Rant: Vehicle Prejudice

[Rubirosa]

I LOVE extreme vehicles, specifically exotic sportscars and bada$$ trucks and jeeps....
Yet I constantly read cynical comments regarding men indulging in their car passions as "compensating" or "midlife crisis mode"

Why does this prejudice exist? Is it simply misdirected jealousy because the cost of said vehicles is an indication that the vehicle owner makes a good living?

 

[Atom Smasher]

Because women are fundamentally jealous of men. Therefore they attempt to shame you for having that which they could never attain.

 

[the_stig]

Because women are fundamentally jealous of men. Therefore they attempt to shame you for having that which they could never attain.

Yup. Just like how fat women gang up and shame skinny women. Misdirected jealousy exactly.

 

[Mike32ct]

I think women are pissed off because the money you spend on these vehicles isn't been spent on THEM. Women hate the idea of a man treating HIMSELF and buying something that he wants.

But if you bought her that expensive car, that's fine lol.

 

[dasein]

As bad an investment as cars are, they are far better and last longer than the consumer junk women would have bought with the money, explaining the negative MSM stereotypes handily.

Remember, for the MSM and its broader gov-edu-union-contractor-grantee-lawyer-MSM Complex interests, money in women's hands = good, more impressionable, easier to get money. Money in men's hands = bad. Explains so much about our culture and even our status quo law.

 

[FairShake]

I'm usually on a mountain bike. Chicks seem to dig it. Especially when they try to ride on my handlebars.

Listen, a lot of guys get fancy cars to show off. Which is why you see so many red and black exotics and not so many gray or green or navy blue exotics. If it was all about the ride the colors wouldn't matter and would span the spectrum.

You have to know this going in to the purchase. If you truly love the car and the ride and not the talk and admiration you don't care about anyone's perception anyway right?

 

[Skyline]

I LOVE extreme vehicles, specifically exotic sportscars and bada$$ trucks and jeeps....
Yet I constantly read cynical comments regarding men indulging in their car passions as "compensating" or "midlife crisis mode"

Why does this prejudice exist? Is it simply misdirected jealousy because the cost of said vehicles is an indication that the vehicle owner makes a good living?

It's 100% jealously.

I love cars because of how they work, look, sound, and perform. If you have around $25k to spend you can easily turn an old car into an absolute monster with around 900+BHP. The "look" of the car is simply the cover in my opinion. They don't have to look nice but it's really all about how YOU perceive it. What's underneath can be a mystery.

If they care about looks that much then it's simply a mix of jealousy and compensating for not being able to have "nice looking things."