A different sort of "What car?" thread!

The thread about the Accord in the WSJ article got me to thinking, a rare event for me, for sure, but even so....

What car is The "Ultimate Panty Dropper?"

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Lamborghini Aventador. It's brashly-styled, available in wild colors, screams "I'm berkeleying rich", has that Lamborghini nameplate cachet, and makes insane noises.

A friend was over just a couple days ago and we were talking about whether he should buy a C7 or a Fiata.  TigerMom chimed in that the Fiata was WAY more appealing to women because anyone who drove a Corvette was "overcompensating for their other chortcomings".

So I'm gonna say a small convertible with Italian styling is the best car for such purposes.

NickD said:

Lamborghini Aventador. It's brashly-styled, available in wild colors, screams "I'm berkeleying rich", has that Lamborghini nameplate cachet, and makes insane noises.

Maybe if the panties are dropping off teenage boys...

If you want to drop lady panties in the real world, something like a nice first gen Bronco is probably the way to go.

As a greying, doughy, middle aged man I had more comely YOUNG ladies walk up to me in this than I was comfortable with

Seriously. Driving through the college campus was almost dangerous.

On the negative side it also attracted bums and meth heads like a moth to a porch light, but had I been single and not creeped out by the thought of ladies that were young enough to be my daughter....... 

67 Corvette Convertible or 68 911. Honestly those are the only 2 cars my wife even acknowledges. I think too part of it is what is the target woman here.   

I'm an engineer.  I'm probably paying more attention to the car... My wife tells me I never notice when women are hitting on me...

1:

Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"

The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."

The second engineer nodded approvingly, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fit."

2:

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.

The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"

The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."

I recently put a new carb and a few other bits on this for a friend.  Now, I've owned a lot of cars, but nothing, and I mean nothing, has generated the kind of attention this car has.   And most all of it by women who struck up conversations.   Forget my Porsche, this is the true magnet! 

I'm convinced women care more about the color of the vehicle than the actual car.

I'm a magnet for little old men to talk to me about my cars. Examples

At the gas pump in my 2000 Ranger, "That is a nice Ranger, how do you like it?" Conversation continued for too long. 

Again stopping at a c-store in my 2017 CRV, "I really like the look of the CRV, it is a sweet ride. How do you like your Honda? I love mine." From a little old guy in a beige 2013 Accord. 

With my wife at TJ-max in my Red Mustang, "That is really nice mustang buddy, I also have a red mustang. I'm part of the red mustang club, we go on cruises together and have meets, would you like to join." My wife told me I was looking at him like he was asking me to join a cult. 

I think specific cars don't, but certain Italian and German badges do.

I definitely got the most attention in the Mini. Although one girl has commented on the Volvo 240 pickup so far and that is more than I usually get. 

Andy Neuman said:

With my wife at TJ-max in my Red Mustang, "That is really nice mustang buddy, I also have a red mustang. I'm part of the red mustang club, we go on cruises together and have meets, would you like to join." My wife told me I was looking at him like he was asking me to join a cult. 

 

Well, wasn't he?

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

Jaguar XKE. The ultimate crumpet collector 

Wasn't there a Roadkill episode where they tried a highly scientific experiment to see if women were more attracted to a rat rod or a Lambo?

This has proven at least moderately attractive over the years:

My girlfriend seems to like it.

I got play in precisely TWO cars ever. My 1995 Panda Talon TSi, and my 2005 Mazda3 SP23. Makes no berkeleyin' sense, since my Mazdaspeed3 is the fastest car I've ever owned, and by far the most expensive. Strangely, the one that gets the most attention overall is the 1993 Corolla wagon I bought from Sky_Render. That damn thing... I swear. It's a 400$ Corolla, not a Hemi Cuda vert. 

I had exactly one woman notice my SN95 convertible Mustang. It was because she had one just like it in high school. Literally every other human either ignored or made fun of it. Was a fun car though.

Sport bike, not sure if it's the idea of  speed or the fact I'm in a full face helmet 

I'm lost on this, closest I got was women loved my 79 Capri when I was 18. Because it sounded and looked fast. Any of them that rode in it hated it. Think it depends on the type of woman though, all my foxbodys we're popular with women except the wagon. I think that's the reason my wife supported my weird lust for a wagon. 

These days around here the chick magnet seems to be lifted diesel trucks. I have a few friends who swear by them but the crowd of women that attracts is a no thank you with me.

1988RedT2 said:

The thread about the Accord in the WSJ article got me to thinking, a rare event for me, for sure, but even so....

What car is The "Ultimate Panty Dropper?"

Go!

There are panties for every type of car. I recently, while buying grass seed, had a conversation with a girl talking rather admirably about a Corvair truck she saw... go figure.

In reply to TheGloriousW :

"There are panties for every type of car" might be the best sentence I've read this week.

I’ve owned all types of vehicles and the answer is motorcycle.....especially sport bikes.  Porsche 911s are up there as well in my experience over the years.

Also Jeep CJs.  Women seem to love those much more than the modern versions.

While I have no personal experience driving one of these, I have to imagine it would be effective with the party animal type:

Like anything else, it is going to depend on the woman.

I've had an old truck with patina complimented by a country girl that I am sure would disgust somebody that was concerned with keeping up appearances. 
I've been told by a ex-pat Aussie woman friend that she never dated anybody with a Porsche because the vast majority of people who owned them fell into a "type" she had no interest in. It's worth noting that two cars she is remotely interested in are a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud and the Falcon from Mad Max.

 

captdownshift said:

Sport bike, not sure if it's the idea of  speed or the fact I'm in a full face helmet 

This. I was leaving a bar in Dewey Beach, DE around closing time with my girlfriend and her friend as two guys on sport bikes pull up at the nearest light. Two young, attractive females were walking up the sidewalk just ahead of us and upon spotting the bikes walked straight over and started climbing on back. The one dude looks at the other, shrugs, light turns green, and off they went into the night!