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Grex > Cars > #131: What Does Your Car Say About You? | |
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slynne
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What Does Your Car Say About You?
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Jan 22 16:01 UTC 2004 |
This morning on the way to work I saw a person driving a Hummer and I
thought to myself "Geez, what an ASSHOLE"! Now, this person wasnt doing
anything to make me think that other than driving a big ugly car. They
certainly werent driving poorly. In fact, later on I noticed them stop
to let someone out of a gas station driveway so the actual evidence is
that they werent some jerk. Still, there is something that just
screams "I am a selfish pretentious jerk" about a Hummer.
This got me thinking about how image and what we project to the world
is related to the kind of car we drive. It seems so silly and yet I am
obviously guilty of it as my thoughts this morning about the Hummer
driver indicate. I know that I have other thoughts abotu drivers of
other cars. For instance, whenever I see someone driving an Aztec, I
think to myself "Now there is a person who doesnt mind driving an ugly
car" ;)
I am not the only one though. There was a certain ad run by the right
wing Club for Growth that strongly implied that people who drive Volvos
are politically liberal. People often associate pickup trucks with the
south. SUVs have a kind of rugged American image while mini-vans just
scream "soccer mom".
I drive an old beat up VW Jetta. I guess I always think of VW drivers
as being kind of like me. Which, when you think about it, is kind of
stupid. I mean, folks buy cars for all kinds of reasons besides image.
It is after all a way to get from point A to point B.
So? What images do you usually associate with different makes and
models of cars?
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gull
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response 1 of 46:
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Jan 22 16:26 UTC 2004 |
I thought that Club for Growth ad was pretty funny. I'm tempted to get
a bumper sticker that says "Volvo-Driving Liberal Freak", except I'm not
sure anyone would get it. ;)
When I see a Geo Metro or Ford Aspire, I tend to think, "there's a poor
bastard who can't afford a real car."
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keesan
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response 2 of 46:
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Jan 24 21:01 UTC 2004 |
I never heard of any of these. This year we have had to drive since I am sick
so Jim has insured his 1987 Dodge Colt. What image does that project?
He used to drive a green bike with a purple fork. I have a white Raleigh with
a bit of purple and turquoise trim as well as a very rusty Gitane.
Does the age of the car say more than the name of it?
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rcurl
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response 3 of 46:
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Jan 24 22:59 UTC 2004 |
What my car says about me is "this is the car I bought" (or rented,
or leased, or borrowed). No more and no less.
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slynne
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response 4 of 46:
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Jan 25 16:18 UTC 2004 |
resp:2 - Gosh, I guess a 1987 Dodge Colt would say to me "this person
doesnt really care about what kind of car they drive so long as it
runs" ;)
resp:3 - That isnt what it says to me, rcurl. Nya Nya :)
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rcurl
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response 5 of 46:
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Jan 25 19:14 UTC 2004 |
Re #4 re #2: it may "say" that to you, but that might not be true. There
are many reasons why a person may be driving a 1987 <whatever>, and they
may in fact *care very much about what kind of car they drive* - and have
chosen that car because they do care. But, of course, you are just playing
the game. 8^}
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