The Girls Cars Thread

Quint

If you're a man, and drive one of these, maybe you should think of changing it. Or go to Thailand for the whole transformation, heard their doctors are the best in the world at that type of surgery.

Don't think anyone could argue with the Beetle. Do you drive the same car as Barbie? What type of flowers do you keep in the vase?


The MX5, the hairdressers Porsche. Yes, we know it's the best selling sports car in the world. Correction. Best selling girls sports car.



The Mini is a BMW. A BMW especially designed for your wife.



The Hyundai Santa Fe, made for 35 year blonde soccer moms who want a Range Rover but can't afford it.



The Mercedes A Class. No man would buy one of these. Would a man call his car a "Baby Benz"?




I would include anything made by Daihatsu (what man actually decides to go out and buy a nice Daihatsu) Kia and Daewoo.

Anything else that should be added so that would be male buyers should steer clear of?

colm_mcm

What exactly is the point of all this?

Quint

I'm sensing Colm drives a girls car! Is it the Beetle?

KTRIC

I drive a 8.5 lt V8 Camero , a good mans car


Of course I'm not trying to prove anything with it , its just a handy run-around for doing the shopping and popping in and out of town.

Gran Hermano

OP lacking a certain something in the trouser department and struggling to
compensate by car purchase me thinks.........

Guess that's puberty for you.. fear not OP they'll drop soon and you'll have better
things to focus on than what others drive.

Owen

OP probably drives a Mondeo, or a C4. Something really sensible.

colm_mcm

I actually drive none of the above! I just think your comments on the MINI are a bit out of line though.
I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say, but, if you've actually driven a MINI, then you'll agree that there's nothing girly about the handling, or in the case of the Cooper S - the power delivery.
I'd be perfectly happy to drive a MINI, and I don't think I'd be bothered if guys with hang-ups were scared to buy one or slagged me off on a forum!

Owen

I've spent a week in the new Beetle, and it's basically a retrimmed Golf. Quite a nice Motor TBH! The MX-5 is renowned as having class leading handling, and loved by reviewers across the board, and the SantaFe is a Sales Rep mobile, not a Soccer Mom Mobile.

I think the OP is obviously trying hard to be cool, but has little knowledge of the actual markets these cars suit.

Quint

I drive a motorcycle, not a car. But it doens't matter, girls cars are still girls cars no matter what i drive. If I had a Kia Sportage it would still be a girls car! This thread could be valuable information for car buyers. Someone could be out there, about to buy that pink Barbie VW, and not realise it's a girls car.

Come on, more suggestions!

astraboy

I've heard people calling the 106 a girls car. The 106Gti is probably one of the best handling and most fun FWD cars you can buy, and I'd own one with pride!:)

Gran Hermano

Quint wrote:

Come on, more suggestions!

Take your stabilisers off?

colm_mcm

Quint wrote:

Come on, more suggestions!

Go to sleep.

Owen

Quint wrote:

I drive a motorcycle, not a car. But it doens't matter, girls cars are still girls cars no matter what i drive. If I had a Kia Sportage it would still be a girls car! This thread could be valuable information for car buyers. Someone could be out there, about to buy that pink Barbie VW, and not realise it's a girls car.

Come on, more suggestions!

What type of bike do you drive? I'm sure the bike drivers (Myself included) on this thread could find something to take the piss out of there. You do realise, that the reason all these cars are on the market, is because different people like different things? Someone who tries to be cool by slotting cars into categories only ends up with egg on their face.

BTW, just so as you know, VW don't make the Beetle in pink.

colm_mcm

In fact, I'm pretty sure VW don't sell the Beetle in pink in this country.

Quint

colm_mcm wrote:

I actually drive none of the above! I just think your comments on the MINI are a bit out of line though.
I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say, but, if you've actually driven a MINI, then you'll agree that there's nothing girly about the handling, or in the case of the Cooper S - the power delivery.
I'd be perfectly happy to drive a MINI, and I don't think I'd be bothered if guys with hang-ups were scared to buy one or slagged me off on a forum!

Funny, I had a discussion in the pub with a mate about girls cars and I defended the Mini. He told me to simply check out the drivers behind the wheel of them while driving around. Have seen 1 bloke driver out of about 40-50 minis! So it's now a girls car in my book

Owen

Well, there's an ill-informed response. I sell MINIs for a living Quint, and I sell to about 60% male drivers. And I have the polaroids of people receiving the keys to their new cars to prove it pinned to a wall next to my desk. That stereotype you're trying to push on us is only an Irish misconception. In the UK, MINI is pretty much a Male dominated market, as it is in the States, and is accepted as such. I'm sure btw, that Paddy Hopkirk, and Rauno Aaltonen would disagree with you too.

So cmon, what type of bike do you ride?

colm_mcm

Quint wrote:

Funny, I had a discussion in the pub with a mate about girls cars and I defended the Mini. He told me to simply check out the drivers behind the wheel of them while driving around. Have seen 1 bloke driver out of about 40-50 minis! So it's now a girls car in my book

So you're saying that 40-50 girls to every guy buys a MINI?. Ned, you got any thoughts on this "statistic" seeing as you sell them?

EDIT: Got there before me Ned!

Also in Ireland, Santa Fe ownership is more male than female thanks to commercial model.

Mitch Connor

have to say, i wouldn't mind owning a MX-5. especially in weather like we have been getting recently, a sun roof just doesn't cut it!

galwaytt

Quint wrote:

I drive a motorcycle, not a car. But it doens't matter,

...oh yes it does........around here, anyway.

We hairdresser's have a right to know

colm_mcm

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055083998&referrerid=&highlight=

just to give ye some idea of the level we're on!

If he does have a bike, it'll have stabilisers!

Quint

ned78 wrote:

What type of bike do you drive? I'm sure the bike drivers (Myself included) on this thread could find something to take the piss out of there. You do realise, that the reason all these cars are on the market, is because different people like different things? Someone who tries to be cool by slotting cars into categories only ends up with egg on their face.

BTW, just so as you know, VW don't make the Beetle in pink.

What difference does it make what bike I drive? I have an SP2 and an 1971 750 Honda. Lighten up for gods sake! And VW do make that Beetle, limited edition link

Owen

Brilliant Colm, you've obvious mined boards for quality posts, and come across a vein of pure gold. Comedy gold that is!

colm_mcm

with a post count of 16, I didn't have to dig too deep!

Owen

Quint wrote:

What difference does it make what bike I drive? I have an SP2 and an 1971 750 Honda. Lighten up for gods sake! And VW do make that Beetle, limited edition link

First of all, 13 cars does not equal a production model. So I stand by my statement that VW do not make a Beetle in pink.

And an SP2? Real sports V-Twins are made in Italy buddy! What's that you say? I'm generalising. I guess I'm just following your example.

Quint

ned78 wrote:

Well, there's an ill-informed response. I sell MINIs for a living Quint, and I sell to about 60% male drivers. And I have the polaroids of people receiving the keys to their new cars to prove it pinned to a wall next to my desk. That stereotype you're trying to push on us is only an Irish misconception. In the UK, MINI is pretty much a Male dominated market, as it is in the States, and is accepted as such. I'm sure btw, that Paddy Hopkirk, and Rauno Aaltonen would disagree with you too.

So cmon, what type of bike do you ride?

Fair enough but people buying the car and people driving is totally different. There is no way in hell there's 60% male drivers of minis. I'd bet you money if we walked around Dublin city for a week and looked at mini driver it wouldn't be even close to 60%.
Do it for a test, check out every mini you see, I filter past a lot of them in traffic. You're doing a good job selling them btw, there's a lot of them around.

Owen

Quint wrote:

Fair enough but people buying the car and people driving is totally different. There is no way in hell there's 60% male drivers of minis. I'd bet you money if we walked around Dublin city for a week and looked at mini driver it wouldn't be even close to 60%.

To be fair Quint, we live at opposite ends of the Country. But you head off the the UK some day, and tell me how many men you see driving MINIs. Better still go to either miniclub.ie, or mini2.com, or motoringfile.com - all MINI sites, all dominated by males.

Besides, the thread is not just about MINIs. It's about different people wanting different cars. Choice is a great thing Quint, some people are happy with v8 Mustangs, and some people are happy with VW Lupos. To each their own.

colm_mcm

You're not American by any chance Quint are you? I mean I've never heard anyone calling a Mercedes A-Class a "Baby Benz", Sh***box is the preferred term around here.

Quint

ned78 wrote:

And an SP2? Real sports V-Twins are made in Italy buddy!

Mine can drive more than 5 miles without breaking down.

Owen

colm_mcm wrote:

Sh***box is the preferred term around here.

Ah jesus Colm, now I've coffee all over my keyboard for laughing so hard.

Owen

Quint wrote:

Mine can drive more than 5 miles without breaking down.

Touché! Mine's playing hide the Neutral at the moment.

Quint

colm_mcm wrote:

You're not American by any chance Quint are you? I mean I've never heard anyone calling a Mercedes A-Class a "Baby Benz", Sh***box is the preferred term around here.

I didn't even know they were called that till i looked for a picture half an hour ago. http://www.baby-benz.com/portal/

Would an american have a thread asking if "your ma" was still a legitimate slag? Surely i would have said "your momma" or something like that.

Quint

What do you drive ned? You sell mini's and drive a v-twin sports bike? Do you fight crime at night too!

colm_mcm

Quint wrote:

Would an american have a thread asking if "your ma" was still a legitimate slag? Surely i would have said "your momma" or something like that.

I don't like to stereotype

Owen

Ducati 916 bip at the mo, but have had 2 Blackbirds, CBR6, SRX4, Aprilia RS125.

copacetic

ned78 wrote:

To be fair Quint, we live at opposite ends of the Country. But you head off the the UK some day, and tell me how many men you see driving MINIs. Better still go to either miniclub.ie, or mini2.com, or motoringfile.com - all MINI sites, all dominated by males.

Besides, the thread is not just about MINIs. It's about different people wanting different cars. Choice is a great thing Quint, some people are happy with v8 Mustangs, and some people are happy with VW Lupos. To each their own.

have to agree with quint on the amount of women mini drivers around dublin. I see piles of them every day, very few guys driving them. 60% men driving them is just not possible in my opinon. I'd say only 1 in 10 minis I see every day are driven by men. There are 4 in the development I'm in all driven by women and about 10 in work all by women too. However most smallish 'premium' cars are the same.

as for the websites being dominated by males? you are having a laugh! of course they are dominated by men, they're feckin car nerd websites!
you may as well say boards is 80%+ male therefore the population of ireland must therefore be 80% male.

colm_mcm

surely a MINI salesman would have a grasp on the statistics?

Owen

Ah no, I'm making it all up as I go along. Us Salesmen are like that. Completely untrustworthy.

And anyway, this thread is about other cars too!!

colm_mcm

Yeah, the other cars. My friend works in a Hyundai garage, and he reckons a lot of guys buy the Santa Fe, especially the commercial version. Does the OP want to clarify if his comments are based on his experience of the Irish market, or a more broad observation?

Quint

copacetic wrote:

have to agree with quint on the amount of women mini drivers around dublin. I see piles of them every day, very few guys driving them. 60% men driving them is just not possible in my opinon. I'd say only 1 in 10 minis I see every day are driven by men. There are 4 in the development I'm in all driven by women and about 10 in work all by women too. However most smallish 'premium' cars are the same.

as for the websites being dominated by males? you are having a laugh! of course they are dominated by men, they're feckin car nerd websites!
you may as well say boards is 80%+ male therefore the population of ireland must therefore be 80% male.

Yay some support! Obviously a lot of men buying them for daughters/wives. Seriously though, I've actually been looking out for mini drivers (after that pub conversation) and can honestly say they're overwhelmingly female - around Dublin anyway.
Nice few bikes over the years, have you taken a spin on an SP2? Never on a Ducati, so I can't compare. Like the idea of a big sports v twin, and honda combination.

Owen

Drove the SP1, not the 2. By all acounts the 2 sorts out the snatchy fuel injection at low revs that the 1 was plagued from. Always had a soft spot for the SP's after watching Joey at the 2000 IOM TT.

Quint

colm_mcm wrote:

Yeah, the other cars. My friend works in a Hyundai garage, and he reckons a lot of guys buy the Santa Fe, especially the commercial version. Does the OP want to clarify if his comments are based on his experience of the Irish market, or a more broad observation?

No arguing with that. Scientificly prooven! Colm, does this "friend" really exist? This thread is a bit of fun, not to be taken too seriously, no need to make up friends to try and proove a point! For the record, I stand by my original Santa Fe comments. Girls car.

Wishbone Ash

Things must be slack tonight - 40 posts in just over an hour on this thread! :eek:

Quint

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Things must be slack tonight - 40 posts in just over an hour on this thread! :eek:

A lot busier than the Election 2007 room. Girls cars is a much more important issue

poptart007

I'm a lady and drive an old mini (racing green, white roof and stripes) and let me tell u tis no girl car!! Speedy little beauty she is - my pride and joy )

Owen

You should say hello on the forum in my Sig Poptart. British Racing Green is a great colour for a classic Mini too!

quarryman

guys, lighten up. This is actually pretty entertaining.

I'd agree about all the cars mentioned. Minis seem to be occupied more by women drivers than men. The MX-5, not so much but it still has that girly image.

Punto is another one i reckon. Though i used to own one, bought it from a girl and sold it to a girl and i see girls driving them more than say a Civic or 306.

Almera?

Actually the car park in work is shared with a bank on the 1st foor and its almost all women working there. Car park is FULL of puntos, almeras and 316s....

The tax man

poptart007 wrote:

I'm a lady and drive an old mini (racing green, white roof and stripes) and let me tell u tis no girl car!! Speedy little beauty she is - my pride and joy )

As a former Mini(old one) owner I can only agree with poptart. Drivers car, no matter what the sex. New Mini......meh.:(

RoundyMooney

New mini is a fabulous car, although not for the purists admittedly.

Ned78 has the easiest job in Ireland, in that the cars sell themselves

Old mini=unmitigated fun, but you'd want to keep it in a bubble as they dissolve in water faster than a Bisodol.

astraboy

Pug 206CC. Its a 206. Ok so far. There is even a decent gti version. But chop off the roof and it turns into a compete girls car, or a car for puffs!:D No man will ever look cool in one. A mini Cooper S on the other hand, has either a supercharger or turbo under the bonnet depending on the year. It gets my vote in the cool stakes!:)

The tax man

RoundyMooney wrote:

Old mini=unmitigated fun, but you'd want to keep it in a bubble as they dissolve in water faster than a Bisodol.

That's why I cry when I see one of the cleanest examples of an old style Mini kept in the open beside the seaside. It'll just turn to dust if kept in it's location. So if you live on the Dublin rd. in Sutton and own a green Mini, do the right thing and protect your lovely car.;)

junkyard

I have to admit I always check out MINI drivers and the majority of the time they're driven by women and I actually feel disappointed when I see a man driving one (sorry ned:o )