What does the car that one drives say about one’s political ideology?

Question

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What is properly of the right, left, and libertarians?
(No, communists don’t drive.)

What does the Grand Prix say?

What would a Trans Am say?

Answer 1

Interesting question. When I worked in Alaska (hippies breed like rabbits up there), the car of choice was a rusted out hatchback and Toyota light trucks covered in mud and pretentious bumperstickers.

I live in Texas now and primarily the conservative vehicle (not surprisingly) is a truck or an SUV. But you go to Austin and the liberal still drive hatchbacks and 3rd rate Volvoes.

Answer 2

I don't know about it expressing my political ideology (moderate to liberal Independent), but my kids sure think it speaks volumes about my age. After years of driving sports cars, I purchased a van. Like a soccer mom van, except I'm 50 and my kids don't play soccer. Shrug - I do a lot of shopping and wanted the room. My oldest (21) says only soccer moms and old people drive vans, and since neither one of them play soccer I must really just be old now. Nice huh? Anyway, I support Hillary for President and can't really say what I think about George Bush without being in violation for profanity. Hmm...I didn't even own a van when I was a hippie...

Answer 3

Seems like we're dealing mainly in stereotypes here.

Fat Cats in Suburbans or Hummers.

Liberals in hybrids.


But the universal truth is a Trans Am is just making up for a tiny male unit.

Answer 4

Liberals are more likely to drive fuel-efficient cars, as representative of our environmental values -- more liberals have tried hybrids, electric cars, etc. Liberals are also more likely to drive foreign cars, largely because they are especially fuel-efficient, but to conservatives this is sometimes seen as a sign of not supporting Our Country. Conservatives are more likely to drive gas-guzzlers on the argument that, as long as *they* can afford the gas, why should anyone else be able to tell them what to drive? This could be seen as a fairly isolationist stance.

Answer 5

An uber right winger asked me if I was a far left liberal because I was driving a Convertible Volvo.

I AM a far left liberal, so what you drive must speak volumes.

Communists do drive, and old Czech Scodas and Tatras are awesome!

Answer 6

Republican will drive:
Domestic Sedan (Buick/Lincoln/Caddie) for the Conservative, Sport Utility/Truck Domestic foe the Moderate/Liberal GOP

Democrats will drive:
Foreign truck/Sedan/SUV for the Conservative/Moderate
Foreign Sports car to VW Hippie Van for the Liberal!

Answer 7

I ride a hard tail harley chopper all summer and drive a chevy silverado 4x4 all winter, guess my political affiliation...( oh! by the way, I live in rural Oklahoma)

Answer 8

I drive a NEW red Mazda 6 and it's says I am the daughter of a well paid Republican family that loves me and likes to buy me gifts after they pay their huge tax bill to support lazy liberals.