RE: Evoque: is it for girls?

RE: Evoque: is it for girls?

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rhinochopig

17,932 posts

197 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Ayahuasca said:
GetCarter said:
Having owned 3 defenders, the lights should be inoperative. wink
Give it a few minutes - they probably will be.
Was it even possible to tell whether they were functioning at night? I drove many a mile illuminating the road ahead from the glow of my cigarette.

Escort Si-130

3,269 posts

179 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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I thought it would have been a girls car like the Merc A class, but suprisingly a lot of guys I have been seen driving it, more than women. I guess that posh spice advert for it didnt do it any damage then.

nickbee

423 posts

236 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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AC43 said:
But why get past the Beckham thing? It's at the core of the question. It generated thousands of column inches in the motoring press, national press and women's press which has had a direct correlation to the sorts of people I see driving them round London, Namely yummy mummies, bankers' wives and wealthy gay 40 somethings. There's nothing wrong with that - but it's a fact.
Of course, it's very likely that people within those demographics chose the vehicle based on image, which as you say is fine. However, aren't Pistonheads members supposed to rise above that sort of thing and choose a vehicle based on its merits? If one makes a decision on the car based on its association with Beckham, then from a car enthusiast's perspective the reasoning is equally unsound whether the outcome was positive or negative.

fastgerman

1,911 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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White and 3 door = girls car
Dark colour and 4 door = unisex

All IMO obviously ;-)

tommy vercetti

11,486 posts

162 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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As long as it sells for JLR, its all good in my book

handbraketurn

1,371 posts

165 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Hitch78 said:
Evo said:
We thought about an Evoque before purchasing our E Class, It just kept saying to me "can't afford a proper Range Rover".

It's a very nice piece of design but for me, more female orientated than male.
So why does your E Class not make you feel than you can't afford an S Class then?!
It's like the daft argument that Boxster's and Cayman's are poor man's porsches, even though anyone who actually knows anything about cars and has driven them knows they're all brilliant cars.

When anyone makes those kinds of comments, I tend to switch off, because they're not petrol heads and they see cars purely as extensions of their cocks, i.e. exclusively a status symbol.

Not everyone wants a big car, living in London, driving a big 4x4 or even a big excutive car is a pain, getting through tight gaps, parking etc, is all a chore with a big motor.

Golaboots

369 posts

147 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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I had assumed that they were for gentlemen of a certain persuasion to be honest. However most of the ones round here seem to be driven by middle age, over weight, middle class women.

Ian974

2,927 posts

198 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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FestivAli said:
Think how good a sleek low slung estate with that front fascia on it and that deep swage line would look.
Just reading through the thread, and I have to agree with this, and think it would be absolutely brilliant if they made this as a car rather than a 4x4.
Porsche have made a 4x4, I see no reason land rover can't make a car smile

DonkeyApple

54,923 posts

168 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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StottyZr said:
Is a Fiat 500 girly if its an Abarth?

No, no it is not.
It doesn't pass the 'Magnum PI' test I'm afraid. wink

Martin 480 Turbo

601 posts

186 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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"in relation to the sorts of people I see driving them round London, Namely yummy mummies, bankers' wives and wealthy gay 40 somethings"

Same over here. Within short time 4 of them landed within our neighbourhood. All of them within
your categories. Just don't understand how one could chose it for the "school run".

It looks much better than any MPV or softroader, though.

ruffstuff

24 posts

254 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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£30 to £50k for a 2.2 diesel. And people buy them!

diluculophile

130 posts

250 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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For me, the car has been spoilt by the people I"ve seen driving it.
One guy (with immaculately preened eyebrows) cut me up, and then threatened me at the lights for giving him a quick beep of the horn.

I shall subconsciously associate the vehicle with idiots every time I see one.
Shame, as it seems capable, although overly stylised.
I'd have a Disco.

M666 EVO

1,124 posts

161 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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MrTickle said:
V8mate said:
gtdc said:
Looks like a car for a second wife.
People actually want more than one? yikes
I introduce my wife as my '1st wife' just to keep her on her toes hehe
I call my missus my next ex girlfriend.

She goes garraty at that smile

Cold Fusion

111 posts

196 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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In the same way that the Boxter was made in Finland for the Ladies the Evoque is Land Rovers 4x4 for girls.

pSynrg

238 posts

181 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Who gives a st what imaginary gender is ascribed to a machine? If you like it fair enough, if you don't, don't!

Manly, girly? Maybe you need a holiday in the Ukraine to really establish your rampant masculinity.

The Evoque is the only 4x4 (style) car I've ever really liked. In fact I think it looks stunning.

If that makes me a big pansy in your eyes then I'm happy (or is that gay?) not to be your acquaintance.

F1GTRUeno

6,335 posts

217 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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banksey said:


Any better?
Black wheels look so st.

drpep

1,758 posts

167 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Porsche 911 : favourite women's sports car?!

bks, it's just the only sports car that almost all women have heard about!

And before the sexist bleatings begin, in saying that I mean, because its famous and ubiquitous, not women don't like any worthy sports cars.

83TEP

150 posts

152 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Gren said:
That said, it's a surprisingly nice place to be and drives fairly well for such a lump.
The car or the wife?

GokTweed

3,799 posts

150 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Didn't Victoria Beckham help design it?. It's a sodding girls car. Serious negative tweed.

xRIEx

8,180 posts

147 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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noble12345 said:
"The jury of Women's World Car of the Year, which comprises women motoring writers from 12 countries"

Wow i had no idea women only lived in 12 countries...
Reading and logic fail.

A text-based community probably isn't the best thing for you.