Gentlemen of The World,
June 3, 2008
Fear not. This is absolutely, positively, 100% untrue. If I had to choose between a man who drove a Prius and a man who, say, just signed the lease to a brand new, 4.2 liter, V8 2008 Audi R8, I’m going to pick the Audi R8 every time, as is every other woman on the face of the planet, except those crunchy ones that carry around copies of the Little Red Book in their organic hip pouches, and trust me, while those ladies might be a little…easier…in the long run, you’ll like me better. You might be more interesting to talk to a cocktail party, environmentally conscious automobile owners, but you can’t do 0 to 60 in 4.2 seconds.
And yes, I realize that an Audi R8 owner is either Iron Man or compensating for something, but if you have to commission a study that manipulates statistics to show that women are more interested in talking to you at a party because you drive a volt-muncher, you’re dealing with a certain form of inadequacy yourself.
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June 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
Amen. Nowadays, it’s the effing Prius owner who’s the more self centered, self righteous one. Who’s yelling “Look At Me!” louder? A Lamborghini owner? Or someone with a Prius?
If these dorks were truly interested in the environment, they wouldn’t be spending dough on an ugly abomination like the Prius. They’d be hunting for some old Geo Metro.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 am
Hah. Remind me to tell you sometime about the time I went from sixty to zero in 0.8 seconds, courtesy of the pickup truck I collided with on my motorcycle.
Can a Prius really sustain 60 m.p.h? I mean, without going over a high cliff first?
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 am
A Geo Metro went for 7k on ebay.
Anyhow, would Miss Z. care to join be for a ride in my Veyron?
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Glad to read this!!!!! Very glad.
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
LOL! I’m not sure what part of your blog I like most: the consistent sense of humor, or your refreshingly sexy femininity. Either way it’s consistently entertaining.
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I think the original article just stated the blindingly obvious - of course everyone is talking about greener cars, and they’re more interested in talking to people with green cars. Do you think my wife and I would be looking at a Camry hybrid if Gas wasn’t $4.00 a gallon?
And you’re more than welcome on the back of my Harley anytime you want to save some gas…
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I’ve seen a guy that drives a Prius around my house and it looks like you can blow it over if you breathe too hard. It is also one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen. If they ever get the Chevy Volt running, I would buy one of those. They look cool as hell.
Iwould like to get acar like my brother’s Jetta. 50 mpg on highway and 45 in the city. It is a diesel though andthatismore expensive than regualar gas now thanks to ethanol.
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
but if you have to commission a study that manipulates statistics —–> must be the same statistics that say we are on like 4% inflation when food and gas prices are rising like 20%…………
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Al Gore III (son of the Goreacle) got pulled over after being clocked at 100 mph in a Prius last summer, so it must be possible.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:35 am
I. Am. Iron Man.
OK, I’m not, but I’m not overcompensating either, darnit!
–Nick
http://www.RightMichigan.com
June 4th, 2008 at 6:23 am
I’ll stick with my motorcycle. I can get 50 mpg if I’m gentle with it and when I’m not it can eat an R8 for lunch.
June 4th, 2008 at 6:49 am
If only I were 10 years younger (or older so I could claim mid-life crisis),….
Seriously, there is no substitute for horsepower generated the old-fashioned way.
June 4th, 2008 at 9:55 am
“Seriously, there is no substitute for horsepower generated the old-fashioned way.”
By the horse? True, but then you have to clean up after them and most cities don’t keep hitching posts around any more.
June 4th, 2008 at 10:12 am
EMZ, I love your attitude. I saw one of those “SmartCars” the other day, looks dangerous. A greenies two year old child could try to flush it down the toilet! Or choke on it.
June 4th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
The burning of hydrocarbons in such a manner as to leave a pair of black rubber stripes on the pavement, Red Dragon.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Finally a reason to live
You may remember this from last month: Close to nine in 10 women (88 percent) say they’d rather chat up someone with the latest fuel-efficient car versus the latest sports car. Fortunately, there’s one out of ten: If I had…
June 5th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Jeez, what can I get for a Bentley Continental GT?
No, I don’t actually own one. Just askin’, is all.
June 6th, 2008 at 7:35 am
What Nick said. Why does every guy who drives a sports car have to be overcompensating for something? As a kid who was addicted to Speed Racer in the 60’s, I can safely say that some of us are born wanting to go as fast as possible all the time.
Sure, for many, a car is just a “point A to point B” kind of thing, but I enjoy driving for it’s own sake and want to enjoy the ride just as much. I can’t afford an R8 just yet, but I love my A4 just as much.
BTW, Steve Wozniak joined the “Prius Racing Team”, too. Saw Kathy Griffin live and she went on about this for 10 minutes:
http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2007/08/woz_qualifies_for_prius_racing_team.html
June 8th, 2008 at 7:24 am
Just a little follow-up story you’ll find interesting:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1023826/Mechanic-builds-worlds-smallest-Hummer-cope-rising-fuel-prices.html
June 12th, 2008 at 8:47 am
An Audi? I buy American. No Prius, nor Audi.
Now my green vehicle once I can afford it will be a Harley-Davidson.
September 14th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
[...] Fortunately, there’s one out of ten: If I had to choose between a man who drove a Prius and a man who, say, just signed the lease to a brand new, 4.2 liter, V8 2008 Audi R8, I’m going to pick the Audi R8 every time, as is every other woman on the face of the planet, except those crunchy ones that carry around copies of the Little Red Book in their organic hip pouches, and trust me, while those ladies might be a little … easier … in the long run, you’ll like me better. You might be more interesting to talk to a cocktail party, environmentally conscious automobile owners, but you can’t do 0 to 60 in 4.2 seconds. [...]