Type of Car you drive = Type of Driver you are?

[bergermaister]

I think your stereotypes will vary by geography. Maybe by age group. But still, if the shoe fits...

We have my big ass truck and her luxury SUV - don't really count the kids cars anymore since I rarely see them with home just being a "pit stop." I drive pretty much anything at 5-10 over on the freeway, not so much around town. Both our vehicles are usually either really shiny and new looking sitting in the driveway (especially since we both work from home now) or have mud splattered up the sides and sand coming out when you open the doors from our last adventure. Is there a stereotype for that?

But we do have 4 kids and now 2 grandkids in the mix and we're a tight family so we kind of fall into the we "need big ass stuff" no matter what it is category. Vacation rentals often end up being a mini van and I am reminded why we vowed to never own one.

I used to be curious if people judged but don't really give a damn anymore. I've pulled some serious junkers out of the boat launch and out of the sand when they ran into trouble with whatever vehicle I'm in, turned down any payment, and made sure they were good to go before tending to my own stuff. That's what really counts. Hope they'll do the same for me if/when the day comes.

I'm sure you all are the same - hopefully anyway!

[07STI]

Awesome thread.

Me - '17 F150 3.5 ecoboost
Wife - '16 Highlander
My toy - '16 GTR

I like the fact that the F150 and GTR are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum.

Please feel free to judge/stereotype...

[rdlangston13]

Awesome thread.

Me - '17 F150 3.5 ecoboost
Wife - '16 Highlander
My toy - '16 GTR

I like the fact that the F150 and GTR are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum.

Please feel free to judge/stereotype...

how do you like that new 10spd?

[07STI]

how do you like that new 10spd?

It's okay...Shifts aren't real smooth, but perhaps that'll get better as it breaks in. I haven't towed with it yet. I'll pick up the boat sometime next month.

[07STI]

Trayson...That was way too kind! Thanks for the post.

F150 is spot on.
Highlander is mostly spot on...It's the kid-hauler for the wife.
GTR is about 75% spot on. There are no cars and coffee around me that I know of. I definitely got it for the engineering marvel that it still is, IMO. Also needed to be able to haul the boys around, as they're huge car-nuts. I don't play video games and I've seen all but maybe the last 2 Fast and Furious movies.

[sivs1]

Trayson, thats's too funny. It' s a whole new approach for this thread. If we only list our current vehicle and let others decide what type of driver we are. Ha

[trayson]

Trayson, thats's too funny. It' s a whole new approach for this thread. If we only list our current vehicle and let others decide what type of driver we are. Ha

Well, hopefully I did justice to starting it off by "stereotyping" myself with some good satire when I did my vehicles. I try to laugh at myself because I am sure others do!

[trayson]

Awesome thread.

Me - '17 F150 3.5 ecoboost
Wife - '16 Highlander
My toy - '16 GTR

I like the fact that the F150 and GTR are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum.

Please feel free to judge/stereotype...

I have a brand new ecoboost. Sure, I could have sprung and got one of the bad boy diesels, but I don't need to prove anything. I don't need to be the quarterback, everyone knows that I made the team. And I probably got more action "off the field" than the QB did anyway.

Highlander: I want something that has all the creature comforts and so much reliability that all we have to worry about is gas and oil. My ride isn't flashy, but it's got the power and comfort that keeps me happy. You certainly wouldn't catch me in a minivan and an Accord is too plain. Sure, I could have gotten a flashy sportscar, but I have a solid crew of career women I hang with and when we are at our girl's night happy hour we see those "flashy sportscar driving women" and just laugh because we know they're the poster child for "Trying too hard".

GTR: I could have an ordinary sportscar, but I was drawn to this one for the sheer genius that went into its design. Yeah, I've seen all the Fast and the Furious movies, but unlike you I don't play video games all day long and I don't live in my mom's basement and yes, I can afford this car. I didn't get it to be flashy, I got it because I could. It's basically a Ferrari but without the billboard of "Viagra midlife crisis rich guy" that comes with the Italian steed. When I show up at car shows, I'm surrounded by all the European sportscars, and they make a spot for me to park because honestly they can't find anything bad to say about my ride.