is a range rover a "girl" car?

[Macky-Mac]

until they stopped production on them, the ultimate "girl" car in my neighborhood was the Hummer 3

the photo isn't my neighborhood......we don't do snow here in los angeles!



this one's a bit more fitting

 

[millerj123]

I'll take the jeans on #2. However, mad props to #1! She'll get where she needs to go, regardless if she can see it or not.

 

[Sun Baked]

It isn't like you are suddenly going to follow in Bruce Jenner's footsteps if you buy one.

Many times I've seen people make the vanity choice in used vehicles, trade in their reliable "old people" car only to begin life with a lot of repair bills.

But, buy what makes you happy.

Of course I'm anti-SUV enough that if I wanted a all wheel drive vehicle, I'd probably end up with a Audi A5/S5 Quattro Coupe.

 

[2298754]

The RR Evoque is definitely a woman's car.

Interior matches that of an appliance (a la Toyota/Honda) and not deserving of the RR badge. No better than a BMW X3.

It's not even up to the standards of a BMW X3 or Audi Q5. The Evoque is a glorified turd that sells because of its looks and Range Rover badge.

Even the fancy Honda CRV (Acura RDX) is a superior product in every aspect.

 

[monokakata]

Wait, Range Rover Sports... or schlongs?

Range Rover Sports are... Sportier... so would that mean the male drivers are circumcised? It makes sense, my father is Jewish. I know a couple other Jewish men who drive them.

Is there a correlational study on men's penis sizes and their vehicle choices?

If there isn't, let's start one. Bogus, of course -- we'll have fun.

Can we allow motocycles into the mix? My first observation is: Hog with short straight pipes = dickly challenged.

Second, any dualie pickup outside of ag or construction work: dickly challenged.

We won't even talk about truck nuts. Please.

 

[monokakata]

Is there a distinction between 'a woman's car' and a car 'deserving of the RR badge'?

Well, then, nothing for it, but to let us all return to the days before power steering; indeed, burnishing one's manly credentials would seem to demand that one call for the immediate restoration of manual crankshafts…...

Manual crankshafts indeed. I believe you're in the UK so you may not know that back in the 60s and maybe into the 70s, a US slang term for penis was "crank." Manual crank = some form of wanker, surely?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Manual crankshafts indeed. I believe you're in the UK so you may not know that back in the 60s and maybe into the 70s, a US slang term for penis was "crank." Manual crank = some form of wanker, surely?

As you have already know, I am not from the US, instead, as it happens, I hail from the British Isles.

No, I did not know that piece of slang - I used to pick up US slang from my students, and, occasionally, from a TV series. But there are a great many euphemisms for the human male members, and US culture and society seems to be both extraordinarily fragile yet unusually rigid in how it allows men to define their sense of masculinity.

But, you learn something new everyday, so thank you for that. My understanding is that automatics are a lot more common on US roads than is the case in Europe.

 

[sim667]

As you have already know, I am not from the US, instead, as it happens, I hail from the British Isles.

No, I did not know that piece of slang - I used to pick up US slang from my students, and, occasionally, from a TV series. But there are a great many euphemisms for the human male members, and US culture and society seems to be both extraordinarily fragile yet unusually rigid in how it allows men to define their sense of masculinity.

But, you learn something new everyday, so thank you for that. My understanding is that automatics are a lot more common on US roads than is the case in Europe.

Crank also is slang for some pretty hardcore drugs in parts of the world, so I wouldn't throw it about willy nilly.

 

[sim667]

Wait, Range Rover Sports... or schlongs?

Range Rover Sports are... Sportier... so would that mean the male drivers are circumcised? It makes sense, my father is Jewish. I know a couple other Jewish men who drive them.

Is there a correlational study on men's penis sizes and their vehicle choices?

It is quite the joke in England, that the flashier the mans car the smaller his penis......

That said its not real, I think its more a metaphorical comment on the type of men who feel they need an Audi A6 with a 4 litre engine, or a BMW M3......

Land rover > range rover any day of the week though

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Crank also is slang for some pretty hardcore drugs in parts of the world, so I wouldn't throw it about willy nilly.

Another use of the word I had never come across, but then, drugs (with the single, glorious exception of alcohol) play no role whatsoever in my life.

However, my vocabulary is expanding daily; this site is a constant revelation to me.

 

[aaronvan]

Prius. Now there is a sissy car. Be a real man and drive a Smart Car.

 

[nebo1ss]

This thread was started in 2010. He has certainly finished college by now.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

This thread was started in 2010. He has certainly finished college by now.

And doubtless driving something suitably and robustly and unequivocally masculine as well.

 

[A.Goldberg]

And doubtless driving something suitably and robustly and unequivocally masculine as well.

Perhaps a Mercedes G-Wagon or that new Bentley SUV they're coming out with.

 

[happygodavid]

OP, take a look at a classic Toyota FJ40. Something from the 70's-- before '79, when they added power-steering. Looks like it could eat a new Land Rover's lunch. Here's one for sale: https://www.fjparts.com/77_toyota_land_cruiser_fj40_mustard.htm.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Perhaps a Mercedes G-Wagon or that new Bentley SUV they're coming out with.

Well, in the right environment, now that you mention it, the Mercedes G-Wagon - a nice, heavy, armoured version - might just be the ticket. For the school run, shopping, on safari…….

And Bentley have a new SUV, too? Ah, my cup of joy runneth over…...

 

[Macky-Mac]

....And Bentley have a new SUV, too? Ah, my cup of joy runneth over…...

yes....The Bentayga

but really more of a Crossover than a SUV

 

[Scepticalscribe]

yes....The Bentayga

but really more of a Crossover than a SUV

Must read about that, as I hadn't known of it.

And I seem to recall having seen a Porsche SUV in a car park some years ago. A number of men had approached it, and were bent over, admiring it, if memory serves.

 

[2298754]

Must read about that, as I hadn't known of it.

And I seem to recall having seen a Porsche SUV in a car park some years ago. A number of men had approached it, and were bent over, admiring it, if memory serves.

Are they not common in your area?

The Cayenne and Macan are dime a dozen. At least one in every street corner. Fantastic cars.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Are they not common in your area?

The Cayenne and Macan are dime a dozen. At least one in every street corner. Fantastic cars.

No, they are not common at all where I am from. I'm not from the US, and Europeans tend to drive smaller cars than their cousins Across The Pond.

Now, BMWs and Mercedes are not unusual where I am from, but not luxury SUVs. Indeed, the first time I ever saw a Porsche Cayenne was in a car-park in Georgia. That is, Caucasus Georgia, not US Georgia.

 

[chown33]

Prius. Now there is a sissy car. Be a real man and drive a Smart Car.

A real man drives a Priapus.

 

[spencers]

Is there a distinction between 'a woman's car' and a car 'deserving of the RR badge'?

Well, then, nothing for it, but to let us all return to the days before power steering; indeed, burnishing one's manly credentials would seem to demand that one call for the immediate restoration of manual crankshafts…...

Similar is happening with the move from power steering to electric steering, but that's for another thread.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

A real man drives a Priapus.

Yes, I had wondered when this observation would make an appearance….

Similar is happening with the move from power steering to electric steering, but that's for another thread.

Ah. Is electric steering deemed a 'female' things, too? Good grief.

As a kid, I remember studying a few foreign languages at school, and- as a native English speaker - being utterly baffled that nouns came complete with an assigned, or developed, gender. I couldn't get my head around the fact that a door might be masculine whereas a window was feminine. And then there were those mysterious languages which came complete with three genders…..

And now, on these threads, there is an earnest and bizarre conversation taking place about gender identity and how it is expressed by ownership and use of a motor-car and certain specific features that this car might just have……

Very strange.

 

[A.Goldberg]

The Range Rover was originally designed to be a versatile, family car (that implies affordable as well), back in the 1970's. The concept was actually called the Road Rover. Prior to the RR, the Series Land Rovers (I, Ia, II, III) were not much more than tractors with car bodies (yes, some even had a PTO/power take off for farming implements. They were a versatile vehicle, but not nearly as road worthy as they were off road.

The guy who designed the Road/Range Rover died a very disappointed man- Spencer King(?). His concept of a practical vehicle in the mid-late 1980's, and particularly though the 1990's and beyond developed into a ultra-luxury vehicle that few people can afford.

My father is a big British car buff. He has a 1973 Series III 88" soft top, fully and beautifully restored. He also has a RR Sport (the "fake"/"poor man's" Range Rover). The juxtaposition between the two is pretty remarkable. Looking at his 1st generation RRS, and what Land Rover is putting out now, the new stuff looks even less "rugged". The new RR sport looks like a toy!

I can only imagine what the new Defender will look like. The DC101 concept they had was universally hated so supposedly they're going in another direction. Hopefully it's something good and that the US market will get it.

LR seems to be putting form over function these days though... (And I'm excluding electronic off-road gizmos- I assume that water depth sensors in the rearview mirrors are not necessary for 99% of people). Locking differentials, good visibility, standard 4WD, standard low range x-fer cases, full size spare tires, are just some ammentities missing.

 

[mobilehaathi]

Guys, I think it is patently obvious that real men drive this car: