Stereotypes of cars

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Anonymous wrote:Are you living here in DC? Don't get anything huge. If you are wealthy stick with a tesla. If you are normal, stick with a hybrid or other high mileage car. If you have kids make it a subaru.

A tesla isn't practical if you need to drive long distances/only car (e.g. for road trips) as it has a range of about 300 miles. This was reaffirmed by seeing one out of juice on the should of 95.

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Anonymous wrote:I bought a Subaru recently, but not an Outback or Forester. Am I a lesbian or not?

If you bought a WRX or STI, you have too much testosterone. If you bought a legacy, you wanted a family sedan, and saw that it was a better value than an accord.

What about an Impreza Hatchback? Tell me my fortune

Someone told me Subarus were for lesbians but I don't particularly care, also I will never shut up about my AWD the 2 times a year we get significant snowfall.

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Minivans (when driven by white males): I'm oppressed and I'm going to make up for it by driving like an ass.

BMW: I'm an ass an I'm about to cut you off. How you like me now?

Subaru and Volvo station wagons: a woman is driving me and she is very, very careful. (Yes, she will stop just as the light turns yellow.)

Honda civic with spoiler and tinted windows (driver likely to be male and from Latin America)

Prius: hey don't mind my glacial acceleration/deceleration, I'm just checking out my efficiency gains

Porsche 911 convertible - midlife crisis

Car 2 go - woohoo, I'm driving a Mercedes! It's cute and fast. See??

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Anonymous wrote:Porsche Cayenne: I had to own something with a Porsche badge no matter what and couldn't be deterred by the fact that this car is absolutely hideous. Look at me, I have a Porsche!

Lincoln or Mercury SUV: I cannot afford a Range Rover

Kia: I am too cheap or stupid to buy a Honda or Toyota

Cadillac Escalade: I'm a pimp, a drug dealer, or a soccer mom who thinks four feet from the curb is a good parallel parking job

BMW X5: I'm a social climbing asshole who knows nothing about cars because I want to pay triple digit oil changes for an SUV that has the same sport and off-road capabilities as a UPS truck

Audi: I bought this car in hopes that its looks and cache could fool you into thinking I'm a good driver as I go 25 mph on a Beltway on-ramp

Buick/Oldsmobile: I am over 75 or inherited this thing from someone who was

Wow, you and I have very different perceptions of cars.

I thought she was right on.

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What are the stereotypes of RAV4 drivers? Generally seem to be good drivers. And millennials love them

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Anonymous wrote:Mini Cooper: cute, spunky, sporty, and always in style

LOL this has to be sarcasm. Hipsters trying to be cute, middle aged women trying to be cute, etc. This decade's "punch buggy" Volkswagen Beetle. This isn't England, you have no reason to be driving that hideous car. If we get in an accident, you stand no chance against my SUV. Also hideously uncomfortable to drive. I had the misfortune of having to drive one for a few hours and got it in pain. Ew

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Anonymous wrote:Are you living here in DC? Don't get anything huge. If you are wealthy stick with a tesla. If you are normal, stick with a hybrid or other high mileage car. If you have kids make it a subaru.

A tesla isn't practical if you need to drive long distances/only car (e.g. for road trips) as it has a range of about 300 miles. This was reaffirmed by seeing one out of juice on the should of 95.

Then that's their problem: there are plenty of superchargers around for Tesla owners to get where they need to go, and more being added all the time. Running out of juice is poor planning on the part of the driver.

-Waiting on our Model X delivery

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Op here. OK, so I have to decide between asshole, hipster, soccer mom, or lesbian?

I guess most technically I am soccer mom. But I think I'd rather be lesbian, for the purposes of car selection (or that one random night in college but that's a whole other thread). Ugh. I hate cars and driving.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. OK, so I have to decide between asshole, hipster, soccer mom, or lesbian?

I guess most technically I am soccer mom. But I think I'd rather be lesbian, for the purposes of car selection (or that one random night in college but that's a whole other thread). Ugh. I hate cars and driving.

No, you don't have decide. Your things do not define you, or at least they should if you're past the age of 14. Pick the car that best suits your needs, and don't drive it like an asshole. If a Subaru meets your needs, buy one and drive it.

Money no object and a garage? Tesla. My reality! Camry.

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Mazda 3? What do you think of someone driving that -- besides apparently "not a lesbian"? I always think young professionals -- often guys -- who want a "fast" car but won't splurge on a real performance car yet bc they drive 1-2 days/wk max, often city dwellers.

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Anonymous wrote:Mazda 3? What do you think of someone driving that -- besides apparently "not a lesbian"? I always think young professionals -- often guys -- who want a "fast" car but won't splurge on a real performance car yet bc they drive 1-2 days/wk max, often city dwellers.

My mom drives one because the Miata kept skidding on snow on New England. So that's what I think of.

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Anonymous wrote:Mom cars:
Honda Odessy
Toyota Sienna
Toyota Highlander

Mom car for mom who thinks she's too cool for a minivan:
Honda Pilot
Acura MDX

What about Acadias and Yukons

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I think minivan drivers drive like asses because they have 6 screaming kids in the car, not on purpose.

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So...what about a Hummer?

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Mercedes: old, foreign or both