is the Nissan Qashqai a womans car?

stek

been saving for a new car and the Qashqai dci is the one im thinking of buying. But, anytime I see them on the road they are being driven by women, usually with kids in the back.
Dont get me wrong, I love women and think their better drivers than most men, its just that, Im a bloke with no kids and would prefer not to be driving around in a feminine type car.
Any thoughts? would it put you off?

spillcoe

It's a soccermom car! One of my buddies drives one as a company car and we give him an awful slagging about it.

niceirishfella

Well, its defo not a blokes car.

L-M

Woman's. Know a fella driving one as well and he gets and awful doing. If you have no kids i'm sure there are alot more you could do with that money car wise.

Anan1

It's more family than feminine, if you ask me. That said, if you've the kind of friends who'd slag you about driving a womans car then you really need either new friends or a 318Ci.

Dublinstiofán

I disagree, theyre a lovely drive and i dont think theyre womenly at all.
Anybody who gives you stick about it is jealous.

niceirishfella

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

I disagree, theyre a lovely drive and i dont think theyre womenly at all.
Anybody who gives you stick about it is jealous.

Jealous of a Quasqui?:eek:

Anan1

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

Anybody who gives you stick about it is jealous.

Don't you think you might be stretching things just a little bit there?

L-M

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

I disagree, theyre a lovely drive and i dont think theyre womenly at all.
Anybody who gives you stick about it is jealous.

Do you have one?

Notch000

there seriously gay

Anan1

Notch000 wrote: »

there seriously gay

How old are you, 12?:D

L-M

Notch000 wrote: »

there seriously gay

Now it's just childish, there's a difference between a woman's car and a gay persons car.:P

Tipsy Mac

I'd say it does have a touch of the XC90 attached to it alright

Holsten

No, not at all.

I think they're every nice.

Anan1

It's a Nissan, ffs, Nissan don't do sexual.

L-M

Anan1 wrote: »

It's a Nissan, ffs, Nissan don't do sexual.

Er....

peasant

Jeez people, you and your male insecurity. :rolleyes:

You like a car you buy it ...you don't, you don't

L-M

peasant wrote: »

Jeez people, you and your male insecurity. :rolleyes:

You like a car you buy it ...you don't, you don't

Would you buy one?:D

peasant

Limerick-man wrote: »

Would you buy one?:D

If it had a bigger boot I might consider it, sure

I don't particularly like pseudo-offroaders, but the Cashcow seems to be a pretty decent effort.

ruxpin82

Expect your street credibility to be deminished beyond recovery.

they are in the same category as the new micra, daihatsu copen and the new beetle.

Mr T. would be soooooo disappointed.

Get a hilux intimidator if your afraid of looking like a pansy
Get some nuts!!!!! Grrrrrrrrr!!:mad:

peasant

The thing is ...I couldn't care less about my "street cred".

I buy cars solely for my self (and whatever tasks I may need it for)

ruxpin82

after spending nearly 30k? if your buddies at work said hey peasant, ur a great bloke but your ''pseudo-off-roader'' looks a bit gay, effeminite, girly, youd be ok about it??

peasant

sure

let them ...The slagging I got over my current car has just about worn off after almost two years now ...so what?



I likes it

Owen

This is the only country where people scoff "It's a girls car" at anything which isn't a corolla, or a volvo, or a golf. In the UK, men drive Qashqui's, MINIs, Fiat 500s and no one neither cares, nor comments. Same on the continent.

Fully agree with Peasant here, if you like it, buy it, and screw what anyone else says. They're probably driving a boring heap of junk that's as bland as Mrs Doyle, and is used from A to B, and probably have zero enthusiasm for cars as anything above a mode of transport anyway.

Philush

get the 2 litre, chip it and do this to it....

http://www.autocult.com.au/NewsDetail.aspx?id=615

drove one recently,i think they're grand.

towel401

its definitely not as much of a girl car as the 206cc

L-M

ned78 wrote: »

This is the only country where people scoff "It's a girls car" at anything which isn't a corolla, or a volvo, or a golf. In the UK, men drive Qashqui's, MINIs, Fiat 500s and no one neither cares, nor comments. Same on the continent.

Fully agree with Peasant here, if you like it, buy it, and screw what anyone else says. They're probably driving a boring heap of junk that's as bland as Mrs Doyle, and is used from A to B, and probably have zero enthusiasm for cars as anything above a mode of transport anyway.

Ah now Mini's are a different kettle of fish, lets not bring them into this.

junkyard

Limerick-man wrote: »

Er....

Tbh, that looks loke something a 5 year old would design with a compass and a ruler.:D

L-M

junkyard wrote: »

Tbh, that looks loke something a 5 year old would design with a compass and a ruler.:D

Lol, who designed this so

Anan1

ruxpin82 wrote: »

after spending nearly 30k? if your buddies at work said hey peasant, ur a great bloke but your ''pseudo-off-roader'' looks a bit gay, effeminite, girly, youd be ok about it??

Would you really be scared of this happening?

Biro

stek wrote: »

been saving for a new car and the Qashqai dci is the one im thinking of buying. But, anytime I see them on the road they are being driven by women, usually with kids in the back.
Dont get me wrong, I love women and think their better drivers than most men, its just that, Im a bloke with no kids and would prefer not to be driving around in a feminine type car.
Any thoughts? would it put you off?

I think that sounds like woman talk!

Anan1

junkyard wrote: »

Tbh, that looks loke something a 5 year old would design with a compass and a ruler.:D

Definitely more playstation than sexy, anyway!

unkel

junkyard wrote: »

Tbh, that looks loke something a 5 year old would design with a compass and a ruler.:D

And they didn't use the compass much

junkyard

Limerick-man wrote: »

Lol, who designed this so

I'm beginning to think Fisher Price have a hand in the design department.:D

L-M

junkyard wrote: »

I'm beginning to think Fisher Price have a hand in the design department.:D

I'm surprised they managed to get circles for the wheels lol

Mr. Presentable

Seriously, a car called "cash cow"? Or "catch gee" depending on what part of the country you're from? Blokes cars have numbers or animal names.

junkyard

Well Nissan have been trying to fit squares into round holes for a while now and since they've taken up with Renault of late they'll probably suceed.:)

junkyard

nipplenuts wrote: »

Seriously, a car called "cash cow"? Or "catch gee" depending on what part of the country you're from? Blokes cars have numbers or animal names.

Isn't a cow an animal? That's the best Nissan can do anyway.

Anan1

nipplenuts wrote: »

Blokes cars have numbers or animal names.

junkyard

I feel a new thread coming on here............far out car names.........the new Nissan Pug or the Toyota Wombat. I remember a few funny ones like the Mazda Bongo van, which was real and on a Jap. import I saw once. Mind you, the Japs have some really far out ones come to think of it.:rolleyes:

unkel

junkyard wrote: »

I feel a new thread coming on here............far out car names

We did that recently. My (selective) memory of it is that Japanese names were pretty bad and Korean names were plain ridiculous

towel401

unkel wrote: »

We did that recently. My (selective) memory of it is that Japanese names were pretty bad and Korean names were plain ridiculous

you see that a lot in korea. basically any shops or things with an english name looked like they came from a poorly made video game with one guy sent to think up a load of names in an hour because they had no real product placement. there's also a car over there called the "chairman". who would want to drive around in something called a chairman?

i once bought a "compactible disc" in korea. i wonder how these things get past the design stage with something like that written on them

unkel

towel401 wrote: »

there's also a car over there called the "chairman"

Ah, the Ssangyong Chairman

And we thought the Korean step was the lowest one on the automotive ladder. Not so

The Chinese have taken over Ssangyong. And they seem to be pretty pleased with themselves:

chinacartimes.com wrote:

its what every company Chairman would want to take him from business meeting to business meeting. Its whats on the inside of the car that most interests China Car Times

Cpaw

Notch000 wrote: »

there seriously gay

Reported.

unkel

Cpaw wrote: »

Reported.

Right on! This is an extremely politically correct category within boards.ie and the original owners of boards (and even more so the new owners who bought them out) don't want any posts that are reportable in any way!

Cpaw

unkel wrote: »

Right on! This is an extremely politically correct category within boards.ie and the original owners of boards (and even more so the new owners who bought them out) don't want any posts that are reportable in any way!

Sorry I'm lost Are you saying I was wrong to report the post beacuse I found it offensive?

bazz26

Some people seem so insecure that they are more concerned about their reputation or perception to others rather than buying a car they actually want.

I would not buy a Qashqai because I think it is a pointless marketing stunt, not because it is girlie looking but because the car is no more roomier or practical than any other medium sized hatchback. It is just designed to look a bit more SUVish.

junkyard

Cpaw wrote: »

Sorry I'm lost Are you saying I was wrong to report the post beacuse I found it offensive?

Simple really, if your gay and you like a particular car buy it, if your not gay and like a particular car that other people may think gives the impression that your gay, don't but it, if your gay or not and like a car anyway buy it and to hell with the begrudgers. OP, try hanging around in After hours for a while if your easily offended, they'll knock the edges off you there.

Steerpike

To get back to the oringinal poster's question: buy what you want, mate. Be secure in yourself! Just base your decision on the merits of the car.

My objection to the Qashqai would be it's trying to be something it's not. That is, it's a front-wheel drive car masquerading as a 4x4 - unless you get the top of the range two litre version. And if you are paying that kind of money, you might as well go that bit extra and get a crossover with real AWD like the Subaru Outback (got one ordered, so I'm a bit partisan here!).

Steerpike

By the way, Junkyard - I love your FF siggy! Class.

unionman

I just orderd the new seven seat version having looked for months at getting transport for me, the missus and three chisslurs. Tested the Grand Scenic, Corolla Verso, Zafira, 308 SW, and all manner of ancient MPV's on Carzone.

One test drive in the +2 (with the diminutive 1.5l diesel engine) and we were hooked. The marketing of this version is aimed squarely at the family man who needs the space but who doesn't want to buy any of the above. What can I say? I'm a notch on the bedpost of marketing demographics.;)

I wasn't in the market for an SUV / 4WD or anything like it, so it was great to find an MPV crossover with a bit more distinction and really nice interior spec, and the space I was looking for. A budget version of the XC90? Possibly.

So maybe I'll get hoots of derision and homophobic finger pointing and sneers? Actually, I seriously doubt it*.:D

*With the possible exception of of a few of the posters on this thread. But that I can live with.:cool: