Controversial Question - Girl or guy car? Options

[Feng123]

Hi all,

A quick question.

Many people consider the Celica a girl car... Is the following one?

1997, Toyota, Celica, ST204R SX, Liftback, 5 Seats

Manual and Black.

Some photos can be seen here:

http://www.pickles.com.au/damaged/vehicle/...2055703/lotid-0

Some enlightenment, comments, arguments and persuasion would be helpful.

I'm a 20yr guy and not so into cars. I like the colour but just the stereotype I'm afraid of. Help me out people.

Ty.

[D-Man]

hummm... Most of us conciter our cars girls, and refer to them as such. However, most of us here are also guys. During 94-99 the demographic showed that prodomately women purchased the 6th gens, however, today, it's mostly guys that own them. It may be due to the fact that they are super reliable and easy to upgrade. Plus they just look freakin awesome

But if you want something that looks more "manly" then go buy a mustang and blend in with the croud

[njccmd2002]

its not a girl car. its a car, stereotypes are bad.

D-Man, watch out. Ive seen a lot of mustangs not being driven by men. so, it really does not matter.

As long as there are no pink pinstripes or tweety floormats you may be allright

[playr158]

girl car....

[D-Man]

girl car....

HAH-HAHA!! Playr Drives a GIRL car

njccmd2002; i feel like my celi is a girl, and alot of people will look at photoshoot and say something like "man, she looks nice" and ect. But I see what you're saying about it dosen't MAKE it a girl car. I personaly feel like my car is a chick... But maybe it's just because i feel comfortable inside them.... Inside "celicas" But you can totaly make a manly build out of a celi

This post has been edited by D-Man: Nov 7, 2008 - 11:19 AM

[hurley97]

Just because most of the people on this forum are guys doesn't mean the majority of 6th gen owners aren't still female. It just means all the guys who own then are more likely to look for aftermarket products and do-it-yourself help that you might get on a forum. Most of the women who own them just drive them.

This post has been edited by hurley97: Nov 7, 2008 - 11:11 AM

[presure2]

yup, without a doubt, the celica as we know it (the USDM versions) is a "girl car"
the four on the other hand IMO is much more "manly"

[playr158]

girl car....

HAH-HAHA!! Playr Drives a GIRL car

yup I drive a Jetta :wave:

If you look at sales, more women bought the 6gc then men.

[njccmd2002]

[DEATH]

I prefer to look at it as I feel manly enough to drive a "girl's car"

[D-Man]

yup I drive a Jetta :wave:

[qatar11]

Chick Car unless its a ST205

[Fastbird]

Chick Car unless its a ST205

Tell that to my Celica.

For the OP, don't be afraid of stereotypes unless it's a Miata.

[D-Man]

Or a Kia.

[enderswift]

girl car with HUGE manly potential

[Promasta]

the majority of mustang owners are woman as well
celica is more sleek and sexy, not big and beastly

[D-Man]

the majority of mustang owners are woman...

Or sheep that buy them because they think they'll be cool; and believe that there is still some prestige in that plastic thing...

[96bluevert]

Theres a difference between a car that's considered a girl and a "girls car"...IMO, I consider my car a girl, but not a girls car. These cars have soo much potential to look b/a.

[tomazws]

ST205 = man's car

all the other celicas are belong to girls.


That's why i drive it and girls dig it! w00t!

[GriffGirl]

It's all a matter of how comfortable you are with your sexuality. For example, (even though I'm a chick) I can look at a lot of these guys and say, Hey, these guys must be really comfortable with their masculinity since they drive a chick car"

[Supersprynt]

It's a little girl but once you start modifying it - lowering it, adding body parts and a motor it really mans up.

[Culpable04]

It's all a matter of how comfortable you are with your sexuality. For example, (even though I'm a chick) I can look at a lot of these guys and say, Hey, these guys must be really comfortable with their masculinity since they drive a chick car"

exactly, if you have an inner fear of you being anything other than what society call " a man " , then driving a Celica will bother you, you'd find yourself driving a big truck with bull bars and off road tires just to fulfill the lack of b@lls in the sack. so basically it takes a real man to drive a Celica and take pride in it.

[D-Man]

exactly, if you have an inner fear of you being anything other than what society call " a man "

fcuk society.

[samir0189]

I think anything but a gt-four is a girls car, especially here in the US, with the underpowered versions we got. BUT i think with a few good, tasteful, not pink mods, it can become a man's car. Or at least not as girly.

[qatar11]

Chick Car unless its a ST205

Tell that to my Celica.

For the OP, don't be afraid of stereotypes unless it's a Miata.

Sorry my man, unless you do something to that silky smooth front fascia and hood - its a Chick Car

I'll go so far as to label these cars as also Chick Cars

3G Eclipse
USDM Integras
7th Gen Celica GTs
Cavilere (sp?) / Sunfire (I know thats not even fair)

[Fastbird]

Chick Car unless its a ST205

Tell that to my Celica.

For the OP, don't be afraid of stereotypes unless it's a Miata.

Sorry my man, unless you do something to that silky smooth front fascia and hood - its a Chick Car

I'm a guy, I like it silky and smooth.

p.s. don't go off the sig pic. Car is much meaner looking.....see profile.

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Nov 7, 2008 - 2:11 PM

[RickJamesBish]

Of course a Celica is a girl, it ends in an A. I call her my baby, sexy, whatever else...

But it doesn't matter if it's generally a girl car or not, if you like it, go for it.

[D-Man]

GATOR... my first car that was my own was a sunfire. It was such a panzy mobile... the second week that i had it... (mind you i was like 16, bawlin in my first car, smoking my smoke and blairing the radio, genneraly feeling cool) these two HOT ass chicks pulled up to me in a convertable mustang, and asked my name I told em my name, and the bitch in the driver seat said; "Oh, Nice to meet you. I've never met a GAY guy before"

[RickJamesBish]

I narrowed my car search down to my sexy Celica or to a '98 Cavalier Z24...needless to say, I think I made the right choice.

[Toyota_Celica_97]

i think celica are not a chick car, only those 2000+ are chick car lol, mostly i see guy drive celica 99-, and alot of high school girl driveing the celica 2000+, or maybe be cause their parent really love their girl and buy them the expensive one and buy the guy the less expensive on haha. but if you want to be manly go and buy your self an tocoma or thundra or an ford maybe an GMC haha.

[Feng123]

lol... not quite the responses I kind of expected.

So it's a girl car but I take it the majority of you guys are "guys".

So why would you drive it?

[GriffGirl]

Who cares why they would drive it. Who are you driving the car for, yourself or your friends? Are your friends paying for the car or putting gas into it? Then who gives a crap? It's your car, drive what you're gonna feel good driving. Yeah, I'm a girl, but most of the people on this site are dudes, and roughly half of them will agree when I say do what makes you happy. If you're out to impress your friends, get a Lexus. If you're trying to prove you're straight, get a big lifted truck - but make sure it's REALLY big and red, too, to prove how verile and well endowed you are(n't)

GATOR... my first car that was my own was a sunfire. It was such a panzy mobile... the second week that i had it... (mind you i was like 16, bawlin in my first car, smoking my smoke and blairing the radio, genneraly feeling cool) these two HOT ass chicks pulled up to me in a convertable mustang, and asked my name I told em my name, and the bitch in the driver seat said; "Oh, Nice to meet you. I've never met a GAY guy before"

See D-Man, even before your giant fear/discomfort with internet man nipples, your gayness shone through.


welcome to the dark side

[paul_gt4]

ST205 = man's car

all the other celicas are belong to girls.

my thoughts exactly........

This post has been edited by paul_gt4: Nov 7, 2008 - 8:24 PM

[azian_advanced]

just wondering how one would categorize a car to be a 'girls' car? is it the number of people that own them? the car's looks?

[parriehunter]

When i got mine everyone was like its a chicks car why would you buy it(this was without seeing it). But once they were able to jump in and go for a drive in it and see it, they were converted. We have the jdm version and I see a lot chicks driving them. Its quite a curvy car and I think that gives it its stereotype.

But hey if like you like driving it, who cares what others think.

I just love the way it handles, my sister and her boyfriend borrowed for a week while they were down and when he gave it back he had a huge smile on his face and said its like driving a go kart.

[Euphoria]

All cars are driven by girls and guys so there is no "girls car" but I do think they are a little bit girly compared to some cars, but still very nice cars, they look more girly with hubcaps more than anything haha, but lowered with nice wheels = pure sex.

this topic came up at a recent celica meet, no girls turned up so it made all of us feel better and that we're not driving hair dresser cars .

[RickJamesBish]

Technically, it's small and cramped, and stereotypical of girl's "proportions." However, I tend to think those curves are damn sexy.

[CelicaBuddy]

My car is forever stamped with the 'girl car' stereotype because my celica is convertible... I guess chicks like convertibles, even though I see plenty of men driving em around (just in general...)
Not that I really care, since I'm a girl, but even when I did all the modification, body kit, rims, etc... I still get that it's a total chick car...

[bseaman_5]

I would consider our celica's a chick car.. I have always considered it a chick car.. Now if it's a stick then it's a little less girly but none the less chick car. Now, as for why do I drive it/own it? It's a sexy little car. I wasn't really into little ricey type cars until I had to buy my own and for the price and reliablity these cars have you can't turn it down! And like almost everyone else as said you can mod these cars and make it more "manly". If it makes you feel any better since you're a guy who is possibly going to buy it, it can be a guy car from the point it belongs to you until you get rid of it drive it to its death.

[terbear4god4life]

i like to pretend my car is a girl when i oil her up

[97celiman]

so isnt a mini cooper a girls car? yet the "s" is pretty fricken sweet friends got a s/c, chipped one, he throws some slicks on the front and takes it to tracks on the wkend...and it hauls (for a go-cart : )

-i think the opinion (just like the beauty) is in the eye of the beholder, living in tx in high school, ****loads of guys have f150s, or big diesels and there all lifted disgustingly and tacky...and most of them are douches

only cool ones is this old camaro with mickey thompson street radials, powerglide etc., old 40s f-1 with an ls1, 63 ranchero (i used to have a 62 falcon), and an old (tastefully lowered) chevy truck and this ugly pink t-bird that daddy fixed up, cool car, ugly pink (like salmon pink

so i kinda got off topic but whatever

[mad4toy]

hyundai coupe branded girls car here at my place

[6gen94gt]

im feeling its a girl car haha
i would so rather be driving a girl then driving a guy lol
but yeah its a girl car and for some memebers on here it is a tranny because its a girl's car with alot of balls (hp)

[elvasoshexai]

meh. i knew the celi was a girl's car n bought 1 neway bcuz i fell in love w/ how it looked / could look w/ some modding.

[808celica]

screw stereotypes..................

girls car, guys car who cares.
yeah most say celicas are chick cars

but i qoute this chick i met up with, "i would rather drive or ride in your toyota than any other honda or nissan."




plus where im at im the only celica, gen6, black, and my mods for about 30 miles in all directions

This post has been edited by 808celica: Nov 9, 2008 - 2:20 PM

[azian_advanced]

omg i remember watching this one korean show and this one chic sooo reminded me of a celica. i'll find a pic of her later..

[Random_Stranger]

I mostly see older women drive Celicas. In my eyes, yes, it could be looked at as a chick car. But like Supersprynt said, once you start modifying it, it starts to man up.

[nics]

IMO the only girl car i know is a VW beetle.

As long as it has four wheels and can take me to point A-B and ok on gas then i can live with it.

[RickJamesBish]

My avatar > your avatar.

[Random_Stranger]

My avatar > your avatar.

What's up with your guys' avatars? I thought it was just something yall drawn on the computer. Now I am starting to think there is more to this face. (My apologies for thread jack with a stupid question)

[jimmykay]

I'll go so far as to label these cars as also Chick Cars

3G Eclipse
USDM Integras
7th Gen Celica GTs
Cavilere (sp?) / Sunfire (I know thats not even fair)

also...
Ford Escort
VW Beetle
Honda Civic
anything Hyundia

and yes.... 6th gen Celicas

[delusionz]

(this is natalie on mikes computer once again cant be bothered signing out and in and out again lol... im a lazy ass

um ok no everyone generally calls a car a "she" because:

1) its high maintenence to look after a car to keep it spick and span (saying that as a girl about girls.. sorry if i offended girls)

2) when someone says "awww he looks beautiful" it sounds a little more weird saying that "he" looks beautiful/lovely and ect.. much easier to just say she.

3) some guys even treat their cars better then their gf or as their gf really. their pride and joy. and i girls dnt mind people calling our cars a "She".

4) Because many men see females as the object of their desire. Cars can be interpreted by men in this way, thus the reason for them being referred to as "she"

5) HERES ONE FOR THE GIRLS....Because they are smooth, have great curves and they carry your sorry asses everywhere!

if that makes absolutely any sense!!!

This post has been edited by delusionz: Nov 12, 2008 - 2:42 PM

[nics]

My avatar > your avatar.

dont care!

[slick_celica]

6th gen and previous celicas are mans cars, 7th gen is a pure hairdressers car!

Chick cars are ford ka, beetle, mini etc. anything that looks small and compact so it would fit in their handbag and easy to park

[RickJamesBish]

That is true...I don't know why, but the 7th gens is mad girly unless it's really dressed up...kid at school as one. Lowered, black BBS-style rims, TRD wing (?), and some other goodies. But it's an automatic. :fail:

[nats_celica]

bull dust. alotta guys drive the 7th gens... and to the comment about putting cars in our handbag or so on... so not true man... and i can park a honda oddessy so i have no problems in parking tyvm

[nics]

That is true...I don't know why, but the 7th gens is mad girly unless it's really dressed up...kid at school as one. Lowered, black BBS-style rims, TRD wing (?), and some other goodies. But it's an automatic. :fail:

automatic means fail? same for 6gc'ers?

[RickJamesBish]

Automatic is most definitely fail, but I forgive sexy for it just because I have to.

[bslik]

think about it as how curvey a 6th gen is compared to a 7th gen.
now think of how curvey a girl is compared to a cut and shapey dude.
cars like 4th gen supras are just as curvey as 6th gen celicas but that doesnt make the 3rd gen supras more or a chick car,
i just kno im more attracted to curvey cars and i would rather be in a girl than in a guy anyday

[RickJamesBish]

Well, there's the dilemma- do you want your car too look like a girl, aka our sexual preference, or do you want it to look manly, aka a representation of you?

[block]

this debate about whether or not my car is a chick or guy car is just getting stupid. it's a form of transportation, and obviously you have one. what are you complaining about? if it's so important to you, go buy a rx7 or an evo. i just dont get it. i see so many of these threads in car forums.

[Rymaster]

i personally view the 6gen celicas as guy cars, but the 7gen.... that's another story.

[nics]

Just look at the gt-four, will ya think its a girly car?? I believe not.

[enderswift]

where do you get your avatars. I must know the meaning behind them 0.o

[WWSideWinder]

Celica = Girls Car
Curren = Mans Car

[silverceli09]

this is ridiculous. ok there is no such thing as a girl car or a guy car. all celica's are bad mother f'in ass. 7th gen, 3rd, whatever. and volkswagen beetles? chick cars? i think not. yeah girls can make them look cute to their preference but i seen one the other day at the shop that could give even the top GT four a run for its money, lowered on black wheels. it was pretty tight. and honda civics? not a chic thing...the new SI's? bad ass. i dont even know why im going this far into this subject. final point, there is no such thing as a chick car or a guy car. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I <3 6G

[aww_shoook_em]

I noticed now-a-days that females got the good looking cars too..

the RSX-S, Scion tC, and of course the 7th gen celicas..

it kinda pisses me off that these stereotypes are getting through peoples heads..

a car is a car... your choice, no one elses.. so what if our 6th gens were mostly bought by females; just because you saw them on a
sales status??

its whatever though.. I like my car no matter what.. I chose a 6th gen because I want to be able to stand out from all the v-tecs
that people own.. nothing wrong with v-tecs but I wanted something different

[RickJamesBish]

I disagree...while it is stupid to categorize all cars according to male or female traits, they do exist however. But no matter if my Celica is a transsexual, I'd still love her.

Or him.

[mitchy]

i got ragged on at school coz it was a "girls car" probly being red doesnt help either. but i told the people with their ****ty ass stock lancers or ****ty silouhette skylines and all these ****ty cars to race me (not that i condone street racing) funny thing was they all said no i wud beat them :S chicks cars arent fast, but i do admit it is slightly feminine