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I saw this article in the USA Today on Monday. I thought it was kind of funny how they specifically call out men who own Porsches...
Men who flaunt flashy cars not the �marrying kind�
Men who drive Porsches or flaunt other flashy possessions are usually not the �marrying kind,� a new study suggests.
Researchers from Rice University, the University of Texas-San Antonio and the University of Minnesota found that men�s conspicuous spending is often driven by the desire to have uncommitted romantic flings. They also pointed out that although flashy spending may get a woman�s attention, she won�t be picking out china patterns any time soon.
�This research suggests that conspicuous products, such as Porsches, can serve the same function for some men that large and brilliant feathers serve for peacocks,� study author Jill Sundie, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Texas-San Antonio, said in a news release from Rice University.
Just as peacocks flaunt their brightly colored tails to attract potential mates, certain men show off flashy products to draw the attention of women, the study found. The researchers also indicated that the men who pursued this strategy were only interested in short-term sexual relationships.
In analyzing more than 1,000 men, researchers revealed that being in possession of a Porsche or another flashy luxury product did make a man more desirable to women than owning a nonluxury item, such as a Honda Civic. However, the attraction ended there.
While women who did find a man who drove a Porsche more attractive as a date, she did not find him more desirable as a marriage partner for a long-term committed relationship, the study authors said.
In fact, researchers found that women inferred from men�s flashy spending that they were only interested in uncommitted sex.
�When women considered him for a long-term relationship, owning the sports car held no advantage relative to owning an economy car,� study co-author Daniel Beal, an assistant professor of psychology at Rice University, said in the news release. �People may feel that owning flashy things makes them more attractive as a relationship partner, but in truth, many men might be sending women the wrong message.�
The study authors suggested that when it comes to attracting potential dates, women do not share men�s conspicuous spending habits.
�Obviously, women also spend plenty of money on expensive things,� Sundie said. �But the anticipation of romance doesn�t trigger flashy spending as it does with some men.�
Copyright � 2010 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.
My wife won't be pleased either. Maybe I should bring it up to her when we go out to dinner later this year to celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary...
The co-author Daniel Beal obviously drives a Honda Civic. He seems to have a real issue with Porsches or his own personal lack of Porsches.
FWIW, I owned two Honda Civics in the past. I'm not sure where this puts me in the overall scheme of things...
It's a good thing I don't have a Porsche yet. Will I feel the transition from good guy to schmuck after I buy one?
For that matter, are there studies on what Porsche ownership does to women owners? Do they become more promiscuous? If you put a male Porsche owner in the same room as a female Porsche owner, will they automatically hook up? Hey, I need to know if ownership will also effect my wife's behavior before I make the purchase!
lol
-Eric
"I think I'm safe, I didn't have a pcar when I was single." & "FWIT, I love my wife alot more than I do my pcar."
Same here DaveSpeed.
Does it count I bought my wife a Prius before I bought the 996?
and its bad why? Why does everyone seem so insulted by this? I think its great.. "bitch get in the car.. read this artical so we are both on the same page tonight"
Wow, this makes perfect sense - pcars send women the wrong message. "I don't want a relationship/commitment/family/nagging, just SD&R&R". Now, off with the knickers.
remember this was a marketing study........so Porsche won't advertise in KNOT magazine. I can see it now....no more "it's not you.... it's me crap"...it will be "it's not you, it's my (your) porsche...or maybe.... "achem babe, I just put a deposit on a beautiful Porsche"......see if she sticks around lol. I can't believe that this "study" gets such legs........
And FWIW, my wife loves to drive my car and I owned mine before we got married and all my years together have been great, both on and off the track!
My wife freely admits that she loved my sports car when we were dating(well no one here would call a Pontiac Fiero that but it was a different time and we were still in our teens back then - 18/19teen) 27 yrs ago. Well, she still married me in spite of the "flashy car"... and I have owned sports cars ever since. Perhaps she was re-enforcing a different message.
This study has it wrong. Women are just as competitive as men. We like being faster than the other guy on a track, driving a gorgeous car, and dating/marrying a beautiful woman... for her a sports car in the driveway is a symbol of her own financial and marital success. Plus she freely admits to beating the driver next to her off the line every so often. We share everything in life so she worked hard to share in this car as well. Enjoy the ride folks and have a great 4th.
What a load of BS. When I was single, there was NO WOMAN in this city that wanted to ride in my 928 or 924... I think the "type" they're alluding to is the "player" with the flashy car. They didn't have to "publish" to get that point across..
I only traded the older posches for a newer one once I met my now wife. And I guess this means I have to get rid of the 360 because I can only fit one other woman in it..
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99' 360 6sp red/blk
I had the Porsche before the girl. Now I have the girl in my avatar.....still have the Porsche too. What does this mean? I only want her for sex! LOL!!
I agree, if a woman is only dating a guy because he has a Porsche - she shouldn't expect to marry him.
I would also guess a study would say the average married man drives a honda accord and toyota camry.
I think this article is crap too. My impression of Porsche (in particular) over a lot of other expensive cars is that impressing women with them is by far a secondary objective. Porsche is simply a fun toy for men - it's just a blast to drive. If anything, you buy it to impress other guys (but not in a gay way - not that there's anything wrong with that, to quote Seinfeld!)
Compare this now to the latest Mercedes models, that have a logo bigger than your head on the front bumper - kind of reminds me of the tackiness of Louis Vuitton products. Mercedes for the most part is basically a German Buick - but it's pricey. My impression is that these young realtors driving these are trying to use them to pull chicks a lot more than most guys I see in their Porsches, who just look like they drive them because they love the car.
PS: Nutty Professor, does your S.O. know that you're using her for your avatar on Rennlist? Just curious...
So I have a red Porsche (I guess the worst of the worst) and I also have a 2007 Honda Civic coupe, that my wife of 42 years drives. I guess I have a split personality. I would suggest that maybe I lead a secret life with the Porsche, but my wife knows about the Porsche... LOL! ... and the 16 previous Porsches. Obviously, THOSE are the jilted mistresses.
I find this
SHOCKING
... not the findings, but the fact that they needed to research study to determine something so dramatically self-apparent.
They missed the opportunity to conclude that the grass is generally green and the sky is typically blue.
One area that I would have found interesting is a data cut based on age. Clearly for some of us (me!) this is a mid-life crisis toy. My "signaling" days are long past.
Now, that's what I'm talking about!!!
Two of my three Porsches pre-date my wife...
What the article should focus on are the women who are attracted to dating the guys in the Porsche - not the guys who have them!
About a week after I got my first red 944, I remember a girl at a party hitting on me all night long. Then, she asks if she can drive my car... I said "no" - and then she was history!
I had a girl friend for a while who confessed to me, when she met me, she figured I was a schmuck because I drove that red 944... but then, when she found out I drove it on the track, she had a new respect for me (perhaps an "oh, so that's why you enjoy it - for the driving, not picking up girls" revelation).
Mine was a 30th anniversary present from Mrs SSST. One of her friends asked her if I was having an affair.
Other than that, it attracts attention from guys about 10:1 over girls.
We have a number of mature gentlemen like myself in the neighborhood with an appropriate number of SL500s, SC430s, and corvettes. Only one other 911 and its a NA coupe.
Needless to say, I'm the top dog of the old farts now. LOL!
My brother in law said it best. He said that the porsche club gets together for a drive and then has a dinner and wine at the local German restaurant. The vette club meets at a vacant parking lot, has kegs of beer and wet T-shirt contests....
It does make a great ice breaker with women ..and men. But all that other stuff is BS. Sex is always an element in any major purchase. That we want the best says something about us and it isn't "hey baby you waana ride in my porschee?"
Journalists are like drivers: some are very stupid.
@Dennis: Kudos for your 21th W.A.
I'm on our 34th W.A. ..and driving 911's daily since 27 years !
(..and it seems that our mutual wifes are driving the same model too ! )
In the French language, we call the loyal P drivers "porschistes", it qualifies a loyalty to the brand for the drivers that are using their P cars (since long time) and this, what ever the weather is, i.e.: rain*, snow, wind or blue sky and whatever the destination is, i.e.: work, grocery, golf, etc..
The ones that use P car as "ramasse minettes" (to pick up chicks), do not qualify for this name, and frankly, I think, the chicks that are looking for $ first probably understood that the "Porschistes" are not a juicy target.
To me, this journalist understood simply nothing about "porschistes", i.e.: most probably he should have a Q.I in the range of regular room temp.
* When it rains, I still gripe (since years) against the lack of rain gutter on my 996 C4 cab, but hopefuly, ..it is rare in California !
