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I swear to god, each and any of my known folks - colleagues - friends - relatives - neighbors - the ones who are least interested in cars / driving dynamics - they all freaking drive Camry and or corolla.
One moron who drives a Camry hybrid - asked me if my car was a diesel - why? I'll tell you why. He was talking abt the C63. And to him anything with loud exhaust (it's stock) is diesel. Go figure. The guy is an engineer.
Another one, who also drives Camry says cars are just A-B utility and anyone who buys BMWs / MBs / sports cars with all the luxury in the rear seats and all that performance can't really use it anywhere. He says a thing with 200 hp or more is useless - because we don't need it.
I once showed him how power is utilized.
I wanted to punch him in the face. Repeatedly. With a blunt toothpick.
So anyhow coming back to your point.
Yes, I judge Camry / Corolla drivers. I judge them as folks who think of their cars as appliances - which s exactly what typical toyota product is known for appliance mobile.
I know a guy who's just like the Camry/Corolla drivers you speak of. His motto is "I make my car work for me, I dont work for my car". To him his car is just A - B transporation in order to run his business so that he can make money.
My wife thought I was poor when she first met me because I drove a minivan.(Company vehicle with no lettering) It was a positive as previously she had dated affluent guys with MBs and BMWs and they were self-absorbed jerks so a negative stereotype was created regarding automobile ownership.
I know a guy who's just like the Camry/Corolla drivers you speak of. His motto is "I make my car work for me, I dont work for my car". To him his car is just A - B transporation in order to run his business so that he can make money.
Nothing wrong with that either.
but the examples I posted were a li'l bit more than car =A-B, they were more like I am a clueless dumbass and basically refuse to wrap my head around an iota of mechanical common sense.
Pretty much if they drive any car (or truck) (aka "cager") in the summer time...it says I want security, protection, comfort and probably am not very alert on the road. Particularly if it's a Prius, which implies no knowledge or interest in cars or driving, but a desire to make a political statement.
Now, with regard to more interesting transportation (motorcycles)...
Harleys (or any cruisers) with gutted mufflers or straight pipes-"I'm an overaged kid that wants attention...look at me". Moreso if the chrome is freshly polished and it's parked in front of a bar.
Sport bikes, ridden by someone in shorts, flip flops, tank top and no helmet-I think I'm invincible and am on my way to being an organ doner.
Someone on an adventure bike that is spotless and parked in front of a Starbucks-poser.
Someone on an adventure bike or dual sport with full ATGATT and some fresh dirt on the bike, and stickers from countless destinations? Someone that actually likes to explore, looks for adventure and spends more time riding than polishing the chrome.
Pretty much if they drive any car (or truck) (aka "cager") in the summer time...it says I want security, protection, comfort and probably am not very alert on the road.
... When I see a Prius with a bike rack and a "War is Not the Answer" bumper sticker, I just assume they're a left wing nut job, because they usually are.
A published question to a newspaper Action Line in the San Francisco Bay Area:
"Hi. I have a new Prius, and have a question. When I park in the Whole Foods parking lot, there are so many Priuses with Obama bumper stickers that sometimes I can't figure out which car is mine. So here's my question. If I put a Romney bumper sticker on my Prius so it stands out, will that void the warranty?"
Pretty much if they drive any car (or truck) (aka "cager") in the summer time...it says I want security, protection, comfort and probably am not very alert on the road. Particularly if it's a Prius, which implies no knowledge or interest in cars or driving, but a desire to make a political statement.
Now, with regard to more interesting transportation (motorcycles)...
Harleys (or any cruisers) with gutted mufflers or straight pipes-"I'm an overaged kid that wants attention...look at me". Moreso if the chrome is freshly polished and it's parked in front of a bar.
Sport bikes, ridden by someone in shorts, flip flops, tank top and no helmet-I think I'm invincible and am on my way to being an organ doner.
Someone on an adventure bike that is spotless and parked in front of a Starbucks-poser.
Someone on an adventure bike or dual sport with full ATGATT and some fresh dirt on the bike, and stickers from countless destinations? Someone that actually likes to explore, looks for adventure and spends more time riding than polishing the chrome.
Shorts and flip flops drive me nuts. I went down a couple years ago, full gear except armored pants. Had some good rash on my knees and banged up my kneecap, otherwise fine. I see these guys riding around shorts and a wife beater with their girl on the back in booty shorts and a cami with flip flops and the only thing I think is, dude, it's gonna be a ***** when you eat the pavement. In KS...saw that plus neither one of them was wearing a helmet. I'm surprised the mortician wasn't following them around.
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