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    a.k.a. Troy@DetailCity Troy@Protekt's Avatar
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    What a Car Says About You

    I just finished detailing a buddy of mine`s Sport Trac. As I was cleaning it I started to think about him and another friend of mine and how opposite they are.

    The Sport Trac friend is very anal about his vehicle with everything neat and tidy having a specific location for everything he keeps in it. He also has a list of instructions for me as to how he wants things done. The other friend is the exact opposite. His 4Runner is trashed all the time. Littered with anything and everything with no care at all given to it. It`s only after he can`t stand the smell anymore that it gets dealt with.

    They both are near 50 and have remained single all their lives (not really by choice). It got me thinking about how you treat your car (and other stuff) can speak to other people about what kind of person you are.

    I`ve known each of them for a number of years so I have formed my opinions as to why they are still single. I just wonder if I could have formed those same opinions by only seeing their cars and not knowing anything else about them.

    What do you guys think? Can a car tell enough about someone that you can accurately guess what kind of person they are?

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    I`d be more interested in the opinions regarding each one of them as to why they remain single! Haha!
    I still don`t believe in grit guards.

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    We need to get these two guys on the forum to get their side of this story too!

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    Quote Originally Posted by Troy@DetailCity View Post
    What do you guys think? Can a car tell enough about someone that you can accurately guess what kind of person they are?
    No.

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    I think you can accurately gauge how a person is to some extent, in terms of their respect for themselves and others, how controlling they are, etc. based on how they treat their vehicle(s), however I don`t think you can necessarily accurately judge someone to the extent of why they`re single or not based solely on their cars.

    That`s not to say you never can, but you can`t trust it most of the time.
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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    When I worked in the dealerships we use to have a saying about women and the condition of the interior of their cars " dirty car dirty .... " well I can`t say it on a public forum.

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    Oscar - Felix
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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    Quote Originally Posted by JaredPointer View Post
    I`d be more interested in the opinions regarding each one of them as to why they remain single! Haha!
    Well here you go.

    Opinion number 1. Mr. Sport Trac scares any potential Mrs. Sportracs away with his toy collection, insane love for sci-fi movies along with how he has to have things his way in most situations (he also has a pretty peculiar laugh). I used to play volleyball with both these guys and we would play indoor one night a week. So about 10pm we would be done and would go out afterwards. We would all kid Mr. Sport Trac because he would be the only one who would go home and shower on nights we went to Hooters. He had multiple crushes there.

    Opinion number 2. Mr. 4Runner has always been the "Where`s the next party?" kind of guy and everyday is a vacation most of the time with him. In other words, responsibility and commitment have never been high on his priorities. He doesn`t do his own laundry or do any chores around his house. Basically a slob. He has always had room mates as long as I`ve known him too, which are the ones who take care of the house by the way.

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    I definitely had to relax my standards when someone started to share vehicles with me.
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    If it is a contest between cleanliness to sloppiness that is one thing but if it is brand vs brand that is another story.

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    NO you can not judge people by what they drive or how it looks.
    To some a vehicle is nothing but an appliance to take them from point A to B

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    Maybe your not supposed to judge people on how there car looks , but I sorry I do. I work at a Toyota dealership and Im just amazed on how bad some of the customers cars look, I dont mean swirls on the outside , I mean the inside. A lot of people are just slobs.

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    Quote Originally Posted by JaredPointer View Post
    I`d be more interested in the opinions regarding each one of them as to why they remain single! Haha!
    Because they`re smart

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    Here`s an article that just popped up on yahoo:
    What Your Car Says About You- Yahoo! Autos Article Page
    "In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield."

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    Re: What a Car Says About You

    Quote Originally Posted by TexasTB View Post
    Here`s an article that just popped up on yahoo:
    What Your Car Says About You- Yahoo! Autos Article Page
    What a load of crap

    This article prove opinions are like a$$ holes everyone has one.

 

 
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