[Closed] Office Car Park Stereotypes...

Porsche = Prick

95% Fords*

On a Ford site

44 - Audi TT (me)
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Edit - 43 (too old to remember how old I am)

No real pattern. People here either have a decent enough car if they earn a bit more, or they drive something that works/refuses to die like I do.

I used to think that the standard car was a Focus, but a lot of people changed them for other things and it's swinging to Mondeos and BMWs now.

Directors: Mercedes, Audi and BMW
Middle Managment: Audi, [s]mondeo[/s]S-Type, Peugeot, Nissan
The rest have assorted Peugeots, Fords, Vauxhalls etc.
I'm on a bike. 🙂

Other thread got me thinking, just looked out of the window at the cars parked outside the office and the age of the drivers, it conforms to a dangerous pattern:

30-40 Audi TT
40-50 Audi A5
50-60 Audi A6
60+ Merc C + E class

2 of us under 30 in the office, we both ride to work.

I am surprised that with so many staff over the age of forty that you require hairdressers on site.

Cars?

*looks out of window*

Mostly rep-mobiles, the odd cock-wagon.

Car park? What's that? I believe there's only 1 Audi owner here (although someone with a Mazda3 tells me that it's actually really an Audi), no Merc owners, a couple of Ford Focus owners, a couple of VW owners.
Over half of us cycle.

This site: people are technical types, so pay is lower. Sister site 10 miles away: lots of sales people = more Porsche Cayennes than you can shake a stick at.

Pretty much all high end German and Italian when I go in to the office. There are a couple of Maybachs too *puke*

Stereotyping of car owners = mega arsehole

Stereotyping of people stereotyping car owners = meta arsehole?

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Most people in my office are cocks regardless of car driven.

Most people are cocks.

Do I get a prize?

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Stereotyping of people stereotyping car owners = meta arsehole?

Hmm. We don't have a car park. Everyone bikes, walks, runs or uses public transport. Not sure what that says about us.

We've got a few silver ones, a couple of red ones and some which are black, blue or green.
I'd have to go and look at the badges to tell you what make they are.

Porsche = Prick

Col.

Porsche owner, audi owner, multiple bike owner, non-pr1ck.

some old, some new, some in between. IT doesn't seem to relate to pay/grade either as we're a manufacturing site, have people ranging from temporary labourers right up to directors & everything in between. big range of makes & models too

Sorry you had to find out this way Col... thems the rules, I don't make 'em.

The last two cars that almost ran me over here in Manchester were both Porsches. Make of that what you will.

They were the rubbish ones though - the first a Boxster, and the second, a Cayenne chicken.

I don't know if that makes a difference.

you were nearly run over by a porche? Is that like a French porch, how the hell were they getting around the one way ? 😉

I'm 37 and have no office car park. It's like this:

20-30 Fixie
30-40 Cross bike or MTB adapted for the commute
40-50 Road bike
50+ Oyster Card

tadeuszkrieger - they looked liked Porches, that's for sure 😉

Fair do's 🙂

TSY - Oh, well, i suppose one day I had to be told. Such a shame. 😆

EDIT: this mornings car park count
Misi Pajero
VW California
Golf GTI
Audi Rs4
Maserati Quattroporte
Toyota Corolla
VW Eos (i think thats what they are called)
Toyota Avensis
Some new Jag which is the chairmans and looks v expensive
My bike

Ahh, don't worry, I'm a prick and I don't even have a porsche... one day though, one day...

I don't drive mine on the road, it's a track car. I learnt my lesson when i had to collect my MTB from being fixed and my VW van was unwell (again, as usual, driveshaft that time). Had to put it in the passenger seat of the 993 I had. First set of lights someone spat at me (!) and the guys in the van next to me abused me. I found it quite enlightening really.

our car park:
- company Audi A8
- company Audi A8
- company Range Rover
- Mini Cooper S
- Ferrari 575
- Aston Martin DB9
- 10 scabby motorbikes
- 15 scabby scooters
- 40+ bicycles

Ours:

Mainly black or silver ones, with the odd red or blue one for good measure

NZCol - there's nothing like a nice car to bring out the green eyed monster in other people. If I see someone driving a nice car I usually think "nice car", not "what a t**t".

I really try very hard not to succumb to stereotyping but to my shame (well, not really but you know what I mean), I giggled to myself when I read that mastiles fanylion drives an Audi TT.

30-40 Audi TT
40-50 Audi A5
50-60 Audi A6
60+ Merc C + E class

blimey, can i have a job please, most of the cars in our car park struggle to pass an MOT and were made well before 2000, but that's public sector NHS wages for you

If we only look at the carpark where my bike shed is (the main car aprks are frigging enormous at my place), it's the one where most of the directors park so there's the CFO's huge Lexus (he has CFO on his plate), it's a Friday so the CEO is in his Aston Martin and there's a couple of large Audi's. No idea how old any of these people are mind.

In the bike shed there would be my bright orange fixie because I'm an attention seeking cock, a ribble and a boardman (cyclescheme bikes - they'll disappear when the sun goes), an old mountain bike, a big full suss and a BMX.

Everyone bikes, walks, runs or uses public transport. Not sure what that says about us.

Flippin hippies

All sorts in our office.

The bike shed is mostly filled with either old crappy supermarket specials or nicely equipped city bikes. Only other thing of note was a rather nice new Cube FS that appeared the other day. I think mine is the only road bike.

At our work :-
vain arrogant prat = big black range rover and audi ??8 sports car also black

old self important bloke = big black range rover

realy nice family boy keen for family respect = big black bmw salloon

cool down to earth family man = fiat multiplaza

lazy work shy git = vw serroco

mr cool only here for the fun otherwise would retire = open top bmw

Me = old p7 with bad respray and road tyres.

Jeez, I'm old before my time with my E Class 😕

Stereotyping of car owners = mega arsehole

My stereo-typing rule of car ownership is not based on what people drive, but the reaction they are trying to provoke.

What I mean is, people who drive around thinking onlookers will look on in awe at their magnificent (although only in their minds) vehicle are the cocks.

Then again, anyone genuinely impressed by any car is a bit of a cock.

If there was only 10 in the world, I'd maybe be impressed, but seeing as there's billions of the things, and anyone can buy one if they can get credit, then what's the big deal...

Inner city office.

2 whole car parking spaces, 1 Saab and the other varies.

4 motorbike spaces, 2 scooters, Yamaha YBR 125 (mine!) and a Ninja (IT guy)

30 cycles spaces, mostly commuter hybrids and Halford jobbies.

What I mean is, people who drive around thinking onlookers will look on in awe at their magnificent (although only in their minds) vehicle are the cocks

How do you know that's what they are thinking though?

I like Audi A5s, one day I might get one, but I wouldn't do it because of what others might think, I'd do it because I would like it.

If I like a certain car, it would be stupid NOT to get it because of what other people might thing, no?

Perhaps some people just like their cars Joao.
I like nice cars and I know people with cars that could be considered flash by jealous types. However, most of them bought the car because they [i]wanted[/i] that car for the way it handles, accelerates, looks or whatever and don't give a monkey's what other people think.

What I mean is, people who drive around thinking onlookers will look on in awe at their magnificent (although only in their minds) vehicle are the cocks.

That statement says more about you than the person driving the car. Seems to imply a slight inferiority complex.

I usually chuckle at them tbh it is the middle aged more affluent version of souping up your saxo. i am sure some just like cars but I cannot believe that no one does it in a look at me manner Suburau for example do they just want to blend into the background and not draw attention to themselves?

could be considered flash by jealous types