Lads' cars vs Girls' cars

krinpit

Ever seen a car and think "Ah that's a nice car", only for some smart*rse to turn around and tell you "Yes, but it's a girls' car"?

So let's get a comprehensive list once and for all. And I'm not talking about serious "boy racer" cars here

Girls' Cars: Audi TT, Hyundai Coupe, New Mini
Lads' Cars:

brendansmith

Lads car = nissan skyline
Lasses car = Volkswagon golf

JimmyCrackCorn!

I give this thread a life expectancy of just 10 more posts.
Someone pass the popcorn.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Toyota Yaris for the ladies/grannies

copacetic

there isn't a car in existence that someone won't say is a 'girls car'

fullstop

JimmyCrackCorn! wrote: »

I give this thread a life expectancy of just 10 more posts.
Someone pass the popcorn.

*Passes popcorn*

SV

copacetic wrote: »

there isn't a car in existence that someone won't say is a 'girls car'

I'd like to see them say it about a 08 camaro.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Renault Clio is a bit of a ladies car...especially the V6

SV

Mazada Mx-5(all of em)
Toyota MRS
Ford Street Ka
Suzuki Cappucino
smart Car ( all of em)
bmw z3


all of which are girls cars...can't think of much else yet..

Johnny Drama

Suzuki Jimmy
Mini Cooper & Mini One
Renault Clio
Ford Ka
Toyota Yaris
Nissan Micra
Honda HRV

Gypo

Anything that burns derv and has a turbo strapped onto it is definitely a lads cars, as no girl could handle all them torques :pac:

Rowley Birkin QC

Clio.

*salts popcorn*

FOGOFUNK

Johnny Drama wrote: »

Suzuki Jimmy
Mini Cooper & Mini One
Renault Clio
Ford Ka
Toyota Yaris
Nissan Micra
Honda HRV

Mini coopers are one of the funnest cars ive ever driven. Bit girly unmodified. but with a few bits they look the dogs.

SV

FOGOFUNK wrote: »

Mini coopers are one of the funnest cars ive ever driven. Bit girly unmodified. but with a few bits they look the dogs.

That's true..ya can't fault a Mini Cooper tuned by hamann!
unreal car..

congo_90

fiat cinquecento
punto

citron c3...

Popcorn??

bazz26

If Sabine Schmitz or Vickey Butler-Henderson were behind the wheel I would not give a rat's ass if it was a Nissan Micra CC in pink or a Veyron!

Bring it on ladies...:)

Steve

fullstop wrote: »

*Passes popcorn*

All BMW's are girlie cars...:D

/sits back and munches popcorn

ottostreet

CRX-Lads car
CRX Del Sol-Ladies car

Peugeot 206-Ladies

Lumen

I hired an 207CC auto a couple of weeks ago (it was the last available car in the airport, honest).

Whilst I don't really buy into the "girl/boy car" idea - I've previously owned an MX5 and Mini Cooper S - I have to say it would take a man with very unusual priorities to buy a 206CC auto. From my perspective, it had zero redeeming features (actually, it was quite refined on the motorway for a convertible due to the folding hard top).

But to go with stereotype, the ultimate boy cars must be things like Caterhams, Elises, and Evos.

My wife never once went passenger in my Caterham, in two years of ownership, let alone would consider driving the thing. I have a friend with a Honda Elise, and he says the same. Many women find these sort of cars uncomfortable, noisy and pointless.

That said, everyone should own an MX5 at some point. They're great little cars.

Bandara

Girls Car - Porsche Boxsters









*casts out line and sits patiently

Zube

I think the new Fiat 500 is a terrific little car, taking the plain but useful Panda and giving it the style and the kinds of equipment which would tempt a driver of a bigger car to downsize, but I'm sure that in Ireland it will fall into the "girl's car" bin.

Lumen

I think the new Fiat 500 is a terrible car, taking the cheap and practical Panda, removing it's most compelling features and giving it the price tag which would only tempt someone who has completely lost their senses. Definitely one for the bin.

Seriously though, in it's home environment (Italy) a Panda is almost a thing of beauty, the original 500 a thing of wonder, but the new 500 a trinket.

Mr. Presentable

Lumen wrote: »

IBut to go with stereotype, the ultimate boy cars must be things like Caterhams, Elises, and Evos.

.

Agreed, boys cars, but the only men you see in them are in midlife crisis..........

Mr. Presentable

Zube wrote: »

I think the new Fiat 500 is a terrific little car, taking the plain but useful Panda and giving it the style and the kinds of equipment which would tempt a driver of a bigger car to downsize, but I'm sure that in Ireland it will fall into the "girl's car" bin.

Alex Del Piero's car.

Lumen

nipplenuts wrote: »

Agreed, boys cars, but the only men you see in them are in midlife crisis..........

Nope, midlife crisis cars must be expensive, comfy and attractive.

The 911 is the archetypal midlife crisis car.

Kashkai

Girl's cars
Soft roaders like Rav 4's, Hyundai Tucson, Suzuki Vitara. All Girls cars. Men just don't look right driving them.

Men's cars
If you want a 4 x 4, get a Land Rover Defender - it has 4 wheels, an engine and a steering wheel. Anything else is a luxury that only big jessies would want. Failing that, get a Jeep Wrangler - open top to show you don't care about the weather cause you're a man!

Max_Damage

Men's cars:

Ford Mustang Boss 429
Dodge Charger R/T
Plymouth Barracuda 440

Womsn's cars:

Hyundai Coupé
Vauxhall Tigra
Ford Ka

jaycen

ClioV6 wrote: »

I'd like to see them say it about a 08 camaro.

All Camaros are girls cars, they're horrendous to drive, just look nice ; the main criteria for a girls car AFIK.

Victor_M

Any 4x4 without a tow bar is a girls/soccer mom's car

Takes a handful of popcorn and passes the bucket on

Anan1

jaycen wrote: »

All Camaros are girls cars, they're horrendous to drive, just look nice ; the main criteria for a girls car AFIK.

I'd say the opposite is true - Pumas, MINIs, and MX5s are girls cars, whereas a BMW 318i that's been vomited on by M-tech. is not.

This brings back memories of primary school.

Anan1

I'd assumed that that was the idea?

jaycen

Anan1 wrote: »

I'd say the opposite is true - Pumas, MINIs, and MX5s are girls cars, whereas a BMW 318i that's been vomited on by M-tech. is not.

A camaro of any vintage is no M-Tech, drive one, they're awful.

Tabnabs

Prosperous Dave wrote: »

Men's cars
Failing that, get a Jeep Wrangler - open top to show you don't care about the weather cause you're a man!

WTF? Didn't Cousin Daisy drive one of those? Very girly...

Kashkai

Girl's cars have "AA breakdown assist stickers" for when they can't change a wheel, run out of petrol, lock keys in the car.

Men don't need the AA as we can change a tyre, know that a car needs petrol every now and then and know that you need keys to get back into the car.

Back on topic
Girl Car - furry pink dice hanging off rear view mirror and cushions on the rear parcel shelf

Goes away to get nachos and cheese as popcorn is for girls.:p:D

Bandara

Victor_M wrote: »

Any 4x4 without a tow bar is a girls/soccer mom's car

Takes a handful of popcorn and passes the bucket on

Ban please...

Kashkai

Dyflin wrote: »

WTF? Didn't Cousin Daisy drive one of those? Very girly...

Ever drove one? I had one for a while in California and it had no power steering. I ended up with muscles like Arnie. Girl's car? I'd hate to see the girl that could steer one of those beasts. BTW mine had a 4 litre engine not the girly 2.5l that they sold here.

Kashkai

Hammertime wrote: »

Ban please...

+1

Didn't know that Sarah Palin posted on Boards. Who else but a yank calls football "soccer"

Biro

Lumen wrote: »

I hired an 207CC auto a couple of weeks ago (it was the last available car in the airport, honest).

Whilst I don't really buy into the "girl/boy car" idea - I've previously owned an MX5 and Mini Cooper S - I have to say it would take a man with very unusual priorities to buy a 206CC auto. From my perspective, it had zero redeeming features (actually, it was quite refined on the motorway for a convertible due to the folding hard top).

But to go with stereotype, the ultimate boy cars must be things like Caterhams, Elises, and Evos.

My wife never once went passenger in my Caterham, in two years of ownership, let alone would consider driving the thing. I have a friend with a Honda Elise, and he says the same. Many women find these sort of cars uncomfortable, noisy and pointless.

That said, everyone should own an MX5 at some point. They're great little cars.

???
Skylines were always a man's car. I always thought the Gen 6 Celica a mans car too. Girls look wrong in them. Evo's / Impreza turbo's are men's cars. The Delta Integrale is another car that'd look funny with a chick at the wheel! 911 Turbo/GT2/GT3 are mens Porsche's! F40 is a man's Ferrari.

Lumen

Biro wrote: »

???

A Honda Elise is a Lotus Elise with a Honda engine conversion. They are not unusual.

Evil_Clown

Girls car



Boys car

Biro

Lumen wrote: »

A Honda Elise is a Lotus Elise with a Honda engine conversion. They are not unusual.

I know Honda engines in Elises aren't unusual, but they're still called Lotus Elises. Otherwise it's a Honda Atom!

Dolph Starbeam

Delta Integrale, now that would be funny to see a woman driving.

Its pretty simple to tell, obviously

Girls cars
Ka
Micra
Yaris
MRS (most of)
TT
Boxster
Civics
Clios

Mans cars
RX7
Evo's
Supras
MR2 Turbos:)
Skylines
really anything with more than 100bhp

Lumen

Biro wrote: »

I know Honda engines in Elises aren't unusual, but they're still called Lotus Elises. Otherwise it's a Honda Atom!

The two people I know who own one both call them Honda Elises, so I assumed that was the common term. Everyone knows the Elise is made by Lotus, so "Honda-engined Lotus Elise" is somewhat redundant, and not very snappy.

And I'm not convinced that you aren't covering.

Biro

Biro wrote: »

I know Honda engines in Elises aren't unusual, but they're still called Lotus Elises. Otherwise it's a Honda Atom!

The real men go for the Rover K-series engined elises :pac:

Lumen

ronoc wrote: »

The real men go for the Rover K-series engined elises :pac:

Because real men enjoy repairing head gasket failures?

DonJose

Hammertime wrote: »

Girls Car - Porsche Boxsters

LOL did anybody see the episode of "2 and a half men" where Alan buys a Porsche Boxster

L-M

Must have my say before it gets locked:D

Girls: Mini's
Z3, z4, 3 series
Punto's
All softroaders,
All supermini's ie. c1, aygo, etc. etc.
Anything pink

Oh the lists goes on....


Popcorn please:D

Quint

Good to see people have chilled out about this since I posted this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055096090

Graham_B18C

Max_Damage wrote: »

Men's cars:

Ford Mustang Boss 429
Dodge Charger R/T
Plymouth Barracuda 440

Who actually drives them?! I think most small(er) maks of cars are girls cars, whereas the bigger versions are mans cars
A2- Girls
A4- Mans
1 Series (HB)- Girls
5 Series- Mans
Ka- Girls
Mondeao- Mans
107- Girls
407- Mans
Aygo- Girls
Avensis-...well not a REAL mans car but ya know!

As for fast/ performance cars, i think they're mostly fellas cars but i dunno what it is about a girl drivin an evo or skyline, but i love that, shows she knows her cars! And not all soft tops are girls cars, the s2000 is a drivers car!

superjosh9

as long as its not pink and doesn't have a 'playboy' logo on the boot, I'll drive it.