Is there a "Mac person's car"?

analogscrewtape · analogscrewtape #1 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 01:46 PM

Some of the polls below have me wondering...do maccers tend to drive a particular car? Prius, maybe? VW bug?

A while ago the honda civic was sort of the (stereotypical) PC car of choice, maybe because it was rumored that grand poobah himself Bill Gates owned/s one...and, it kind of speaks to the microsoft aesthetic of efficiency sans flair (yeah, yeah, another stereotype).

What do you think? I think Mac's tend to appeal more to socially conscious people and/or design freaks (ie, Prius etc people) but maybe that's because my circle of friends tends to be those sorts of people, too.

Thought about making this a poll but have NO idea what the choices should be...

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 02:33 PM

Funny you should mention the bug, I am still getting around to finishing the '75 bug in the garage

cwa107 · cwa107 #3 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 03:17 PM

Hmmm... I drive a Honda Accord. I see a lot of Apple stickers on all different makes and models.

dakineyj · dakineyj #4 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 04:38 PM

I'm on my 4th Jeep. 3 of which were Wrangler style. But I'm all grown up now and moved on to a Grand Cherokee, heh heh. For commuting I use a Ducati ST2, 45mpg.

Spork · Spork #5 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 04:46 PM

I have seen many mac users drive a VW but I personally drive a 95 Dodge Neon. Total junker but it's a diamond in the rough and I plan to fix it up =]

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #6 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 07:28 PM

I'd say this is as much Mac Car as it gets:

Macinsmart.com check out some of the interior pics. Crazy stuff... Inside there is a Mini connected to a Touchscreen for the head unit..

InvalidUserID · InvalidUserID #7 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 08:29 PM

If I'm going off of cars that I've seen the Apple logos on, it would be the Toyota Prius by a wide margin.

Oddly enough, I see lots of Apple logos on really beat up cars as well.

calenerd · calenerd #8 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Waterpolo820

I'd say this is as much Mac Car as it gets:

Macinsmart.com check out some of the interior pics. Crazy stuff.

Love the Dock on that one.

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #9 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by InvalidUserID

If I'm going off of cars that I've seen the Apple logos on, it would be the Toyota Prius by a wide margin.

Oddly enough, I see lots of Apple logos on really beat up cars as well.

The Prius is ugly on the outside. It's nice on the inside though.

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #10 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 09:47 PM

I would say that I have seen a lot of Volvos with the Apple sticker on them.

MacbookWilis · MacbookWilis #11 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 10:09 PM

here in mexico i see a lot of different cars with apple stickers, personally i drive a slightly modified honda CRX, gotta love street racing

analogscrewtape · analogscrewtape #12 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 10:28 PM

Interesting, answers are kinda all over the map. The Prius and/or junky thing kind of holds some water, tho, I think.

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Originally Posted by CrimsonRequiem

The Prius is ugly on the outside. It's nice on the inside though.

That's kind of what I was getting at in my post. I was considering buying a Mini a while back and came across their carfunfootprint.com website. I have this theory that mac people tend to weigh stuff like cars out between aesthetics and then (in the case of cars anyway) environmental impact (that's sort of the purpose of the mini carfun site, too -- it scores cars based on both those factors). This isn't an across the board statement but something I've noticed at least within the "mac geek" circle of friends I have. The ones that are willing to sacrifice a little outside ugliness do drive the Prius. Well, if they can afford it.

They also think the Prius looks like a big ipod, which is KINDA true I guess...

milessthomas · milessthomas #13 (**permalink**)

09-18-2008, 11:27 PM

Well I consider myself a Mac person. And I drive a Cadillac Deville and a Jeep Cherokee.

Tarek · Tarek #14 (**permalink**)

09-19-2008, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waterpolo820

I'd say this is as much Mac Car as it gets:

Macinsmart.com check out some of the interior pics. Crazy stuff... Inside there is a Mini connected to a Touchscreen for the head unit..

Why does it have the flag of Morocco on the right door? Lol.

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #15 (**permalink**)

09-19-2008, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarek

Why does it have the flag of Morocco on the right door? Lol.

Isn't that the Turkish flag? I'm pretty certain that it is.. but if it isn't my bad.. I would assume that he/she lives in Turkey(or Morocco). And the with EU license plate, but I can't read what it says..

Waterpolo820 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2008 Location: the OC, SoCal Posts: 536 Mac Specs: 2x 2.2 C2D MBP 15", 3x Mac Classic, Mac Mini, iPhone 3G, Clamshell	09-18-2008, 07:28 PM I'd say this is as much Mac Car as it gets: Macinsmart.com check out some of the interior pics. Crazy stuff... Inside there is a Mini connected to a Touchscreen for the head unit.. "In a world full of ordinaries, I will be extraordinary" Last edited by Waterpolo820; 09-18-2008 at 09:46 PM.
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Member Since: Jan 27, 2008 Location: the OC, SoCal Posts: 536 Mac Specs: 2x 2.2 C2D MBP 15", 3x Mac Classic, Mac Mini, iPhone 3G, Clamshell	09-18-2008, 09:47 PM I would say that I have seen a lot of Volvos with the Apple sticker on them. "In a world full of ordinaries, I will be extraordinary"
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MacbookWilis #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 06, 2008 Location: Guadalajara, Mexico Posts: 89 Mac Specs: 2.4Ghz, 4gigs RAM white macbook, Seagate Hybrid Drive =)	09-18-2008, 10:09 PM here in mexico i see a lot of different cars with apple stickers, personally i drive a slightly modified honda CRX, gotta love street racing i have opened up my eyes to a new world that new world is Mac
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analogscrewtape #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 17, 2008 Location: the a/v room Posts: 19 Mac Specs: Macbook intel	09-18-2008, 01:46 PM Some of the polls below have me wondering...do maccers tend to drive a particular car? Prius, maybe? VW bug? A while ago the honda civic was sort of the (stereotypical) PC car of choice, maybe because it was rumored that grand poobah himself Bill Gates owned/s one...and, it kind of speaks to the microsoft aesthetic of efficiency sans flair (yeah, yeah, another stereotype). What do you think? I think Mac's tend to appeal more to socially conscious people and/or design freaks (ie, Prius etc people) but maybe that's because my circle of friends tends to be those sorts of people, too. Thought about making this a poll but have NO idea what the choices should be...
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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,648 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	09-18-2008, 02:33 PM Funny you should mention the bug, I am still getting around to finishing the '75 bug in the garage
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dakineyj #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 24, 2007 Location: Kailua Kona, HI Posts: 878 Mac Specs: MBP 15", 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, OS X 10.8.2, iPad 1, 80gb iPod, ATV 1, iPhone 5	09-18-2008, 04:38 PM I'm on my 4th Jeep. 3 of which were Wrangler style. But I'm all grown up now and moved on to a Grand Cherokee, heh heh. For commuting I use a Ducati ST2, 45mpg.
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Spork #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 17, 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 182	09-18-2008, 04:46 PM I have seen many mac users drive a VW but I personally drive a 95 Dodge Neon. Total junker but it's a diamond in the rough and I plan to fix it up =]
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InvalidUserID #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 13, 2007 Location: Palo Alto, CA (near San Jose) Posts: 42 Mac Specs: 2.5GHz C2D MBP & 16GB White 3G iPhone	09-18-2008, 08:29 PM If I'm going off of cars that I've seen the Apple logos on, it would be the Toyota Prius by a wide margin. Oddly enough, I see lots of Apple logos on really beat up cars as well.
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milessthomas #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2007 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 763 Mac Specs: MBP 3.06Ghz, MBP 2.2Ghz, Mini G4, B/W G3 (Media Server), Toshiba Laptop, LCII, Beige G3	09-18-2008, 11:27 PM Well I consider myself a Mac person. And I drive a Cadillac Deville and a Jeep Cherokee.
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