Should I worry about what people think about my car?

[LongingForLight]

It’s going to depend on the girl, and yes, some will be turned off by a modest car.

I would recommend not buying a nice car for precisely this reason It should be a great filter for avoiding the chaff!

Personally, I find a fancy car is a turn-off, because it implies to me that a guy thinks having a fancy car matters a lot. Sometimes it comes with an attitude that getting a girl is all about the right car, right clothes, being “cool” - and shows that a guy has no confidence in his ability to impress a girl on his own merits. I married the guy with no car - not because he had no car, but the car status didn’t really matter.

 

[cmscms]

If there is one thing I can not stand about a man is when he talks about his car. Cars bore me (I have never owned one because I have better things to spend my money on and car loans are ridiculous to me).

That is not to say if I had a boyfriend, I would greatly appreciate him taking me places in his car. Especially when I need to buy groceries.

If I see a really old car with parts flying in the wind as he drives, I think he has NO sense of pride. If I get in and there is junk all around, like a gym bag and gloves I think he is messy. If the car is too expensive, I think he has more debt than self esteem.

If the car is clean and in working condition, as I said before, I am very greatful for the ride and then I don’t want to talk about it because CARS BORE ME

CM

 

[LilyM]

As you’ve seen, there are some gals who actually prefer the older cars, and plenty who (like me) are fine with any vintage as long as it’s clean-ish and in good working order.

I’m not especially fond of way-out-there colours on cars, like lime green or bright bright yellow, but even then I don’t think it’d be a deal-breaker.

Fuzzy dice or leopard-skin seat covers, on the other hand …

 

[whatevergirl]

*Here’s a switch…when my dh and I were dating, he judged ME on the looks of the inside of my car…because it was a total mess! lol After 18 yrs, different car, same mess. He said, I should buy you a garbage truck to drive around LOL. It’s not that bad.

Really.

But he is a very structured and organized person, he shakes his head when he gets into my car…lol *

 

[shannyk]

If it gets you from point A to pint B then that is all that matters.

When I met my DH her drove a 75 (older than me) Caprice station wagon that he painted over with regular wall paint and a roller. It looked like heck. It ran well and got him to work and back. I didn’t and don’t, see a problem.

If a girl is going to be like that…C ya, wouldn’t wanna B ya!

 

[StJudePray4Me]

Personally, I find it unattractive when a man is too concerned about the car he drives. I don’t like sportscars – I much prefer a truck-driving man!! But it’s my nature to like down-to-earth people and I’ve never liked a “show-off” and often, a fancy car is just a way of showing off.

My DH drove a old Jeep Rangler when we met, and since then has had 2 pick-up trucks. What can I say? I like a man who comes home from work dirty…

 

[CatofAlexandria]

I agree with the other posters. When I met my husband, he was driving an old, beat up station wagon with over 200K miles on it! Did I care? Not really. I cared more about the rosary on the rear view mirror and the pro-life sticker on the back.