men driving mini coopers?....

The King of Moo · 12-01-2013 08:09PM

EireGreg wrote: »

If you dont no its a girls car you must be a girl

Hang on a second:

If girls don't know that minis are girls' cars, how do they know they're supposed to drive them?

Do their men tell them?

12-01-2013 08:09PM

humbert wrote: »

Hmm.

Now now. Lets take the whole sentence in context, shall we?

Its a car, people. Not a gender or a sexual preference.

smash · 12-01-2013 08:10PM

All the people saying they're gay... A cooper s works would probably run rings around your cars.

My name is URL · 12-01-2013 08:17PM

Candie wrote: »

Its a car, people. Not a gender or a sexual preference.

You could say that about virtually everything on the market. Movies, literature, cosmetics.

What's the problem if some people view a car as being geared more towards women? All it means is that it isn't to their taste.

B Rabbit · 12-01-2013 08:28PM

The old ones are **** cool!

Where To · 12-01-2013 08:31PM

Next thing you know there will be posters saying only women should wear thongs. . .

The King of Moo · 12-01-2013 08:31PM

My name is URL wrote: »

You could say that about virtually everything on the market. Movies, literature, cosmetics.

What's the problem if some people view a car as being geared more towards women? All it means is that it isn't to their taste.

It's one thing to associate a car with a gender, but another to ridicule the idea of someone driving the "wrong" car without being able to explain why they would think less of someone driving said car, as some posters have done.

SilverScreen · 12-01-2013 08:33PM

kneemos wrote: »

They're a bit gay in fairness

Homophobic much?

kneemos · 12-01-2013 08:37PM

Zero1986 wrote: »

Homophobic much?

No,not much.I said the car looked a bit gay,you assumed that was a bad thing.

Synyster Shadow · 12-01-2013 08:39PM

I don't think the mini cooper s is girly in any way me and hubby were thinkin bout one at one point but now baby on the way there not the best family car. You like you should buy but note I drove the 1.6 straight for awhile and it's a thirsty bugger heavy little car for that size engine it (great on corners tho)

13spanner · 12-01-2013 08:45PM

Maybe the newer models have become a 'must-have' for girls new to the road, but the older ones are just unreal. Park it anywhere

Fuh Q · 12-01-2013 08:46PM

OP, just drive whatever you want to drive and dont worry about anyone else.
Im a man and would love a Mini, buy the top spec you can afford, then spend a bit of time and money doing performance modifications and the first time anyone gives you any grief take them for a little drive up a twisty country road, they will soon change their mind.

Cungi · 12-01-2013 08:50PM

I wouldnt call it a gay car. Its more a hairdressers car.

kneemos wrote: »

It's a gayness thing really isn't it,it's not a butch car.Now the questions what's a butch car.

Butch car example

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/2011_Ford_Mustang_GT-CS_Black.jpg

Hairdressers car

http://www.motorstown.com/images/smart-car-06.jpg

Sky King · 12-01-2013 09:08PM

My bro had a mini cooper john cooper special edition 5 speed that looked very much like this:

http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article108838.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/image-2-for-motors-film-money-06-02-11-gallery-306256447.jpg

Went like a fkin train so it did. Course that was back in the day.

tvnutz · 12-01-2013 09:15PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7thvLM-PjUs

Cungi · 12-01-2013 09:21PM

I'm with Partridge. I wouldnt drive a Metro either.

Unless it was a 6R4

Kichote · 12-01-2013 09:39PM

as long as it's not an automatic mini cooper

fryup · 12-01-2013 09:46PM

Lisha wrote: »

I think a man driving a micra or a Yaris is worse myself.

how about a pink micra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkWf4crJ9uI

mitosis · 12-01-2013 09:51PM

Drive what you like, but there's something unnatural looking about a bloke driving a Mini, regardless of what extra letters it has. Definitely a car that is designed to get women behind the wheel. Suits my sister, but not her hubby.

mitosis · 12-01-2013 09:53PM

smash wrote: »

All the people saying they're gay... A cooper s works would probably run rings around your cars.

So what. There have been gay olympic champions too - speediness is not a pure gender trait.

Madam_X · 12-01-2013 09:54PM

So is a Lexus a man's car? In the unlikely event that I'll ever be able to afford one, I need to know whether or not I should purchase it, in case it's only for men and would make me look like a lesbian.

The King of Moo wrote: »

But can't you explain why? Is it because it's smaller than most cars? If so, I don't see the correlation between gender and car size.

It just is moo fact

gallag · 12-01-2013 10:05PM

Definitely a girly car, just like an audi TT.

kneemos · 12-01-2013 10:19PM

Madam_X wrote: »

So is a Lexus a man's car? In the unlikely event that I'll ever be able to afford one, I need to know whether or not I should purchase it, in case it's only for men and would make me look like a lesbian.

It just is moo fact

Lexus is for old people.

Cungi · 12-01-2013 10:30PM

A lot of people seem to be confusing gender with job description.

It's seen as a hairdressers car in the same way as an A4 is sales reps car or a Mondeo as an unmarked Garda car. Or a Merc S Class as a CEO/TD's car.

bnt · 12-01-2013 10:44PM

A MX-5 is girly? News to me. I don't have any car (or a license), but I could go for one of those, since I would want to enjoy driving. It's that simple.

homerjay2005 · 12-01-2013 10:46PM

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

No, it's not.

spot the Micra/Yaris driver

Pat Mustard · 12-01-2013 11:09PM

Madam_X wrote: »

So is a Lexus a man's car? In the unlikely event that I'll ever be able to afford one, I need to know whether or not I should purchase it, in case it's only for men and would make me look like a lesbian.

Strikes me that sportier girls and country girls don't mind driving cars that might otherwise be viewed as mens' cars; big old Mercs, Land Rovers, VW Passats, etc.

Ziegfeldgirl27 · 12-01-2013 11:43PM

I think the OP should definitely go for it. I got myself a Cooper D this year, and drove a One D previous to that. They are amazing cars and I really wish more men would drive them! They are so cheap to run as well, and they look amazing. I really hate when people label them as a womens car!

Daniel S · 12-01-2013 11:53PM

Women: Any Mini

Men: Old mini or a new mini with a decent engine/spec (pref a John Cooper Works).

LB6 · 12-01-2013 11:56PM

Look OP, it could be worse. You might be considering the Fiat500

men driving mini coopers?....

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