I really like the Cooper S.

Bit noisey though.

All my mates reckon it’s not a man’s car!

I bought a Cooper S new in 2003. Still got it now. Haven’t had a sex change yet..
Do your mates think mx5’s are hairdressers cars by any chance? 🙂

Probably, but I like the MX5 but a bit too tall for it -top of the windscreen frame blocking my view.

Cooper s isn’t a girls car, it has a supercharger.

My mum has a cooper though…

Of course not. Men can be hairdressers as well you know.

I drive my wife’s mini convertible with the top down (56 year old baldie) and when I pulled up at traffic lights next to a young lady in a merc convertible the look from her was enough for me to put the top up.
Hth

Of course it’s a girl’s car, it’s a fashion accessory like the “new” beetle.
BMW’s way of getting more of the female market share.

No, but a Fiat 500 is. And Vauxhall Adam.

Wouldn’t be seen dead driving one and I’m a girl. 🙂

My sister in law had a Cooper, and a friend had a Cooper S. I think it’s fair to say the R50 MINI is a pretty effeminate design, inside and out. I found the interior to be a horribly distracting mess, total style over substance and not a nice place to be.

Obviously taste is subjective but to me it does seem like a product that’s very much aimed at women.

Cooper S is brilliant. Definitely not a ‘birds’ car. Same goes for the Fiat 500 Abarth. Heard an Esseesse version the other day. Tasty!!

It’s not a girl’s car but it is a car who has a higher proportion of female fans.

I’m with wiggles. A cooper s or one of the aftermarket tuned versions are fine.
Regular cooper very much what you buy the mrs for a runaround.

Of course it isn’t. People who say certain cars are girls cars, hairdressers cars etc,. are telling you more about their own issues than anything else.

Regular cooper very much what you buy the mrs for a runaround.

What century are we in again..?

Used to have a cooper clubman, loved it. But I don’t like football. Or banter.

Is the Mini Cooper a girls car?

Yes.

So what is a blokes car?

Most other cars.

Girls car

Mans car

very much this.
Why are manly petrol heads so insecure about their gender identity that they need a macho car*?

* whatever one of those is

I have a Fiesta. Now that’s a man’s car.

Cooper s isn’t a girls car, it has a supercharger turbocharger.

(first ones had supercharger, they then changed it)

Girls driving cooper S – hello!

Cooper S also acceptable for a guy.

I approve of any gender in a Cooper S. Mini One or Cooper etc – keep it for housewives/husbands or anyone who can’t get insurance on a Cooper S.

I no longer own a car. Am I now suitably emasculated?

Just to be clear I said I wasn’t a girls car I never said girls can’t drive them just that I don’t think it is gender specific

This is a mans car.

You need baws the size of church bells to fill one of these bad boys……

Mini? Estate agent. Will never buy one.
And the new one is bigger than a Maxi.

My wife has had two, just saying!!

Funnily enough I find most petrolheads appreciate cars for what they are.
It’s the wannabe tyre kickers that start talking crap about gender specific cars (or start posting pictures of old and new mini’s… I’ve had both. I find the new ones are far superior in that they start without wd40…)

kerley – Member

Of course it isn’t. People who say certain cars are girls cars, hairdressers cars etc,. are telling you more about their own issues than anything else.

Newsflash.
Different products are designed and marketed for different genders.
There is nothing wrong with a bloke using a Gillette Venus to shave with, but it is a girl’s razor.

I test drove a Cooper S, handled great, lots of legroom and quick.

Didn’t like the road noise. Think it had 18″ wheels though.

Loved the interior.

I have a Mini Clubman N/A – great little motor for my use.

Not sure you could describe me as effeminate (bald and 49) but I don’t really give a shit what any other driver is thinking when they look at me.

Life must be so tough for the overly vain…

I think we have all realised you get products only one gender use [ condoms for example or dresses ] but the issue is why you think cars fall into this paradigm of being for different genders. I see no logical reason for this and i see no evidence of any maker specifically saying this car is for women – Gillete clearly says its a womans razor- are there any examples [ genuine q BTW ] from car makers – bet their is in America
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZeFDe44Ddo[/video]

*sounds paradigm usage klaxon*

You can tell a lot about a persons personality from the car they drive, I don’t have one….

Aww crap

Newsflash.
Different products are designed and marketed for different genders.
There is nothing wrong with a bloke using a Gillette Venus to shave with, but it is a girl’s razor.

Yes, certain products are, but they are typically labelled for male/female or very blatant. That doesn’t apply to cars at all.
Tell me what about the mini is designed for female use and what marketing have you evidence of that is aimed squarely at the female driver.

are there any examples [ genuine q BTW ] from car makers –

Yes, there are examples but they stopped in the mid eighties when some people became enlightened. Clearly a lot of people still have to catch up.

For example;
Ford Capri has some adverts in 70’s suggesting it was a mans car
Austin had some adverts in the early 80’s suggesting the Metro was a woman car.

Oooh reckon I can answer that. A friend has Minis, one of them had a gizmo where there was a selection of colours for the interior lighting, for ambiance or something.

Would a bloke be interested in that feature???

Would a bloke be interested in that feature???

Why wouldn’t they be, can men not see colours? I would use the option of changing colour of lighting in the car if the option was there..

Don’t know about the Mini but a middle aged bloke near us drives a convertible Evoque whilst wearing a bandanna so I know what a knob head’s car looks like.

Your faith in the non-discriminatory nature of marketing is admirable, yet naive. 🙂