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Guy Cars and Chick Cars: Do They Really Exist?
CarTalk ^ | April20, 2002 | Click & Clack, the Tappet Brothers

Posted on 04/20/2002 7:31:08 AM PDT by yankeedame

Hey, gang! Since we had such a hoot with "Worst Cars of the Millenniun" how about having a go at this? And remember: Keep your punches clean and no hitting below the belt. At the sound of the bell come out fighting. **DING** )

Presenting....The Ultimate Chick Cars of all Time

#5 Dodge Neon

Neons are Barbie cars: little and cute and rounded in the hips. Even in black, they are feminine and adorable, only just a bit tougher, like Tattoo Barbie."

#4 VW Jetta

" Anything by Volkswagen is a chick car. VW realized this years ago and joined forces with another company to sell guy cars-- they called that company Porsche."

#3 Mazada Miata

"I discovered this phenomenon when I got a Miata. 'Girlie car'. That all I heard."

#2 VW Cabriolet

"All teen-age girls classify them as cute. 'Nuff said."

#1 VW Beetle

" The VW Beetle. A chick car, definitely. And made to be so. How? I know of no other automoblie with a FLOWER VASE as standard equipment."

Presenting....The Ultimate Guy Cars of All Time

#5 Dodge Viper

"It might be a guy car if there was a movie or TV show built entirely around it. Other examples include Burt Reynold's Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit, Nash Bridges' Hemi Cuba convertible and Jim Rockford's Firebird."

#4 Ford F-150 Pickup

"Any car with numbers or letters for a name, or tacked on the end, can become a guy car. For example, F-150 or Civic-SI."

#3 Chevy Camero

"...with twice the horse power needed. Used to show other guys how manly you really are."

#2 Chevy Corvette

"I believe the main aspect that determines the male/female state of a car is based on the engine compartment(hood)-to-cab-lenght ratio. A car such as a pickup or Corvette has a large hood-to-cab-lenght ratio."

#1 Ford Mustang

"A back seat guaranteed to be too small for your mother-in-law."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: cartalk; chickcar; guycars
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To: sheik yerbouty
Don't know about Porsche. I'm partial to Jaguars like this one. Now THAT'S some huge hood to cab length ratio!

141 posted on 04/20/2002 6:10:20 PM PDT by Jen
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To: Long Cut
Those are great muscle cars. Definitely manly cars.
142 posted on 04/20/2002 6:49:53 PM PDT by Jen
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To: AFVetGal
So true. My hubby drives a Ford F-150. He used to drive a Camaro in his younger days and he's definitely a real man!

I'm really trying to not make a "hood-to-cab ratio" comment. :^)

Just kiddin', of course.

143 posted on 04/20/2002 6:57:28 PM PDT by meyer
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To: Long Cut
I want the Cobra....NOW!!
144 posted on 04/20/2002 7:01:51 PM PDT by meyer
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To: meyer
Oh why the heck not!? I've already made a couple of them. hehehe (Did you see the Jag?)
145 posted on 04/20/2002 7:03:06 PM PDT by Jen
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Car?? WHAT CAR???? :^)
146 posted on 04/20/2002 7:04:18 PM PDT by meyer
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To: ALL
If you want to see real cars, go here.
Hot Rods & Custom Stuff.
147 posted on 04/20/2002 7:06:06 PM PDT by PsyOp
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To: AFVetGal
Man, that Jag is so Manly!! LOL
148 posted on 04/20/2002 7:06:59 PM PDT by meyer
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To: meyer
Well, the caption said there was a car there. I was hoping someone could pick it out.
149 posted on 04/20/2002 7:08:31 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Nice car! I have a '63 with a 390. Not as fully restored as yours though.
150 posted on 04/20/2002 7:08:42 PM PDT by PsyOp
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To: rohry
A blond has a real bad day out looking for work and on her way home she breaks down crying on walk in front of a house where a man is on his way out.

He asks if she is all right and she explains what a bad day she had and how she's afraid she won't be able to pay her rent because she can't find a job.

Taking pity on her, he explains that he needs his back porch painted and he'll pay her $100 if she gets it done before he returns. She agrees and he tells her that all the paint and brushes are in the back garage which is unlocked. He then jumps in his F-100 and leaves.

When he returns he finds her waiting for him by the front door, paint splattered everywhere.

"Did you finish?" he asks.

"Sure did Mister," she replies as he pulls out his wallet. "And by the way," she continues, "It's called a Porche, not a Porch."

151 posted on 04/20/2002 7:19:43 PM PDT by PsyOp
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To: usconservative

409


152 posted on 04/20/2002 7:25:05 PM PDT by PeteyBoy
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To: blackie
My only problem with THAT little honker is that it's too nice to actually HAUL anything in, except, of course, A$$!

You're right, though, combining a COBRA-R motor with an F-150 truck was a stroke of genius for SVT. And a milestone in Testosterone History.


153 posted on 04/20/2002 7:25:51 PM PDT by Long Cut
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To: yankeedame
A guys car. 1949 Chevy Business Coup. (highly modified)

go to Hot Rods & Custom Stuff to see more.

154 posted on 04/20/2002 7:32:05 PM PDT by PsyOp
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To: meyer
"I want the Cobra...Now!"

Sorry, Man. It won't hit SVT dealer's lots until at least October of this year, and will in any case be limited to 2000 units. I'd order one now, if I was you. MSRP=$35,000.

My '91 LX 5.0 has a few more years in it, it's only got 120,000 miles right now. But I'm looking REAL hard at a new Mustang. Options abound, of course, and they include the '02 GT, the MACH-1, and waiting until '04 for the BOSS 302 to return. All of the above clock in for under thirty grand, and the GT actually runs under twenty-three.

155 posted on 04/20/2002 7:36:17 PM PDT by Long Cut
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To: rohry
I'll take the company. I long since lost interest in the show, but Gillian is still pretty hot. Definite Porsche babe.
156 posted on 04/20/2002 7:37:46 PM PDT by blau993
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To: Jim Scott
In my opinion, nitrous is for those too lazy to do the real planning and the hard work necessary to build a fast car or else it's for teenagers who saw The Fast and the Furious and thought it was based on reality, where every little four-cylinder grocery getter just needs a lot of stickers and 'Nawwwws'

IN YOUR DREAMS!!!!! Nitrous like anything else is a tool to get the maximum performance and HP out of an engine. I bet you say the same thing about Supercharging too huh?

Nitrous is for lazy people? HA! You spec out an inline 6 and design a custom fogger kit for it. Upgrade your FI, intakes, custom valve work, yadda, yadda, yadda and see how far you get upping the horsepower on a stock 4.0 litre 190HP rated motor and see where you get.

Run into a putrid little "pony car" with my bottle empty? Been there, done that. Still beat 'em. I just like the looks on their faces when the pull up to the next light, and they know they got beat real bad!

Want a real car? I had one of these:

390 Cubic Inches of the baddest motor on the planet. It was called the Vette Killer for a reason - because it ate 454 big block Vettes for lunch! Boy, do I miss that car. Too bad I rolled it...

157 posted on 04/20/2002 7:44:58 PM PDT by usconservative
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To: waterstraat
"However, a guy cannot drive a car that is deemed to be feminine, or too weak, and a guy has a limited choice of colors - obviously that means no purples and no pinks, and no pastels."



Not even a 71 Challenger convertible in factory Plum Crazy?
158 posted on 04/20/2002 8:01:34 PM PDT by Not Fooled
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To: Long Cut
Check the Ford "Concept Lab." page, there are several Mustangs with different engines.
An Expedition with same engine as the Lighning.
A GT-90 with a modular V-12 6.0 L V-12, 720 HP, 660 FPT.
PERFORMANCE
0-60 mph: 3.1 seconds
0-100 mph: 6.2 seconds
Top Speed: 235 mph
159 posted on 04/20/2002 8:03:29 PM PDT by blackie
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To: yankeedame
Stick shift = guy car; pickup (especially 4-wheel drive) = guy car.
"Cute" convertibles, mini-vans, and Japanese or European SUVs are chick cars.

My wife's car is a Mitsubishi Galant; how can you tell it's a chick car? The vanity mirror is on the driver's sun visor.

160 posted on 04/20/2002 8:05:18 PM PDT by Marauder
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