How to make the boxster more Manly?! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Brucelee · 12-26-2006, 01:25 PM

The last time I looked, my car had no sexual organs.

Think of the small minded thinking that it takes to think that way.

Peer · 12-26-2006, 01:50 PM

Iatros wrote:
> So what mods can/are done to this car to change that rep?

Not that I've been too concerned with having a manly car or not, I've put speed-stripes on all my cars; SAAB, Miata, and the Boxster.

-- peer

djomlas · 12-26-2006, 02:43 PM

and speed striped would be what?

MNBoxster · 12-26-2006, 02:46 PM

Hi,

Calling a car, any car, a Chick car is the equivalent of Gorilla-like Chest Thumping. Supposedly to bolster one's manhood by showing what a Macho Car Guy they are. In reality, it is often in inverse proportion to what the guy knows about cars in general, or at least the specific cars they cite.

I once read that a Chick Car is defined as any car which came out as a Barbie accessory - that these cars were selected by Mattel because of their appeal to women.

Barbie has had several cars over the years like the Austin Healey 3000, the Ford Mustang, the Meyers Manx Dune Buggy, the VW Beetle, the Jeep CJ5, the Chevy Corvette, the Mazda Miata, and most recently the Mini-Cooper and the Porsche Boxster. The Boxster is in pretty good company in that line-up.

If these are Chick Cars, it seems that a lot of women have a better understanding and appreciation of fine automotive machinery than many guys do...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

SD987 · 12-26-2006, 03:02 PM

Although not a fan of the look on its merits alone, I think that black rims on a car make it look more "manly".

djomlas · 12-26-2006, 03:20 PM

if i were to call any car 'girly' it would be an Eclipse.
any time i see a guy driving that joke i just lagh, and then there are those that 'mod' them w wings and fartcans hahaha

kls · 12-26-2006, 03:56 PM

"I was just reading the M3 thread on these forums and the topic of chick roadsters came up and how the boxster unfortunately has a "soft" reputation...

So what mods can/are done to this car to change that rep?"

I hate to state the obvious, but most of the guys on this site ARE big wusses. Probably half are gay (not that there's anything wrong with that) and the rest would rather go see Yanni in concert than watch a football game. I'm probably the only exception, and I've mounted a set of elk horns on my grill to differentiate me from these girly men.

super66 · 12-26-2006, 04:00 PM

one could say the corvette is a chick car, every time they redesign them they have women in mind.....that's why there is a big difference getting in and out of a new corvette and earlier models....the 94's suck, my dads old 88, forget about it, get a crane....chevy wanted more female buyers....paid attention to these design concerns, chick car??