*meekly raises hand*
I drive a 2012 Sonata now. It has every feature I need, gets great gas mileage, cheap to insure, and just works for the 10,000 miles a year I drive. I could have afforded an A4 or probably an S4, but aint nobody got time for a car payment.
^word, homes.
Except mine’s a 2004 Mazda tribute. Complete with 6 disc CD changer, cassette player, and AM-FM tuner.
Keyless entry broke a while back, though. So now I have to do it the old fashioned way. You know, insert key into keyhole and turn.
beautiful motor. I’d be interested to look at masarati’s sales data as I’ve been noticing more and more of them every time I’m in London.
Hopefully the wee man finds his form again this year as well.
agree 100% on Mercs
gaymen wouldn’t be seen dead in a Miatas. too camp.
@greenie - is there some sort of meta AF meme where we’re combining gay men into “gaymen” now? This has something to do with that ugly Indian actor, doesn’t it?
@kk - I love mine. This morning I rolled in the parking garage at the same time as one of our Sr PMs who drives a Camry. Zero f’ucks people.
Based on lists compiled by gaywheels.com, Miatas are among the most common cars researched by gaymen and gaywomen. My initial impression was that gaymen would probably avoid this car given the stereotype. However, it is evident that the characteristics of the Miata that appeal to gaymen outweigh the stereotype effect.
Based on this list, we can derive that gaymen in general are interested in hatchbacks, convertibles, small cars, and have a distinct taste for Europeans.
1 VW Rabbit 2 VW Eos 3 Volvo C30 4 Saab 9-3 5 Audi A3 6 Toyota Yaris 7 Mazda MX-5 Miata 8 Maserati GranTurismo 9 VW Jetta 10 Mazda MAZDA3
The U.S. government website www.fueleconomy.gov is a great site to visit to compare differnt vehicles side by side. You can compare up to 4 at once and it gives you MPG and the other specs too.
Buy the car that you want to buy.
I know some some BSDs that drive really high end cars and others that drive very average SUVs.
Yeah. It should be up there with “suggest me fiends”.
Any car can be douche. depends on the driver.
Pretty old list. The Rabbit name hasn’t been used in many years.
This is from 2009 or so. My point is that gaymen like cars similar to those on this list. Most likely, these preferences have not changed much over the past few years.
So, I had lunch today with a former colleague who happens to also be a flaming gaymen and I posed the question: is there such a thing as a gaycar? He used to drive an MX5 but said that he got a lot of slagging for it from his mates for being a hairdresser’s car. He also said that most gaymen he knows buys cars brand new, on finance and slightly above their means to keep up with the joneses. I think most other Brits do that though.
He also called me a sad prick for posting on a CFA forum.
2009 Jetta = gaymen
2011+ Jettas = family car
Yaris = extreme gaymen
Da troof.
It’s funny that we tend to characterize people based on the cars they drive. I often judge intelligence and sophistication that way. For instance, if someone is driving a modern Ford, Challenger or Camaro, I’ll draw certain images of the person behind the wheel.
Tangent here, but most of the women I’ve dated have said they couldn’t care less what a man drives.
Then I ask, “What if the man picked you up in a Cadillac”? Usually, the conversation ends right there.
^ Of course a woman cares. That’s why my “investment” in an Acura TL paid off.
^ A fancy Accord? That’s kinda like I’m stuck between the single life and being a family man. (Giving you a tough time ft, the TL is a nice ride).
Yes, that’s the kind of car a nonmaterialistic GF wouldn’t balk at. Very plain vanilla. It says, “I can make a home for you.”
least - vw phaeton
cool sedan - bmw m6 gran coupe
most douchey - maybach landaulet