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>>>One longtime Detroit FM radio DJ speculated that drivers and/or owners of the VW Cabriolet convertibles were “usually gay” and it was on live...But the co-host or co-DJ, who happened to be a woman, said she didn’t know about that. WTF?<<<

Okay, it's story time.

Years ago I was invited by an Automotive Survey Company to do a hands on review of a new Car. I had recently bought a brand new Shelby Mustang SVT and they called me.

It was held at the San Bernardino CA Police training Track. They had each of us drive a Honda Civic SI Coupe and then a Ford Focus SVT Coupe prototype they were coming out with.

After the drive, they had two of us in a room to be interviewed about the comparative good and bad between the Cars. They had a Camera on us and there were a group of Ford Execs in another room watching.

After we answered the questions, the Interviewer holds up a rendering of a Convertible Ford SVT Coupe they were thinking of making. The other guy in the room with me thought it was okay.

When they asked me, I told them it was not appropriate for their targeted Buyer, young Men. I said the Convertible looked like a VW Golf and young guys would never buy it.

The Interviewer got a little pushy and seemed upset at my opinion on the Car. He just didn't get it.

At that point in time asked him if he ever watched the TV Show Veronica's Closet? I proceed to tell him (and the audience watching us in the other room) that on one episode, a young Black guy comes to work bragging about his new Car, a VW Golf Convertible. Another young guy looks at the picture of the Car and tells him, that's a Chick's Car.

The Black guy is upset at his coworker and continues to disagree with his opinion. The coworker isn't swayed.

The next day the young Black guy shows at work and shows his coworker a Bumper Sticker that reads “I (heart) Women” that he is going to put on the back of his Golf Convertible.

The coworker looks at the Bumper Sticker and says...

Wait for it...

Great, now you have a Lesbian's Car.

At that point there is raucous laughter coming from the room full of Ford Executives. The guy next to me starts laughing and the Interviewer looked dazed. They never built a Convertible version of the Focus SVT Hatchback and I still believe it was because of me. #;^)