Car Stereotypes
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Car Stereotypes
I got this somewhere online, I found the statment regarding Lexus and BMW owners pretty funny and accurate, someone here should be creative enough to make one about the S2k, hope it's not a repost, enjoy.
[QUOTE]Car Stereotypes
Speaking of sport utes, we've all seen people go apoplectic at the sight of a Hummer, ascribing all sorts of nasty personality traits to the guy behind the wheel. You might say you're only mad because he's guzzling gas, but I'm not so sure. Plenty of SUVs, or sports cars for that matter, drink as much fuel, but get a free pass. It's the Hummer's commando styling and in-your-face attitude that gets a person's dander up.
During the Ford Explorer rollover scandal, G. Clotaire Rapaille, the French anthropologist and auto-industry marketing guru, asserted that SUV owners were more vain and self-absorbed, and less likely to be community-oriented. As psychology, Rapaille's thesis was carelessly overstated, of course. The charge that an SUV was proof of narcissism could be as easily applied to anyone who buys a Ferrari, a mansion or a designer handbag.
Most of us realize that car stereotypes are just that. Just because Mazda Miatas are sort of cute, and women like them, doesn't mean the guy who drives one isn't manly. More likely, he's secure enough in his masculinity to enjoy his little convertible.
Yet while it's wrong to generalize, it doesn't prevent us from trying. C'mon, admit it: When you see a pickup truck, or a Bentley, it's hard not to speculate about its driver. Especially after they've just cut you off.
So with tongue firmly in cheek, here are what some popular rides say about you:
Toyota Prius
We get it. You love the planet like a fat kid loves cake. Tell you what
[QUOTE]Car Stereotypes
Speaking of sport utes, we've all seen people go apoplectic at the sight of a Hummer, ascribing all sorts of nasty personality traits to the guy behind the wheel. You might say you're only mad because he's guzzling gas, but I'm not so sure. Plenty of SUVs, or sports cars for that matter, drink as much fuel, but get a free pass. It's the Hummer's commando styling and in-your-face attitude that gets a person's dander up.
During the Ford Explorer rollover scandal, G. Clotaire Rapaille, the French anthropologist and auto-industry marketing guru, asserted that SUV owners were more vain and self-absorbed, and less likely to be community-oriented. As psychology, Rapaille's thesis was carelessly overstated, of course. The charge that an SUV was proof of narcissism could be as easily applied to anyone who buys a Ferrari, a mansion or a designer handbag.
Most of us realize that car stereotypes are just that. Just because Mazda Miatas are sort of cute, and women like them, doesn't mean the guy who drives one isn't manly. More likely, he's secure enough in his masculinity to enjoy his little convertible.
Yet while it's wrong to generalize, it doesn't prevent us from trying. C'mon, admit it: When you see a pickup truck, or a Bentley, it's hard not to speculate about its driver. Especially after they've just cut you off.
So with tongue firmly in cheek, here are what some popular rides say about you:
Toyota Prius
We get it. You love the planet like a fat kid loves cake. Tell you what
@ porsche vs. vette owners
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S2000 buyer in 2000-2001-- I can't afford a z3 or boxter, so I'll get an s and say bang for buck alot.
S2000 buyer in 2004--- I am sick of/totalled/lease returned my a. Time for another.
S2000 buyer in 2007--- I can get it at invoice or less
Those were for new ones.
S2000 buyer in 2004--- I am sick of/totalled/lease returned my a. Time for another.
S2000 buyer in 2007--- I can get it at invoice or less
Those were for new ones.