Your car is your suit... what women really read from the car you drive

[jhonny9546]

I know some of you don't drive a top-notch car, and you don't care.
I've always been a pioneer in these things.

This is the car I drive

While this is the car you can see man, and some of my friends in the same socioeconomic background drive:


I'm increasingly concerned that a car, as an investment, primarily loses value, but what's the role?
In my personal view, being able to have a taller, larger, more spacious, latest-generation car is just a label that you can show others that you're in a good socioeconomic situation.

In fact, the car we drive these days is simply be like the clothes we wear. If you bought nice shoes, it's because you really care about your image, and that also make you confident. (Like being in shape).



Beyond that, I'd like to delve deeper into how female psychology really thinks about what a man's car "signals."
As a man, I simply thought it could give them insights into financial and social status, whether they're tidy or messy, whether they're diligent or not, whether they're attractive or not, whether they have resources or not, whether they can craft experiences or not.

Many people here don't give the car that much weight, but actually, if we see two people driving two cars that are truly different in terms of status, the association of that person's value is automatically made based on the type of car they drive.
We know that women are really superficial in this, and that they'll only start to associate an interesting and attractive personality after seeing someone driving an X5, rather than in a mini cooper.

They'll also make this argument without really knowing anything about the man next to them.
If he drives an X5, he's a good provider. If he drives a Mini, then he must be fun, but he can't provide.
When, on the other hand, we men worry about the opposite and maybe we can clearly see that the guy driving an X5 is a Walmart employee and has his car on loan, while the guy in the Mini has a mechanics business and is a millionaire.

But that's simply not how it works in women's minds. And it's not about gold diggers or not. You can see those from a distance... and avoid them.

What do you think?

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Why would you be concerned how others view you, most of whom are irrelevant to you?

Seems like just another way of seeking validation and approval.

 

[Fortune_favors_the_bold]

I drove for many years a 20 yrs old cabrio mercedes, women couldnt tell the difference between mine (5k euros used one) and a brand new one for that time (60k+).

I believe it's more the emotion that transmit that the cost itself.

 

[plumber]

cars for sure provide an image. as do clothes and anything else visible. they tell much about the driver/owner.

when we see a car we do not know anything else other than what it is. we don't know if its owned, rented, stolen... we don't know if the person is sleeping in it or its just an extra one.

OP, i like your car, those are cool.

if your going for lower income women and or very young, car is a huge deal.

older women > 30 are going to know how car/money/image works.

I have a variety of cars, it is hilarious how different the treatment can be arriving at a new venue depending on what one and if i am driving vs being dropped off.

its a very real thing. image association with mode of transportation is real.

luxury motorcycles are always in style, when the weather is good.

 

[Bible_Belt]

A scruffy-looking older guy once came up to me at a gas station and asked for help jump-starting his vehicle. He walked from the far side of the lot and passed several other trucks just to talk to me first, which made me suspicious, but I obviously have nothing to steal, and I had my German Shepherd with me, so I went down the block into a dark side street and got his piece of sh1t van started. He waited until it was running, but then said, "I saw that truck you was driving and I knew you'd be the type of person who'd help somebody like me."

 

[RoadKing_Rabbit]

It definitely sounds like you're overthinking a lot of things, OP. I don't disagree that what you drive is just as much of an indicator to how you carry yourself, style yourself, and yes to some degree your status. Whatever a lady may think or feel about you or how you look based on what you drive doesn't change that you are you and your vehicle is your vehicle. It can't tell her stories, it can't shake rattle and roll her in the sheets... You can.

 

[Travel memoir21]

Keep your vehicle clean inside and out. Wash it once a week and treat it as something that will take you from point A to B and you'll have no problem with the vanity BS that comes with owning a car.

 

[zekko]

I think that with cars, just like clothes, you don't have to overpay to get a good one that will be comfortable, reliable, and pleasant to drive or ride in.

 

[Westminster]

Keep your vehicle clean inside and out. Wash it once a week and treat it as something that will take you from point A to B and you'll have no problem with the vanity BS that comes with owning a car.

There's something in this. Some like flashy, expensive motors but, in many cases, a simple but clean and tidy car will do the job. A fresh, spotless interior in particular puts you ahead of most.

 

[jhonny9546]

Thanks to everyone who joined.

Do you really think a car doesn't complete you?

It's not really about validation, but about the fact that I've always liked cars.

It's more about aesthetics, not economics.

If you wear crocks or elegant leather shoes, you're sending a different message.

You don't care about others.

You care about yourself!

What do you think about this?

 

[MatureDJ]

When driverless cars come out, I will buy one and mog everyone.

 

[MatureDJ]

I think that with cars, just like clothes, you don't have to overpay to get a good one that will be comfortable, reliable, and pleasant to drive or ride in.

An alpha man drives an alpha car:

 

[zekko]

An alpha man drives an alpha car:

Oh, I love that movie. And I love Baldwin's speech, and Al Pacino's when he's ripping his boss near the end. And Jack Lemmon is so skeevy. I can't think of a movie that has better acting in it.

And somehow, that ABC "Always Be Closing" found its way into PUA circles at the height of the PUA movement - always be closing the deal with the girl.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

Thanks to everyone who joined.

Do you really think a car doesn't complete you?

It's not really about validation, but about the fact that I've always liked cars.

It's more about aesthetics, not economics.

If you wear crocks or elegant leather shoes, you're sending a different message.

You don't care about others.

You care about yourself!

What do you think about this?

Johnny your car looks like a phucking toad. It's shiny but the shape is cringe. Both ugly *and* feminine.

Would Steve McQueen drive that car? Phuck no. Clint Eastwood? Frank Sinatra? No and no.

You might as well be drviing PeeWee Herman's car:

Nice and tall though, right?

You want to look "alpha", get a masculine looking car.

 

[Prepostereax]

It's not really about validation, but about the fact that I've always liked cars.

This is a better attitude.

This is all that matters.

However, the way you titled this thread "what women really read from the car you drive" screams validation.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

This is a better attitude.

This is all that matters.

However, the way you titled this thread "what women really read from the car you drive" screams validation.

Look at his ride lol. Dude drives a chick car.

 

[Foe]

Your self-esteem is your suit (read frame for red pill context), your car is irrelevant.

 

[MatureDJ]

Would Steve McQueen drive that car?

 

[MatureDJ]

Another classic scene with masculine driving:

 

[MatureDJ]

I know some of you don't drive a top-notch car, and you don't care.
I've always been a pioneer in these things.

This is the car I drive View attachment 15234

While this is the car you can see man, and some of my friends in the same socioeconomic background drive: View attachment 15235


I'm increasingly concerned that a car, as an investment, primarily loses value, but what's the role?
In my personal view, being able to have a taller, larger, more spacious, latest-generation car is just a label that you can show others that you're in a good socioeconomic situation.

In fact, the car we drive these days is simply be like the clothes we wear. If you bought nice shoes, it's because you really care about your image, and that also make you confident. (Like being in shape).



Beyond that, I'd like to delve deeper into how female psychology really thinks about what a man's car "signals."
As a man, I simply thought it could give them insights into financial and social status, whether they're tidy or messy, whether they're diligent or not, whether they're attractive or not, whether they have resources or not, whether they can craft experiences or not.

Many people here don't give the car that much weight, but actually, if we see two people driving two cars that are truly different in terms of status, the association of that person's value is automatically made based on the type of car they drive.
We know that women are really superficial in this, and that they'll only start to associate an interesting and attractive personality after seeing someone driving an X5, rather than in a mini cooper.

They'll also make this argument without really knowing anything about the man next to them.
If he drives an X5, he's a good provider. If he drives a Mini, then he must be fun, but he can't provide.
When, on the other hand, we men worry about the opposite and maybe we can clearly see that the guy driving an X5 is a Walmart employee and has his car on loan, while the guy in the Mini has a mechanics business and is a millionaire.

But that's simply not how it works in women's minds. And it's not about gold diggers or not. You can see those from a distance... and avoid them.

What do you think?

I drive a station wagon, LOL.