NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7802 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1165 times:
I have always had the idea of letting female multimedia-producers design a computer game. Computer games and cars are two business areas dominated by men where products are getting more and more similar. Somehow those big companies miss an important part of the market.
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 3, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1159 times:
Damn, I was hoping to see a Pontiac Grand Am, non GT. 2002.
FSPilot747 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 3599 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1148 times:
AWspicious From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 1088 times:
"IF YOU MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF WOMEN YOU EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF MEN"
Marti Barletta, gender trend specialist.
What a load of crap.
Judging by the YYC features which seem important in the questionnaire, I'd say Volvo is designing a car for incompetent owner/operators of motor vehicles. A demographic, obviously, not exclusive to females...
I see this marketing venture of Volvo's as a step in the wrong direction. The sole purpose of designing and building a motor car should be to facilitate the skill of driving. A skill which is gravely lacking in many of the motorists today. Owners should have proper knowledge of their vehicles and be able to at least perform minor maintenance. Far too many car owners are illiterate and incompetent when it comes to their motor vehicles. We seem to be living in an age where ignorance and incompetence is rewarded. A reflection of this can be seen by the emphasis placed on such marketing practises as demonstrated here by Volvo for the YYC. Instead of making the drivers look forward to learning about owning/operating their cars, car manufacturers are making motorists more comfortable with their ignorance of their cars and their driving skills. Don't know how to park? That's okay... The car will do it for you. Don't know how to check your oil nor tires? That's okay... The car will do it for you. Absent minded? That's okay... Our cars don't have keys nor fuel filler caps. Don't know how to read a map? That's okay... The car will tell you where to go. When are car manufacturers going to build a car that takes care of the insurance premiums? I'd certainly buy one!
Car manufactures should stick to designing and building cars for competent motorists, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Boeing doesn't design and build planes with female or gay pilots in mind, do they? I'm just scratching the surface...
IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6207 posts, RR: 42 Reply 7, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1062 times:
Didn't Chrysler beat Volvo to the punch years ago with the Neon?
And what the hell is a "gender trend specialist"????
What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.
Jcs17 From United States of America, joined exactly 12 years ago today! , 8065 posts, RR: 43 Reply 9, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1041 times:
Does the car run on gas or just constant bitching?
Jcs17 From United States of America, joined exactly 12 years ago today! , 8065 posts, RR: 43 Reply 11, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1037 times:
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 14, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 988 times:
"That being said, I'd gladly act a bit girly for a while if you'd buy me a car"
Well put on this red dress with the pumps and this lipstick...And this silky thong.
Signed,
Jcs17
Cptkrell From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2603 posts, RR: 13 Reply 16, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 976 times:
Just a publicity flash generated by the minions who would be better suited in a job at a washing machine or cattle feed company rather than an automobile company.
AWspicious' observations mirror my thoughts (good post, AWs), only he has done so in a much more mature way than I am capable of. Regards..Jack
777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 973 times:
Car manufactures should stick to designing and building cars for competent motorists, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Boeing doesn't design and build planes with female or gay pilots in mind, do they? I'm just scratching the surface...
Rubbish, if a female-oriented car generates sales why SHOULDN'T they make one?!
To somehow imply that GPS, parking distance control, electronic keys and centralised warning systems shouldn't be installed because it proves how idiotic drivers are becoming, is stupid.
You could use the same logic to say that people who drive cars with automatic transmission aren't real drivers. Or people who choose metalic paint are more concerned with the looks than the 'driving'.
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 18, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 970 times:
I don't see how this car specifically caters to women, I think the features could benefit guys also.
I think the VW Bug is a girl car-it has a flower holder.
MD-90 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 8422 posts, RR: 13 Reply 19, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 955 times:
Volvo already makes women's cars. Those world famous Volvo station wagons.
Now, the Toyota Echo, there's a girlie car.
You could use the same logic to say that people who drive cars with automatic transmission aren't real drivers. Or people who choose metalic paint are more concerned with the looks than the 'driving'.
I would say that people who don't know how to drive a stick aren't real drivers. You should at least have the skill, so you can drive any car on the road. Otherwise, you can't. And of course, your car is supposed to make you look good. Ergo, the metallic candy apple red paint.
Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 21, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 941 times:
David b. From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 3148 posts, RR: 6 Reply 22, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 938 times:
Some of those features are not necessary. I do however, like the parking sensor and the "know you" key system. Those are features that would benefit males as well. Volvo should install some of these features in all their cars. That would benefit everyone.
AWspicious From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 916 times:
"Rubbish, if a female-oriented car generates sales why SHOULDN'T they make one?!'
Because, in the end, it's not the female-oriented design of the car that's going to save her (or anyone else's) bacon should things stray from the norm...
"To somehow imply that GPS, parking distance control, electronic keys and centralised warning systems shouldn't be installed because it proves how idiotic drivers are becoming, is stupid."
...And to arm drivers with a car full of irrelevant high-tech gadgets which serves no purpose for the skill of driving but only adds to the high costs of purchasing, instead of focusing on how to aid in producing better, more competent drivers makes a whole lot of sense.
"You could use the same logic to say that people who drive cars with automatic transmission aren't real drivers. Or people who choose metalic paint are more concerned with the looks than the 'driving'."
I believe this one has already been answered.
25 Vaporlock: EGGD, I agree 100% with you ~~ that is one ugly car! I am a woman and would rather drive an older style car with some class ~~ one that has some "ball
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