Guys, do you care about the kind of car a girl drives?

[Milyey]

My cousin just got the car of my dreams (black mustang, which she knew is what I wanted) and its making me insecure about the car I drive (which is not as nice). She gets all this attention from guys now saying how cool of a car she drives and I don't know, do guys really care that much about what kind of car a girl drives? Does it make her more attractive or something?

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+1 y

She got it for her birthday, guys. So no she didn't save up or work for it haha

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+1 y

Another thing haha,
No I am not an insecure person generally.
Only when it comes to me and my cousin. She always has to have something over me and its starting to take its toll.
Just a note haha

[Tormentarian]

From now on learn to manage to your impending jealousy. In fact go get yourself a Mustang if you want, cousin can't stop you or anyone for that matter, unless you are having it for showoff which is just plain immoral. I could understand a dress or shoes or knickers/lingerie but a car is a different grade. If you want a car you just want a specific. With that I get to the point of STOP comparing yourself to her, very unhealthy.

Just do you, here and then you might get the same pair of jeans, don't matter. Another thing, you should not share your likes all the time just in case she might be ripping ideas accidently because you spend a lot of time together. Just be the bigger girl, just imagine & know you are good influence to her, you will realise your inner taste for things will change for the better and be more spontaneous. About the guys don't sweat it, in other guy circles a Mustang might actually get you attention and not guys for a relationship.

So you see here, the dynamics change by just thinking differently and positively without having to feel insecure a lot. The idea is to reduce the risk of insecurity and problems with your cousin.

[Milyey]

Alright, thank you.
Yea i try to manage it, i do. It just always has to be some kind of competition and im sick of it. But i won't think too much of it, she's my family.. and we have our own lives. In which case, ill live mine and she can live hers.
Thanks again!

[NovaLS]

Haha women always love Mustangs for some reason and no I don't care whatsoever. My ex drove a 94 Pontiac Bonneville boat it was roomy, reliable and ugly as crap. But hey its just a car. If a guy truly cares he is shallow or most likely these guys are just looking for a conversation topic. And in all honesty if a younger girl drives a really nice brand new car that is a bit offputting because their parents probably bought it for em. My gf drives a stick shift 4x4 1988 Mitsubishi Montero and it is so fun to offroad!
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[Milyey]

Thank you, very helpful!

[Milyey]

Cool looking car too haha

[NovaLS]

No problem. I personally love old beat up cars with lots of personality. I have yet to pay more than 1500 for the few cars I have bought haha.

[Milyey]

Honestly, those are the most memorable cars.
You're right.

[NovaLS]

@Asker If you want to be truly impressive learn (if you don't already know) how to drive stick shift! Doesn't matter the car it is just awesome.

[Milyey]

That I am trying! Thanks (:

[NovaLS]

No problem :)

[NovaLS]

Thanks for the MHO :)

[Milyey]

Yea of course, you deserved it! :D

[Milyey]

By any chance, do you have a Nova? I noticed your user and I'm just guessing but if so, dangg, those are sweet. Really love em

[NovaLS]

Ya haha I have a beater 97 Plymouth Breeze manual for a daily driver, then a garaged 74 Nova Coupe garaged slowly being babied and rebuilt. Ha it is a 4 speed stick shift, I repainted it myself and sent in the metal to re chrome them a while back, rebuilt the engine myself and put a new differential in. Interior was a combined 18th birthday gift from my family and extended family, and I put a new sound system in last year :) here is yo pic
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[Milyey]

Wow, you put in a great deal of work, I respect that. It's gorgeous, wow! Honestly impressive!

[NovaLS]

Thanks! I picked up this beauty for 1200 haha and it has been a lot of fun since then. I love the oldies :)

[Milyey]

Great find! That's awesome, so cheap. And to turn it into that takes time and skill.
I do too to be honest. Get so caught up in what's new I forget the classics. Thanks again!

[NovaLS]

No problem and good luck!

[RichHomieGeorge]

I gotta +1 the learn to drive stick. If the guy is into cars even slightly (which most are) then it's definitely a positive thing that I'll remember

[Theguyoverthere]

As long as it isn't a car that's breaking down who cares? If anything, a girl driving an expensive car can be bad news. You say her parents bought it for her which would mean she sounds spoiled. I've heard of high school kids getting free cars and getting into accidents super fast with them. I skipped having a car until college. Saves on insurance money and I took the bus to school.

An expensive car means a high insurance bill. A teenager with an expensive car means the parents are paying a fortune for their kid. Just seems careless in my opinion.

[OzFarmer]

The guys are only impressed by the car and she just the girl who drives it which gives her more attention. Ask yourself is it better to have a heap of guys talking to you because they want to be in that mustang, or talk to one guy that wants to get to know you? Thats your answer.

[Milyey]

Thank you.
I've realized that now and it helps a lot haha

[MrScTi]

A nice car doesn't win points with me.

If she's a kid driving an Audi/BMW/Mercedes or even a Mustang it's obvious she's got a generous father. Why on Earth would that make me think highly of her as a person?

To me, the more realistic her ride the more I respect her. By realistic, I mean your first car isn't brand new off the lot. It's used and meant to get you from A to B.

[Milyey]

Thanks, that helped a lot!

[eugwara]

I really don't care as long as its reliable and taken care of, at least by her. I do really like cars though so if its cool, that's a plus but it'd be really shallow to pass someone up because of a car. I mean a girl that I liked for a while had an F250 with a 8 inch lift on 33's.. Imho, that's cool.
I also think that older Cadillacs and Lincolns are cool, but I'm actually not a fan of sports cars and I HATE ricers. I also think that an H-town slab with swangas (google) is really awesome, as are donks and lowriders.. just my opinion, feel free to disagree
But seriously, personality is all that matters for me.. I'd rather have a girl with a good personality with a Razor scooter than a bitch with a Bentley

[MoshingExec]

Like many have said, what matters is cleanliness. Don't be a slob. Keep it clean. No guy cares what a girl drives. Although, like someone else also said, if it is bright pink or otherwise way out there then he won't like it.

And by the way, not being a slob doesn't mean you can't have books or makeup or whatever in the car. Just don't let it be a disaster.

As another person said, I think guys would be intimidated by a girl in a nice car. They may feel embarrassed if their girl has a nicer car than them. Drive something low key. No guy who is into you will care at all.

By the way, I drive a black convertible Mustang GT. However, it is just a personal choice. It isn't to impress ANY girl. I would be just as comfortable driving a KIA of some sort. Just no minivan...

[Dandeus]

Mustangs are the quintessential spoiled daddy's girl car. That's actually a turn off for me. Or it would be if I were still interested in girls your age.

What you drive can say something about your personality and habits for sure. If your car is dirty and dented it shows that you're careless about valuable things and you're probably that way at home. Minivan says "I'm married with children." Not every car tells a story. A modest sedan doesn't tell you much about the driver except that they might be practical.

[thisGUYknows]

It doesn't matter what kind of car she drives to me. HOWEVER if she drives a car just to impress guys to trick them she's into cars, then it's a huge turn off. I knew two girls. One drove a brand new (at the time) 2012 SS Silverado. Custom lift kit and off-road kit. The other, a totally made over type R Integra. They both ran them into the ground. They didn't know they had to change oil, put 87 octane gas and were hard on the brakes. sent their transmissions to hell. TERRIBLE WASTE

[DaddyRollingStone]

'Men don't like nice cars, women like men who drive nice cars'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwJVh1BzrUY

[Milyey]

Hahaha that was great, thank you

[Anonymous]

It is nice for a girl to have a nice car but overall i don't really care. It's the girl i care about haha. My gf has a 1992 honda which barely can start lol. She is kinda like you but she doesn't like to drive it to school cause it breaks down sometimes and she once got laughed at by other girls and she said she was very sad after. Sometimes i give her my car if it's a busy day at school. (don't get too jealous haha) I have a black 2011 mustang GT and i saved 6 years to buy it.

I will tell you this. It's an awesome car and from a guys stand point... girls do get attracted to it. Save your money from now and you can buy one! and by the way buy the manual one ;)

May i ask what do you drive?

[Milyey]

Wow yea that's harsh/: I'm sorry that happened to her..
Ahh jealous :p
But yes, right now I'm trying to find a new job and work as close to full time as possible. In determined to buy my car within the next couple of years!
I drive a 2002 Honda accord. Reliable car, and I appreciate it. Just not the look I like

[Milyey]

And yes, I need to learn stick and see how I like it haha

[Opinion Owner]

I teased my gf about it but sometimes she gets sad about it and i stop. I take it over the limit a bit haha.

But your car is not bad car as long as it doesn't break down. But i know you might be jealous of her and me lol, but just know this... you can get a newer model with more power (idk if you care about HP). personally for me i LOVE the 13'-14' model year ones. They got minor detail changes but i love the look. If you get one of those then I will be jealous of you lol. and by the way did she like stick it in your face about getting the car? oh and does she she have the v6 or v8 model?

[Milyey]

Hahaha
Well thanks for your input I'll look at the models

Eh, she put it up on sites where I could see it, knowing I'd been dying for that car. Not like right in my face but made it blatantly obvious.
I don't even know, she didn't say, I didn't ask haha

[Opinion Owner]

I will say one thing though... if you get a v6 then that is ok. If you get a v8 (this is the 5.0) Guys WILL notice lol. It just depends how comfortable with power and all of that. I guess you can talk to your cousin about it. If it's obvious she trying to do that it's not nice. BUT remember if you buy it, you bought it with your own money and not "daddy's money" so you have something to be proud of and can call your own :)

[Milyey]

Okay thank you very much (:
That makes me feel better!
And yea I'm pretty sure then that it's the v6

[Opinion Owner]

Glad i can make you feel better :) and by the way you can jokingly tell her that you bought it with your own $ not someone elses ;)

If it's a v6 I don't know why all the guys are getting all aroused over it. These dude are suppose to like the manly v8 not the pussy v6 (that's a joke that us car guys have). But anyways no matter which one you get v6 or v8 just be proud that you worked for it and you got a car that YOU like and worked for :D

[Milyey]

Hahahah maybe I will ;p
But than you, yea I don't know... I get it though lol I have a lot of friends that are car guys.
But thank you, really!

[Opinion Owner]

np hope everything goes well!

[BaneTArkenstone]

Just a heads up. Most Men love cars, even the "not a car guys" responding. But we don't "connect the dots" in the way girls do psychologically. A cool car is completely separate from the girl who owns it.

More to the issue at hand... your cousin is going to have a lot of trouble if she's trying to one up you in ways like this. Men don't work like that, and there's no need to be insecure about it. The coolest car won't convince a guy you like to date you if he isn't vibing or not attracted (rare case) and no guy you like will turn you down because of you drive a weird 2door Nissan... He will be looking at you and you alone, separate from everything else (just like how he assesses and interacts with your cousins cool car)