One characteristic of a manly man's car that was driven home to me
today is the complete lack of effective weather protection. No chick or
girly man would tolerate the hour I spent in a heavy, driving rain on
the way home from work tonight.
The hood to windshield seal may as well be non-existent. It collects
water and diverts it to fall on my arms and hands. The rubber seals on
the wiper shaft holes were gathering water and directing it onto my
right knee. The side curtains were very effective at keeping the water
that had blown in from escaping. The de-mister?... Never mind.
In addition, after splashing through about 6" of storm water for three
or four miles the ignition finally gave up and the starter drowned
stranding me on a busy interstate on ramp.
I was wetter by the time I got home than I was in the shower this
morning.
a girly man would have the old crock listed on Ebay by now. I'm looking
forward to the next two weeks when I drive it 1000 miles to Camp Dodge
Iowa and back. Hold the water please.
Bill (wetter than a drowned rat*) Lawrence
* but grinning like a fool.
On Jul 22, 2004, at 8:39 PM, John Soderling wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> One of the great things about owning and driving a "ham-fisted"
> "hairy-chested" Austin Healey roadster is that Governor Arnold
> Schwarzenegger
> can't call us "Girly-Men"!
>
> Cars, like people, often exhibit characteristics or acquire
> reputations that
> tend to identify them as either masculine cars or feminine/"chick"
> cars.
> Limiting the discussion to roadster/convertible cars, either classic or
> contemporary, here are a few masculine and "chick" convertibles that
> immediately come to mind:
>
> Masculine Convertibles
> a.. Austin Healey
> b.. Cobra
> c.. Porsche
> d.. Mustang?
> e.. Corvette
> f.. BMW Z3, Z4 & Z8
>
> "Chick" Convertibles
> a.. Miata
> b.. MB SL
> c.. Chrysler Sebring
> d.. VW Beetle & Rabbit Cabriolet
> e.. Lexus SC 430
> f.. Audi TT
> What are the characteristics that might tend to place a car on one
> list or the
> other? For example, it seems that models that were successful as race
> cars or
> rally cars would most likely be thought of as masculine. One Healey
> owner I
> know would go so far as to place all convertibles with roll-up windows
> on the
> "Chick" list.
>
> Anyone care to add or subtract classic or contemporary convertibles
> to/from
> either List? Where might various MG, Triumph and Jaquar "open tops"
> fit?
>
>
> Vrooom vrooom,
> John
>
> Hang in there, Arnie, don't let the "political correct" cops
> intimidate you.
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