Mokos23

This weekend I saw all of these ladies, various ages driving no not suvs or minivans, but sports cars! It's cool, but normally I wouldn't see women driving these cars:

lady driving a yellow 350z special 35th anniv edition
lady driving a red Honda S2000
lady driving a black current gen M3
lady driving a white G35 coupe
lady driving a Mazda Rx-8
lady driving a Bentley

Too bad all were older ladies or moms

pttl

If they're driving THOSE cars, they can't be THAT old.

SeCsTaC

Most women dont know shit about cars, the only thing they know is the badge on the hood. THat's how they judge cars. That, and how "cute" a car is. There I said it.

Will Y.

If the women are driving stick-shift versions of the cars (except the Bentley, which is auto only), it's more likely that they are car enthusiasts.
I wouldn't include the 350Z and RX-8 in the "prestigious badge" category, and I wouldn't put either in the "cute" looks category either-- "unique," but not "cute" (and I considered the RX-8 before getting the TL).

leedogg

these ladies have husbands, brothers, boyfriends, fathers too you know...

is300eater

I wanted to post this a couple weeks ago... but anyway, I pulled up to this suite ass black on black wheels Porsche Cayman S at the light... and noticed this older chick driving... but she was also talking on her cell... withOUT a headset... anyway, the light turned green... and she started moving but appeared to be a little flustered cause she looked like she was trying to shift with the paddle shifters/tiptronic AND hold her cell. phone at the same time

aesir11

:ibtitstheboyfriendscar:

teranfon

A lot of women like sports/performance cars. Nothing sexier. And I think many of these cars driven by women were actually purchased by them as well. I've known many women who were educated and opinionated car enthusiasts that could drive a car as well as anyone. The woman I'm currently seeing drives an '06 Mustang GT convertible which she enjoys very much. And yes, it's a manual. I'm sure some stereotypes of BOTH men and women drivers are deserved, but gender certainly doesn't always define one's choice or knowledge of automobiles.

Terry

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jwood_06TSX

GOLD DIGGERS!!!!!!! I agree with the comment above though regarding if they are driving a MT, they probably do enjoy cars. Most however, do go for the "cute and color" appeal. Very similar to diamonds.....

dom

Women driving MT > *

is300eater

but I have to admit too... one of my client's fiance went out of her way... long before the Corvette C6 came out and ordered a red MT, and was one of the first to have it... I thought that was pretty impressive... especially for a little Asian lady... (she's older)

Crazy Bimmer

Kinda a weird thread.

Its like asking if guys like fashion and yet many do.

Infamous425

i saw a pregnant woman driving a s2k

WolfpackBill

One of my girl friends absolutely love the GT3 RS. A group of peeps and I went to the Porsche dealership and they showed us the RS still wrapped up. That thing is so sweet!!

TCM 01 CL-S

I see women down here all the time driving new Vettes, RX-8s 350zs , all kinds of sports cars really, but mainly those. A decent amount of them are manual too.

BustedJack

My lady drives a G35 coupe, sometimes takes my S/C'd TL out..........
her sister drives a Porsche 911........

it's not a uncommon to see women drive nice sports cars............. but that's just me.

is300eater

around here... (in "the OC") you'll see'em... but most of them prefer big SUV's to handle the humungous speed bumps at the mall's parking lot ( )

AutoGirl

maybe I'm an exception...don't like "cute" cars... My father had several Corvettes (1976 and 1996) and I hope to someday have a car like an NSX... I've learned MT so that I can drive my dream car someday....

I enjoy watching Top Gear for the supercar drives (Jeremy and the Carrera GT and Captain Slow and the Veyron pop into mind) and someday hope to get to the ///M driving school to practice driving sideways properly....that or the O'Neil School just north of me!

...looking forward to seeing the new GT-R too!

mltk53

i saw a chick drivin a white evo. i think that was tiite.

CLpower

my moms daily driver is a 997S

Crazy Bimmer

Chicktronic?

S14 n Tsx

I saw this grandma driving a z4.

CLpower

hell no, 6 speed of course

CLpower

btw, no one gave my dad more shit for getting an automatic corvette then my mom. Everytime she got in the car she'd call him a pussy

S14 n Tsx

ouch...burn!

runnerX

correct answer is THEY DON'T... they only want attention. since sports cars do get tons of attention from guys, hence they love to drive them..

CLpower

"cute" sportscar you've got there

HawaiiTL

My mom is a huge car nut. She never keeps one for more than 6 months though.
List of cars she has been through in recent years:
Porsche 911
Corvette Z06
BMW M3
MERCEDES CLK 430
AUSTIN MINI COOPER (right hand drive)
'70 Chevelle SS

She recenly quit her job at a car dealership to work full time fixing up old cars and selling them.
She does body panel repairs and is learning to paint also.
Needless to say she is one cool mom

Cocoa

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I love Top Gear. Did you see the one where they had to buy tractors and race them in the 1/4 mile while towing the biggest thing it could handle. And did you see the Stig eat it while running it at the track. He literally flew out of the seat because it didnt come with a seat belt. That episode was hilarious.

AutoGirl

LOL! Yah I remember that one really well... Top Gear has to come back so we can see how their petrol crop is coming along :-P

the towing race was hilarious though!!

SoCal_S60R

My mom used to take my dad's 68 Camaro out and race when she was preggo with me. Maybe that's why I ended up so into cars.

My wife is a car nut. She is actually a licensed Auto Dealer and ramping up to a GM position. When we started dating, she bought the 1st RSX-S 6sp that hit the lot. She can get through the gears faster than most men I know.

Another good "women in fast cars story": I was on a 3 lane 55mph road and cought a red light changing to green on the roll, so I flew through at about 50 while an S65 AMG was stopped on my left. I cought the next light and it pulled up next to me. 40-something hot mom driving...hubby in the passenger seat, and 2 boys in the back...12-15 maybe. The guy rolls his window down and asks me if I want to go on the light or from a roll. I look over at the V12 on the side and I laugh and say, "I know where I stand against that V12." He chuckles and says, "C'mon...that's a pretty nice car. I wouldn't be embarrassed to have one of those in the driveway." So I smile....the cross traffic gets the yellow...I power-brake it and launch it on green. She gives me a good 2-3 cars before I hear tires squealing. At WOT topping 2nd at about 60, she blows by me like I was parked. They wave bye-bye. I think she liked her 604hp family sedan.

Mokos23

Saw a lady driving an S4 cabriolet today