Before my announcing my plans for transitioning I became infatuated with owning a Mazda Miata after taking my bosses Miata for a spin. So one morning I expressed my interest to several co-workers telling them this was the next car I wanted to purchase.
One started typing away on his computer while the other one said "they are chic cars, men don't drive Miata's". Then the other co-worker directed me to his computer monitor and showed me a funny video making shame of men who own Miata's. So I shut up and didn't continue the conversation.
A year later I announced my plans for transitioning and guess what, the one co-worker looks at me and said, well guess it's time for you to get a Miata.
Several months later at the advice of a friend who said the new 2016 models are worth waiting for and so I waited and purchased one.
Within the first month of owning the Miata I found a local Miata club in my city who meets every Saturday morning for coffee and then from a one to four hour drive where the longer runs we end up having lunch together. Guess what, out of 20 members there are (including me) three females in the club. Well do much for the Miata being a male car LOL. Even more interesting when going to lunch with a female co-worker she commented on the pink stitching on the upholstery, not something I believe a man would select.
I am very happy to have a car that suits me rather than buying into the standard run of the mill car like a had before, a Toyota Camry which I ended up selling to my next door neighbor and parks next to my Miata.
Just goes to show how something (or in other cases someone) can be stereotyped.
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Cars in the club I belong to, mine is second from right.
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I drive a 96 Mustang GT that I love. My neighbor keeps telling me I need a more lady like car but I have put my foot down and if the Mustang goes, it will be replaced by another one. Drive what you enjoy and don't worry about what other people think.
I ride a Harley Sportster which is often called a girls' bike. I wonder if anyone told Sonny Barger he rode a girls' bike?
I've wanted a pink Dodge Demon or Superbee muscle car since they first came out
If I could afford it, I'd have a '02 Thunderbird. Instead, I've got a little '04 Ford Ranger. It's got nothing on my old big block '69 Ford 250. Now that was a Truck. A real woman's truck. I was too small a man to drive that truck. Now... I'd probably find myself wearing more blue to match the color of its gorgeous paint job. ;)
Do you mean like this:
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And there are a few members here who have been in the passenger seat!
Hi Cindy,
Nice car. For the 2016 model they change quite a lot so mine looks like (as some people indicated) a mini Corvette. I would love to post a image of mine but I don't have rights to do so.
Quote from: karenpayneoregon on April 29, 2016, 04:21:04 AM
Hi Cindy,
Nice car. For the 2016 model they change quite a lot so mine looks like (as some people indicated) a mini Corvette. I would love to post a image of mine but I don't have rights to do so.
Yes you do you are post 15 posts. Load your pic into a third party site such as photo bucket (there are heaps of others) select the pic and post it
Thanks for the tip Cindy, I thought about that but that means I would need to use another site as my pictures are on instagram and Facebook under karenpayneoregon already. For years I kept my pictures on a free web site (was able to get a link and post the picture to sites such as this one) via Comcast but they discontinued the service, so now I need to find a similar host.
Quote from: Cindy on April 29, 2016, 02:32:01 AM
Do you mean like this:
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And there are a few members here who have been in the passenger seat!
Really cool Cindy!
Miatas are great cars, solid light sporty we things!
Il post a pick my car when I'm properly out! :')
Quote from: karenpayneoregon on April 28, 2016, 06:03:19 PM
"they are chic cars, men don't drive Miata's"
i have been this "guy", but i would follow up with i would love to stick a 400 small block in one.>:-)
Whatever happens to me in the future, I reckon I'll always want a quick car 😊
I drive a 2012 ford escape and I love it,i do miss my 08 town and country though.
There shouldn't even be a question of whether or not a Miata is a girls car, there's no such thing. cars don't have a gender preference!
But, Miatas are a well balanced sports car with decades of track refinement, and they shouldn't be underestimated, the fact that you can very easily fit an LS V8 under the hood making 500+ horsepower and still drive the car like a little sports car is AMAZING!!
https://youtu.be/SLONL8ax9CI
That video is a 520hp Miata that's only a few hundred lbs more than a stock one, and more than double the horsepower.
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Silly stereotypes. I drive a Dodge Challenger R/T (With a Hemi) ;)
I've been asked why am I transitioning by a number of folks. I have a twisted sense of humor. Combining these, I occasionally give this answer:
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Why am I transitioning? Well, I bought a Miata. They said if I drove a Miata, I'd have to give up my Man Card.
I said OK.
I drive a 2000 Miata LS, green with tan top and interior. :)
Quote from: Debra on November 21, 2016, 09:28:25 PM
Silly stereotypes. I drive a Dodge Challenger R/T (With a Hemi) ;)
What year is your Challenger? I love the pink Dodge & Plymouth muscle cars from the early 70s though they're way out of my price range & I haven't the time to keep a near 50 year old car on the road.
Congrats on the Miata, it's a beautiful car and the newest generation looks especially amazing with the new aggressive styling and the hard top. I'm a huge Mazda fan, my first car was an RX-8 and I loved that car. I still have dreams about it and can hear its distinctive rotary engine whirring in my head. The only thing I don't miss was the horrendous gas mileage and on premium no less lol. I have always liked the Miata but have wished they would make it a bit bigger and more practical or just upped the power. Fortunately they seemed to have done the latter.
As for the stereotypes I believe the Miata tends to be a man's car. It seems to have a particular appeal to middle aged, suburban white guys. The kind of guys who would otherwise get a Ferrari to cruise in but either can't afford one or their wives will only let them spend $30K on a Miata instead of around $200K on an entry level Ferrari. They want something that has visual appeal and is a blast to drive. I don't believe that I have ever seen a woman driving one either.
I often notice that the exact opposite is true of what men's magazines would have you believe. Men drive small cars almost exclusively. It's fashionable to pick on the Mini Coopers and Miatas of the world but it definitely doesn't stop men from driving them moreso than women in my experience. Likewise, women seem to rival if not outnumber men who drive either fullsize SUVs or the largest pickups (F350, Ram 2500) that have been jacked up as high as holy hell. Most recently I ubered a drunk guy home who was bashing on hybrids like my car for being emasculating. Then he confessed to having a little Ford Ranger. Stereotypes are pretty lame and don't seem to hold much weight.
Quote from: big kim on November 22, 2016, 01:31:35 AM
What year is your Challenger? I love the pink Dodge & Plymouth muscle cars from the early 70s though they're way out of my price range & I haven't the time to keep a near 50 year old car on the road.
Mine's a 2013 =) Yeah the old ones are pretty cool but lacking all the newer gizmos and such . I am spoiled by heated seats nowadays lol.
Getting in and out of those things in a short skirt whilst maintaining ones "dignity", must be a hoot! :laugh:
Update, since posting this I have added anti-sway bars, custom springs and higher end tires. After the addition of the custom springs the car rides just under two inches lower than stock.
I did the tires first, very little difference, next added the sway-bars, noticed an improvement but not until adding the springs was there a totally different ride.
These additions are not for casual driving but for when out with the club on some very cool twisty roads, for instance in the back country we will take 15 MPH turns at 40 to 45 MPH without braking. The Miata has a good deal of torque which makes it possible along with the modifications to drive this way.
Quote from: Debra on November 22, 2016, 10:12:22 AM
Mine's a 2013 =) Yeah the old ones are pretty cool but lacking all the newer gizmos and such . I am spoiled by heated seats nowadays lol.
A new Mustang or Challenger is on my car wish list, I like the classic car looks but also the new technology. There's a modern yellow Challenger I see a lot at classic car shows here
Quote from: Michelle_P on November 22, 2016, 01:27:19 AM
I drive a 2000 Miata LS, green with tan top and interior. :)
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Not sure if the Miata is a female car. What do you think about the newer VW Beetle or the VW Cabriolet? I drive a Toyota Corolla and have been told a few times it's a chick car.
Paige :)
66 percent of Miatas are purchased by men. So that obviously precludes it from being a "chick car". Mazda actually modeled this car after the Lotus Elan which no one would accuse of being neutered. The original specs for both these cars were amazingly close and Mazda actually advertised it as sort of a poor mans version of the Elan. So if you drive one, you're a very macho sporty chick....congratulations.....now go shave your back. lol ;D :D
Cars don't have gender identities, people do. Drive whatever you like.
I drive a Chevy 2500 hd, but a dream car is a 67 Plymouth GTX. But I love my truck.
Quote from: big kim on April 29, 2016, 01:46:00 AM
I ride a Harley Sportster which is often called a girls' bike. I wonder if anyone told Sonny Barger he rode a girls' bike?
I've wanted a pink Dodge Demon or Superbee muscle car since they first came out
The color code for the origional MOPAR pink was "Moulan Rouge". Look it up, great color.
Jen
I was very excited about getting one of those promotional Red Bull Mini Coopers with the giant can of Red Bull sticking up out of the back. I actually followed one of them into a parking lot and spoke with the drivers. It turns out that you have to work for them. Now I don't even like Red Bull, and never drink it, but I'd be delighted to hand out promotional samples just to drive the little car with the giant can in the back.
Erin
p.s. my other dream car is the Pikachu-version Volkswagon Bug, which seems equally difficult to find.
I'm a soccer mom in a mini van I love :-*, who also drives a Dodge pickup ;) and my (boy toy) nah bad girl car 72 Cutlass with a 455 and four speed! >:-)
Quote from: karenpayneoregon on April 28, 2016, 06:03:19 PM
Before my announcing my plans for transitioning I became infatuated with owning a Mazda Miata after taking my bosses Miata for a spin. So one morning I expressed my interest to several co-workers telling them this was the next car I wanted to purchase.
One started typing away on his computer while the other one said "they are chic cars, men don't drive Miata's". Then the other co-worker directed me to his computer monitor and showed me a funny video making shame of men who own Miata's. So I shut up and didn't continue the conversation.
A year later I announced my plans for transitioning and guess what, the one co-worker looks at me and said, well guess it's time for you to get a Miata.
Several months later at the advice of a friend who said the new 2016 models are worth waiting for and so I waited and purchased one.
Within the first month of owning the Miata I found a local Miata club in my city who meets every Saturday morning for coffee and then from a one to four hour drive where the longer runs we end up having lunch together. Guess what, out of 20 members there are (including me) three females in the club. Well do much for the Miata being a male car LOL. Even more interesting when going to lunch with a female co-worker she commented on the pink stitching on the upholstery, not something I believe a man would select.
I am very happy to have a car that suits me rather than buying into the standard run of the mill car like a had before, a Toyota Camry which I ended up selling to my next door neighbor and parks next to my Miata.
Just goes to show how something (or in other cases someone) can be stereotyped.
Cars in the club I belong to, mine is second from right.
I want a car which is whatever is sleek and cheap. A miata will do nicely. Except I am too poor to afford it.
My ideal cars are sporty cars that look feminine. I like Japanese cars because of all the curves. I don't want a minivan because it just looks lame, makes me feel like a domesticated city person, and I can't race it. It is also more top heavy and therefore unsafe. I don't want blocky cars that Vin Diesel would drive either. I want sleek slick Japanese looking cars. Some cars are more feminine than masculine. For instance the Pantera or Ford GT40 are feminine cars, even though they are not fully curved. Can't afford any of them though. VW Beetle wouldn't be my first choice, but if someone gave me it as a gift I'd be happy with it.
As a former mechanic I can say Miata's are short peoples car's. I used to hate having to pull them into the shop because my knees were in my chin. Most of the owners were usually guys though.
I always found this subject kinda interesting. How we gender things. It is almost as though we see cars like we see clothes at times. I have owned many cars including a VW but my main car is a big old rugged Toyota 4x4 with big racks, locking differentials, skid plates. etc. I'd put a snorkel on it if I wanted to go to that bother. Maybe someday.
For small cars, I really like those little Fiats but I read they are pretty unreliable.
If cars were male and female, wouldn't we see a lot more unwanted motorcycles running around? ( i know...its all I could come up with)
The Miata is the most common vehicle to be used as a race car, according to the SCCA. So it's definitely one of the coolest out there, regardless how effeminate it may seem.
Also, all cars are girls. This is just a fact of life.
Interestingly, the whole "vehicles are female" thing comes from the fact that ships are, in proper English, referred to with feminine pronouns. There are a lot of grammar rules specific to ships, for some reason, and they're the only properly gendered objects in our language. They're also the only non-literary things with italicized/underlined titles. And as long as you're reading this far, take note that you never put "the" in front of a ship's name, unless that's actually a part of the name. She's called Titanic, not "The Titanic."
Quote from: danats2 on June 10, 2017, 09:10:04 AM
I'm a soccer mom in a mini van I love :-*, who also drives a Dodge pickup ;) and my (boy toy) nah bad girl car 72 Cutlass with a 455 and four speed! >:-)
Ha, I also qualify as "soccer mom". At least I could escape the minivan The VW Tiguan or my old Grand Cherokee still qualifies me as a soccer mom (Ugh - that reminds me... The Stick figure family on my Grand Cherokee needs updating (or a gender change to be precise). Tiguan being the first choice usually since it has all the high tech I have come to enjoy. Never thought a heated steering wheel would be necessary, but it is sooo nice to have.
Quote from: jentay1367 on November 22, 2016, 10:31:43 AM
Getting in and out of those things in a short skirt whilst maintaining one's "dignity", must be a hoot! :laugh:
Hahaha - yes, it is not easy to do AND to keep your privates private.
Not only the short skirt is tough, a pencil skirt or a bodycon dress is even harder. Or any other skirt / dress for that matter. It also does not matter much what car it is, the problem is the same.
On the other hand - the pencil skirt is a good training for getting in and out of the car graciously: Sit first sideways, then lift your legs and twist around into the car. To get out, do the opposite: twist sideways with your legs together, then slide off the seat. Fix your skirt once you are out.
Many celebrities got caught in unfortunate positions getting in and out of cars.
Personally I prefer vehicles that I sit a little higher and the vehicle rides higher on the road.
Also where I live I always need 4 wheel drive and good tires designed for cold temperatures and navigating through snow.
A pickup truck and a SUV are what I am driving now.
Long past are my days of wanting cars like Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Chargers, etc....
... basically they are so low that you have to fall in and crawl out of them and their low road clearance is useless in the snow and weather here in the winter.
Danielle
I have a Miata and I used to own a Mini Cooper. Both are thought of as chick cars, but I challenge anyone to drive one and say that. They are so much fun to drive! I'm not a big fan of larger vehicles but I do have a 1 ton dual wheel pick up, for when you just need to get the job done!
Judi
Quote from: JudiBlueEyes on September 21, 2018, 12:41:51 PM
I have a Miata and I used to own a Mini Cooper. Both are thought of as chick cars, but I challenge anyone to drive one and say that. They are so much fun to drive! I'm not a big fan of larger vehicles but I do have a 1 ton dual wheel pick up, for when you just need to get the job done!
Judi
Hi Judi. I used to own a Miata, and now drive a Mini Cooper! Both are incredibly fun to drive, and I never worried that others thought they were chick cars. But now I want the ultimate: A spice orange or butter yellow 2008 Mini Cooper S convertible. I'd also take a BRG with two tone tan interior. [emoji6]
I also have a Ford F-250 diesel for the big jobs (like hauling bicycles). [emoji16]
Stephanie
Hi Karen,
My guy (the dominant one in the body, I'm the female cross dresser that comes out occasionally) is an older car guy, basically sports cars with the "handling" being more important that the "acceleration". And oh my, I've been in some cars. And a Miata is great!
But I would really, really like to have one of those late '50's, early '60's pink Cadillac's. And also someone who would like to pull me into the back seat and smear my lipstick, muss my hair and get at least to 2nd base.
Carolina
I decided to get a couple of men's dream cars and get them jealous. So I have my chauffer driven black limo, with dark tinted windows, AMG setup, and white intetior to my fancy red Italian sports car, red leather interior, I definitely have their attention and shrink their balls haha.
I had a red Miata for many years and loved it. I used it for my first public outing as Leslie. It was the joy of my life at the time. But, finally, it wore out after a mere 360000 miles so I sold it for $3000. I did have a Harley Sportster by as I started riding longer distances the vibs started bothering my back and especially my hands, so now I have a Street Glide, which by any measure doesn't come off as a girls bike. Enjoy whatever you drive and tell the world to FO if they don't like it.
Leslie
This is actually funny that you feel a vehicle can be male or female lesbian friend of mine said that all of the lesbians if she knows drive Jeeps LOL
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Long before I new that I was anything else but a hetero kind of a man, I had three Subaru Outbacks in a row. And i still would drive a Subaru Outback if it would not have been to small for my two dogs.
Everybody (including my two female dogs) knows of course that the Outback is the absolutely typical vehicle for lesbians. But I was not one, so I thought! Until my psychologist said that I was a lesbian all my life (I have this funny intersex body) and she thinks that the female part in me is dominant!
Here I always bought the right car for my sexual orientation. Who would have thoughten?
Quote from: Arianna Valentine on October 23, 2018, 03:37:02 AM
This is actually funny that you feel a vehicle can be male or female lesbian friend of mine said that all of the lesbians if she knows drive Jeeps LOL
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Reminds me of when we took my girlfriends van on vacation. The wipers stopped working, she told me it didn't like me cause it was a lesbian van. So a year later I gave her my blazer and the first time it broke down, I told her it didn't like her it's a hetero suv. I got smacked pretty hard but it was worth it.
Hmmmmm.
Maybe a magenta VW beetle? A bright lipstick red Mustang?
Perhaps a TRANS car exists? A Pontiac Trans-Am? :)
Nah. Might be too much muscle for mtf, maybe it is a ftm muscle car!
Who knows really. These and other car ideas may more often than not play against stereotypes and what supposedly fits them all the time.
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 29, 2018, 08:15:03 PM
Hmmmmm.
Maybe a magenta VW beetle? A bright lipstick red Mustang?
Perhaps a TRANS car exists? A Pontiac Trans-Am? :)
Nah. Might be too much muscle for mtf, maybe it is a ftm muscle car!
Who knows really. These and other car ideas may more often than not play against stereotypes and what supposedly fits them all the time.
I did always like the VW Beetles or bugs with the little eyelashes and bows and stuff LOL
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Quote from: Arianna Valentine on October 29, 2018, 11:13:20 PM
I did always like the VW Beetles or bugs with the little eyelashes and bows and stuff LOL
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My first ever car was a brand new VW Beetle Convertible (the original Beetle). The color was called Pacific Blue. It had a white nauga hide interior. It was the most beautiful care ever made on earth (in my opinion at the time). I worked during many summer vacations for it, and put every penny to the side for it. I almost washed and polished the poor thing to death. But it was so wonderful and such a great chick magnet!
I now have another chick magnet, a 1961 Triumph Tr4 roadster! I now just need to find the chicks to go with the car!
Quote from: Dietlind on October 30, 2018, 01:34:48 PM
My first ever car was a brand new VW Beetle Convertible (the original Beetle). The color was called Pacific Blue. It had a white nauga hide interior. It was the most beautiful care ever made on earth (in my opinion at the time). I worked during many summer vacations for it, and put every penny to the side for it. I almost washed and polished the poor thing to death. But it was so wonderful and such a great chick magnet!
I now have another chick magnet, a 1961 Triumph Tr4 roadster! I now just need to find the chicks to go with the car!
Take me I'm yours lol
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Quote from: Arianna Valentine on October 30, 2018, 02:26:58 PM
Take me I'm yours lol
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OK, I am on my way to pick you up! The nice thing about this car, it is so tight inside the cockpit that one automatically has body contact. The Brits never moved the parking brake handle from the right side of the car, the passenger side, and each time when I want to operate it, i have to put my arm between the legs of the passenger. Fun can be had with this!!!! >:-) >:-) >:-) ;D
Quote from: Dietlind on October 30, 2018, 03:29:04 PM
OK, I am on my way to pick you up! The nice thing about this car, it is so tight inside the cockpit that one automatically has body contact. The Brits never moved the parking brake handle from the right side of the car, the passenger side, and each time when I want to operate it, i have to put my arm between the legs of the passenger. Fun can be had with this!!!! >:-) >:-) >:-) ;D
Well they did have good idea for designs didn't they LOL
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There was a Dodge la femme in 55 & 56, a Coronet in pastel colours with matching purse, lipstick holder etc. Never seen one in the metal despite attending car shows for many years.
I drive a powder blue 0.9ltr fiat 500 and love it. Bought it way before I came out to myself, must been the inner me saying something
What is funny is my co worker and I were just talking about this. They are all cis females the said that I should have bought a mazda or hyundai as they are more feminine cars. I told them I like my dodge charger. They say it is nice but to big and bulky. I say it is big comfortable and has lots of room in the back seat and they shut up lol
I'm looking towards purchasing a car but I'm broke (both mentally and financially) and have social anxiety.
My credit score is zero since I don't have a credit card. So is there a way I can't get a Miati on a lease? I'm looking to spend only 500 dollars. My mom got a car for 1 dollar once. But I have no such luck.
Basically I'm looking for a car that's under 500 dollars, in good shape and with style.
Quote from: Angelic on November 10, 2018, 11:05:13 AM
I'm looking towards purchasing a car but I'm broke (both mentally and financially) and have social anxiety.
My credit score is zero since I don't have a credit card. So is there a way I can't get a Miati on a lease? I'm looking to spend only 500 dollars. My mom got a car for 1 dollar once. But I have no such luck.
Basically I'm looking for a car that's under 500 dollars, in good shape and with style.
My son is in the auto business, but even he pays more than $500 for a beater. And anything below a couple of grands will be a beater. Or do you mean $500 per month as lease? Th.e problems there could be the missing credit rating and you mom may need to be a cosigner. But I have my doubts that you will find much for that money!
Quote from: Dietlind on November 10, 2018, 03:29:07 PM
My son is in the auto business, but even he pays more than $500 for a beater. And anything below a couple of grands will be a beater. Or do you mean $500 per month as lease? Th.e problems there could be the missing credit rating and you mom may need to be a cosigner. But I have my doubts that you will find much for that money!
I saw some Miatas on Ebay for 600 dollars. But It seems too good to be true. Basically I want a year lease for a car that is not a beater, like 100 a month for a lease. For like a Lotus Elise or Opel Speedster.
My parents said I have a car I can use. Except the brakes are messed up because the car has been sitting in the garage for a few years. And the throttle always make the car go 30 mph when the gas pedal is not pressed. I don't know how much it would cost to fix.
Quote from: Angelic on November 10, 2018, 05:18:58 PM
My parents said I have a car I can use. Except the brakes are messed up because the car has been sitting in the garage for a few years. And the throttle always make the car go 30 mph when the gas pedal is not pressed. I don't know how much it would cost to fix.
It would cost you a lot more if you get in an accident because you didn't fix the issues with the car. I just had a 4 wheel brake job and front suspension work (the car is 22 year old and the brakes have never been touched) which set me back almost $2,000 however I know the car is safe and I shouldn't have to do those repairs again for a long time.
Quote from: Dena on November 10, 2018, 07:58:42 PM
It would cost you a lot more if you get in an accident because you didn't fix the issues with the car. I just had a 4 wheel brake job and front suspension work (the car is 22 year old and the brakes have never been touched) which set me back almost $2,000 however I know the car is safe and I shouldn't have to do those repairs again for a long time.
Yes I don't plan to drive it until I fix it. But I have no idea how much it costs.
Quote from: Angelic on November 10, 2018, 05:18:58 PM
I saw some Miatas on Ebay for 600 dollars. But It seems too good to be true. Basically I want a year lease for a car that is not a beater, like 100 a month for a lease. For like a Lotus Elise or Opel Speedster.
My parents said I have a car I can use. Except the brakes are messed up because the car has been sitting in the garage for a few years. And the throttle always make the car go 30 mph when the gas pedal is not pressed. I don't know how much it would cost to fix.
I don't know where you live, but if it is either the US or Canada, you can forge both an Elise or a Speedster for the kind of money you have!
If the brakes of the car that was put away wee good when it was put away, you might just need to exchange the brake fluid and bleed the brakes. And push the pedal down a few times to break the pads loose.
You seem to have a sticking throttle cable or a sticking gas pedal. All that can be fixed easily with a can of WD40.
You either can find some UTube videos on how o do that, or ask a friend who works on cars to do it for you. All that should not cost anymore than about 30 to 40 Dollars and a case of beer!
If you would live close enough to me, I would help you for free.
If the car needs new brakes it should not cost more than $500 (and I bet they would even look at the throttle cable for you). But that could be done by a friend, too, for way less money. My son charges $80 per wheel plus material! And that is in a high price area of the US!
Quote from: Dena on November 10, 2018, 07:58:42 PM
It would cost you a lot more if you get in an accident because you didn't fix the issues with the car. I just had a 4 wheel brake job and front suspension work (the car is 22 year old and the brakes have never been touched) which set me back almost $2,000 however I know the car is safe and I shouldn't have to do those repairs again for a long time.
It almost sounds as if somebody took you to the cleaners! Unless you needed new front struts and sway bar bushings, etc.
Quote from: Angelic on November 10, 2018, 05:18:58 PM
I saw some Miatas on Ebay for 600 dollars. But It seems too good to be true. Basically I want a year lease for a car that is not a beater, like 100 a month for a lease. For like a Lotus Elise or Opel Speedster.
My parents said I have a car I can use. Except the brakes are messed up because the car has been sitting in the garage for a few years. And the throttle always make the car go 30 mph when the gas pedal is not pressed. I don't know how much it would cost to fix.
LOTUS: Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious hehe
Quote from: Dietlind on November 11, 2018, 08:42:35 PM
I don't know where you live, but if it is either the US or Canada, you can forge both an Elise or a Speedster for the kind of money you have!
lolwut? How.
QuoteIf the brakes of the car that was put away wee good when it was put away, you might just need to exchange the brake fluid and bleed the brakes. And push the pedal down a few times to break the pads loose.
My dad said the brakes were warped from lack of being touched. Sort of like a metaphor of my love life. I have no idea. Some days I wish my brain was more male. I would be better at this kind of stuff. Still my life would suck because it sucks for all males in America.
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You seem to have a sticking throttle cable or a sticking gas pedal. All that can be fixed easily with a can of WD40.
I will let him know. He's not an expert but more knowledgeable than me. I think it has to be harder to fix than that. But who knows, its worth a try anyway.
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You either can find some UTube videos on how o do that, or ask a friend who works on cars to do it for you. All that should not cost anymore than about 30 to 40 Dollars and a case of beer!
I don't have any friends who are expert mechanics unfortunately. Well I do but they live nowhere near me, on the opposite side of the country.
QuoteIf you would live close enough to me, I would help you for free.
Do you live on the east or west side of America?
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If the car needs new brakes it should not cost more than $500 (and I bet they would even look at the throttle cable for you). But that could be done by a friend, too, for way less money. My son charges $80 per wheel plus material! And that is in a high price area of the US!
That sounds reasonable.
Quote from: Jessica_K on November 12, 2018, 01:32:24 AM
LOTUS: Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious hehe
I dunno. I downloaded a game called Lotus for the TI-83, I played it in math class. Those were the days. My mind was more feminine back then, more able to enjoy life. Now I feel like I'm broken beyond repair.
Quote from: Angelic on November 12, 2018, 12:43:51 PM
lolwut? How.
My dad said the brakes were warped from lack of being touched. Sort of like a metaphor of my love life. I have no idea. Some days I wish my brain was more male. I would be better at this kind of stuff. Still my life would suck because it sucks for all males in America.
I will let him know. He's not an expert but more knowledgeable than me. I think it has to be harder to fix than that. But who knows, its worth a try anyway.I don't have any friends who are expert mechanics unfortunately. Well I do but they live nowhere near me, on the opposite side of the country.
Do you live on the east or west side of America?
That sounds reasonable.
I dunno. I downloaded a game called Lotus for the TI-83, I played it in math class. Those were the days. My mind was more feminine back then, more able to enjoy life. Now I feel like I'm broken beyond repair.
So I read most of that as much as my ADHD would allow I can put brakes on a car so if you live anywhere near Kentucky I might be able to help you with the brakes but that's it I mean I used to work on cars but I can't say I have like an extreme knowledge of fixing everything wrong with the car
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Some females have outstanding technical brains, and some males are absolut technical duds. The two best mechanics my son has working for him are girls. Both of them were airplane mechanics in the air force! I have some male friends who have so little technical skill that they are not even able to pound a nail into a wall
Just remember, it is always bad to talk yourself down! Talk yourself up and you can do it. You can be the best, you just need to want to be the best!
There is nothing a girl can't do, specifically if one considers that a trans girl can do anything a cis guy can do and anything a cis girl can to! It is all a want to do.
I live in SW Florida, at the Gulf coast!
The Mazda Miata is a sporty looking car. Not sure why they call it a chic car? I guess my lack of understanding that concept is why I drive a 4 door Mitsubishi Lancer OZ Rally, which they also call a chic car? Like the Miata, my OZ Rally is pretty sporty and handles like a Go-Kart. I like my chic car.
Power to the chic's with chic cars! And the guys that drive chic cars too! That just means they are smart guys ;D
Donica.
Miata Is Always The Answer!
Previous cars
BMW 545
Porsche boxter S
Honda Civic type R
Now the fiat 500 twin air 0-60 possible lol
I am a Brit girl living in a village in the UK so all my driving starts with a country lane only wide enough for one car so a small car come in handy
Fiat 500 twin air, hope you have no steep hills where you live, my panel van, Splify is defo a he, not named my Skoda Yeti as not worked out its character yet and had it a year. It handles like a sports car, goes like a sports car yet has a very versatile load space and looks like a brick.
Quote from: Jessica_K on November 13, 2018, 02:58:54 PM
Previous cars
BMW 545
Porsche boxter S
Honda Civic type R
Now the fiat 500 twin air 0-60 possible lol
I am a Brit girl living in a village in the UK so all my driving starts with a country lane only wide enough for one car so a small car come in handy
How come that you as a Brit don't drive a Brit car? Here it is down to the part German part Dutch part US girl who drives a 1961 Triumph TR4! And my son (who is almost everything under the sun - my father in law was a Brit if that counts) drives a 1972 Triumph Spitfire with factory overdrive!
Quote from: Dietlind on November 13, 2018, 04:23:01 PM
How come that you as a Brit don't drive a Brit car? Here it is down to the part German part Dutch part US girl who drives a 1961 Triumph TR4! And my son (who is almost everything under the sun - my father in law was a Brit if that counts) drives a 1972 Triumph Spitfire with factory overdrive!
Manly because I am not into classic cars and the UK does not make any British cars anymore. The civic was as British as I could get. Built in Swindon just a few miles from where I live. Oh and the Fiat was built in Poland no 500's built in Italy
Quote from: davina61 on November 13, 2018, 04:19:47 PM
Fiat 500 twin air, hope you have no steep hills where you live, my panel van, Splify is defo a he, not named my Skoda Yeti as not worked out its character yet and had it a year. It handles like a sports car, goes like a sports car yet has a very versatile load space and looks like a brick.
She can be a bit of challenge sometimes especially as I drive her in eco mode most of the time
But shove it into 3rd take eco off and I have overtaken a tortoise
Quote from: Jessica_K on November 13, 2018, 05:35:17 PM
Manly because I am not into classic cars and the UK does not make any British cars anymore. The civic was as British as I could get. Built in Swindon just a few miles from where I live. Oh and the Fiat was built in Poland no 500's built in Italy
How far is Swindon from Coventry, the Mekka of the British automobil industry?
How about a Mini, (BMW 1 Series made to look British)? A friend of mine, a 89 year old lady drives a Mini Cooper S, and she drives the thing like a living bad from hell!
I used to live for a year in Great Yarmouth, and for several months in Farnboro
Quote from: Dietlind on November 13, 2018, 05:45:34 PM
How far is Swindon from Coventry, the Mekka of the British automobil industry?
How about a Mini, (BMW 1 Series made to look British)? A friend of mine, a 89 year old lady drives a Mini Cooper S, and she drives the thing like a living bad from hell!
I used to live for a year in Great Yarmouth, and for several months in Farnboro
I drive my '03 Mini Cooper S all around central Florida. It was built in Oxford, England. It's been dubbed the "Rocket Skate" by @SassyCassie. I just got a tag that proves it!
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Stephanie
I have a 2012 Chevy Cruze LTZ RS with nearly 115,000 miles on it. I don't know what I'm going to get next.
I have no idea what I am going to get next. Since I don't drive much anymore I don't have to worry about being fuel efficient so I might just buy something fast with a manual, preferably with two doors and a hatch. I'm looking real hard at the Corvette and interested about the rumored mid engine design coming out.
LOL! I've noted this before. Trans girls get so excited talking about their cars!
Quote from: Miss Clara on November 13, 2018, 08:12:03 PM
LOL! I've noted this before. Trans girls get so excited talking about their cars!
I don't know if it is excited.
The reasons I'm thinking about the Corvette are:
- it's fast
- it only has two seats hence I don't have to be the car everyone wants to ride in to lunch anymore
- it has a hatch accessible from the seat without getting out while stopped (although this benefit might go away so maybe I'll reconsider)
I couldn't tell you any of the mechanicals beyond what is printed on the brochure and have no desire to learn more.
Not that it matters it's super expensive and I'll probably end up with something less expensive. Maybe I'll get a Lexus or something.
Quote from: Miss Clara on November 13, 2018, 08:12:03 PM
LOL! I've noted this before. Trans girls get so excited talking about their cars!
Lol I get more excited when a cute guy pulls up beside me and revs his engine and we take off when the light goes green and I beat him to the next light This is my new car seats
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Quote from: natalie.ashlyne on November 13, 2018, 10:01:56 PM
Lol I get more excited when a cute guy pulls up beside me and revs his engine and we take off when the light goes green and I beat him to the next light
Even better when he is in a Mustang/Camaro and you're in a "slow" Cruze that's been tuned to what the engine is actually capable of.
This isn't mine but similar speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQOT_VwmBtk
Quote from: NatalieRene on November 13, 2018, 10:08:27 PM
Even better when he is in a Mustang/Camaro and you're in a "slow" Cruze that's been tuned to what the engine is actually capable of.
This isn't mine but similar speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQOT_VwmBtk
Ya it is fun I did that with my intrepid now it is a little harder to hide the speed of my car now that I have a charger
Quote from: natalie.ashlyne on November 13, 2018, 10:01:56 PM
Lol I get more excited when a cute guy pulls up beside me and revs his engine and we take off when the light goes green and I beat him to the next light This is my new car seats
(https://i.imgur.com/a5KUmV3.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/TMqgB03.jpg)
So pretty do they come in pink?
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Quote from: Steph2.0 on November 13, 2018, 07:57:04 PM
I drive my '03 Mini Cooper S all around central Florida. It was built in Oxford, England. It's been dubbed the "Rocket Skate" by @SassyCassie. I just got a tag that proves it!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181114/208cf91b9240fd1b0175fe5f19976669.jpg)
Stephanie
Are you in Florida? I am also there, near Fort Myers
Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 13, 2018, 10:27:36 PM
So pretty do they come in pink?
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Yes they do come in pink see I was going to get the pink ones but my dash, door, sidelights and cup holders are all blue the colour the car came with and the pink would just clash with it. The seats also flash on and off and dim with the beat of music
Quote from: natalie.ashlyne on November 13, 2018, 10:35:24 PM
Yes they do come in pink see I was going to get the pink ones but my dash, door, sidelights and cup holders are all blue the colour the car came with and the pink would just clash with it. The seats also flash on and off and dim with the beat of music
Lol I want can you get me a name of them or brand or something please
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Quote from: natalie.ashlyne on November 13, 2018, 10:01:56 PM
Lol I get more excited when a cute guy pulls up beside me and revs his engine and we take off when the light goes green and I beat him to the next light This is my new car seats
(https://i.imgur.com/a5KUmV3.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/TMqgB03.jpg)
Cool, are those glassfiber strips with blue LED's at the feeding side?
Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 13, 2018, 10:36:51 PM
Lol I want can you get me a name of them or brand or something please
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No problem I will post it tomorrow
Quote from: Dietlind on November 13, 2018, 10:38:10 PM
Cool, are those glassfiber strips with blue LED's at the feeding side?
Yes it is a car seat cover fake leather with led's running through them. The pic looks more green than it is in real life it looks blue
Quote from: Dietlind on November 13, 2018, 10:34:47 PM
Are you in Florida? I am also there, near Fort Myers
Both
@SassyCassie and I are in the Leesburg area. I'm on the west, she's on the east. You are very near another member,
@Faith , and there's another,
@Dani , in the southeast corner. I met up with Faith and her awesome wife Lori last spring at St. Pete Beach. "Dani" stops by when she's in my area. And Cassie is my BFF who I hang out with constantly.
We've had
@Kendra ,
@Stevi and her wife,
@Laurie , and soon,
@Anne Blake and Debi visit with us. We met Tia Anne in Phoenix to see Kendra three days after her GCS. We went to Denver to be usherettes at Tia's and Debi's wedding vows renewal ceremony, where we rented an AirBNB with Kendra,
@Jessica_Rose and her cool wife Susan,
@Michelle_P , and Laurie, and hung out with
@julie and of course, Tia Anne and Debi. And Kendra and I will be touring Europe at the end of the month, where I'll be getting FFS at FacialTeam.
So yeah, there are a lot of us in Florida. We get lots of visitors, and do some visiting ourselves. It shows what an awesome community Susan's is for those who want to get involved.
Stephanie
Quote from: Steph2.0 on November 13, 2018, 11:15:00 PM
Both @SassyCassie and I are in the Leesburg area. I'm on the west, she's on the east. You are very near another member, @Faith , and there's another, @Dani , in the southeast corner. I met up with Faith and her awesome wife Lori last spring at St. Pete Beach. "Dani" stops by when she's in my area. And Cassie is my BFF who I hang out with constantly.
We've had @Kendra , @Stevi and her wife, @Laurie , and soon, @Anne Blake and Debi visit with us. We met Tia Anne in Phoenix to see Kendra three days after her GCS. We went to Denver to be usherettes at Tia's and Debi's wedding vows renewal ceremony, where we rented an AirBNB with Kendra, @Jessica_Rose and her cool wife Susan, @Michelle_P , and Laurie, and hung out with @julie and of course, Tia Anne and Debi. And Kendra and I will be touring Europe at the end of the month, where I'll be getting FFS at FacialTeam.
So yeah, there are a lot of us in Florida. We get lots of visitors, and do some visiting ourselves. It shows what an awesome community Susan's is for those who want to get involved.
Stephanie
I am pretty new to this forum, and don't know many of the names, But my house (I live alone with my dog) is pretty roomy and I have a nice large guestroom and my office has a futon in it. If anybody feels the winter blues, I like to welcome guests all the time! (nothing more chistmassy than celebrating Christmas even on the beach under palm trees!)
Quote from: NatalieRene on November 13, 2018, 10:08:27 PM
Even better when he is in a Mustang/Camaro and you're in a "slow" Cruze that's been tuned to what the engine is actually capable of.
Used to like doing that with the type R. It looked like an ordinary family car. Foot down and on the green light it could do 0-60 in 5.1 sec, one gear change on the limiter
Coventry is about 70 miles from Swindon
My partner is the real petrol head these days. She drives a BMW 330 and bought it because of the "veroom" sound it made when started. Sadly this car now needs replacing and a Mini Countryman is on the shortlist
Quote from: Jessica_K on November 14, 2018, 01:27:21 AM
Used to like doing that with the type R. It looked like an ordinary family car. Foot down and on the green light it could do 0-60 in 5.1 sec, one gear change on the limiter
Coventry is about 70 miles from Swindon
My partner is the real petrol head these days. She drives a BMW 330 and bought it because of the "veroom" sound it made when started. Sadly this car now needs replacing and a Mini Countryman is on the shortlist
I left the Veroom sound long behind. I still like a bit of power with my cars, as a main car I drive a Kia Sorento with the 6cylinder engine and 300 hp. I think they don't sell this version in Europe. I need an SUV because i need to transport my Rottweiler/Great Dane mix dog in it (and it is way easier to get in and out of an SUV).
But a Mini Countryman????? That is more or less a castrated Mini!!! Would not any BMW small SUV or one from Audi or VW be better than this?
Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 13, 2018, 10:36:51 PM
Lol I want can you get me a name of them or brand or something please
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Hi @Arianna Valentine the company is called Autotrends
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Quote from: natalie.ashlyne on November 14, 2018, 09:05:48 AM
Hi @Arianna Valentine the company is called Autotrends
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I thank you very much I am so thinking of getting pink LOL do you have to hook them up to your radio or anything or do they just hear the music and go off of it?
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Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 14, 2018, 12:37:14 PM
I thank you very much I am so thinking of getting pink LOL do you have to hook them up to your radio or anything or do they just hear the music and go off of it?
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no you just buy a usb adapter and plug them in to the cigarette lighter plug and there is a switch on them that says on off or VOX the VOX is Voice Operated Control so it makes if flash on and off with the music
Quote from: natalie.ashlyne on November 14, 2018, 12:53:05 PM
no you just buy a usb adapter and plug them in to the cigarette lighter plug and there is a switch on them that says on off or VOX the VOX is Voice Operated Control so it makes if flash on and off with the music
Awesome
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I bought a 2008 Nissan Versa hatch
Then totalled it a few years later
Then bought a 2000 vw Jetta a year before I started transitioning
Then my current car a 2004 vw Passat wagon. 3 weeks before starting hrt
I've been told all my car chooses have been chick cars more or less by my step mom lol
Quote from: Michelledeanna1989 on November 16, 2018, 01:43:38 PM
I bought a 2008 Nissan Versa hatch
Then totalled it a few years later
Then bought a 2000 vw Jetta a year before I started transitioning
Then my current car a 2004 vw Passat wagon. 3 weeks before starting hrt
I've been told all my car chooses have been chick cars more or less by my step mom lol
What different a country makes! The Jetta is in Germany the old folks car(the place Buick and Oldsmobile had here). The Passat wagon is the traveling salesmen vehicle, and if you get a Passat RX36, you have one of the hottest cars around (a BMW beater). I used to have a 2008 RS36, tuned up to 400 HP. That baby was a screamer, and no US car could do anything but looking into it's tailpipes (specifically when the road was a little curvy). It is always a eight to HP relation, and the Passat is not very heavy!
Passat wagons but Canada just has more ore less moms and older people in Canada
Better ,Jetta and golf are girl cars not including the gti, Jetta gli or Golf R
Nissan Versa hatch is more female
Then my first car a 1990 vw Passat sedan was for sure a guys car
The o my reason for the wagon for me is I live on the west coast of Canada
So I love it for ski trips , fall and winter camping because I sleep in it. And it's a ton of fun
To drive mines a 1.8t so not super fast but it's great on the highway..
My dad used to work for Volkswagen so I have learned to drive on passats and jettas so
It's threw my dad I became pretty loyal to vw he also worked briefly for Nissan as well