My friends laugh at me for wanting a New Beetle. Living near the home of the Big three, you see so many Ford, GM, and Chrysler cars. But, even in a distance (i'm good at this) you can spot a Vw, mostly the New Beetle a mile away! I love the NB, it is an awesome little car. I still have to prove my friend wrong, he says a VW Beetle can't do a burnout, boy will he be wrong (BTW He drives a Ford T-Bird 90's model)

 

That's terrible. I would ignore them, drive what makes you happy.

I'm a gal and I just got one, but the day I bought mine a guy bought a green one at the same time I was buying mine.

Equal opportunity fun times

 

I'm a Man.
I can drive
a New Beetle,
if want to,
I guess.

Apologies to Red Green

It has never bothered me about driving a Bug.
What others think, I could care less.

 

"At least you know I'm not trying to compensate for anything."

That's just how I look at it.
Then again, when I see a guy driving a huge flashy truck IN the city, with no evidence of tools, construction materials, or farming supplies ever gracing the flatbed - I tend to think:

 

On a side note, most of the guys at work have a new found respect for the beetle now after me taking them for a ride. One guy even commented this weekend "holy crap! Now I know why you like this...it really moves!"

When someone gets into my car for the first time they usually say "I didn't realize how big it is" or "this is the first time that i have actually been inside one" or even better, "Is the engine still in the trunk?" i love that one.

 

I just got razzed the other day at a gas station by a group of high school kids. It was really funny cause there was 4 of them packed into a rather "girlie" car (pontiac sun fire). What really made me laugh is when the driver revved the engine at me to show off his glass pack. .

On a side note, most of the guys at work have a new found respect for the beetle now after me taking them for a ride. One guy even commented this weekend "holy crap! Now I know why you like this...it really moves!"

 

Well, it appears I'm in good company. I'm totally over the "chick car" bashing I got last week. My usual response to those kind of comments are "At least you know I'm not trying to compensate for anything."

 

I have received various comments; mostly put downs from the male side; but always positive from the female side.

Being in Law Enforcement, I received the following comment from a co-worker... "You’re the only straight guy I know that drives one." My response was, "Ok, my day is now complete that you know for a certainty that I'm straight."

Sometimes at gas stations some dude driving a truck will make a macho comment; I'll smile and say... "Mine attracts girls, yours attracts guys, what's with that?" And I have even been fortunate enough to have good timing; some other guy comes up and makes a comment on some part of the dudes’ truck he likes. The dude usually gets huffy and walks away.

Basically I like my car... for those with a derogatory comment know this, my life does not, stop, turn, back up, speed up or slow down based on your automotive opinion.

 

My favorite "Chick car" story was when I went to my high-school's graduation (the year after mine). A friend of my (then-new) girlfriend asked "When did you come out of the closet?"

All I could do was to smile... thinking about the "Farris and Megan alone time" from about an hour earlier...

Pay no attention to people and their attitudes. They suck!

 

I've never really been razzed by adults...only kids - teenage types that are driving their mommy's suburban. And even in that case it they didn't call it a chick car.

Since the paint, nobody has said anything but nice things. :wink:

It's kind of the same for me. Granted I haven't driven Speed for almost 2 years, but with the Type 1 hubcaps and roof rack I rarely get crap from people. At least not to my face.

 

I've never really been razzed by adults...only kids - teenage types that are driving their mommy's suburban. And even in that case it they didn't call it a chick car.

Since the paint, nobody has said anything but nice things. :wink:

 

I have owned a Beetle, a Miata, and a Mini, and am looking at another Beetle...I better cancel my Playboy subscription. Of course I also have a Dodge 2500 4x4 super truck, so that balances it out maybe

 

Hi- Haven't they heard of The StudBug? Tell them to check out www.realautosport.com - a website owned by Pro Rally Driver, Mad Mike Halley!!!!

 

I still think it's funny that there are gender stereotypes for cars. I guess it's easier when you're a girl, but dammit, I get so tired of people ragging on the Beetle when guys drive it. The only things that are made specifically for woman are tampons and bras...everything else is for everyone!

I've seen some men who cold use a bra....

 

I still think it's funny that there are gender stereotypes for cars. I guess it's easier when you're a girl, but dammit, I get so tired of people ragging on the Beetle when guys drive it. The only things that are made specifically for woman are tampons and bras...everything else is for everyone!

 

"your car is gay"
"you drive a chick's car"
"Dude, you drive a beetle"
"blah, blah gay blah blah car blah blah"

I love my car. When i purchased it, I could have purchased a WRX, GLI, GTI, and a few others, but once i sat in my TS I knew it was the car for me. Cars 20 or 30 years ago all looked different, and you could tell what it was by the head lights, tall lights, etc. Today, cars are more the most part, all looks similar, but then you have the beetle. There is no other car on the road that looks like it. Drive your beetle, love you beetle. All you need is love!

 

"Let's see what we have here. A car full of pre-pubescent drop-outs on summer vacation (much like the rest of their school year at continuation) with a collective I.Q. that matches the loose change found near the 3-month-old fries buried under the ..."

Too funny!

 

bt,dt

I'm a railroader, thats akin to being a logger, or a pirate in terms of manliness...lol. Everyone drives a chevy or a ford, they are mostly all lifted, and they have the huge engines. I pull up in the silver bullet and get laughs, sneers and not so clever remarks. I then offer to race any of them...not a single taker, even after puttin up a full tank of gas to winner. I take two for drive and snap their necks with some heavy peddle. Remarks are over...lol

 

(by the way, RobertRogers, I love your avatar! :lol: )

 

Who cares what others think? Drive your car and enjoy the hell out of it like all the rest of us do...

Here's my comments from a related thread posted some time ago. Still stands the test of time:



"Let's see what we have here. A car full of pre-pubescent drop-outs on summer vacation (much like the rest of their school year at continuation) with a collective I.Q. that matches the loose change found near the 3-month-old fries buried under the seat cushion (usually accompanied by a broken Happy Meal toy). They're flooring it around town on Mom's gas while looped on some beer that someone of age purchased for them at the run down liquor store around the corner. They're "all that" because they just got five new air fresheners to hang on the rear-view mirror of that burned-out pseudo-ricer (struggling to mask the unmistakable stench of their collective poor hygiene) and sporting the checkstand mods that will put them over the top with the next under-age female they encounter. This ride blows blue, black and white smoke but is exempt from current smog regulations due to its age. Stop me if I'm wrong so far...

The paint on this sled hasn't seen a dab of wax since Bush was president (the first one!) and actually absorbs light. The windows have become translucent with hand smears likely from the last female unlucky enough to have been snared by their stolen cargo net and "entertained" in the back seat.

The slurs and epithets that they are yelling are only mimics of what they've been called in the showers at the Boy's Camp Detention Center that they were just released from again just last week.
They are yelling out the window because that's what they do when they're trying to pick-up women.

Don't chase these idiots around town. Nothing good will come of it..."

 

I wouldn't worry about it. For some reason, small, cute, neat cars with personality = chick car. No idea why. If you like your Beetle, that's all that matters.

 

How come its ok its ok for a chick to drive a big 4x4 truck? Do chicks get grief for driving "dude" cars?

Somehow I seriously doubt it.

 

How come its ok its ok for a chick to drive a big 4x4 truck? Do chicks get grief for driving "dude" cars?

 

They are jealous and afraid to admit that they would like to be behind the wheel instead of you.

I agree! I admire people who drive something a little different than ordinary.

 

They are jealous and afraid to admit that they would like to be behind the wheel instead of you.