Crumpet catchers and other delights
Munich will tell you otherwise, but to hear some people talk, “BMW” is short for “Brings Me Women.”
I was reminded of this while reading this TTAC thread about product development at The Company Formerly Known As DaimlerChrysler, into which a commenter injected: “Chicks LOVE my 300.” Thread drift duly ensued, with the following posted a mere six minutes later:
Has ANY chick EVER really cared about what car a guy has? Didn’t that custom die out with the second generation Camaro? I mean, really? “Oh, that guy is so awesome! Look at those wheels! He must be a really great catch! What a guy!”
I have no personal experience with this phenomenon. In fact, I’ve seen the reverse: shortly after I got married, my wife requested, if that’s the word, that I get rid of Susannah, my aged (eleven and a half) Chevy Nova, ostensibly for aesthetic reasons. I have to assume that whatever mysterious, inexplicable factor drew us together, it wasn’t the car.
I am not persuaded that women give that much of a damn about what men drive, though I suspect they’ll make an exception for an obvious $500 beater with a $1000 stereo.
fillyjonk »
15 April 2009 · 12:04 pm
I’m actually pretty sure there ARE women out there superficial enough to “pick” a man based on the car he drives.
And they probably deserve what they wind up with.
McGehee »
15 April 2009 · 1:28 pm
I could see me driving a black Charger, but for some reason the “me” that’s driving it in my imagination isn’t the aging, pudgy shlub that drives my Bronco in the real world, so…
And it seems to me if I looked like the guy driving my imaginary Charger, I wouldn’t need the Charger.
Francis W. Porretto »
15 April 2009 · 3:48 pm
No, no, no! BMW is a backwards acronym for “Wanted a Mercedes-Benz!”