On today's show you asked which car a guy trying to attract a girl should drive. All my girlfriends and I have agreed several times over that the answer is: A TRUCK. ANY TRUCK. Preferably with tools in the back. This tells us you will haul things for us, fix things for us, you are strong and capable. You are not an accountant, not a car nut, just a down to earth, rugged, able GUY :)

I think the answer to this depends, as some have suggested, on the *intent* of the guy/chick. Are we talking sex or marriage? (And, yes, unfortunately they are mutually exclusive.)

I also think that rather than a "type of car" thing, the answer is more about "condition of car." An example will clarify: when I met my EX-husband he had a 10 year old Toyota that, as he said, "I have never had to do anything for this car except change the oil." That was his definition of what should be expected of him in a marriage, too. That car looked like hell, and so did I after 10 years with him!

When I got a new boyfriend recently, a girlfriend immediately asked me what his car was like. I told her, and she said, "That's good. That's a sign that he knows how to take care of things. He knows that if you put some effort into something it will last longer and look better. He's not afraid to spend money for something of value, but he isn't going to waste money on showy stuff." That's a guy who knows how to treat a woman right! (Unless she considers herself "showy stuff." And the problem with that is that showy stuff has to be regularly replaced with NEW showy stuff.)

Hands-down the Volvo C70 Convertible. Cream with brown leather interior. This car screams urban and expensive!

I can tell you as a blonde chick (who used to get checked out constantly in her Burgundy 1987 Camaro) that the 2007 Toyota Prius is NOT a good car to drive if you want to get a man. More often than not, I get dirty looks for accelerating so slowly away from a stop, as young men driving their ultimate guy cars recklessly speed past me! But, because I'm happily married, every man who passes me by flipping the bird is one less idiot that I have to date!

I can't beleive none of the ultimate chick cars was a Mercury. Everything they make is femme.

After having driven mini vans and station wagons for years, I decided to go for a monumentous change following the college graduation of my youngest children. I bought a G35 Infiniti. Men of all ages stop me in parking lots, argue over who will drive it at the local car wash, honk as I drive by and give me "thumbs up" while stopped at traffic lights. My husband (sorry guys!) is considering hiding the keys...

Ok, well there's the ultimate car the *guy* or *chick* wants to own, and there's the car to own to *attract* the guy or chick.

As a guy, I'm not more attracted to chicks that drive Beetles, Cabrios, or Miatas. (the top 3 chick cars) I also somehow doubt that chicks gravitate to guys because of their Mustangs, Corvettes, or Camaros. (the top three guy cars)

The only time I was more attracted to a girl because of her car was in my teens. Mary had a nineteen-seventy-something Datsun pickup that someone had shoehorned a 260Z motor (and 4-speed transmission) into. It was average to look at, but it sounded so cool, was damn fast, and she let me drive it. I later suspected that she got that truck precisely to attract a guy like me, mostly because it worked so well.

Perhaps this was part of Mary's technique. Her previous car was a 2-seater sports car. It had the gas cap behind the rear license plate. Because the down-angle of the filler neck was shallow, it would spit gas back at you if you pumped it in wide open. Try to imagine her pulling into full service gas, asking for a fillup, and saying "pump slowly" in a sexy way.

It's funny - at the time, I was young, and didn't realize that Mary was "working it", but to write it all down and look at it, it seems obvious she was... :D

Dear Tom and Ray,
I have to say the best "CHICK-Magnet" is a Hybrid Car. After driving my father's Toyota Prius across the country and spending last summer with my girlfriend, I have learned a few things. First, everyone loves to hear about the great gas mileage I got (GA-MI with only 2 stops). Second, when you run out of things to say during your date, their is always the fun display to stare at and then explain. Third, it is always fun to pass a giant gas guzzler on the road and watch their faces (While doing the speed limit)...
I think that you should put this on your "watch list" as a general "person-magnet" car...for both men and women!
Love your show,
linker

I am a college student at Iowa State University, and I constantly am complimented on my Mitsubishi Lancer. It’s not that expensive of a car but it’s sporty and it catches the eye. It seems to be a hit with the Sorority crowd.

I am a single mature heterosexual guy and I've been conducting an experiment about women's reactions to guys' cars for the last two years. My every day car is a Toyota Prius. My fun, on the weekend car is an Acura NSX. My findings reveal this: women are quick to say how they admire my intelligence and sensibility as a Prius driver, yet when I pull up in the NSX and take them for a ride where they can hear the roar of the mid-engine motor, without exception they get all hot and bothered. And although most would never admit it, they get all tingly pulling up to a fine restaurant's valet in the NSX. Not so much in the Prius. Don't let a woman's feigned intellectualism and practicality fool you into believing they love that you have a practical car. They want raw power, from their man and their man's ride.

Ummm, I hate to "spoil" your fun, Spoiler13, but I don't think you have it quite right. Speaking for the ladies here, there are few things we hate more in a man then when A) he thinks he knows "what women want" and B) he thinks a sleek car makes him more desirable. Women are quick to say they admire your Prius because they like it, and because it presents you as a kind of guy who is secure enough in his manhood to drive one with confidence. When you drive something like a NSX and think it is making your women "hot and bothered," that is you projecting your desired response on to them. Unless the women you go with are really dumb and easily impressed, most women read your revving the engine on an NSX as overcompensation. Women find that kind of stuff really tacky and uncomfortable. To think they are getting all excited when you pull up to a restaurant in that NSX...they are probably just glad to get out of your car! We don't want "raw power." It's thinking like that that keeps you a SINGLE mature guy instead of a married one...no offense. Drive your Prius- that takes real confidence and secureness in your manhood. And when a woman shows genuine interest in something, like your Prius, listen to her and believe her. Trust me, we know what we like- don't assume you know we feel differently. Keep that in mind, and you won't be single for long. Best of luck!

Greatscot-- You are obviously a rare sort--a discerning and non-material woman. I hope you know that there are others of your gender who do not possess those qualities. First let me say I have been married before (and don't ever care to be again), and when it comes to women, well, as we say in Texas, this ain't my first rodeo. I respect and adore women and do NOT go out with women who are so shallow as to be attracted to my car. That's why I drive my Prius 90+ percent of the time. However, my current girlfriend who happens to be one of the most intelligent human beings I've ever met, loves me for my intellect but is secure enough in her femininity to admit to me that she tingles when I hit the highway in my NSX and take it up to 90 in about 4 seconds. I'm sorry if you thought I was bashing your gender--that was not my intent at all.

Cheers,

Spoiler

I always figured that I should buy the car I want and not worry about what anyone else things about it.

As for what car a chick drives, I really don't care. If we were to get together, it would be more likely to be in my car. If otherwise, then it is her choice of car, so as long as it does not breakdown, I don't really care. Nice of her to drive.

As for attracting chicks, I doubt if I am going to be happy with the girl who is looking for someone with a pickup with tools in the back and a gun rack. I would rather attract one who is closer to my style.

The VW EOS - eye-catching, curve appeals; especially with the ismere blue and cream leather interior... hm... sure to be a heads-turner!

I bought an 08 honda fit in September, and I've been hit on by 4 guys at the gas station, and one gas station attendent. . .most start with something like, "hey, does that get good gas milage?" I even had one guy say, "It's not often you find a cute AND smart girl. . can I look under your hood?"(wink wink) and the gas station attendent said my car was "almost as cute as me"

I never, NEVER got comments like this when I drove my 96 Ford Taurus. . .who would have thought of getting hit on at the GAS STATION!? I thought that was the thing of legend. . .

As for what kind of cars I find attractive, as a woman. . .

Trucks (small trucks, not those large look at me, I'm such a big man. .vrrooom vroom kind of trucks)

Honda/VW/Subaru (anything sensible and practical, long lasting and gets good gas mileage) oh, and 4wheel drive is a plus!

I was talking with some of my friends a number of years ago, and one of the girls was talking about how this guy was giving them a ride home, and she went on and on about how great his sports car was. She was absolutely ebullient about how when her sister went to climb in the back, he said, "No, wait!" and opened the small suicide door to ease her entrance. My male friends were simultaneously horrified. At this time, the only car on the market with one of those doors was the Saturn coupe... And that was the "sports car".

I wouldn't be attracted to a guy in any of the guy-cars shown. I'd associate those cars with the kind of guy who would have a Playboy calendar hanging in his fake-wood-paneled rumpus room and who would spend weekends watching televised wrestling. All the cars shown are the kind that would have a little pine tree hanging from the mirror and french fries on the floor.

I'd be attracted to a guy in a mid-'80s Jaguar XJ6 -- something that says "I choose good stuff and then I hang onto it until it dies," which is how I hope a man will feel about his car, his home, and his wife. I like the kind of car that feels like it wants to take you to the opera and then to a nice restaurant for dessert.

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uh, nevermind.

You guys asked what car would attract the opposite sex....
In high school I had a MG vert and all the girls wanted a ride, but I spend every weekend fixing it.
Now, Im told my 1 series bmw is a chick car, but I really think its a chick magnet, You know BMW really stands for "be my woman"!