Posted on 11/11/2004 7:11:43 AM PST by presidio9
Women like men, and men like cars.
''Hmm, it says here that women think George Clooney has more sex appeal than a Ferrari. Maybe that's because women don't know how to drive a Ferrari,'' said Torsten Kadletz, a used-car dealer unafraid of feminists. He was studying a recent German magazine survey that asked men and women how they'd rather spend a weekend: with a fuel-injected sports car or an air-brushed celebrity.
Few things are more invigorating to the German man than a clear windshield, a palm on the gearshift and miles of open autobahn. In 12 pages of statistics leavened with pictures of half-dressed women draped over expensive upholstery, Men's Car magazine sought to find out where cars and lust intersect. The survey of 2,253 German men and women ages 20 to 50 gauged preference and performance, both on the road and in the bedroom.
Such a study is more than a bit of marketing whimsy in a land where cars are an enduring national pride. The sleek designs and meticulous mechanics of the German-made Mercedes, BMW and Audi have for generations been among the country's finer exports. Cars are studied and shined, engine pings and fan belt squeaks are not tolerated, and Sunday afternoon in the fast lane -- where speeds can reach 140 mph -- is no place for the meek. ''Germans buy cars with passion and love,'' Kadletz said.
FREQUENCY OF SEX
And, perhaps, with a bit of hanky-panky in mind. Men who drive BMWs have more sex per week -- 2.2 times -- than anyone polled. (But are they happy? Apparently, yes.) Guys driving Porsches may have more money, but their cars get more action than their libidos. Porsche drivers have sex 1.4 times a week -- lower than everyone else polled, including guys who drive Fords, Opels and Minis.
''I was surprised that Porsche came in last place,'' said Frank Hofmann, editor of Men's Car. ``I'm driving a Porsche myself, and damn, I didn't want the worst sex life in Germany. But then I discovered that the average Porsche owner is 55 years old. So, 1.4 times of sex a week is OK.''
The study found that sometimes people are like the cars they drive. Take the Volvo. Reliable and stuffed with air bags, the Volvo is marketed as an achievement in perseverance that will always get you there. And so will the Volvo owner. Men with Volvos have longer sex -- 7.3 minutes a session -- than any other driver, especially those Casanovas with Italian cars who clock a mere 4.9 minutes per session.
BTW, article is excerpted.
"Men with Volvos have longer sex"
This reminds me of a joke I heard way back in High School.
Are they kidding me? Takes me longer than that to light the candles...(wink, wink, know what I mean).
An hour with Cindy Crawford vs. an hour of winding roads and a 911. No contest. Where are the keys?
Cindy has keys?
German Ping...
Damn, I love free markets. Demand, meet supply.
>Men with Volvos have longer sex -- 7.3 minutes a session --
>than any other driver, especially those Casanovas with
>Italian cars who clock a mere 4.9 minutes per session.
Sounds like our German friends need to take more Cialis/Viagra or something.
You deliver Cindy, and I'll be glad to lend you my 911 for an hour. But what am I going to do for my other 0.4 this week?
I here Terayza's looking for a new man.
7.3 minutes is long? Poor fraulines.
Somebody please post the bunny with the pancakes on his head.
Men vie for it differently than women, of course, despite what women's (G)lib says.
Women vie for it by showing others what MAN they can "get." Genitalia-akimbo, who's got the money to pay for the biggest boobs, cutest butt, most perfect face, teeth, nose, etc.
Sad that movie "stars" are considered worth "getting." They are all about make believe. Who cares?!
Men can get sex from women anytime, anywhere with anyone they want. Promiscuity is as ordinary as Bier. Sex and women are no big deal. Cars are. Believe me, with their cars, the men are showing off just as much for OTHER men. It IS about status.
So...this is all academic, innit?
I don't see American men as that different....except for ONE thing: American men are THE BEST.
You don’t have to cuddle anyone after track day.
But often it's just about pure driving pleasure.
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HUH?! The author haven't seen the average new Volvo of the last 4-5 years. Today's Volvos have far more swoopy body designs and are definitely WAY more performance-oriented than the old-time Volvos so loved by liberals.
She can't afford me.
You´re so right. The skills, the body, your character, all that doesn´t matter. It´s all about which passport you have, right? Man, this is so ... simple-minded.
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