Stereotypes of cars

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Anonymous wrote:Sooo what do you consider a cool or "good" car for someone to drive??

I think the cool drivers are the ones that chose the most practical option for their situations. Cool people know a car is just a car.

+1 My next car will be a Camry. Safe, reliable, lots of nice features, lasts forever, and very well priced. (Plus, their 2018s look pretty nice.)

I am one cool chickadee!

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Anonymous wrote:I'll play. We moved here from Ohio a few months ago, accompanied by our much-loved 2015 Buick Enclave. And ever few weeks, I get a very nice compliment along the lines of, "Oh, I love your car! Did you guys move here from the Midwest?" ? Yup. And we even bought it with the GM friends and family discount. But I don't care. My car is awesome.

Haaaa this is so funny to me. I once worked with a guy from wisconsin. He drove an old American sedan. He would always comment at how shocking it was to him that no one drives American cars here. We don't because they are junk. Japanese will last for 20 years. You see a 10 year old American sedan, and it's likely a meth head drivig it.

Anyone driving a 10-20 year old car is piss broke.

Or a multi millionaire posting on DCUM.

My car is 17 years old and I have a net worth of $1 million plus. Maybe it's because I'm smart with money and don't throw it away on a new car every few years.

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Ford Escape= "I bought American 'cause i love 'Murica. Excuse me while I call my mechanic for the 13th recall since I bought this POS"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sooo what do you consider a cool or "good" car for someone to drive??

I think the cool drivers are the ones that chose the most practical option for their situations. Cool people know a car is just a car.

+1 My next car will be a Camry. Safe, reliable, lots of nice features, lasts forever, and very well priced. (Plus, their 2018s look pretty nice.)

I am one cool chickadee!

I've gone that route in the past (my last car was a Camry), but now I spend 2 hours a day in my car. Why shouldn't that be in something that is fun to drive? For me, that means: stick shift, good sound system, moon roof, decently zippy handling. Upgrading my car changed my commute from barely tolerable to comfortable and enjoyable. It has nothing to do with looking cool.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll play. We moved here from Ohio a few months ago, accompanied by our much-loved 2015 Buick Enclave. And ever few weeks, I get a very nice compliment along the lines of, "Oh, I love your car! Did you guys move here from the Midwest?" ? Yup. And we even bought it with the GM friends and family discount. But I don't care. My car is awesome.

Haaaa this is so funny to me. I once worked with a guy from wisconsin. He drove an old American sedan. He would always comment at how shocking it was to him that no one drives American cars here. We don't because they are junk. Japanese will last for 20 years. You see a 10 year old American sedan, and it's likely a meth head drivig it.

I have a Chrysler 300 John Varvatos edition. Totally love.

Walter drove a 300 for a few episodes of Breaking Bad. So maybe not so off on the meth thing.

Chrysler 300 and 300 are known to be for people who have awful credit. Are you paying 15% interest?

Didn't get that memo. All cash buyer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sooo what do you consider a cool or "good" car for someone to drive??

I think the cool drivers are the ones that chose the most practical option for their situations. Cool people know a car is just a car.

+1 My next car will be a Camry. Safe, reliable, lots of nice features, lasts forever, and very well priced. (Plus, their 2018s look pretty nice.)

I am one cool chickadee!

I've gone that route in the past (my last car was a Camry), but now I spend 2 hours a day in my car. Why shouldn't that be in something that is fun to drive? For me, that means: stick shift, good sound system, moon roof, decently zippy handling. Upgrading my car changed my commute from barely tolerable to comfortable and enjoyable. It has nothing to do with looking cool.

PP who's planning to buy a Camry here: if you want something cool to drive (I don't even know how to drive a stick) and spend a lot of time in your car, have at it. It all depends on what you're looking for in a car. I'm in a 4-person carpool and drive only about 6000 miles a year, and all I want is a safe, reliable, comfortable way to get from Point A to Point B. A Camry fits the bill.

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Anonymous wrote:Haven't any of you ever meet a nice BMW driver?

No.

we live in the boston suburbs-most asians seem to drive BMW and/or Honda-usually one of each. I have two close Asian friends-one Korean and one Chinese and we laugh about it a lot...not that I have anything to brag about. I drive a Sienna.

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Anonymous wrote:Not that this matters, but I'm tired of the lesbian Subaru thing. Subarus are ubiquitous. They're driven by moms and dads, everyone in Colorado, anyone who wants to feel outdoorsy, and apparently lesbians.

I mean, the whole thread is stupid, obviously, but for some reason I find that one particularly grating. I think it's because I picture the same poster making the comment every time she sees the word Subaru.

Except it's actually quite true. I drive a Subaru (married with kids) but I am actually more of fan since reading this. They were the first to market to lesbians and it was a very conscious choice:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/how-subarus-came-to-be-seen-as-cars-for-lesbians/488042/

It honestly is a fairly true stereotype on the east coast. It's a little different in, say, Portland, OR where they are also super-popular with the 30 year old male programmer who likes the outdoors. Colorado may be more like Portland than it is like the east coast.

Tons of Subaru Outbacks where I live. I thought they were hippie mom cars. Lesbian is a step up and makes me feel cooler! I take that as a compliment.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not that this matters, but I'm tired of the lesbian Subaru thing. Subarus are ubiquitous. They're driven by moms and dads, everyone in Colorado, anyone who wants to feel outdoorsy, and apparently lesbians.

I mean, the whole thread is stupid, obviously, but for some reason I find that one particularly grating. I think it's because I picture the same poster making the comment every time she sees the word Subaru.

Except it's actually quite true. I drive a Subaru (married with kids) but I am actually more of fan since reading this. They were the first to market to lesbians and it was a very conscious choice:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/how-subarus-came-to-be-seen-as-cars-for-lesbians/488042/

It honestly is a fairly true stereotype on the east coast. It's a little different in, say, Portland, OR where they are also super-popular with the 30 year old male programmer who likes the outdoors. Colorado may be more like Portland than it is like the east coast.

Tons of Subaru Outbacks where I live. I thought they were hippie mom cars. Lesbian is a step up and makes me feel cooler! I take that as a compliment.

It's a N. Arlington mom car. Lee Harrison shopping center sometimes looks like a Subaru dealership.