I am looking to buy a new car, I have seen a red Mercedes with CarPlay which I find pretty appealing, anyway I am wondering is red a girly colour for a car I don’t want a girly looking car.
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Is red a girly colour for a car
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Red is fine.
But insecurity will be your enemy no matter the color.
If you’re uncomfortable, it’ll show.
Any color is fine.
But insecurity will be your enemy no matter the color.
If you’re uncomfortable, it’ll show.
Any color is fine.
Red, girly? Pfft.
If you truly want to seem masculine, just remember it takes a real man to pull off pink. Don't go halves.
If you truly want to seem masculine, just remember it takes a real man to pull off pink. Don't go halves.
This is 2018, can we dispense with the idea that color is gender specific 
As for color of cars, sports cars are frequently red, so I don't know where the OP got the notion that red cars are "girly"
As for color of cars, sports cars are frequently red, so I don't know where the OP got the notion that red cars are "girly"
You can afford to buy a red Mercedes with car play
Yet you need reassurance from an online Apple Forum about whether it looks "girly"?
Call me crazy, but I would recommend not spending any large amounts of money until your financial acumen and your social/emotional stability are on the same level
Yet you need reassurance from an online Apple Forum about whether it looks "girly"?
Call me crazy, but I would recommend not spending any large amounts of money until your financial acumen and your social/emotional stability are on the same level
Much of this is, of course, a social construct which is hilarious.
And, equally hilarious is the sort of brittle and insecure masculinity which poses such a question when considering the purchase of a car.
But, but, but, taking a flying leap back to the nineteenth century, at that time, blue and red (or pink) had different constructs, the polar opposite of what they are supposed to have today. Red was seen as more of a masculine shade, whereas blue was considered to be more feminine.
And, while we are on the topic of gloriously gory blood, let's take a look at menstrual blood or that of the afterbirth - these can also also come in a fetching shade of red.
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A social construct but surely a very ancient one - the Romans wore red military capes and we have the British redcoats from the very early modern era. As you say the inversion is a very recent one. Purple incidentally was unisex but very much considered a royals only colour because of its rarity
A guy in a red MBNZ convertible parks next to me. The car isn’t for me and he carries himself like a douche but it’s not exactly a girl car (it’s pushing it). We had a gold MBNZ roadster which my wife kept. That was a chick car I thought. Be prepared to pay for the maintenance.
Ps - cops don’t care what the color of your car is. Haha.
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But, economics also influence what are perceived (and conceived) as social constructs; red dyes (madder) were cheap and widely available.
Blues were more expensive and the cheaper blues held their shade less well, and thus, were harder to maintain; the most expensive dye of all - lapis - was reserved for the very wealthy, (or the Church, when, say, depicting the cloak of Mary).
However, yes, porphyry was reserved for depicting royalty, of both genders.
Except pink in cars, which maybe regarded as a girly color, as I think of Mary K pink Cadillacs.
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Red cars go faster. it's a scientific fact. (not really)
EDIT>>Link to picture of my red car(Car Pictures thread on MacRumors)
Someone else's red Alfa Romeo 4C...
EDIT>>Link to picture of my red car(Car Pictures thread on MacRumors)
Someone else's red Alfa Romeo 4C...
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I had a red BMW M3 and i loved it...
but if you need reassurance from a bunch of strangers on the internet then I think you are better off going with a different color, otherwise its going to be in the back of your mind the whole time. The last thing you need is to spend a bunch of money on a car only to feel self conscious driving it around... Just my 2 cents
but if you need reassurance from a bunch of strangers on the internet then I think you are better off going with a different color, otherwise its going to be in the back of your mind the whole time. The last thing you need is to spend a bunch of money on a car only to feel self conscious driving it around... Just my 2 cents
Agreed. Get what you want (for whatever reasons). I got a red car, cause i actually like red cars (The one opinion which matters regarding my car, is my own.)
Well, they don’t call it “sorority girl red” without reason
In all seriousness, I don’t think a red car is feminine or masculine. Buy whatever you like.
Personally I’d be more concerned about Mercedes reliability. I know a number of people who have bought Mercedes relatively recently and have had a lot of issues compared to other German makes. I own a BMW myself, anecdotally speaking BMW and Audi seem to have better longevity than Mercedes these days. Mercedes aren’t what they used to be. That said, lower reliability and high repair costs is part of owning these cars.
Personally I find CarPlay a bit over rated. It has tons of potential but Apple seems to content keeping it castrated and it’s development on the back burner. If Apple allowed Google Maps to have a CarPlay app, I’d be a much more useful program.
In all seriousness, I don’t think a red car is feminine or masculine. Buy whatever you like.
Personally I’d be more concerned about Mercedes reliability. I know a number of people who have bought Mercedes relatively recently and have had a lot of issues compared to other German makes. I own a BMW myself, anecdotally speaking BMW and Audi seem to have better longevity than Mercedes these days. Mercedes aren’t what they used to be. That said, lower reliability and high repair costs is part of owning these cars.
Personally I find CarPlay a bit over rated. It has tons of potential but Apple seems to content keeping it castrated and it’s development on the back burner. If Apple allowed Google Maps to have a CarPlay app, I’d be a much more useful program.
Manly men don’t need to seek approval from strangers regarding the color of their car.
Manly men also don’t fall for lazy characterizations of various things being “manly” or “girly.”
Manly men also don’t fall for lazy characterizations of various things being “manly” or “girly.”
Yes, it's incredibly girly, and you wouldn't want anybody to think you're girly because girls are gross.
In Far East cultures Women + Red = Bride.
As for car color, I let the Missus decide. I'm more interested in its go faster function rather than its aesthetic.
If she leave it up me to decide, I would go with Black or White because it's easy to color match when you get the inevitable door ding.