Match a car to a personality 18

". ." (xllx) 03/05/2014 at 18:29 • Filed to: match a car, oppositelock

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We all know that a person's car choice will often reflect on their personality. How about we try to do it the other way? I'll give you a description of a person and you'll try to come up with a perfect car for them.

You may post cars that are reasonably within reach for the described person, or ones that aren't but seem like they would suit them perfectly (although I'd prefer you stick to the former choice). Also, try to stick to mass produced cars. I know that hot rods are cool, but I'd rather you keep it within reason.

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Person 1:

A 27 year old male, 6'3", hair slightly past shoulder length, long goatee. He works as a primary school history teacher. He lives in a small flat (somewhere in a medium sized city) together with his wife (who's also a teacher at the same school) and a very recently born daughter. They're far from rich, and the fact that his previous car (a mid 90's Korean shitbox he hated and never bothered to insure against theft) got stolen, taken for a joyride by drunk teenagers and written off put them in a very uncomfortable situation. His interests include video games, paper RPGs and European history. While he's not overly bothered about what he drives, he'd rather not end up at the very bottom of the automotive food chain again. On the plus side, his previous car taught him how to drive a manual and perform basic maintenance. His wife doesn't drive at all and has absolutely no interest in cars; in fact she's slightly scared of them. He needs something that will take him and his wife to work every day relatively cheaply, but will also be proficient at grocery runs and safe enough to not make the wife panic about going anywhere with the kid.

Person 2:

A 17 year old female, 5'1", light brown hair just shy of shoulder length. High school student with a high GPA. She's somewhat tomboyish in the way she dresses and behaves (albeit she's not homosexual), prefers male crowds, and loves hanging around cars. She's been introduced to the regular crowd at her local drag strip by a friend and appears there whenever she can, even though she doesn't have a car to race and very little actual driving experience. Thanks to that she's soaking up mechanical knowledge at a brisk pace. Her family isn't really that well off, but they're not struggling either. Her parents have little interest in cars, but while her dad is understanding and supportive of her hobbies, her mother (an absolutely and terrifyingly terrible driver herself) actively hates the idea of her daughter being an avid petrolhead. Because of this person 2 is very rarely able to practice driving with family cars. She's been saving up money for her first car for most of her teenage years and managed to put aside around 3000 dollars. Her father may also be able to secretly contribute. Her first car must be fun and cool enough to satisfy her inner petrolhead, while also being reliable and practical enough to take to college halfway across the country. Her mother is also likely to veto the purchase of anything too obviously sporty because she perceives those cars as deathtraps and not appropriate for a girl. While person 2 can't drive manuals she's very eager to learn and would actually prefer one over an automatic (thanks to all the drag strip indoctrination).

jkm7680 > . . 03/05/2014 at 18:31

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1st Person- 2005 Toyota Corolla S

2nd Person- Volvo s60

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > . . 03/05/2014 at 18:33

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Person 1:

Matrix, maybe manual maybe not.

Person 2: (Sounds like the kind of girl I need to meet!)

First gen Mazda3 with a manual.

deadpedal > . . 03/05/2014 at 18:34

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1) Korean shitbox. Sometimes life deals the hand.

2) Stripper Mini

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > . . 03/05/2014 at 18:37

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Person 1:
Honda Civic.

Person 2:
If she live in indonesia, i'll tel her to buy a mazda Cosmo Rotary Turbo from the 80's! :D
That's how a good example of cosmo went. 2500-3500USD

. . > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 03/05/2014 at 18:43

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A girl like that would be quite a catch. :]

hollanddjw 1 > . . 03/05/2014 at 18:51

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but...but...everyone at the drag strip runs a stalled automatic...

1. Mazda6

2. Nova wagon w/ junkyard turbo

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > . . 03/05/2014 at 19:01

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Primary school teachers in Australia get paid an alright base salary.. so a novated lease on a second hand Mazda 6 wagon or Mazda 3 would be a good pick.

For the girl? well if I'm sticking to answers suitable for an Australian then it rules out my first pick of a Liberty/Legacy RS Turbo. no turbo's allowed :(.

So Hoonage thy name is EG/EK Civic

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > . . 03/05/2014 at 19:01

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First person: Kia Soul. Even the base ones are well equipped, can be had with a manual, are tall enough that putting a kid in a baby seat 5-6 times in an errand run will not be a backbreaker, cheap, and pretty fuel efficient. Mine is a 1.6 GDi 6-speed stick and gets around 30-31 mpg US even though I drive it like I stole it.

Second person: if she's in the US, Fox body mustang LX 5.0 or SN95, or LT1 F-body.
Both can be had for around 25-3500 for a decent running example. Plenty available with manual transmissions, cheaply modifiable for handling or straight line speed.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > . . 03/05/2014 at 19:46

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Person 1:
Something along the lines of this:

Reliable, smooth, not bottom-of the food chain, and what any Germanophillic teacher would drive!
Person 2: A poorly maintained one of these!

Poorly maintained so she can get it cheap (read: ~ $5,000 with dad's help) Supercharged engine, means it's fast, beige looks to make momsy happy!

ptak appreciates old racecars > . . 03/09/2014 at 18:52

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1 - Honda Element.

2 - MINI Cooper.