What Your Car Says About You

[brewer12345]

Never liked black or white vehicles because they showed dirt to easy, but (being a LBYM'er), color has always been the last thing on my list when selecting a vehicle. Poo-poo on you, Yahoo news.

We always picked the most popular color we could stand. Anonymity has its virtues.

 

[afntrn56]

Electron Blue '03 Corvette convertible says it all about me... SMILING!!!

 

[Gerbil Wheel]

Old, old Honda with sun-damaged paint = closet millionaire.

 

[Sarah in SC]

I love that Swagger Wagon video!
And Khan, we rented a Kia Rio in Canada and realized, much to our chagrin, that even though it was the lowest level economy vehicle available, it was still substantially nicer than our daily drivers.

The 1995 Black Saturn is now a parts car for the 1996 White Saturn daily driver and I am driving my nursing home-bound father-in-law's black 1992 Chevy pickup as the 1984 Silver Mercedes caught fire the last time I tried to crank it. The 1986 Black/Silver Chevy pickup truck is for sale; the 1976 Blue Airstream M/H is not.

 

[W2R]

We always picked the most popular color we could stand. Anonymity has its virtues.

Trying to find my silver Camry Solara in huge parking lots was always such fun. Looking across the vast vista of thousands upon thousands of cars, it seemed like about half were silver Toyotas.

 

[brewer12345]

Trying to find my silver Camry Solara in huge parking lots was always such fun. Looking across the vast vista of thousands upon thousands of cars, it seemed like about half were silver Toyotas.

"Honey, which tan Honda minivan is ours?"

 

[Orchidflower]

White Camry here says "driver who doesn't pay attention half the time to the road wants other people to watch out for her." Gregarious? Yes. Status seeker? Sure, if you consider someone who wears tennies and workout clothes all the time a status seeker.

 

[HFWR]

Trying to find my silver Camry Solara in huge parking lots was always such fun. Looking across the vast vista of thousands upon thousands of cars, it seemed like about half were silver Toyotas.

I use the panic button on the remote as a pickup finder. After all, there are hardly ANY pickups in Texas...

"Honey, which tan Honda minivan is ours?"

YouTube - Austin Lounge Lizards

 

[73ss454]

I love that Swagger Wagon video!
And Khan, we rented a Kia Rio in Canada and realized, much to our chagrin, that even though it was the lowest level economy vehicle available, it was still substantially nicer than our daily drivers.

The 1995 Black Saturn is now a parts car for the 1996 White Saturn daily driver and I am driving my nursing home-bound father-in-law's black 1992 Chevy pickup as the 1984 Silver Mercedes caught fire the last time I tried to crank it. The 1986 Black/Silver Chevy pickup truck is for sale; the 1976 Blue Airstream M/H is not.

Sarah, I hope you are taking advantage of the low insurance rates for antique cars.

 

[saluki9]

Silver BMW = Douche

 

[73ss454]

Silver BMW = Douche

I guess you don't follow Dave Ramsey.

 

[saluki9]

I guess you don't follow Dave Ramsey.

No, he lost me when he started talking about how easy it was to earn 12% a year with mutual funds.

 

[73ss454]

He forgot to mention the 8% Expense Ratio and the 12B1 fees.

 

[audreyh1]

Jeep Liberty doesn't make it in the article. It's way too small to work for the family like the larger SUVs do.

I always figured it meant I didn't want to drag my butt on the ground which is how I feel when I drive a regular car.

Audrey

 

[Nords]

Prius: "Recovering [-]geek[/-] nuclear engineer", and "Don't you dare make me use my brakes!"

'97 Altima: "My values are reflected in my investment portfolio, not my depreciating assets."

 

[Walt34]

2003 GMC 4WD pickup truck. Practical, reliable, comfortable.

2008 Suzuki C90T touring motorcycle. I don't wanna grow up.

 

[Emeritus]

When I was 19 I drove a 10 year old Corvair with rottted floor pans and no parking brake
When I was 29 I drove a 10 year old Ford Fairmont with a lot of bent metal
When I was 39 I drove a 3 year old Plymouth Van with two screaming kids
When I was 49 I drove a 5 year old Grand caravan with whole skating teams
Now I am 59 and Drive a Blue 2006 Pontiac Vibe, an orphan car but nice

LBYM means you drive what moves

 

[RunningBum]

This is old but still funny

> What your car says about you:
>
> Acura Integra - I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars
> Acura Legend - I'm too bland for German cars
> Acura NSX - I am impotent
> Audi 90 - I enjoy putting out engine fires
> Buick Park Avenue - I am older than 34 of the 50 states
> Cadillac Eldorado - I am a very good Mary Kay salesman
> Cadillac Seville - I am a pimp
> Chevrolet Camaro - I enjoy beating the hell out of people
> Chevrolet Chevette - I like seeing people's reactions when I tell them I
> have a 'Vette
> Chevrolet Corvette - I'm in a mid-life crisis
> Chevrolet El Camino - I am leading a militia to overthrow the government
> Chrysler Cordoba - I dig the rich Corinthian leather
> Datsun 280Z - I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well
> Dodge Dart - I teach third grade special education and I voted
> for Eisenhower
> Dodge Daytona - I delivered pizza for four years to get this car
> Ferrari Testarossa - I am known to have problems in bed
> Ford Fairmont - (See Dodge Dart)
> Ford Mustang - I slow down to 85 in school zones
> Ford Crown Victoria - I enjoy having people slow to 55mph and
> change lanes when I pull up behind them
> Ford F-150 pickup - I live in a trailer and my good dishes have Elvis
> on them.
> Geo Storm - I will start the 11th grade in the fall.
> Geo Tracker - I will start the 12th grade in the fall.
> Honda del Sol - I have always said, half a convertible is better
> than no convertible at all
> Honda Civic - I have just graduated and have no credit
> Honda Accord - I lack any originality and am basically a lemming.
> Honda Passport - I'm fooled by every disguise of the Trix rabbit.
> Infiniti Q45 - I am a physician with 17 malpractice suits pending.
> Isuzu Impulse - I do not give a damn about J.D. Power or his reports.
> Jaguar XJ6 - I am so rich I will pay 60K for a car that is
> in the shop 280 days per year.
> Kia Sephia - I learned nothing from the failure of Daihatsu
> Corp.
> Lamborghini Countach - I only have one testicle
> Lincoln Town Car - I live for bingo and covered dish suppers
> Mercury Grand Marquis - (See above)
> Mercedes 500SL - I will beat you up if you ask me for an autograph
> Mercedes 560SEL - I have a daughter named Bitsy and a son named Cole
> Mazda Miata - I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler
> MGB - I am dating a mechanic
> Mitsubishi Diamante - I don't know what it means either
> Nissan 300ZX - I have yet to complete my divorce proceedings.
> Oldsmobile Cutlass - I just stole this car and I'm going to make a
> fortune off the parts
> Peugeot 505 Diesel - I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List
> Plymouth Neon - I sincerely enjoy doing the Macarena
> Pontiac Trans AM - I have a switchblade in my sock
> Porsche 911 Turbo - I have a three inch thingie
> Porsche 944 - I am dating big haired women that otherwise
> would be inaccessible to me
> Rolls Royce Silver Shadow - I think Pat Buchannon is a tad bit too liberal
> Saturn SC2 - (See Honda Civic)
> Subaru Legacy - I have always wanted a Japanese car even
> more inferior than Isuzu
> Toyota Camry - I am still in the closet
> Volkswagon Beetle - I still watch Partridge Family reruns
> Volkswagon Cabriolet - I am out of the closet
> Volkswagon Microbus - I am tripping right now
> Volvo 740 Wagon - I am frightened of my wife

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

15 year old white Geo Prizm w/ std transmission & dents: cheap bastard
6 year old white Chev Astro van. with dents. (=half-ton truck in a box): I have a lawn-care business on the side.

 

[cardude]

2003 Red Chevy Suburban-- I'm cheap and have lots of crap to haul around, but full of energy and pizzazz according to the article!

2006 White Chrysler 300-- I used to be a Chrysler dealer, and I've secretly always wanted to be a gansta.

2008 Red Kawasaki Versys-- mid life crisis. No other reason.

 

[Sarah in SC]

This is old but still funny

> What your car says about you:
> Buick Park Avenue - I am older than 34 of the 50 states
> Chevrolet Camaro - I enjoy beating the hell out of people
> Chevrolet El Camino - I am leading a militia to overthrow the government
> Chrysler Cordoba - I dig the rich Corinthian leather
> Datsun 280Z - I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well
> Dodge Dart - I teach third grade special education and I voted for Eisenhower
> Dodge Daytona - I delivered pizza for four years to get this car
> Ford F-150 pickup - I live in a trailer and my good dishes have Elvis on them.
> Honda Civic - I have just graduated and have no credit
> Jaguar XJ6 - I am so rich I will pay 60K for a car that is
> in the shop 280 days per year.
> Lamborghini Countach - I only have one testicle
> MGB - I am dating a mechanic
> Oldsmobile Cutlass - I just stole this car and I'm going to make a fortune off the parts
> Peugeot 505 Diesel - I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List
> Pontiac Trans AM - I have a switchblade in my sock
> Saturn SC2 - (See Honda Civic)
> Subaru Legacy - I have always wanted a Japanese car even > more inferior than Isuzu
> Volkswagon Microbus - I am tripping right now
> Volvo 740 Wagon - I am frightened of my wife

These are the highlights (for me) of your fabulous list, Running Bum. Awesome! Especially the Camaro and the El Camino ones!

 

[lowflyer]

Black Infiniti G37 = So you couldn't afford the BMW, huh?

 

[scrabbler1]

2007 silver Toyota Corolla CE, because that base model was what had been sitting in the dealer's lot for a few weeks (so the dealer was eager to sell it after a previous buyer backed out); it was also a car small enough for me to be able to maneuver it into the awkward parking spot in my building's parking garage.

 

[Keim]

I wonder what they would say about my two daily drivers:
Blue 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo
Red 1993 F-150 pick-up

 

[rescueme]

I wonder what they would say about my two daily drivers:
Blue 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo
Red 1993 F-150 pick-up

You're a redneck?