Men dream about horsepower, women dream about economy
Yeah, that's a gross generalization, but the Baltimore Sun has a short op-ed piece on the differences between the automotive desires of men versus women. In short, men love the sexy, fast sports cars that cost $100,000 or more, but women prefer something more frugal. Even the uber-econobox Kia Rio made the top-ten list of cars women want. Ironically, most of those men who wanted the automotive champagne wishes and caviar dreams only expected to spend about $18,800 for their cars.
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