Top 10 Cars You Should Never Drive on a First Date
It was the Spring of '93 and I was living large in my 1988 Dodge Omni. The little hatch was white with a burgundy interior, smelled like fast food and usually carried a substantial coat of dirt and grime that held it all together. One of the black plastic bumper pieces was missing from when I backed into my dad's car and the Omni was rolling fat with four over-sized tires scored from my brother's totaled Pontiac 6000. The tires were so large that I couldn't make a tight turn without grinding the rubber against the wheel well.
For my big date, though, the Omni at least go washed. I pulled into this poor girl's driveway jamming my brand new Jackyl tape when the her dad walked up. He glared at my car and said "You guys will be going to the baseball game in my wife's Astro Van, and you're not driving."
That was my first date car, which was followed by an Escort, Ranger and GMC Sonoma. Quite an unimpressive array of vehicles with which to make a first impression, which I reckon makes me an expert on the subject. So here it is: the Top 10 Cars You Should Never Drive on a First Date.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Frylock350 12:09PM (11/26/2008)
I will say this. There is a LOT of room in the back of Grand Marquis :)
Its also like driving a stealth fighter, police radars never seem to take note of it.
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Atlas 1:57PM (11/26/2008)
I drive a GrandMa. It's a great date car: big, comfortable, and a bigger back seat than the Lotus.
AZZO45b 5:13PM (1/27/2009)
If a woman busts my chops for picking her up in a Lotus...
... I don't wanta date her!
Mino 12:11PM (11/26/2008)
Well now you need to give us tips on the perfect top 10 first date cars!
Or guessing from your experience we'd have to find another writer.
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Flashpoint 12:12PM (11/26/2008)
LOL @ the HHR with the bed.
The first time I ever got buns in the backseat was in my dad's Expedition.
Now I'm all grown up and I have an S550 while my girlfriend has a Chrysler 300.
When I drive around, I don't try to meet women, but I do have a personality where they strike up conversations. That $30,000 Chrysler 300 gets me more cat calls than this $95,000 Benz.
I asked a chick why and she said:
"cause the benz looks like a taxi"
Broke my f'kin heart.
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Frank 12:18PM (11/26/2008)
That was funny!!!
pragmatic 12:29PM (11/26/2008)
Buying an S class Merc says that you are very boring and have loads of money.
Jeremy Clarkson: "It’s been said that the Vauxhall Corsa is what you buy if you want to demonstrate you know nothing about cars. I disagree. What you want is the Mercedes flagship"
happy_penguin 2:29PM (11/26/2008)
When did people start calling a Mercedes Benz a "Merc". Merc used to mean Mercury and of course the great German marque was always referred to as a Benz.
Must be another one of those internet things.
adrenalnjunky 2:41PM (11/26/2008)
@happy
I'm pretty sure it's a Brit thing, and the proliferation of Top Gear and 5th Gear followers in the U.S. have picked it up.
300Kid 2:56PM (11/26/2008)
Right there with ya, I get tons of compliments on my 300, more then any other car I've ever driven. Sometimes more than once by the same person. Last time I went on a date, the father was walking outside the house to walk the dog and he even said it was nice.
Oh, they also love my old Deville too, but that's because a young guy in an old pimp car is sexy ;-)
Happy Holidays, all
happy_penguin 3:06PM (11/26/2008)
"I'm pretty sure it's a Brit thing, and the proliferation of Top Gear and 5th Gear followers in the U.S. have picked it up."
Well that just goes to show you once again how those damn Brits can't speak proper English.
jgp 4:14PM (11/26/2008)
Well, given that Mercury doesn't exist in the UK, I'm sure "Merc" defaults to Mercedes there.
Torrent 12:19PM (11/26/2008)
Panel Van SS? No. Windowed SS? Hellz yeah!
And come on- the Taurus is a great car.
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Frank 12:19PM (11/26/2008)
I'm afraid I disagree with number 5 - I've picked up dates in (admittedly my parent's) Ford Five Hundred, which is pretty much the same car, and they've actually been impressed. Plus, the backseat is ENORMOUS, and that does have certain advantages. ;)
That being said, I definitely prefer to pick up a gal in the other vehicle I have access to, my dad's Nissan Titan. Nothing beats a big V8 to get a lady in the mood.
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spookiness 12:47PM (11/26/2008)
500/Taurus has a great back seat. When I first rode in one my mind immediately went in the gutter.
The optional rear seat video system is also available should additional visual entertainment be desired.
Rich 1:11PM (11/26/2008)
Why would you need an enormous back seat?
Oh...
Bevill 12:21PM (11/26/2008)
All 10 people that still have an Aztec just made a collective sigh of relief that their car didn't make the list.
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Jorge 12:38PM (11/26/2008)
hahaha, you made me laugh.
It would be fun to see a pic of the Dodge Omni.
When in high school I drove a 1975 green bug and it was a hit with the ladies. I remember someone saying the hand hangers between the front and back seats were useful for some situations, although I never need them.
Nick 10:11AM (1/29/2009)
I see so many Azteks in Seattle. I don't see them anywhere else.
The_Red_Monkey 12:28PM (11/26/2008)
I have a Dodge Magnum R/T. Luckily I also have a girlfriend. Its few and far between on ladies that can appreciate a hot rod wagon.
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