Who Really Drives Hairdresser's Cars.
Discussion
I've owned more than my fare share of smallish 2 seater roadsters and have done so from a relatively young age (had a Panther Lima and MK1 MX5 back in my 20s). That being the case it's a car type I notice on the road. I probably pay more attention to them than most and notice who's behind the wheel. So who drives MX5s, MGTFs, Boxters, Z3s, Z4s, MR2s and S2000s? Camp looking gay guys? hairdresser types? middle aged women? The answer to all when it comes to sweeping generalisations is no. I've noticed most roadsters are driven by older (and I'm talking about quite a bit older) men.
I've found proper two seater rear wheel drive sportscars to be a hoot to drive so why haven't the yoofs copped on to them. Don't say cost, quite a few can be picked up for relatively small amounts and taking into account hot hatch insurance and running costs a lot of roadsters are cheap to run.
I've found proper two seater rear wheel drive sportscars to be a hoot to drive so why haven't the yoofs copped on to them. Don't say cost, quite a few can be picked up for relatively small amounts and taking into account hot hatch insurance and running costs a lot of roadsters are cheap to run.
Tannedbaldhead said:
I've found proper two seater rear wheel drive sportscars to be a hoot to drive so why haven't the yoofs copped on to them.
For a start, the majority of people are t
ts. Ergo, the latest generation are mainly tts. Their parents were tts, the children have been brought up to be tts, and so will their kids when they procreate, which is increasingly being done in their teens and in relationships that don't last / exist in the first place. Then you get the mentality of them that it's OK to steal, to defraud, or to be lazy. It's fine in their opinion to get drunk and start fights, to not give a st about their fellow man. It's okay to get all your mates to beat someone to a bloody pulp because they looked at you. That's fine. Wearing stupid clothes, saying stupid things like "YOLO" and listening to stupid music like Justin Bieber. thinking a 'cool' car is a white Corsa with black wheels, or caring about how a car drives because it's not a 11/12/13 plated car. Pick one?
I'm now 32, have had 2 MX-5s, now have a Midget and was looking at Z4s at the BMW dealer on Saturday.
I have a strong preference for women and have 2 young children currently tucked up in bed at home.
My experience of hairdressers' cars is that hairdresser types generally avoid them like the plague because they're perceived as being too difficult to drive as they're all relatively light, powerful, RWD and too expensive or poorly equipped compared to the much more prefereable Poogeot 206CC type FWD hatchback derived folding hardtop thing with a few more buttons on the dashboard. Age of the car definately matters to a hairdresser (/law student) type. Actually the age of the car is the primary criteria for car choice, followed by brand after that.
The male youngsters seem to like lots of seats so they can go out drink-driving en masse and prefer FWD so that they can asert themselves to be a driving hero (you know, maximising on their cat-like reactions which more than make up for their lack of experience compared to the doddering old 40+ lot) without the risk of publically getting it wrong quite as often as if they have a RWD roadster.
I have a strong preference for women and have 2 young children currently tucked up in bed at home.
My experience of hairdressers' cars is that hairdresser types generally avoid them like the plague because they're perceived as being too difficult to drive as they're all relatively light, powerful, RWD and too expensive or poorly equipped compared to the much more prefereable Poogeot 206CC type FWD hatchback derived folding hardtop thing with a few more buttons on the dashboard. Age of the car definately matters to a hairdresser (/law student) type. Actually the age of the car is the primary criteria for car choice, followed by brand after that.
The male youngsters seem to like lots of seats so they can go out drink-driving en masse and prefer FWD so that they can asert themselves to be a driving hero (you know, maximising on their cat-like reactions which more than make up for their lack of experience compared to the doddering old 40+ lot) without the risk of publically getting it wrong quite as often as if they have a RWD roadster.
I've got a light blue MGF, it irritates one of my mates so much that I may never sell it! He refers to it as 'that gay car'.
I'm 6'2" and people generally assume I play rugby. If they haven't seen me in the car I regularly have to show pics to prove I actually have one!
Yes I get lots of stupid comments, and my usual reasoning for buying it is that I can't get into an early mx5, and that it's fun to drive. Unlike the dull generic diesel hatchback that seems to be the norm just now.
I'm 6'2" and people generally assume I play rugby. If they haven't seen me in the car I regularly have to show pics to prove I actually have one!
Yes I get lots of stupid comments, and my usual reasoning for buying it is that I can't get into an early mx5, and that it's fun to drive. Unlike the dull generic diesel hatchback that seems to be the norm just now.
Riknos said:
Tannedbaldhead said:
I've found proper two seater rear wheel drive sportscars to be a hoot to drive so why haven't the yoofs copped on to them.
For a start, the majority of people are tts. Ergo, the latest generation are mainly tts. Their parents were tts, the children have been brought up to be tts, and so will their kids when they procreate, which is increasingly being done in their teens and in relationships that don't last / exist in the first place. Then you get the mentality of them that it's OK to steal, to defraud, or to be lazy. It's fine in their opinion to get drunk and start fights, to not give a st about their fellow man. It's okay to get all your mates to beat someone to a bloody pulp because they looked at you. That's fine. Wearing stupid clothes, saying stupid things like "YOLO" and listening to stupid music like Justin Bieber. thinking a 'cool' car is a white Corsa with black wheels, or caring about how a car drives because it's not a 11/12/13 plated car. Pick one?
Away from planet Meldrew, Essex to be specific, pretty much anyone seems to drive sporty little cars - even enthusiasts who favour MX5s and MGFs. There doesn't seem to be an over-riding type.
That's as good a reason as any to keep it.I've always been a bit confused as to where the term comes from. I don't know any hair dressers who drive roadsters (except for one who drives an Elise) - they mostly seem to drive coupes or "fashionable" hatchbacks like the MINI; surely a roadster would mess their hair up which would hardly be a great advert for their salon?
I've always wondered if it's a corruption from "hairdresser car", meaning not a car that's driven by hairdressers but rather a car that has the same key characteristics as hairdressing - namely being entirely form over function.
I've always wondered if it's a corruption from "hairdresser car", meaning not a car that's driven by hairdressers but rather a car that has the same key characteristics as hairdressing - namely being entirely form over function.
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