December 05, 2004
Is it wrong for me to want a car designed for women? I'm having strange feelings right now...
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ugh...chick still bothers me...and chick cars...I am definitely glad there is a new perspective for Automobile design...but geez, gimme a break already...and from the article "For those who cannot park, there is an autopark feature for backing into spaces."...it is so common to hear this, that women can just use it as an excuse...I am not sure if I really like or understand all the consequences of this new brand of feminism.
As a friend of mine used to say re: Cabrios and Neons, "Why don't they just go ahead and put a tampon dispenser in the glove box?"
hehehe, that was gold jahess...
I must admit I like the VW products including the cabrio, but I sure as hell can parallel park with the best of 'em. Hell, I like chicks (a chick that is) so what's wrong with liking chick cars? Am I in denial or something?
How exactly do "gull-wing doors preserve a lady's modesty when getting in and out?" Seems like the conventional door gives you a better chance to prevent mishaps (nsfw)...
i wondered about the doors as well. The only thing I could think of was that ladies might get in butt first (so it looks like driving sidesaddle) and then swing the legs around, except that I've never seen any ladies do that. On the other hand, I never see ladies in short skirts except in mrflip's nsfw links and so my idea may yet be valid.
With gull-wing doors, you don't have to spread your legs apart very much to get out of the car as you do with conventional cars. On the other hand, as mrflip has alluded to, you also don't have that door blocking the view of potential peeping toms. But if your skirt is that short to begin with, I don't think that "modesty" is the look you are going for, anyway.
It also disturbs me that they are making a car "for women" with the autopark feature. It seems that ability to parallel park is a direct result of practice - if you grew up in a city, you got to practice more. (If there really is a gender link, perhaps men are more brave and are more willing to try parallel parking when they are younger, and thus any male problems are lumped in the "teenage driver" catagory.)
But with all that said, I have to say that car looks sooooo CUTE!
As for Jenny's parking comment I agree, how rude! I just have to say that I parallel park way better than most guys, including Ned. (sorry babe but you know its true).
gull-wing doors aren't just for the ladies, they're for the scots as well!
The times I have driven in Ned's car, his parallel parking has been entirely adequate if not downright satisfactory. I'd venture to say that he'd have no problem maneuvering into the tightest of spots.
NanoCindy, that formula was totally weak. Surely there was a way for them to work in a surface integral or a curl operation...
...perhaps if they were finding the field of the car's electrical system? Regardless, you with your spiffy new car should take note of the formula in its correct state, and the accompanying tips. It's the best link I can do until I find tips on how to park in the tiny lot behind the Hyde Park Grill.
ohhh, SSSSSSSSSNAP!
how's that hubcap and front quarter panel, anyway? unmarked, I hope?
It wasn't the hubcap or quarter panel, after all. It was the stupid splash guards which jut out beyond the rest of the body of the car. Basically some scratched plastic on the underside, but not very noticeable.
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I'm not sure. Maybe we can analyze how you feel about chick cars in general. Do you get a chill thinking about a Miata or a convertible Cabrio? Or, really, any of Volkswagen's output in general? Then maybe it's not surprising. Take a GT or a Mustang and call the doctor in the morning.
posted by natedogg at 11:10PM CST on December 05