For all their macho talk and “I don't care” attitude, it seems men do care when it comes to the car they drive. One of the top men's websites, AskMen.com, recently conducted a cross-country, all-male survey, the Great Male Survey, asking everything from what drink they think is the manliest to how many men would willingly punch a colleague in the face at work. And buried somewhere in all those testosterone-driven stats were a few questions about men and their cars. The results were rather interesting.
AskMen.com collected data from 80,000 men from four different countries -- United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom – and it's clear to see that not all men are created equal, just as not all cars are created equal.
If you're an American man, you are very much aware of how others perceive your ride and do not want to be embarrassed by it (parking your Tercel at the back of the lot lately?) as 40% surveyed felt this way; whereas only 17% of Australian and British men want people to be impressed by their vehicles (there's a masculinity joke in there somewhere). And the Canucks? Well, 40% of Canadian men don't care what people think about their cars either.
And when it comes to purchasing a new vehicle? Well, if money were no issue it doesn't matter what country the guy is from, he'd be in line for a sports car followed closely by a luxury sedan according to the survey.
With an average age of 20-24, single status and an affinity for beer, the AskMen.com Great Male Survey taker is the average Joe who clearly cares about the vehicle he has parked in his driveway.
Time to save your pennies for that 1M.
AskMen.com collected data from 80,000 men from four different countries -- United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom – and it's clear to see that not all men are created equal, just as not all cars are created equal.
If you're an American man, you are very much aware of how others perceive your ride and do not want to be embarrassed by it (parking your Tercel at the back of the lot lately?) as 40% surveyed felt this way; whereas only 17% of Australian and British men want people to be impressed by their vehicles (there's a masculinity joke in there somewhere). And the Canucks? Well, 40% of Canadian men don't care what people think about their cars either.
And when it comes to purchasing a new vehicle? Well, if money were no issue it doesn't matter what country the guy is from, he'd be in line for a sports car followed closely by a luxury sedan according to the survey.
With an average age of 20-24, single status and an affinity for beer, the AskMen.com Great Male Survey taker is the average Joe who clearly cares about the vehicle he has parked in his driveway.
Time to save your pennies for that 1M.