gods continue to smile on me career wise: TBD, though, as that's quite splurge at my particular income level. I think they look the bomb in black w/tan interior.
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A number of mentions of the Mini Cooper, I always found it quite amusing to see big tough guys in big block Corvettes get dusted by original Minis on tight road courses.
"Chick car??"
What would you super-macho guys say about an elderly man who owns a Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins truck, 2 Kawasaki brute force atvs, a 32 foot motorhome, is a licensed Amateur Radio Operator...
and owns a PT Cruiser convertible.
Or, how about a middle-aged man who owns a Ram 2500 Cummins truck, a highly modified Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, a Vintage Honda 110, is also a licensed Amateur Radio Operator,
and owns a Suzuki Bergman 650
and owns a Jeep Grand Cherokee. IMO, there are no "chick cars". There are merely pseudo-macho "men", under testosterone overload, who feel the need to label things as "not macho" or "feminine".
LOL! As soon as I clicked on this thread, I started looking for the obligatory "I hate masculinity and testosterone" post.
Sheesh. Does everything have to offend somebody these days?
1. VW Beetle
2. Kia Soul
3. Ford Explorer
4. Honda Odyssey (2011 to present models only)
5. Toyota Corolla
6. Mini Cooper
7. Chrysler 300
8. Honda pilot(This one was debatable for me to include, but the 2016 to now model is definitely worth the mention though)
9. Jeep Grand Cherokee
10. Acura MDX
Honorable mentions
Honda CR-V
Chevy Malibu
Ford Edge
Honda Integra (debatable)
Toyota Camry
Scion XD
PT Cruiser
Nissan Sentra
Ford Escape
I had a lot of honorable mentions to get out there for sure, anyways. Time for your own lists I guess.
I don't think the Mini Cooper is a female car at all. It hails from Great Britain, where it's driven often by males. Only in America would it be thought of as female.
Ford Explorer is also not female, IMO. It's a family vehicle.
I would place the Honda CR-V at the top of the list. Definitely girly. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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