Dream Cars vs. Real Cars

[boss302ls]

Very interesting survey on the ever changing tastes in automobile desires amongst the generations, genders, age groups, and regions.

https://www.goldeagle.com/tips-tools/american-dream-cars/

 

[VoodooBoss]

Interesting, so a Mustang is a chick car? (he ducks)

 

[Sam I Am]

I own both of the lowest scoring male dream cars. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

 

[Norm Peterson]

On the "men" side of top desired traits and dream car features . . . they must have rounded up a bunch of guys most of whom really don't care to drive.

When I got my first car, 7 out of their top 10 "first cars" did not exist, and one of the three that did (Corolla) wasn't anything a "car guy" would have ever chosen.

Wish I could see the original questionnaire and a percentage breakdown of responses by generation.


Norm

 

[Grant 302]

Wish I could see the original questionnaire and a percentage breakdown of responses by generation.

Would be interesting.
I'm just a little disappointed at how low the bar is for a 'dream car'. I never dreamt of owning a Mustang. Just went out an bought one. No BFD.

Interesting, so a Mustang is a chick car? (he ducks)

Always has been. That's a big part of its success over the years. I've only known one woman who owned a Camaro, but lots of Mustang owners.

 

[302BOB]

My first car wasn't a dream car but it was a free car courtesy of my parents as a high school graduation gift. It was a 1969 Toyota Corolla 4 speed with a 1100 CC engine (some Harleys had bigger motors). They must have thought I couldn't get in trouble with that car, but they were wrong.....teenagers have their ways..............

 

[Norm Peterson]

Interesting, so a Mustang is a chick car?

They do seem to be popular with the ladies. Girl a year or two behind me in school got one for her H.S. graduation (her Dad was a doctor), and my daughter just had to have one for her first car (a '66 C-code).

My own dream car ran more toward something like this


Still does, in many ways.


Norm

 

[boss302ls]

My Dad always told me to dream big. I listened to him. Little did I know that when I grew up my dream car would be worth 40 million dollars today. Oh well...Mustangs kind of look like this.

 

[VoodooBoss]

If we're going real big I'll take either of the two below.

 

[boss302ls]

In 1966 Ford introduced an ad campaign that focus was to broaden the Mustang's appeal to young women. Mustang was always a chick car. Here, look at this 60's commercial.

 

[302BOB]

Those early Mustangs with the 6 cyld autos may have appealed to the women of that tyme but once those V8 4spds came into play things evolved to where they are now....GTs MACH1s Boss302s GT500s GT350s..I'm sure the secretaries are lining up to get one of these................Oh, Steve, I forgot the Bullitt, sorry

 

[ChrisM]

My generation is so lame.

 

[Grant 302]

My generation is so lame.

You are not. That's what matters.

 

[TymeSlayer]

Camaros are chick cars because my wife says so and she's never wrong. Go ahead, ask her.

I think chicks dig Mustangs which for all I know was part of the results, intended or not. Whenever I AutoX, I'm approached by some younger female race groupie looking for a ride in my Boss. It's true because I say so and I'm never wrong. Go ahead, ask me.

 

[ChrisM]

You are not. That's what matters.

[insert meme about millennials requiring existential validation here]

Camaros are chick cars because my wife says so and she's never wrong. Go ahead, ask her.

I think chicks dig Mustangs which for all I know was part of the results, intended or not. Whenever I AutoX, I'm approached by some younger female race groupie looking for a ride in my Boss. It's true because I say so and I'm never wrong. Go ahead, ask me.

Is it...is it true?

 

[Grant 302]

[insert meme about millennials requiring existential validation here]

What's a meme?

 

[302BOB]

meme is a cultural understanding of what's going on in a certain generation. ChrisM may be wondering what's going on with his. ChrisM, did I explain that right? As long as Mustangs are fun to own it doesn't matter who likes them, as long as they do!