Does driving a Porsche make a man more desirable to women?

Rice University ^ | June 16, 2011 | Unknown

[decimon]

I'm sure this will be too obvious for some.

And how much of my tax money was wasted on this crap?

Nonetheless...

[ken5050]

1. Is the Pope Catholic?

2. Does a bear s**t in the woods?

[econjack]

Although women found the flashy guys more desirable for a date, the man with the Porsche was not preferred as a marriage partner. Women inferred from a man's flashy spending that he was interested in uncommitted sex.

Aw, crap! So that's what I've been doing wrong...

[Alex Murphy]

Cue the quotes from “Crazy People”

[cableguymn]

Just a FYI and to save us some tax payer money before they study this too...

A station wagon is to “family” to attract women.

[anton]

I have to disagree. Sure, in a blue collar world it may be true, but in a demographic where every hot female has a little brother or a son driving a Porsche or equivalent, the opposite is true. In fact, in my neighborhood of MB’s and Porsches, I have gotten more female flirtations (and hookups) in my pickup truck than my 911 Convertible.

[Pan_Yan]

So a bunch of college professors came up with a study to figure out why they bought Porsches and still can’t get laid.

[Lazlo in PA]

He is not going to be a babe magnate if he is in one of these.

A guy could do better with a 75 Vega with a bad head gasket than the ugly Panamera.

[Free Vulcan]

"Although women found the flashy guys more desirable for a date, the man with the Porsche was not preferred as a marriage partner. Women inferred from a man's flashy spending that he was 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," said co-author Daniel Beal, assistant professor of psychology at Rice."

I call BS. The difference between short and long term relationship is money plus a willingness to be her little circus monkey and put up with her crap. It's still about the money though. Money is for women what T&A is for men: it's the thing that keeps them hanging around, except for the few that have grown up and live in reality or are in it for thrills and excitement (i.e. bad boy/bad girl).

[reagan_fanatic]

Does driving a Porsche make a man more desirable to women?

No, but it does increase the perceived size of his manhood by the driver.

[TaxMe]

Woman have their own peacock feathers...called breast implants!

[Mortrey]

What’s the difference between a porcupine and a Porsche?

The porcupine has the “pricks” on the outside.....

[SkyDancer]

Can’t take a fancy car onto a dance floor or into a nice restaurant. Now an American Express Platinum or Black card ...

[NoDRodee]

Maybe Weiner should have sent pictures of his car instead of his .....

[Lee'sGhost]

No. Me driving a Porsche makes the Porsche more desirable to men and women. Same with anything else I drive.

Hehehehe

[FrankR]

Whatever, but I don’t want a woman who likes me for my car, house, money, etc. She would be a very shallow person and a definite one-nighter.

[Liberty Valance]

[ConservativeDude]

Here’s the rocket science (can I get a grant?).

Women want a provider. Men driving a porsche makes them look like they are a successful provider.

Once they are married, women still want a provider and wasting money on a porsche works against that goal.

Again, this ain’t rocket science.....

[petercooper]

Volvo: Boxy, but good.

[Califreak]

A man needs a pickup truck, a wrench, and the ability to use them.