A "Chick Car"?

[libbygurl]

What makes a "chick car"?

Male respondents--would you mind driving such a vehicle? Does it lessen your manhood?

[progmom]

1. I used to drive a Cabriolet

Definitely a chick car. I called her "Buffy the Cheerleadermobile".

[libbygurl]

5. Hah! I still drive one, love every minute I'm behind the wheel!

Nice to meet a fellow Cabrio lover! Ever since Stephanie Zimbalist tooled around town in that white Cabriolet on TV's "Remington Steele", I'd always lusted after one for myself.

[progmom]

12. Oh dear - I traded the Cabriolet in for a

PT Cruiser. I am a chick car girl, aren't I?

:scared:

[libbygurl]

14. A preponderance of evidence supports that conclusion!

(I think I'm sorta guilty, too!)

:hi:

[Placebo]

2. Anything made by Honda.

Honda = Chick's Car

[libbygurl]

7. Well, in fact I used to drive a Honda before I switched to a VW! nt

[Placebo]

10. There ya go!

I hereby extrapolate that 1 example which proves my theory correct, means that every example from here on out can only back up my belief.

[Sandpiper]

3. The modern Ford Mustang

total muffin sports car.

[libbygurl]

8. No kidding! Always thought the Mustang was a macho car! nt

[Jack Schitt]

4. The PT Cruiser

and no, I would never be caught driving one of those.

[libbygurl]

6. Hee-hee! nt

[Ready4Change]

9. I voted Honda Element.

As I only know of women who like it. They think it looks like it has lots of interior room, and like that it is, essentially, a CRV, which has a good mechanical reputation.

Of course, I may be saying this because, as a guy, I'm defending my ownership of a Miata. ;)

[libbygurl]

11. Yeah, my SO likes the Miata--it's the sexy curves, perhaps? nt

[Ready4Change]

18. Nothings sexier than something that handles well.

And my Miata, well....

...Dang! Now I gotta go driving again.

[libbygurl]

19. Uhm...be gentle now...

:P

[radwriter0555]

37. I have a '96 black on black miata, the LP sez "WWWWEEE"

which just says it ALL about that car.

WAY too much fun to drive! I'm even checking into transporting it to italy with me, I love it so much!

[jobycom]

13. Pink Cadillacs with feather dash board covers? nt/

[libbygurl]

16. At least a Mary Kay automobile? nt

[miss_kitty]

15. when I see a guy driving a Miata

I think "How nice of his girlfriend, to lend him her car. I hope he doesn't fuck up the clutch."

[libbygurl]

17. Heh...

:evilgrin:

[imenja]

20. No self respecting progressive would drive a Hummer

male or female. They are disgusting gas guzzlers. I don't see how a person can oppose the war in Iraq while they are using 50% of that country's oil exports every week.

[libbygurl]

21. Agree. Frankly, I get sick to my stomach when I see them on the road.

And you know that there's a new monster coming that's even bigger than the Hummer, soon to make its debut in the USA...

[Hobarticus]

39. I want to get a bumper sticker...

'How many dead Marines did it take to fill your tank?"

[Carla in Ca]

22. I drive a '57 Chevy 210 Post, 350, 4 on the floor streetrod

n/t

[libbygurl]

30. Wow! A unique one there! nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Is a mini-cooper a chick car?

[imenja]

24. Click and Clack say no

They are the experts on all things automotive. But I'm a chick and I love mini-coopers. I badly want a yellow one with a white roof.

[libbygurl]

28. Ooh, sorry, forgot the Mini-Cooper! Agree with the Tappet Brothers.

They're terribly cute, but also suggest a racing pedigree. Dunno, maybe that's why.

[Wapsie B]

41. Mini-Coopers?

Who makes those?

[libbygurl]

45. Originally British (Ford now makes 'em? Dunno), the new

Mini-Cooper is a modern, updated, speedier and safer version of the Austin Mini from the '60s, I think. Cute but also sturdy!

[miss_kitty]

51. BMW makes 'em

[libbygurl]

57. Ahh! Thanks for the info. nt

[donheld]

25. Absolutely insane

I know i'm just a gay guy but the only one i would have a problem with is the hummer and that's not because it's a "Chick car" but because i think it's an idiot car.

[libbygurl]

26. Hah, no I feel the same way about the Hummer. It certainly isn't a

"chick car" but I guess some people disagree!

[RivetJoint]

27. ANY Saturn is a "chick car"

[libbygurl]

29. Ehh, nah, too bland really. Ya don't care for 'em then?

They handle much better than the average US car, methinks, but are otherwise ordinary-looking.

[RivetJoint]

31. A car does not have to be cute

to be a chick car...chick cars, to me, are also cars that no guy should be caught driving (e.g., a Saturn).

[American Tragedy]

38. Do you remember those Saturn commercials a few years ago?

Their embarrassingly mushy ad campaign in the 90s was virtually enough to guarantee that I would never consider getting one. I hope I wasn't the only one who was appalled.

[hippiechick]

32. 1975 Triumph TR-6 :-)

:hippie:

[RivetJoint]

33. That;s just a COOL car Period!

[libbygurl]

34. That IS a cool one! nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

35. Dodge Stealth. My husband swears that only strippers and exotic

dancers drive them. :hi:

[libbygurl]

44. Interesting observation! Guys--you hear that? nt

[TX-RAT]

36. The 50+ year old chick i married

Just recently bought a 04 Pontiac GTO, she looks great in it.
She just won't let me drive it.

[libbygurl]

47. A little charm and lots of flattery will get you everywhere...and

everything....

[TX-RAT]

53. She's wise to all my tricks.

[Socialist Dem]

40. The 55 - 56 Dodge "La Femme"

From the Brochure:

By appointment to her majesty...the American woman!"

"Never a car more distinctively feminine than La Femme...first fine car created exclusively for women! In this superbly designed car, Dodge brings together luxurious, delicately-toned interiors and ultra-fashionable appointments...every sophisticated touch your heart could desire! Here is, truly, the ultimate in fine motoring."

Came with a rain-cape, umbrella, and hand bag that matched the interior of the car.

Naturally women saw right through the marketing campaign, and men wouldn't be caught dead driving one, so the "La Femme" died a quick and much deserved demise.

[libbygurl]

48. Hoo! Funny that they thought about this "chick car" marketing

so blatantly before. I don't think the Cabrio is intentionally sold to appeal to women, but for some reason, women love it!

[XNASA]

42. It's odd that the three leading vote getters are so not chick cars.

At least from my POV. (BTW, I voted Beetle).

A Cabriolet is a great car for people who want a solid but compact convertible.

The Miata is a car known for it's racing heritage. I'd drive a Miata in a second, but only if it had a manual transmission.

And a Hummer? I don't get that at all. I don't think I've ever seen a woman behind the wheel of one of those.

[libbygurl]

43. The Cabrio-definitely a chick car! About 75% of buyers are WOMEN!

(That includes me!)

Yeah, the Hummer puzzles me. That is so Ahnold-macho-type, and it might just be some jokester votes up there.

The Miata strikes me more as one for the GUYS (as my SO likes it).

[XNASA]

54. It may be that 75% of the people who buy Cabrio's are women....

But that still doesn't make it a chick car. Does it? Is there something inherently 'chickish' about that car? I dunno.

There's no other compact convertible on the market that seats 4 is there? If that's what you're looking for, that's what you have to buy.

My idea of a chick car is a small Saturn, or a Corolla. At least, that's what I see most women driving around here.

And whatever kind of car it is, it must be an automatic. Very few women drive manual transmissions anymore. Gee, there only a few of us guys who prefer to drive a stick nowadays.

:shrug:

[pagerbear]

46. Heard something on NPR recently

...about how cars are marketed to women and men. I think the story was about a Mercedes model--they were going to change the marketing so that it would appeal more to men. If a car appeals more to men, they can always count on women buying them, but not so the other way around.

[libbygurl]

49. I think the marketing directed at women smacks of condescension,

hence the negative effect of such ads.

[NamVetsWeeLass]

50. I vote for the Ultimate Chick Car...

a 1970 triple black Hemi Cuda. LOL sorry to any of you environmentalists out there, can't help it... I was brought home from the Hospital in a 68 GTX... I like Horses under the hood. Mopar does it for me.

[flvegan]

52. Actually, environmentally speaking

Certainly not on the mpg front, but on the emissions front, most 1970 Hemi Cudas (or any Hemi or top dawg car from those days...429 Stangs, Shelby, Vette, Z-28, GTOetc.) are kept in amazing condition and run cleaner than a lot of the poorly maintained cars on the road today.

[WilliamPitt]

55. I have never, ever, ever, ever seen a Cabriolet driven by anyone

other than blonde women.

Seriously. It's weird.

[libbygurl]

56. Hah, that's cuz you ain't seen me in it yet! I'm not a blonde at all.

Stephanie Zimbalist (Remington Steele) wasn't one, either.