chick cars that make others question your sexuality

[burntrice087]

ummm anyways ive been debating(too myself) about what car makes other people question your sexuality, heres a short list ive made...And if i offend anyone please reconsider because i do not mean to offend anyone...end disclaimer


1.Mini Cooper-Aight id admit these buggas are pretty nice even though there powered by a weak BMW I-4...The S models too,..However unless your over the age of 40 and or have a queer eye i consider most dudes who drive these non-straight

2.VW New Beetle-Cant be anymore of a chick car(flower dotted hubcaps anyone) I however do see the occasional male who i think has givin up on life.....Especially if its that nasty Lime green or that light yellow color (and if your a dude whos driving it) then its basically screaming flamer

3.VW Jetta-I dont know why most people think these are chick cars but when i used to have a Jetta i always got shit about being gay and its a chick car...yada yada yada....I do know alot of women who drive these "cute"(as my friend Amy says) German crafted automobiles and roughly i know about half a dozen straight as a 2*4 males who own these cars...They got a decent aftermarket and with a little bit of work can be a little less feminine

4.Toyota Celica-I again ponder why people claim these are chick cars....The GT-S models look pretty manly to me i mostly see women driving the not-so-powerful GT models(cant handle the power heh heh)..

[Osca777]

You forgot a mazda miata, no self respecting straight guy would drive one.

[mason_RsX]

definately mazda miata....even the they are real fun. I dont knw why ppl put jetta with a chick car, I personally really like the 1.8turbo or the vr6... as for other sexuality questioning cars the V6 stangs (after muscle car and before 05) really makes me wonder about the guy driving it...the only others I can think of are the fake SUV's like the rav4 or crv

[Andydg]

Originally Posted by mason_RsX

definately mazda miata....even the they are real fun. I dont knw why ppl put jetta with a chick car, I personally really like the 1.8turbo or the vr6... as for other sexuality questioning cars the V6 stangs (after muscle car and before 05) really makes me wonder about the guy driving it...the only others I can think of are the fake SUV's like the rav4 or crv

Oh Burn!!!

I was gonna say something like that.

[Reed]

um honda civic. pick a year, doesnt matter which

especially when they are lowered

[curtis73]

PT cruiser... definitely

Geo/chevy tracker or any of the mini SUVs with the exception of the samurai. If it lacks carpet and has real off road capability its exempt.

Tercel

Ford Escape... not sure why, its just so wimpy looking

Ford Ranger "splash"

BMW E30 convertible... even though I have one

Lexus SC430 convertible... such a chick car

any Jag or the Lincoln LS

Any fluffy big SUV with leather. How on earth can you be a man in a burly truck if it has five zone AC, leather, coffee cup warmer, and 400 other features that remove ALL manliness and ability from the vehicle's intended design????? If you're going to get a frou frou vehicle, at least get a town car. Don't get a 4x4 and then put Z-rated 24" tires on it. Jeesh, ya pansy. I've never understood men who "buy" their manhood by showing off how much money they have. Serious compensation issues.

I would say old VWs like type 2s and beetles, but for the most part they are men who are secure enough in their manhood that they can carry it off.

Anything pink, lavender, or lime green. See compensation comment above.

Anything that has a stereo that has a video of a dancing dolphin on the display. I don't care if you have a 1948 Willy's jeep with a 10" lift and 41" knobby tires, if it has a dancing dolphin, you're not a real man.

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by curtis73

any Jag

Any fluffy big SUV with leather. How on earth can you be a man in a burly truck if it has five zone AC, leather, coffee cup warmer, and 400 other features that remove ALL manliness and ability from the vehicle's intended design????? If you're going to get a frou frou vehicle, at least get a town car. Don't get a 4x4 and then put Z-rated 24" tires on it. Jeesh, ya pansy. I've never understood men who "buy" their manhood by showing off how much money they have. Serious compensation issues.



Anything pink, lavender, or lime green. See compensation comment above.

i fully agree with SUV i hate the "24 in rims the most offroading will see is at the mall" type

anlthough two coments the Jag XJ220 is not a girly car

also lime green is generally horendous but few cars can pul it off like the 71 hemi cuda - that is most certainly not a girly car.

[Osca777]

Big luxury suv's are chick cars? Most woman are afraid to drive these cars, and I seriously doubt some gay guy would drive one. I mean I agree about the fake little suvs, but an escalade, navigator, or hummer is a man's car. And don't start with the bs about having to compensate for something. You can't tell me a escalade xs500 ext(for 500hp) with a bad ass sound system, and reasonable 18" rims is a chick car? Afterall it has a bed, just like a pickup. And I doubt you would take a car like this off roading, that's why I like dirt bikes, it's a better feeling than you can get in any car. As far as jaguars go, it's just plain ignorant to label the whole brand as chick cars. Apperently you have never driven a XKE/XJS v12. Seems like your problem is more with expensive cars than feminine cars.

[DinanM3_S2]

VW Beetle: I can respect the Golf, GTi, and the Jetta GLI, but I just don't know why any man would buy the beetle.

PT Cruiser: Very popular when they first came out, now the only people who buy them are 40-50 year old women.

Audi TT: completely gutless for a "sports car" with that price tag

Miata: yes

Mazdaspeed Miata: no

V6 'Stangs and Camaros: i thought only 35 year old blond girls named Sherley bought cars like these...

Benz SL Class: some will disagree with me, but this just screams femininity to me. I think "CAR" magazine said it was a "futball players wife's car" or something to that effect. I just think that the 911, M5, Vipers, and cars like those are much more masculine.

[2strokebloke]

Hummer H2. A definate woman's car. It makes her feel safe and powerful, definately not a man's car (unless he's been castrated). In fact, all "luxury" SUVS are pretty darn girly (I mean come on - a "Utility" vehicle with heated leather seats?). No self respecting man would drive such a thing.

[Osca777]

I don't know what your idea of a masculine car is, but I tend to think big engine+lots of hp+big body+comfortable=masculine car. There are lots of negative comments you can make about the h2, but a chick car is not one of them. I have never seen a woman in one and many I know prefer small cars. It's a shame to see someone make up sht like this just because a car is popular and expensive. You probobly never even drove or been in one, and I bet you would jump at the chance if you could. I suppose you think a fiat 2-stroke is as manly as cars get?

[2strokebloke]

Maybe you forget that the H2 is marketed towards women! in fact the first TV spots for the H2 featured it being driven by a woman through a city. Regrettably, I know somebody who owns one, and if I had the choice between owning one or walking, I'd rather walk (I'd save money, and people wouldn't look at me & think "what a sucker")
I'd have to say I see more woman in "luxury SUVS" than men (here in Colorado, where off roading is pretty popular, men stick to real SUVs like Jeeps and old Toyota Land Cruisers).

[curtis73]

Yeah, gotta stick to my guns with the fluffy SUV thing. Its not a flame at all, they are great cars, but its a fine line between glorious excess and excessive glory.

I'm all about overkill. I know a guy who put a caddy 500 in a beetle ( http://www.wsu.edu/~426hemi/ ) That kinda stuff is just neat and fun in a fraternity kind of way. But once it leaves the unique and individual realm, it becomes a Canyonero. Click on my link below for the 1966 Bonneville and you'll see some serious overkill, but with responsibility.

I guess my problem with SUVs and fluff trucks is that you take a vehicle that has an ultimate purpose (historically) of being useful, then add more gas guzzleness (thats a real word by the way), add leather, slam it to the ground, put completely inappropriate rubber and wheels on it, and you have a vehicle that tries to emulate the comfort of a luxury car in exchange for removing much of its usefulness... and don't give me that crap about "I haul stuff with mine". The bottom line is that if you need a truck, buy a 3/4 ton TRUCK. If you buy a lightning with 22" wheels, I dare you to use it as a TRUCK and then not cry when you lay a couch on the fender. If you want a rich luxury cruiser to show off your money, buy a Mercedes boat or a Lincoln Town Car. Just because the SUV costs $10,000 more doesn't make it better. My dad has two 1-ton trucks. They both have leather because they don't hold caked-on dirt like cloth, but he uses them. One is a dedicated mountain logging crawler, and the other is a dedicated tow vehicle. He didn't put 24" 'rimzz' on it and he has E-rated rubber instead of 335/35WR24s. They are trucks, and yes, they cost $35,000, but that's because he needed a truck. And by the way, he made the environmentally, financially, and oil dependency wise choice of getting diesels in both.

A good example, In 95 my sister bought an S10 blazer with cloth seats and the vortec. For less money I bought a new 96 Impala SS. LT1 V8 instead of V6, Leather instead of cloth, handling instead of slop, 25 mpgs instead of 16, nearly 300 hp instead of 180, 13-seconds in the quarter instead of 16, resale value instead of cookie-cutter market share, and sooo much more interior room. She used her blazer to haul her kids. I think the SS would have been a better choice, but she fell for the marketing that said the SUV is a better choice for her safety. Grrrr. This is the same marketing that convinced us in 1982 that front wheel drive and unibodies were better than a frame and rear wheel drive. Double Grrrr.

I know its a matter of preference, but I hate it when they take a product that has no right being where it is, slapping leather and ass warmers on it and convincing the world that they need it.

I know I'll get flamed for this, but the true reasons for the SUV marketing push is this: Auto makers and government don't really mix so well. The original push for SUVs was to convince the public that they needed a high-consumption vehicle. Auto makers needed more time to meet CAFE standards and market pliability is something they can use to wedge the government to hold off on CAFE standards. If the public is lapping up gas guzzlers, you can't upset the market. That gives them more time to focus on the other vehicles. The public not only bought the marketing hook line and sinker, we swallowed it with a smile and asked for more. SUV prices shot through the roof and automakers haven't been happier. You think Daimler Benz was easy for Chrysler to buy? Heck no. SUV and truck sales have put them through the roof. GM owns Saab. Ford owns Jaguar. And I guarantee none of it would have happened without the SUV boom. I was a stockholder of four of those above six companies and in corporate sales for two of them. GM was on the brink of bankruptcy after a decade of Sunfires, Celebrities, and Cavaliers. They couldn't even afford to change their advertising for over 8 years.

I just can't think of ANY other reason than stature and social status to pay $10k more for a vehicle that can't excel at anything except drinking gasoline. (and maybe giving you a "commanding view of the road... jeesh) Almost nobody takes their $42,000 Expedition offroad, so why not spend it on something that rides nicely, handles better, is far more reliable, and is more rewarding to own? I just think that $40k can be spent much more wisely on a 7-series, Mercedes, or Lexus.

Or, buy an H2 which is just a $50k K2500 with a different body and ass warmers.

Yeah. Hummers, Expeditions, 'Burbs, and Durangos often are marketed with a mother and 2.5 kids at the grocery store. Chick car? Affirmative.

And my final quote: "SUVs are the Reality television of the automotive world. A scapegoat, band-aid fix that someone created as a brilliant marketing diversion, gladly accepted by the George H. Bush camp as a way of shifting the responsibility away from the true culpable parties, and all the big three had to do was tell us that we needed it. Just like reality TV, it costs half as much to make and makes twice as much as a script. I'm so happy to see Republican corporate America swimming in the profits of our stupidity." You can quote me on that shite right there.

Stepping off the soap box now.... but one last photo to drive the nail in my coffin:

[Osca777]

Really? Here in Chicago the h2 ads don't show the driver. There's one about a little kid racing in a box car one. It's pretty ironic if what you're saying is true, considering that the h2's offroad capabilities are way ahead of the jeep and land cruiser. (winch, locking differential, water foraging snorkel, tire inflation system, higher ground clearance, more power then most suvs, and many options I missed here.) While a new jeep v8 might be faster on a road, there is really nothing short of an h1 close to the h2's off road performance. Seems like a huge waste to market this for women. I really don't think gm would intentially market it like this, and I can't see why a woman would ever want one. I mean come on, next thing you'll say is that ford F350's are chick cars. The question here is would someone question your sexuality in a hummer. In my opinion, no. In a mazda miata, most definitely.

[curtis73]

Originally Posted by Osca777

It's pretty ironic if what you're saying is true, considering that the h2's offroad capabilities are way ahead of the jeep and land cruiser. (winch, locking differential, water foraging snorkel, tire inflation system, higher ground clearance, more power then most suvs, and many options I missed here.) While a new jeep v8 might be faster on a road, there is really nothing short of an h1 close to the h2's off road performance.

Ooh. Don't say this in the off-roading world. In the off-road circles, the H1 and SWB flat-fender jeeps are absolute kings followed very shortly by the land cruiser. There are about 15 more preferred steps between these and an H2 including any rover. An H2 is a suburban with a different body. Although its appearance puts up a good mirage, its attack angles, departure angles, long wheelbase, actual ground clearance, and lack of articulation make it surprisingly poor at off road maneuvers when compared to Jeeps and H1s. Still incredibly capable in all but extreme rock crawling, but not in the same class as the jeeps and other true off-roaders. A good indicator of off-road prowess is how much it sucks at 80 mph The H2 is better suited to the highways than Rubicon.

Honestly, I think if I won an H2 in a raffle, I'd sell it and buy a 67 GTO convertible but like I said before, to each their own and I'm just offering opinions.