Is a Ford Fusion a chick car? [Archive]

Burn531

07-31-2006, 03:43 PM

Yes or no?

I kinda like the look of it and it's cheap. I was talking to my brother and his friends about it and they all agree only women would drive that car. I'm not sure but I can turn in my car I have right now instead of 6 months down the line.

Any thoughts would be cool.

Mixability

07-31-2006, 03:48 PM

isn't that their new Focus/Escort? If so, yes.

SpursWoman

07-31-2006, 03:53 PM

You can buy one, and then go to the gas station with your friends while you all fill up together, and laugh your ass off at them when you can go twice as far on 1/2 as much $$. :tu

Just don't ever have an accident in one. :drunk

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 03:59 PM

Assuming you are talking about Ford's US Taurus replacement, and not that European microvan thing, yes it is kind of a chick car, but less so than the Mercury Milan (its twin).

Among domestic competitors, the Dodge Charger is the most masculine.

CubanMustGo

07-31-2006, 04:00 PM

Your brother and his friends need to grow up. If you like the car then go buy it, you're the one making the payments.

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 04:02 PM

Here's a pic for others to judge:
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.ford.fusion/06.ford.fusion.f34.3.160.jpg

tlongII

07-31-2006, 04:08 PM

I like it. Just put a kick-ass CD player in it and you are good to go.

LuvBones

07-31-2006, 04:14 PM

Doesn't look like a chick car to me... go for it! :tu

photoguy

07-31-2006, 04:17 PM

http://www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.ford.fusion/06.ford.fusion.340.jpg

PM5K

07-31-2006, 04:21 PM

That's not a chick car...

photoguy

07-31-2006, 04:30 PM

http://www.edmunds.com/media/seo/500/2006.ford.fusion.jpg = http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/Girlgenderrole3.jpg/200px-Girlgenderrole3.jpg

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 04:30 PM

The definitive chick car in the midsize sedan segment is the Volkswagen Jetta.

PM5K

07-31-2006, 04:41 PM

I don't see how a car whose body design is used in NASCAR can be considered a chick car...

And I love that commercial where the Fusion turns into the NASCAR version after the smoke....

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 04:44 PM

I don't see how a car whose body design is used in NASCAR can be considered a chick car...

And I love that commercial where the Fusion turns into the NASCAR version after the smoke....
The Fusion's body design is not used in NASCAR, nor is the Monte Carlo's, nor the Charger's, nor the Camry's, nor the Grand Prix's.

Decals that look sort of like the headlights and grilles of those cars are affixed to the front ends of the more-or-less standard NASCAR racers.

PM5K

07-31-2006, 04:45 PM

The Fusion's body design is not used in NASCAR, nor is the Monte Carlo's, nor the Charger's, nor the Camry's, nor the Grand Prix's.

Decals that look sort of like the headlights and grilles of those cars are affixed to the front ends of the more-or-less standard NASCAR racers.

Do they make a Miata NASCAR?

MoSpur

07-31-2006, 04:48 PM

If you get the right version and add some stuff to it, it won't look like a chick's car.

PM5K

07-31-2006, 04:50 PM

If you get the right version and add some stuff to it, it won't look like a chick's car.

I don't think it looks like a chick car, but you could certainly make it look better with the right rims and tires, and a tint...

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 04:50 PM

Do they make a Miata NASCAR?
The Miata would have been a chick car, were it not moreso a gay man's car.

Even so, a straight male that likes roadsters would be remiss not to try one out.

braeden0613

07-31-2006, 04:52 PM

im sorry but yes, its a chick car. Get a civic Si

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 04:59 PM

Here's the bottom line---

To any person sufficiently sophomoric to care whether a car is a "chick car" or not, I'm sorry, but any new car that is not tuned for performance will not be considered sufficiently male unless it is a bargain-basement piece of crap. Even then, in order to validate your penis, you have to change the rims and make other manly modifications. This is why you used to see Hyundai Accents with gobs of chrome and flashy rims. Mature adults think those cars look ridiculous, but "mature adults" don't understand how much you value the opinions others have of your manliness and what it implies about your penis.

So you have a choice -- you can satsify your own likes, or you can submit to the dominant social order of the wolfpack. You cannot do both.

PM5K

07-31-2006, 05:00 PM

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 05:08 PM

I agree, unless it's a Miata...
Think about it. The Miata emphasizes power-to-weight ratio and handling. These are the sort of things limpwristed pantywaists bring up when trying to argue that they are in fact real men. Sort of the "it's not important how big it is, it's what you do with it." And what does "handling" mean in regards to one's manhood? Gayness. Someone "handling" your package.

The important metaphor for your penis is THRUST. That means HORSEPOWER. That means TORQUE. That doesn't mean "fuel economy" or "sensibility." Fuel economy is the automotive equivalent of eating a salad. Sensibility is the automotive equivalent of the p-whipped mousy househusband whose wife won't let him buy a Harley because "we have to save for Johnny's college." We don't need to SAVE because Johnny's gonna play FOOTBALL.

So, the more HORSEPOWER and TORQUE your car has, the more of a man you are. Actually, the manliest possible vehicle is a TRUCK with TONS of HORSEPOWER and TORQUE, like an F-150 Lightning.

PM5K

07-31-2006, 05:10 PM

I think it's just because women really like that car and lots of them buy it...

I mean what does make a car a chick car?

http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/Guy-Chick-Cars/chick.html

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 05:13 PM

So, Burn531, here are the vehicles you should consider:

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/06/f150svt04.jpg
http://www.chevrolet.com/i/pic/trailblazer/2007/photogallery/ext_gallery01.jpg

And your best option, complete with your "huevos grandotes" HEMI...

http://www.dodge.com/nav/photo/ram_srt10_1_main.jpg

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 05:15 PM

I think it's just because women really like that car and lots of them buy it...

I mean what does make a car a chick car?

http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/Guy-Chick-Cars/chick.html

That list misses something:

A Ford Mustang is only a guy car when equipped with a V-8. The V-6 Mustang is a straight-up chick car.

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 05:28 PM

the new camaro or the new challenger........or buy a holden.....if you can get one imported from austrailia.
If he is willing to wait for those first two, OK, but Ixnay on the Holden. Pontiac committed blasphemy against the GTO by importing that Aussie anal suppository and slapping a Goat badge on it.

Nesterofish

07-31-2006, 05:32 PM

Any Ford is gfor women and gays. GM is for loosers.

Mixability

07-31-2006, 05:32 PM

http://www.chevrolet.com/i/pic/trailblazer/2007/photogallery/ext_gallery01.jpg

That Blazer is awesome though, that was my other option before I decided on my 'Hoe. Does my Tahoe count as a chick car, since soccer moms drive it?

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 05:38 PM

That Blazer is awesome though, that was my other option before I decided on my 'Hoe. Does my Tahoe count as a chick car, since soccer moms drive it?
No.

The Tahoe is a compromise between family needs and male penile validation needs. The minivan is a chick car. Actually, it is worse than a chick car. It is an instrument of castration.

The Tahoe, no matter how much the soccer mom drives it, is a TRUCK WITH A BIG OLE THIRSTY MANLY V-8. And, like you mentioned, you can call it your 'Hoe.

phyzik

07-31-2006, 06:38 PM

im sorry but yes, its a chick car. Get a civic Si

:lmao

Civic Si = :gpower to the max

I can only hope you where joking.

Sonia_TX

07-31-2006, 06:53 PM

I've been wanting one of those since I've had my car for 8 years. It still runs well but I am ready for something new! Either an SUV or a Fusion.

Burn531

07-31-2006, 07:07 PM

Alright well thanks everyone for your opinions.

I guess I really don't care if it's considered a chick car. I went and looked at them a few hours ago so I'm pretty sure it's the car I want.

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 07:12 PM

Alright well thanks everyone for your opinions.

I guess I really don't care if it's considered a chick car. I went and looked at them a few hours ago so I'm pretty sure it's the car I want.
The assembly workers in Hermosillo, Mexico le agradecen mucho a usted. :tu

NZ Spurs

07-31-2006, 07:43 PM

America hasn't made a decent car since the Model T Ford.

ALVAREZ6

07-31-2006, 08:21 PM

I wouldn't say it's a chick car, I'd buy it.

CuckingFunt

07-31-2006, 08:51 PM

Don't ask me, I drive a Beetle.

leemajors

07-31-2006, 09:02 PM

yeah, buy a truck or SUV, you'll show em who's broke by december and getting a manly 17mpg!

Extra Stout

07-31-2006, 09:23 PM

yeah, buy a truck or SUV, you'll show em who's broke by december and getting a manly 17mpg!
Whoever said that compensating for one's insecurity about his own masculinity would be cheap?

ShoogarBear

07-31-2006, 09:45 PM

Das Texan

07-31-2006, 09:53 PM

Its not like a Fusion gets amazing gas mileage anyway, so the gas argument is pretty much null and void...though I guess getting about 20 mpg is better than 12.

leemajors

07-31-2006, 10:41 PM

Its not like a Fusion gets amazing gas mileage anyway, so the gas argument is pretty much null and void...though I guess getting about 20 mpg is better than 12.

21/29 isn't bad for a 6 cylinder. i have a 10 year old SUV and wish i had something that got at least 25.

braeden0613

07-31-2006, 10:54 PM

:lmao

Civic Si = :gpower to the max

I can only hope you where joking.
i was serious...i mean obviously i would choose a corvette or new camaro...but this was the closest in price to a fusion. And no its not a chick car
http://www.autobytel.com/images/Concepts/Honda/CivicSi/SportConcept/400/SportConceptCivicSi_exfrdrvr34.jpg

tsb2000

07-31-2006, 11:22 PM

I wouldn't say a Fusion is a chick car. It was said earlier it's the body used by NASCAR drivers who have Fords. I personally would drive a Charger instead (picking a car used in NASCAR), but to each their own.

The new VW Rabbit, on the other hand... :lol

Extra Stout

08-01-2006, 08:21 AM

Extra Stout must own a chick car.
Does a Mazda3 qualify as a chick car?
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:lpWMX0T-T1MSZM:us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i27/2725_4mg.jpg

ALVAREZ6

08-01-2006, 08:26 AM

Does a Mazda3 qualify as a chick car?
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:lpWMX0T-T1MSZM:us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i27/2725_4mg.jpg
I'd say it's unisex

SpursWoman

08-01-2006, 09:15 AM

Actually, the manliest possible vehicle is a TRUCK with TONS of HORSEPOWER and TORQUE, like an F-150.

Add the offroad package and gigantic triple-ply high-dollar mega-tires that force me to have to take a running jump to get into it ... and there's my MAN. :lmao :makeout

SpursWoman

08-01-2006, 09:21 AM

yeah, buy a truck or SUV, you'll show em who's broke by december and getting a manly 17mpg!

Hey, now ... I get 18, 22 on the highway gotdammit!

http://newvehicleimages.mjmi.com/NISSAN/2006_XTERRA_SILVER.jpg

I just bought this last month ... if all that were left to drive were minivans, I'd probably ride a bike. I'm just not that kind of chick ... regardless of all of the soccer, football, baseball & softball games I'm constantly carting everyone too. I really should have bought a Suburban ... we still end up having to take 2 cars occasionally.

leemajors

08-01-2006, 09:43 AM

Does a Mazda3 qualify as a chick car?
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:lpWMX0T-T1MSZM:us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i27/2725_4mg.jpg

that's a 5 isn't it? i have a 3, no hatchback. nice cars, the tacktronic transmission stuff is kinda worthless though.

Mixability

08-01-2006, 10:06 AM

No.

The Tahoe is a compromise between family needs and male penile validation needs. The minivan is a chick car. Actually, it is worse than a chick car. It is an instrument of castration.

The Tahoe, no matter how much the soccer mom drives it, is a TRUCK WITH A BIG OLE THIRSTY MANLY V-8. And, like you mentioned, you can call it your 'Hoe.

I got it only for family needs, because getting a car seat and stroller in and out of a hatchback sucks. My trucks V-8 isn't THAT thirsty, since it does switch over to 4 cylinders on the highway. :fro

yeah, buy a truck or SUV, you'll show em who's broke by december and getting a manly 17mpg!

:lmao

yeah, if you can't afford gas, then a MANLY SUV isn't the way to go. Get one of these:

http://www.coastcountry.com/tuscany/images/2213-tiny-car.jpg

You'll be laughing all the way to the bank...............nevermind the people not laughing WITH you. :lol

Extra Stout must own a chick car.

That would be my guess.

ALVAREZ6

08-01-2006, 10:15 AM

ALVAREZ6

08-01-2006, 10:17 AM

I wouldn't be embarassed to be this guy:

http://www.auto.bme.hu/sajtotaj/mercedes/smart/puls_cab-1.jpg

The only downside is not living past any collision.

Mixability

08-01-2006, 10:18 AM

I wouldn't be embarassed to drive that thing. It's like a go-kart, you can manuever around everyone.

If they were available here and cheap I'd buy one, and laugh at myself while doing, but who gives a shit.

With so many idiot drivers around, I'd be afraid to drive one of those. I just don't see those as being too safe in the US.

ALVAREZ6

08-01-2006, 10:22 AM

With so many idiot drivers around, I'd be afraid to drive one of those. I just don't see those as being too safe in the US.
I don't think they're safe anywhere.

SpursWoman

08-01-2006, 10:23 AM

I would be petrified to drive that car. My friend drove a Geo Metro many years ago and I refused to get in it....I have no desire to die from a fender-bender.

:fro

Mixability

08-01-2006, 10:24 AM

I don't think they're safe anywhere.

Driving around the beach? But even then you'd have to worry about colliding with someone like T Pork while he sunbathes, which wouldn't be pretty before or after the collision for either of you. :lol

leemajors

08-01-2006, 10:24 AM

I got it only for family needs, because getting a car seat and stroller in and out of a hatchback sucks. My trucks V-8 isn't THAT thirsty, since it does switch over to 4 cylinders on the highway. :fro

:lmao

yeah, if you can't afford gas, then a MANLY SUV isn't the way to go. Get one of these:

http://www.coastcountry.com/tuscany/images/2213-tiny-car.jpg

You'll be laughing all the way to the bank...............nevermind the people not laughing WITH you. :lol

That would be my guess.

sorry, i would just prefer not to pay $40 for 3/4 tank of gas driving my 95 blazer around. i get 18 mpg driving 90% highway, that's lame. personally, i think the switching to 4 cylinders on the highway is a lame compromise by the big US motor makers, just like ford moving away from producing hybrids to focus on ethanol cars. is there really any reason to mass produce v8 engines anymore, especially with oil prices continually on the rise? from what i can tell, you got a tahoe because you're lazy, getting a car seat and stroller out of a mazda 3 with no hatchback is easy, and i'm 6'2". :lol

Mixability

08-01-2006, 10:37 AM

sorry, i would just prefer not to pay $40 for 3/4 tank of gas driving my 95 blazer around. i get 18 mpg driving 90% highway, that's lame. personally, i think the switching to 4 cylinders on the highway is a lame compromise by the big US motor makers, just like ford moving away from producing hybrids to focus on ethanol cars. is there really any reason to mass produce v8 engines anymore, especially with oil prices continually on the rise? from what i can tell, you got a tahoe because you're lazy, getting a car seat and stroller out of a mazda 3 with no hatchback is easy, and i'm 6'2". :lol

I got a Tahoe cause I'm lazy.......... :lol

No, because I can afford one, I liked the styling, and I wanted MORE vehicle for my money. And I wanted something that I could haul everyone in when I go on vacation to the coast, etc. And I'm sure my kid enjoys the fact that I can take his power wheels, tricycle and pool with us when we go to the park. :rolleyes

sa_butta

08-01-2006, 10:46 AM

I wouldn't be embarassed to be this guy:

http://www.auto.bme.hu/sajtotaj/mercedes/smart/puls_cab-1.jpg

The only downside is not living past any collision.Same car (Mercedes Smart car) in a crash test head on into a wall.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s&search=smart%20car%20crash

leemajors

08-01-2006, 10:50 AM

I got a Tahoe cause I'm lazy.......... :lol

No, because I can afford one, I liked the styling, and I wanted MORE vehicle for my money. And I wanted something that I could haul everyone in when I go on vacation to the coast, etc. And I'm sure my kid enjoys the fact that I can take his power wheels, tricycle and pool with us when we go to the park. :rolleyes

being able to afford one is another reason, i can't. i have just had an SUV since i graduated from high school and really wouldn't care to get another - the 5-10 thousand dollar depreciation that occurs when you drive it off the lot is depressing, and to me the mpg is depressing too. since my family consists of me, my gf, my daughter and our dog the need isn't really there either. for me, at least, the space would be nice but not worth the overall cost.

Mixability

08-01-2006, 10:58 AM

being able to afford one is another reason, i can't.

So thats where the hate comes from. :angel

MoSpur

08-01-2006, 11:01 AM

http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/merismus/News%5Cn457256a.jpg

This one looks nice. Not girly

MoSpur

08-01-2006, 11:05 AM

http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/merismus/gallery/c457234a.jpg

Front shot.

leemajors

08-01-2006, 11:06 AM

So thats where the hate comes from. :angel

nah, not really. i don't hate SUVs, i have always had one. i just think it's absurd they are still being mass produced. most people you see driving them around don't really need them. my family always had a suburban or SUV when i was growing up. don't get me wrong, the best thing about them to me at least is knowing if there is an accident you will be ok. i just can't justify the cost of gas, and the absurd cost of new SUVs anymore. i would consider a hybrid SUV, they get pretty good mileage. the argument is no more absurd than buying one just because you can afford one. :angel

leemajors

08-01-2006, 11:07 AM

http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/merismus/gallery/c457234a.jpg

Front shot.

that one does look girly. it's pink.

MoSpur

08-01-2006, 11:07 AM

http://www.urbanracer.com/gallery/articles/exclusive/ford_flexes_at_sema/0003.jpg

Wait for this one to come out.

leemajors

08-01-2006, 11:10 AM

http://www.urbanracer.com/gallery/articles/exclusive/ford_flexes_at_sema/0003.jpg

Wait for this one to come out.

do those tires require air?

midgetonadonkey

08-01-2006, 11:11 AM

The Fusion is a badass car. It's far from a chick car.

midgetonadonkey

08-01-2006, 11:11 AM

A Mustang is more of a chick car than a Fusion.

sa_butta

08-01-2006, 11:13 AM

http://www.urbanracer.com/gallery/articles/exclusive/ford_flexes_at_sema/0003.jpg

Wait for this one to come out.Will it come with shaved door handles like that??

SpursWoman

08-01-2006, 11:16 AM

do those tires require air?

:lmao

The funnest thing I love about my XTerra and it's big ol'tires ... unlike my Grand Am and it's low profile tires ... I can hit a fucking pot hole without having to replace and/or repair an $800 rim. :tu

Mixability

08-01-2006, 11:16 AM

the argument is no more absurd than buying one just because you can afford one. :angel

selective amnesia, huh? remember? I need something bigger than a Mazda Hatchback when I want to take a road trip. And I feel better about my kid being in a bigger vehicle surrounded with curtain airbags.

Mixability

08-01-2006, 11:18 AM

A Mustang is more of a chick car than a Fusion.

:lmao :tu

braeden0613

08-01-2006, 11:42 AM

A Mustang is more of a chick car than a Fusion.
:lol

Extra Stout

08-01-2006, 11:43 AM

A V-6 Mustang is more of a chick car than a Fusion.

A V-8 Mustang is very manly.

leemajors

08-01-2006, 11:46 AM

selective amnesia, huh? remember? I need something bigger than a Mazda Hatchback when I want to take a road trip. And I feel better about my kid being in a bigger vehicle surrounded with curtain airbags.

it wasn't selective amnesia, i wasn't even saying that's the only reason you got one, or even that it was the main reason. a lot of people buy them because they can. btw, curtain airbags don't necessarily offer children extra protection. most children are too short to be offered much protection by them - you need to be around 5 feet tall to receive protection from the curtain airbag.

Mixability

08-01-2006, 12:01 PM

it wasn't selective amnesia, i wasn't even saying that's the only reason you got one, or even that it was the main reason. a lot of people buy them because they can. btw, curtain airbags don't necessarily offer children extra protection. most children are too short to be offered much protection by them - you need to be around 5 feet tall to receive protection from the curtain airbag.

I'd rather have the curtains than not, that simple. Wouldn't you?

leemajors

08-01-2006, 12:13 PM

I'd rather have the curtains than not, that simple. Wouldn't you?

probably, i was just trying to let you know that they may not help children all that much. i agree that SUVs feel a lot safer, they aren't made of plastic like a lot of smaller sedans. i'm not trying to dog your tahoe, i was just trying to give you some information.

Mixability

08-01-2006, 12:28 PM

probably, i was just trying to let you know that they may not help children all that much. i agree that SUVs feel a lot safer, they aren't made of plastic like a lot of smaller sedans. i'm not trying to dog your tahoe, i was just trying to give you some information.

I've seen how the side airbags are deployed and the area they cover, so I'm pretty sure my kid would appreciate not having glass plucked out of his eyes in the event of an accident.

Gatita

08-01-2006, 01:38 PM

Ford. :td

Mixability

08-01-2006, 01:40 PM

Ford. :td

my kind of woman :clap

ShoogarBear

08-01-2006, 04:30 PM

Does a Mazda3 qualify as a chick car?
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:lpWMX0T-T1MSZM:us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i27/2725_4mg.jpgMy first-ever "new" car was a 1981 Mazda GLC Hatchback. Got stolen 3 times in Boston before I finally junked it around 1990.

Das Texan

08-01-2006, 04:43 PM

SUV's give you a false sense of security.

I need to see recent studies to see if they are still the rolling death traps they were in the mid 90s though. Gotta love how Firestone took the heat for that one also.

leemajors

08-01-2006, 05:37 PM