Chick Cars?

[PureAwesomeness]

Call my car a chick's car all you want, but I at least get hot girls to come up to talk to me out of the blue because of it.

They're short-sighted lesbians

 

[Jondot]

- Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible - See car above.

I think that's a fairly insulting suggestion to both women and human beings.

 

[Famine]

Even if the Cooper is a chick's car, I'm secure enough in myself to still drive it.

But that's only because you wear women's clothing in private.

 

[homeforsummer]

Not surprised the Miata has made an appearance. It definitely has "that image", but then once you delve into the realms of the people who actually own them (or if you take a drive in one), it's anything but.

Apart from anything, I can't see many girls being keen to drive one like mine any more. It's rattly, it has barely any equipment, it leaks a bit, it's noisy and when you're pottering about the engine is a little lumpy. And it goes sideways quite easily. My girlfriend likes that I have the car but I doubt she'd want to drive it (...if she could drive). Ditto my mum. Ditto any of my friends. The modern MX5? Perhaps a bit different. It's a modern car so fulfils modern requirements. Even the NB is significantly more refined than the NA.

At least with the girls I know, they'd much prefer something comfortable, quiet, safe, easy to drive... so apart from a few exceptions, those requirements are fulfilled by most European superminis, as the street outside my flat would testify, with most of the girls driving Renault Clios, Ford Fiestas, Nissan Micras and other small, inoffensive cars.

The MINI? Maybe it's different in the States but I see equally as many guys driving them in the UK as girls. They're a small, sports-orientated car with a massive options list and decent performance, and they aren't absolutely awful like the Vauxhall Corsa alternative that usually tempts young males. It's just about the perfect "young guy" car (in Europe) if you play it by pure statistics.

 

[Joey D]

The MINI? Maybe it's different in the States but I see equally as many guys driving them in the UK as girls. They're a small, sports-orientated car with a massive options list and decent performance, and they aren't absolutely awful like the Vauxhall Corsa alternative that usually tempts young males. It's just about the perfect "young guy" car (in Europe) if you play it by pure statistics.

A majority of the owners I run into are middle aged men that had a "I want to be a kid" moment. Younger guys like them but can't afford them because they are stupidly overpriced, even in the used market.

All the young people who drive them are like me, young guys with decent jobs fiddling with computers in some way or another. Yuppies I guess would be a good way to describe it.

 

[Danoff]

I think that's a fairly insulting suggestion to both women and human beings.

Women aren't human beings?

 

[eSZee]

A majority of the owners I run into are middle aged men that had a "I want to be a kid" moment. Younger guys like them but can't afford them because they are stupidly overpriced, even in the used market.

All the young people who drive them are like me, young guys with decent jobs fiddling with computers in some way or another. Yuppies I guess would be a good way to describe it.

I see many women driving Cooper S, but I've never seen a woman drive a standard cooper. It's funny cause the S badge is what makes the S much more tolerable.

 

[McLaren]

Do the math. $400 a month over four years is $19200. That kind of money doesn't buy you a brand new Audi A4. It might allow you to lease purchase one but there will surely be some final payment required if you want to keep it.

Re-read the part where I said grab, & nothing about buying one.

However, I'm pretty well positive that I could still get a new A4 for near that price w/ barely any money down from Boardwalk considering that they were ready to cut deals on the S4 models & match whatever BMW was offering folks.

 

[Famine]

Women aren't human beings?

They're alien to Jon.

Err, no offence, Jon, in your manly car of butchness.

 

[homeforsummer]

Women aren't human beings?

Most are. Some barely. Many aren't.

Though the same does apply to men too.

 

[eSZee]

Re-read the part where I said grab, & nothing about buying one.

However, I'm pretty well positive that I could still get a new A4 for near that price w/ barely any money down from Boardwalk considering that they were ready to cut deals on the S4 models & match whatever BMW was offering folks.

What is your definition of "barely any money down" and "near that price"? I don't see you getting an A4 for 30% under sticker.

 

[mustangGT90210]

'03-'04 Mustang Cobra

Make my day, how is this a chick car?

 

[mustangGT90210]

Hmm...

Power windows: chick car. Real men use a window crank.
Power door locks: chick car. You get the idea

A/C: Chick car. Real men roll down the window
GPS: Chick car. Real men don't use maps

My truck...

2 power windows, 3 manual windows
2 gas filler necks on the driver side
Power Windows/locks/brakes/steering
Fuel injection


So to be a real mans car here it basically has to be an old military spec jeep. Doors? Men don't fall out of the car. Blinkers? Real men use hand signals. Gas gauges? Real men are in-sync and know when they are low.


I could go on forever

 

[TheCracker]

-> ...

- Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible - See car above.

Mental illness doesn't discriminate between the sexes.

 

[astrosdude91]

Only chick cars have tires. Real men drive on the rims, because it creates sparks. And sparks look cool!

 

[McLaren]

What is your definition of "barely any money down" and "near that price"? I don't see you getting an A4 for 30% under sticker.

You don't, I do. The guy offering me the car is the same man who got me my last 2 BMWs at Classic; he knows my price range & the deal BMW is currently offering me to stay with them. This coupled with the fact that Boardwalk is offering good deals on A4s.

I'm not going to reveal my figures, though, b/c last time I did, some folks actually made a bit of a deal out of the money I was paying.

 

[Cano]

In Mexico, the only time I have seen a Mini driven by a girl was an all-black (wheels, trim, headlamps), lowered Mini S with an absolutelABSOLUTELY gorgeous blonde inside wearing sunglasses, taking an off ramp at quite the speed. Did not get a picture even though I had the camera in hand and ready because I was drooling too much.

Oh, and another time, a lady in her mid-50s accompained by her very hot young daughter, in a red and white Cooper S. all the other times it has been guys driving around.

So, who in heck cares if they are chick cars if they are going to contain such stuff?

 

[niky]

My working truck is probably as manly as it gets... two seats, no power windows... no AC... no airbags... no ABS... no crash structure... no electronics... no power. Oh... right... there's a reason I drive the girly pastel blue hatchback.

Aside from the AC and comfortable seats, it just happens to have 300 foot pounds of torque...

Mental illness doesn't discriminate between the sexes.

 

[Philly]

I guess the GTI is pretty girly. All the girls think it's cute or something. And the whole automatic bit doesn't help matters at all.

 

[PureAwesomeness]

Re-read the part where I said grab, & nothing about buying one.

I could borrow my friend's A4 for nothing. Doesn't make it a cheap car though.

 

[eSZee]

You don't, I do. The guy offering me the car is the same man who got me my last 2 BMWs at Classic; he knows my price range & the deal BMW is currently offering me to stay with them. This coupled with the fact that Boardwalk is offering good deals on A4s.

I'm not going to reveal my figures, though, b/c last time I did, some folks actually made a bit of a deal out of the money I was paying.

Nothing you're saying sounds believable unless the dealer itself is barely profitable. I used to do fleet sales for a US auto maker and if we weren't that happy to sell thousands of cars at such discounts, I have a hard time believing a dealer would lose so much money just to keep one customer around. Then again, that would explain the dealer having to give cars away to stay above water or we're taking 3-5 year old cars coming off leases or fleets.
Just so that you don't take it the wrong way, I'm not calling you a liar.

 

[niky]

I guess the GTI is pretty girly. All the girls think it's cute or something. And the whole automatic bit doesn't help matters at all.

Should have gone with the tartan seats. Nothing is manlier than tartan cloth... except perhaps for the kilts they took them off of...

 

[nobuffalo]

My car currently reeks of White Castle, definitely not a chicks car.

 

[McLaren]

Nothing you're saying sounds believable unless the dealer itself is barely profitable. I used to do fleet sales for a US auto maker and if we weren't that happy to sell thousands of cars at such discounts, I have a hard time believing a dealer would lose so much money just to keep one customer around. Then again, that would explain the dealer having to give cars away to stay above water or we're taking 3-5 year old cars coming off leases or fleets.

Boardwalk is more than profitable enough if you know exactly how they do their business. Whatever deal they cut someone on a Audi or VW, they'll more than make up for it with one of the bigger, overpriced Audis or their Porsche showroom.

Again, I am not the only customer they are offering deals to. If they think they can cut you a deal, they'll do it. The A4 here, is currently being offered b/c Classic BMW is offering deals on 3 Series & Boardwalk is looking to steal sales.

As for my situation, Boardwalk never intended to offer me what they did. They didn't know that I had an offer from BMW to stay with them, & had it not been for the salesman having first hand knowledge of what that deal entitled & who I was, I would have never had gotten it. But since you seem to be looking for "the catch", the deal was merely for a base. The Premium Plus & Prestige packages were substantially more, i.e., the models were they would make their money off the A4.

I could borrow my friend's A4 for nothing. Doesn't make it a cheap car though.

The A4 is a cheap Audi in the sense that it is more than affordable unlike most of their lineup. Audi also looks to cut better deals on it than what Merc. or BMW will do with their entry level cars right now.

 

[Kylehnat]

I've heard horror stories about A4 repair bills, and Audi in general. My short list included the A5, but it was nixed because of Audi's $$$ reputation.

 

[McLaren]

I've heard horror stories about A4 repair bills, and Audi in general. My short list included the A5, but it was nixed because of Audi's $$$ reputation.

I'm sure their ridiculous labor fees help play a large role in that. 👎

 

[Danoff]

Real mens' cars don't have engines. Real men get 500 hp from their legs.

 

[oskierox]

This is the dumbest thread i've seen. There is no logic to it at all, just an allocation of random guesses you had that were obviously shot down lol

My RX8 has the filler on the passenger side. Now you may say this is a 'chick car' but in reality, my wife is scared to drive it - especially in the wet - as it is a typically skittish light, rwd car with a fair amount of HP. Surely you can't have a chick car that chicks are afraid to drive?

Filler cap on the passenger side? Do you have the 2004-2007 RX8? My 09 has it driver side haha so I assumed all the 8's had driver side

 

[Duke]

If it's on the driver's side, it's a guy car. If it's on the passenger side, it's a chick car and if it's under the rear license plate, then it can go both ways.

Any thoughts on this?

So, OK:

My 325i (with a stick and few options except the Sport package) is a chick car (in native Germany and the US) because the filler is on the right quarter.

My wife's TSX (loaded, with automatic trans and satnav) is a guy car in the US because it has the filler on the left, but a chick car in native Japan.

My daughter's bugeye Impreza wagon (no options, automatic trans) is a guy car despite being owned by an 18-year-old college girl.

My Grand Caravan is a guy car.

My Miata is a guy car.

My '67 LeMans is apparently bisexual.

Right, got it.

 

[Pupik]

hmm....I think my logic mostly works with American cars...

Divide Overflow Error: You have no logic.

Of course, I have a washing machine as a avatar, and a pink child's car seat in my car, so I can offer no valuable opinion on this subject matter.

What makes a car a chick car? A lot of things. Mostly brand and how it looks. But I have figured out a way to tell for certain whether a car is a chick car or a guy car: which side of the car the gas filling thingy is on. If it's on the driver's side, it's a guy car. If it's on the passenger side, it's a chick car and if it's under the rear license plate, then it can go both ways. But my reasoning is, the only reason why the gas fill thing would be on the passenger side is so that the man can get out and fill up the car for his wife or girlfriend or whatever, which means it's marketed to women, and thus, a chick car.

I don't know where you get your Kool-Aid from, but I ain't drinking it. Stay thirsty, my friend.