Gender stereotyping in car selection

[Princebushy]

I choose to believe that we Kenyans are so gendered sensitive in almost everything, even cars. I used to think that the automatic transmission was built for people with disabilities, but I was wrong, usability was the word that was missing in my vocabulary.


If we were to talk about gender in automobiles, this will end at the transmission system. Men would go for the manual and women for the auto transmission systems. But in Kenya, it does not end there.

Jana on my way home, I spotted a black, pimped vitz around Upper hill area. It caught my attention because of its thundering exhaust. I saw it again this morning.

Now, on my way home three ladies were walking ahead of me and one of them said that she likes Vitz. Luckily she saw the diver and asked her friends, "guess who is driving the car?" Her friends had no clue so she replied, "A dude".

This is my question: Are cars designed on gender basis? or to put it clear, Has the automotive industry added gender equality in their usability criteria? It is not fair that men are forced to ignore economical cars due to stereotyping just to buy expensive ones to please women or friends.

What do you think?

 

[Doc Oga]

I took her out It was a Friday night I wore cologne To get the feeling right
We started making out
And she took off my pants
But then I turned on the TV....

 

[kah tony]

If you're buying a car to please people other than yourself, you're doing it wrong bruh!

 

[That Guy Thrill]

Back then my dad use to call RAV4 women's shoppin' basket.... Navile nilikuwa nimependa that gari

 

[dude]

I noticed women mostly like short cars, for some reason long cars huwasumbua sana coz of judging distances while parking and cornering

 

[Princebushy]

I noticed women mostly like short cars, for some reason long cars huwasumbua sana coz of judging distances while parking and cornering

umeacha moja , Reversing

 

[dude]

umeacha moja , Reversing

Kweli bana. Sijui kwanini ladies na reversing hawaambatani. Many times unajipata offering to help them

 

[1776]

Back then my dad use to call RAV4 women's shoppin' basket.... Navile nilikuwa nimependa that gari

It still is. Your dad was right.

 

[Princebushy]

Back then my dad use to call RAV4 women's shoppin' basket.... Navile nilikuwa nimependa that gari

My uncle used to own this car and he praises it

 

[King popeye]

Any man driving a less than 2000cc vehicle might as well buy a tampon

 

[Princebushy]

Any man driving a less than 2000cc vehicle might as well buy a tampon

In the end, we will all cover the same distance and use the same road. Your advantage is only time and power.

 

[Mzee mzima]

If you're buying a car to please people other than yourself, you're doing it wrong bruh!

Vitz owner detected

 

[Guru]

Hapo Kwa Vitz I agree. A man driving one, aiiii.

 

[snapdragon]

Me gari imekalia barabara apana.napenda gari inabeba capacity na bado iruke bumb na speed ya 60.

 

[1776]

Me gari imekalia barabara apana.napenda gari inabeba capacity na bado iruke bumb na speed ya 60.

*bump

 

[AMB_Sunday]

Kweli bana. Sijui kwanini ladies na reversing hawaambatani. Many times unajipata offering to help them

They are not very much talented na logic, sasa kupima angles kwao ni tricky sana. Have a colleague at jobbo Mi hushuka kumdirect kupark, na yake ni Wish. SMH a small vehicle like that tu

 

[kijanamrefu]

In the end, we will all cover the same distance and use the same road. Your advantage is only time and power.

Hehehe. Aren’t those very huge advantages?

 

[Princebushy]

Hehehe. Aren’t those very huge advantages?

Only if you are in a hurry..

 

[choclatemonk]

Not all Vitz are the same.. there's a pocket rocket usually with an RS Badge, 1.5 & 1.8 variants that will rarua your premio, sunny, nze shit.. (power to weight ratio)
then the RS's now have a grandfather who is 1.8 and supercharged

 

[Baby Panay]

Not all. My mom still spins her old Toyota surf. She attracts attention but she doesn't care.