Posted on 06/13/2006 12:30:15 PM PDT by Sabramerican
With That Saucy Swagger, She Must Drive a Porsche
Some people seem a perfect fit for the cars they drive, like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Hummer, Michael Jordan and his Ferrari. Yet most drivers' faces and bearing give away clues that tip off their favored model, a new study has found.
Psychologists at Julius-Maximilians University in Wurzburg, Germany, report in a recent issue of the Journal of Individual Differences that students correctly matched photographs of male and female drivers to pictures of the cars they drove almost 70 percent of the time.
The drivers' age and wealth were the most helpful cues, the researchers reported.
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In the study, the psychologists took photographs, from the waist up, of 60 men and women at a rest stop who agreed to participate in the study. Their cars, also photographed, included luxury models, modest family sedans and compact cars, from BMWs and Audis to Opels, Fords and Volkswagens.
The students looked at 60 sets of three photos, matching one of a driver to one of two car pictures — either the correct one, or one belonging to another driver.
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By The Way what is AMSOIL, I see it everywhere in Washington.
I bought one in 1988. Great car, however the dealer where I bought it failed to send the warranty paperwork to Ford. That I found out when I moved to Texas. Thanks to Wayne Motors (Wayne, NJ), I had to pay for warranty repairs out of pocket. Thanks to Wayne Motors, I no longer do business with New Jersey.
No - a Gremlin!
CA....
Cool, that looks like a German army truck. They generally use Mercedes 4x4s.
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