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Top 10 gay and lesbian cars

GAJ said:
Well, maybe "bugs in the teeth" was targeting young females. :laughing
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Go back to how they marketed the original Miata in the U.S. It was presented as a fun, cheap, weekend roadster, not a racing platform. And given the HP offered, the target market on the enthusiast side was limited. It certainly wasn't a car that was being cross shopped by the typical car guy. If Mazda had needed to rely on sales to the hard core autocross/lightweight racing buyer, the car would have been an abject financial failure. They knew who they had to sell it to and they marketed to that group very well.
 
Archimedes said:
This is such a myth. Sure, there's a subset of guys that race/autocross these things, but the vast majority of the thousands and thousands of Miata's sold are driven by secretaries and hair dressers. Always exceptions of course.
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Not based on what I see. The few women I see driving them are all over 40. Not the ditsy secretary or hair dresser image you're trying to portray. Those women mostly drive Civics, Altimas, Kias, and Mustang V6's.
 
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EjGlows said:
No self-respecting ghey would buy this car. :twofinger
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I first saw the Aztek being driven by a National Park Service Ranger, a near-retirement lesbian woman. In fact. that's the only person I know with one. But right, a gay dude? Never.

I always thot the Miata, in addition to being ghey. was just a pretend sports car for people who couldn't afford Porsches. More feminine and friendly that a Z-car (260,280 Datsun/Nissan whatever).
 
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Reli said:
Written by some pretty clueless people. People aren't going to spend good money on something as small and cramped as a Miata just because it allegedly has "gay appeal". They buy them because they're fun to drive or because they want something cheap to race. Look at who you see driving them. Most of the time it's a 60-65 y/o white dude with his wife, and it's his 3rd or 4th vehicle.

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Clueless.
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LOL, the two parts of this post match so perfectly together.. ^^^ :laughing

so basically it depends on what type of a town/country you live in.
if you drive around the Castro and Market you'll see the most popular car is the Mini.
the Sub Outback wagon is true though.. esp. even when judging by my two lady neigborhs.

some of the cars are put on the list however simply because of some macho h8 probably... e.g. the toyotas or the Beetle or whatever
 
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We have a salesguy that drives a Subaru Outback. He walked in one day and I said "Hey Chris, is that your Subaru?" He says yeah, and I reply with "Huh, I didn't know you were a lesbian." :laughing
 
Archimedes said:
Go back to how they marketed the original Miata in the U.S. It was presented as a fun, cheap, weekend roadster, not a racing platform. And given the HP offered, the target market on the enthusiast side was limited. It certainly wasn't a car that was being cross shopped by the typical car guy. If Mazda had needed to rely on sales to the hard core autocross/lightweight racing buyer, the car would have been an abject financial failure. They knew who they had to sell it to and they marketed to that group very well.
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"Last year, it only moved 5,800 Miatas in North America, just 2 percent of its vehicles in total. But it is the one car, more than any other, that people associate with the company, and Mazda North American Chief Executive Jim O’Sullivan sees a lot of value in that. “We’re an enthusiast brand,” he says. “So there’s a little bit more emotion to us.” "

http://www.businessweek.com/article...a-long-road-to-keep-selling-a-few-little-cars
 
Reli said:
The only place in CA where a muscle car makes sense is the Central Valley. For everywhere else, you need something a little smaller that's fun to toss around, or you're not a true car enthusiast IMO.
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Don't watch that video test of the new Z28 vs. the GTR. It wouldn't support your theory.
 
GAJ said:
"Last year, it only moved 5,800 Miatas in North America, just 2 percent of its vehicles in total. But it is the one car, more than any other, that people associate with the company, and Mazda North American Chief Executive Jim O’Sullivan sees a lot of value in that. “We’re an enthusiast brand,” he says. “So there’s a little bit more emotion to us.” "

http://www.businessweek.com/article...a-long-road-to-keep-selling-a-few-little-cars
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Again, now that's the target market, because the rest of the market is aware of the hairdresser's car stigma and/or the fact that you can get a much better all around car now for that level of money.

BTW, the whole Mazda tag line about being an enthusiast brand is a joke. All marketing. Generally, Mazda makes butt ugly cars that looks like they were designed by the blind and are slightly less reliable than a comparable Toyota or Honda. Actually, today, I think the Miata is one of the more well styled Mazda's out there, though I have to admit the latest styling refresh across the board for Mazda is a step in the right direction.
 
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