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Scions in genearl were marketed to young people and older demographics bought them. Older peopel buy more new cars than younger people anyhow, just due to having more buying power in general.
Why would she care? If it's a good car and a good match for what you want to do, why care what other people buy similar models?
may be because there are many, many other good cars without that "stigma"
The original poster that spurred on the subsequent back and forth was referring to a well known "myth/urban legend/meme, whatever you want to call it. Namely that "lesbians drive Subaru Foresters", I'm sure there's plenty or reasons this rumor came about, including Subarus gay oriented adverts.
Whether it's rooted in reality or not, the OP make a comment about a preference he'd heard about, that's it. If anyones wife then chooses not to purchase a car of that brand, for whatever reason, is their right, whether you agree with it or not.
The topic of Subarus and LGBT connection has been thoroughly commented on and does not need any further posts. Any post on the topic will be deleted.
Mini's. I think BMW really wanted it to be a retro hot hatch but it evolved into a chick car and now the "fun" car for retired old men. Although my younger cousin loved his JCW spec Mini he wouldn't get one again because he considers it lame for a late 20's career guy.
Jeeps are a big one; they were originally marketed to farmers, construction workers, prospectors, hunters and the like; people who needed a tool, not a toy... but they ended up being toys for weekend play instead.
The Chrysler 300 is another one that comes to mind; it was supposed to be a "gangsta" type ride for younger people who like that kind of thing, but it is just as likely to have a retired old lady behind the wheel.
Hummers too; the H1 were first advertised for more "industrial" uses and hardcore 4/wheelers, but the Hollywood jet-set snapped them up as status symbols instead.
Jeeps are a big one; they were originally marketed to farmers, construction workers, prospectors, hunters and the like; people who needed a tool, not a toy... but they ended up being toys for weekend play instead.
The Chrysler 300 is another one that comes to mind; it was supposed to be a "gangsta" type ride for younger people who like that kind of thing, but it is just as likely to have a retired old lady behind the wheel.
Hummers too; the H1 were first advertised for more "industrial" uses and hardcore 4/wheelers, but the Hollywood jet-set snapped them up as status symbols instead.
Part of the reason that hollywood jet setters could buy them is because one of there own, Arnold Schwarzenegger convinced AM General to produce the Humvee for the civilian population. In 1992 he bought the first unit sold. In 1999 AM General sold the rights to the Hummer brand to GM. Before that time the Hummer didn't exist as a product that anyone could buy.
Hummers too; the H1 were first advertised for more "industrial" uses and hardcore 4/wheelers, but the Hollywood jet-set snapped them up as status symbols instead.
It couldn't be because the H1s were 80, 90, 100k+
Any expensive SUV is going to go to the well heeled first. Cheaper SUVs still usually end up as MallRunners instead of their intended use. But you can find people using them for what they are made for, even the H1s, if you search.
Out of all that's been talked about only one post has really hit the nail on the head, and that's the Scion xB mentioned on the 1st page. Then 2nd gen model is primarily being sold to the elderly, where as the whole brand is younth oriented. I honestly can't think of a better example.
Out of all that's been talked about only one post has really hit the nail on the head, and that's the Scion xB mentioned on the 1st page. Then 2nd gen model is primarily being sold to the elderly, where as the whole brand is younth oriented. I honestly can't think of a better example.
I can agree with you there. Scion was heavily marketed and designed as a youth brand. The xB now has an average buyer age of 49 compared to Toyota's overall 54 and Scion's 39, which is heavily skewed by all those xB buyers and loss of the tC, which had an average age in the mid-20's, exactly the market Scion was going after.
I hear the Dodge/Chrysler Neon had a typical driver age of 20 or something in the US, in the UK it was around 70
I also think the Jeep Wrangler was a gay icon for a while in England after gay characters in some TV programs drove them back in the 90s.
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