Men's cars & Women's cars!

JUDA · 25th January 2007, 18:13

Hi Team,

Cars have always been big conversation hoggers from a long time and they would continue to be.... yeah thanks to many like us.

It’s quite peculiar when people get to classify cars into "Oh that’s a Man’s car for sure!" Its not very sexist but it is natural (Or so we would like to put it gently!). So I have decided to start this thread to know this interesting classification of MEN and the WOMEN cars…

Mind you this is not stereotyping a car or any team member, anybody who thinks contrary of any views posted can always back their “car gender” up by a healthy discussion.

So here goes to start with:

Mini Cooper : Surely Female, however if supped up definitely a Man.
Scorpio : Surely a MAN.
Honda CRV: FEMALE but MEN can drive it!
SAFARI: It’s a MAN.
Corvette Z06: Definitely a MAN.
Alto: It’s a Female.

Please add to this…. I am sure it’s going to get interesting……!!

nispatel · 25th January 2007, 18:30

I don't think there is anything manly or womenish about the car. Most of the things are turning into UNISEX; what's the point of having this categorization.

Your posting reminds me of "Fair & Lovely - Men" and other sun protection creams which untill recently use to come only in one variety. One of the competetor started this Men and Women stuff there and now all of them have these Men variety.

It's basically branding exercise and nothing else. So it's true for car. What really maters is how good a driver is whether male or female. If driver is good, vehicle can get it dues but it's not true otherwise.

sgmuser · 25th January 2007, 18:37

Hummer - Man thing

New Beetle
and all pink colored cars! - Ladies stuff

Rtech · 25th January 2007, 18:45

Technically you are right nispatel, but, you can't help but associate some cars with women and others with men. Ofcourse, each one's interpretation would be slightly different!

For me:
Chick cars:
- BMW Z3
- Porsche Boxster, 1st generation.
- Toyota MRS
- Yellow Maruti Zen old gen. Heck, basically any yellow car!!
- New Zen Estilo
- Mazda Miata
- Mercedes M class
- Honda CRX Del Sol

nispatel · 25th January 2007, 18:56

I see lot of expections here. For example go to IT carridor of Banglore and invariably you will come across ladies driving Bolero (yes, it's Bolero and not Baleno) and Scorpio and and most Alto being driven by man. May be one can term it "attraction of the opposite sex"!

Rtech · 25th January 2007, 18:58

OOps, how could I forget the Swift. Although many would term it a chick car, I really couldn't care less, I love it! Hence, proving that...

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Originally Posted by Rtech

each one's interpretation would be slightly different!

Steeroid · 25th January 2007, 19:09

"Chick" cars:

1. Peuguot 206, especially the convertible.

2. Chevy Spark, nee Daewoo Matiz.

3. Mini Cooper.

4. Honda CRV.

5. Nissan Murano.

6. Almost all the Topless Mercs.

7. Fiat Punto

8. Fiat Palio (dont flame me - its what I think)

9. VW Polo

10.Mitsubishi Pajero iO

11.Suzuki Jimny

12.Suzuki Ignis

13.Toyota RAV4

14.Daihatsu Sirion & Terios (hell, almost ALL Daihatsus)

15.Honda City/Jazz

16.Kia Picanto (Santro's feminine cousin)

17.Toyota Yaris Hatch (sedan looks better)

18.Citroen Xsara or Xanthia (one of them)

19.Renault Megane Sport

20.Ford Fiesta (hatch)

21.Most of the Lexus stable

22. Suzuki Swift

GTO · 25th January 2007, 19:18

Nice thread!! IMHO, Chick cars in India:

- Ford Fusion
- Suzuki Swift
- Audi TT
- Porsche Boxster
- Zen (Old and New)
- Maini Reva
- CRV
- San Storm

v1kram · 25th January 2007, 19:30

Man Thing - Mustang's and Dodge's

Sam Kapasi · 25th January 2007, 19:32

You guys are really sexist, using terms like chicks and all. Please be respectful and refer to them as Babes.

P.S. I think the Aveo makes a nice ladies car. It's got nice feminine lines.

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Topless

YEAH baby!

rahul_intlad · 25th January 2007, 19:46

Quote:

Scorpio : Surely a MAN.

Suprisingly mahindra has found that there is demand for the scorpio from the fairer sex as well and they plan to add a feminine touch to the scorpio right from the ads,dealership experience and the scorpio itself.

SRK · 25th January 2007, 20:38

I think There is no thing as a Women's Car or Man's Car..
I think its the way something is presented to you..

Imagine you I give you a fully modded Beetle..will you still call it a Women's Car....
Now I give you a Barbie Pink Hummer..Will you call it a Man's Car??

But yes mostly women choose a car that has good looks,easy to drive and maintain...and we know that small hatches have all these qualities...

By the way its your decision....

sajo · 25th January 2007, 21:29

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intern...nine-cars.html

My answer in the above thread was :

Masculine :
1. Dodge Ram.
2. Dodge Durango.
3. Nissan Titan.
4. Impreza and Evo
5. Chrysler 300C.

Feminine:
1. VW new Beetle.
2. Honda Jazz.
3. Honda CR-V (no offence meant to CRV drivers in india

).
4. Toyota Prius.
5. old SLK.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 25th January 2007, 21:47

Men cars...

1. Mahindra Scorpio
2. TATA Safari DiCOR
3. Honda City VTec

Women cars...

1. Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo... (Specially the pink colour one)

theMAG · 25th January 2007, 23:05

Since all gents above have listed their daddu aur daadi cars ,I thought I should list those cars that are in-between, with no reproductive identity, that is nothing up or inside, or more clearly chakkas, or .. (I'm stopping the descriptions here before Google lists TBhp as an adult site):

1. Ambassador: definitely Bobbitized over the decades. Darwin would have rotated in his grave
2. Padmini: initially female, suffered fatal decline in estrogen over the decades. Also developed osteoporosis.
3. M800: Birth defect. No gender from the start
4. New Mahindra "jeeps": Transsexual - masquerading as the other gender; internally female
5. Santro: Sex-change operation. Currently bordering on the feminine side

I better stop now before I become an authority on this topic.

25th January 2007, 18:13	#1
JUDA BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pune (Wish was in GOA) Posts: 167 Thanked: 7 Times	Men's cars & Women's cars! Hi Team, Cars have always been big conversation hoggers from a long time and they would continue to be.... yeah thanks to many like us. It’s quite peculiar when people get to classify cars into "Oh that’s a Man’s car for sure!" Its not very sexist but it is natural (Or so we would like to put it gently!). So I have decided to start this thread to know this interesting classification of MEN and the WOMEN cars… Mind you this is not stereotyping a car or any team member, anybody who thinks contrary of any views posted can always back their “car gender” up by a healthy discussion. So here goes to start with: Mini Cooper : Surely Female, however if supped up definitely a Man. Scorpio : Surely a MAN. Honda CRV: FEMALE but MEN can drive it! SAFARI: It’s a MAN. Corvette Z06: Definitely a MAN. Alto: It’s a Female. Please add to this…. I am sure it’s going to get interesting……!!
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25th January 2007, 18:30	#2
nispatel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	I don't think there is anything manly or womenish about the car. Most of the things are turning into UNISEX; what's the point of having this categorization. Your posting reminds me of "Fair & Lovely - Men" and other sun protection creams which untill recently use to come only in one variety. One of the competetor started this Men and Women stuff there and now all of them have these Men variety. It's basically branding exercise and nothing else. So it's true for car. What really maters is how good a driver is whether male or female. If driver is good, vehicle can get it dues but it's not true otherwise.
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25th January 2007, 18:37	#3
sgmuser BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 755 Thanked: 1,123 Times View My Garage	MEN - Cars WOMEN - Cars Hummer - Man thing New Beetle and all pink colored cars! - Ladies stuff
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25th January 2007, 18:45	#4
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Technically you are right nispatel, but, you can't help but associate some cars with women and others with men. Ofcourse, each one's interpretation would be slightly different! For me: Chick cars: - BMW Z3 - Porsche Boxster, 1st generation. - Toyota MRS - Yellow Maruti Zen old gen. Heck, basically any yellow car!! - New Zen Estilo - Mazda Miata - Mercedes M class - Honda CRX Del Sol
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25th January 2007, 18:56	#5
nispatel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	I see lot of expections here. For example go to IT carridor of Banglore and invariably you will come across ladies driving Bolero (yes, it's Bolero and not Baleno) and Scorpio and and most Alto being driven by man. May be one can term it "attraction of the opposite sex"!
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25th January 2007, 19:09	#7
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	"Chick" cars: 1. Peuguot 206, especially the convertible. 2. Chevy Spark, nee Daewoo Matiz. 3. Mini Cooper. 4. Honda CRV. 5. Nissan Murano. 6. Almost all the Topless Mercs. 7. Fiat Punto 8. Fiat Palio (dont flame me - its what I think) 9. VW Polo 10.Mitsubishi Pajero iO 11.Suzuki Jimny 12.Suzuki Ignis 13.Toyota RAV4 14.Daihatsu Sirion & Terios (hell, almost ALL Daihatsus) 15.Honda City/Jazz 16.Kia Picanto (Santro's feminine cousin) 17.Toyota Yaris Hatch (sedan looks better) 18.Citroen Xsara or Xanthia (one of them) 19.Renault Megane Sport 20.Ford Fiesta (hatch) 21.Most of the Lexus stable 22. Suzuki Swift
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25th January 2007, 19:18	#8
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,732 Times View My Garage	Nice thread!! IMHO, Chick cars in India: - Ford Fusion - Suzuki Swift - Audi TT - Porsche Boxster - Zen (Old and New) - Maini Reva - CRV - San Storm
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25th January 2007, 19:30	#9
v1kram BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Coimbatore /YEG Posts: 465 Thanked: 242 Times	Man Thing - Mustang's and Dodge's
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25th January 2007, 20:38	#12
SRK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,201 Thanked: 524 Times	I think There is no thing as a Women's Car or Man's Car.. I think its the way something is presented to you.. Imagine you I give you a fully modded Beetle..will you still call it a Women's Car.... Now I give you a Barbie Pink Hummer..Will you call it a Man's Car?? But yes mostly women choose a car that has good looks,easy to drive and maintain...and we know that small hatches have all these qualities... By the way its your decision....
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25th January 2007, 21:29	#13
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,153 Times	http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intern...nine-cars.html My answer in the above thread was : Masculine : 1. Dodge Ram. 2. Dodge Durango. 3. Nissan Titan. 4. Impreza and Evo 5. Chrysler 300C. Feminine: 1. VW new Beetle. 2. Honda Jazz. 3. Honda CR-V (no offence meant to CRV drivers in india ). 4. Toyota Prius. 5. old SLK. Last edited by sajo : 25th January 2007 at 21:35.
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25th January 2007, 21:47	#14
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,181 Thanked: 73,502 Times View My Garage	In India Men cars... 1. Mahindra Scorpio 2. TATA Safari DiCOR 3. Honda City VTec Women cars... 1. Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo... (Specially the pink colour one)
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25th January 2007, 23:05	#15
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Since all gents above have listed their daddu aur daadi cars ,I thought I should list those cars that are in-between, with no reproductive identity, that is nothing up or inside, or more clearly chakkas, or .. (I'm stopping the descriptions here before Google lists TBhp as an adult site): 1. Ambassador: definitely Bobbitized over the decades. Darwin would have rotated in his grave 2. Padmini: initially female, suffered fatal decline in estrogen over the decades. Also developed osteoporosis. 3. M800: Birth defect. No gender from the start 4. New Mahindra "jeeps": Transsexual - masquerading as the other gender; internally female 5. Santro: Sex-change operation. Currently bordering on the feminine side I better stop now before I become an authority on this topic.
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