i can say i've never once correlated hatchbacks with poor people.
Entry level car -> cheap. It's not breaking the stereotype at all.Pochsy wrote:
I entirely do not follow. You're going to have to explain what relevance that statement has.Jay wrote:
Right, but those are still entry level cars.Pochsy wrote:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/28/hatc … nt-buy-em/
I'll just throw this out there. Seems making fun of them doesn't affect sales.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Yes, because all hatchbacks are entry level. You really are a dopy cunt sometimes.Jay wrote:
Entry level car -> cheap. It's not breaking the stereotype at all.Pochsy wrote:
I entirely do not follow. You're going to have to explain what relevance that statement has.Jay wrote:
Right, but those are still entry level cars.
for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.
Yes you have. You may not realize it, but that idea has been marketed to us all our lives.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
i can say i've never once correlated hatchbacks with poor people.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.
You know how many of those I've seen on the road? Zero.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
And heaven forbid you spend £30,000 on one of these, you would look like a right pikey cunt!
Face it Jay, you know fuck all about cars.
Face it Jay, you know fuck all about cars.
for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.
haha no, i haven't. that thought has never crossed my mind. ever.Jay wrote:
Yes you have. You may not realize it, but that idea has been marketed to us all our lives.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
i can say i've never once correlated hatchbacks with poor people.
And don't even think about buying a BMW 1-Series.
for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.
Maybe thats what you see, when you post things like that debt add. I correlate it being cheap with the fact that it is old. Not that it has more trunk space than a sedan.Jay wrote:
Yes you have. You may not realize it, but that idea has been marketed to us all our lives.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
i can say i've never once correlated hatchbacks with poor people.
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It's from breaking bad and was pure comedy relief, trust me.-Whiteroom- wrote:
Maybe thats what you see, when you post things like that debt add. I correlate it being cheap with the fact that it is old. Not that it has more trunk space than a sedan.Jay wrote:
Yes you have. You may not realize it, but that idea has been marketed to us all our lives.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
i can say i've never once correlated hatchbacks with poor people.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Cars are still status symbols. Agree with everything else, but that's wrong. Different types of cars, sure. But some people still want that Merc over their Mondeo, even though a Mondeo is a quality car.aynrandroolz wrote:
it's because our cities are older and more narrow. our roads are older and more windy. america is the land of 6-lane freeways and cities built into neat geometric blocks. america has no pavements. to get anywhere in america you need a car. all your shops are part of a giant, generic, concrete sprawl (outside of main urban areas, that is). in europe our city planning is more... condensed. that's why all your cars are giant pieces of shit that handle terribly on corners and spend 80% of their time sat guzzling petrol at a standstill. plus in europe we are more up-to-date with concerns of fuel economy and environmentalism, yeah.Jay wrote:
Why do Euros like hatchbacks so much? Could it be because your gas prices have been manipulated to such an outrageous extent that you care more about fuel prices than anything else when making your car decisions? You like hatchbacks because you're used to them, and they've been the dominant form of car transport since you were a kid, yes?Camm wrote:
But seriously Jay if you think hatchbacks are for poor people you are an ego-sensitive imbecile.
but the biggest reason is because we don't tie our cars to our penis-size like americans do. we haven't been spoonfed the ford-esque "buy a hotrod and get the hot girl" marketing for 60 years. europe have always viewed cars simply as tools, mostly. america views cars as symbols. your own posts here are evidence of that. most of the posh/rich dudes i know here drive tiny little mini's and coupes and those tidy alfa romeos. golfs and small audis are also really popular. my first car was a bmw 1-series. we are happy with small cars. we don't feel 'poor' cause we're not all driving around in pickups trucks. we're not fucking stupid, basically. if you live in the inner city and you only use your car to get groceries, why would you want an SUV?
One of his premises was flawed though. He notes that Euros care more about the environment and fuel consumption than we do, but European regulations and taxes which were designed to limit consumption are exactly what have kept oil prices so low for so long. Those silly regulations are what allow us fat slobbering Americans to drive big SUVs, and which are now allowing the Chinese and Indians to do the same thing. It did nothing for the environment, in fact, you could make a strong argument that it actually caused more pollution to be spewed. You fucked your economies over for nothing essentially.PrivateVendetta wrote:
Cars are still status symbols. Agree with everything else, but that's wrong. Different types of cars, sure. But some people still want that Merc over their Mondeo, even though a Mondeo is a quality car.aynrandroolz wrote:
it's because our cities are older and more narrow. our roads are older and more windy. america is the land of 6-lane freeways and cities built into neat geometric blocks. america has no pavements. to get anywhere in america you need a car. all your shops are part of a giant, generic, concrete sprawl (outside of main urban areas, that is). in europe our city planning is more... condensed. that's why all your cars are giant pieces of shit that handle terribly on corners and spend 80% of their time sat guzzling petrol at a standstill. plus in europe we are more up-to-date with concerns of fuel economy and environmentalism, yeah.Jay wrote:
Why do Euros like hatchbacks so much? Could it be because your gas prices have been manipulated to such an outrageous extent that you care more about fuel prices than anything else when making your car decisions? You like hatchbacks because you're used to them, and they've been the dominant form of car transport since you were a kid, yes?
but the biggest reason is because we don't tie our cars to our penis-size like americans do. we haven't been spoonfed the ford-esque "buy a hotrod and get the hot girl" marketing for 60 years. europe have always viewed cars simply as tools, mostly. america views cars as symbols. your own posts here are evidence of that. most of the posh/rich dudes i know here drive tiny little mini's and coupes and those tidy alfa romeos. golfs and small audis are also really popular. my first car was a bmw 1-series. we are happy with small cars. we don't feel 'poor' cause we're not all driving around in pickups trucks. we're not fucking stupid, basically. if you live in the inner city and you only use your car to get groceries, why would you want an SUV?
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"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Dream car:
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
ive always liked those too
Fuckin poor people and their hatchbacks.
that's like saying don't get a lambo because they aren't economical and can't seat 4 comfortably. You're missing the point camm
loud? slow? expensive to repair?
have you ever even seen one in person, rode in one?
they're pretty bad ass
^tons-o-fun
have you ever even seen one in person, rode in one?
they're pretty bad ass
^tons-o-fun
its an american car so its obviously no good
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this would be fun to drive
west-phoenix-az wrote:
this would be fun to drive