Does the car make the driver?, Personality-wise? Options

[CAMAricer]

Just wanted to get some other people's thoughts and opinion on this one...
Do you think the type of car a person drives has some/any influence on how they are as a driver? Or do drivers seek out cars that reflect their personalities?


Do certain car coincidentally have aggressive/reckless/idiotic drivers? For examples, Corvette, H2, Porsche drivers all have the same attitude when they're driving?

On the flip side, are there any cars that tend to have "better" drivers? The new Beetle, ever seen a jerk behind the wheel?

My experience has made me think many truck drivers (F150 etc) are bullies who tail you every chance they get. Ladies in Mercedes are flat out dangerous as they think they own the road and hardly ever signal when changing lanes and always try to pass you on the right. Heck, if they hit you, you'd be dead and they'd have a chipped fingernail, so what do they care, right? College chicks in Mustangs like to drive fast and dart in and out of traffic, but if you try to race them, they chicken out. Guys in Priuses think they can go 90 just b/c they are in hybrids (Newsflash! You're getting the same MPG as my ST, idiot!). And the worse of the worse, Civic guys revving at stop lights just because they see you (or me) in a modded car. Geeze learn more about cars and stop asking me if I got a turbo, it's an ST not A GT4! Also, we both live in CA, so what do you think?

[Taskbot]

I dont think the car makes the driver. Theres a pretty bad stigma that kinda sticks with alot of honda drivers that they are all gangster out ricers that make their cars look nice but dont go any where and wanna be "pure jdm" and stuff. But now, me being a honda owner and a civic driver..ive noticed that that stigma only applys to a small percentage of honda owners. Like I work at a speed shop 5 days a week for like 45 hours a week. I get tons of honda guys coming in all the time. Maybe 1 in 5 honda drivers/civic owners who come in are stupid ricers. Then theres alot of guys who are really knowladgeable and arent cocky in the slightest. I gotta buddy of mine whos got a dc2 type-r conversion...like complete conversion minus front end parts...and a 500whp on spray H22/23 hybrid powered 92 4door civic thats done up to the tits...most moddest guy you will ever meet and he drives the biggest POS 94 GMC sonoma ever.

I want to see that DC2 when its done. Post pics.
Before I got my celi I found a really good DA integra in pristine shape (for a 91) and I was planning on doing a XSi conversion on it, make it look stock JDM with the B16A in it. There's something I still love about Integras, I think its just the styling of the DA6 and the JDM DC2/4. There's a lot of character in the front end when you swap out the bug-eyed fascia. I love those giant long headlights.

Hahaha yeah not all honda kids are ricers, but over here its like 2/3 upgraded hondas are ricer. Keep in mind I usually hang out in a richer suburb of my city that has a large population of Generation Y kids. So its kind of about context. I'm more prone to find 17 year olds racing their mother's hondas (and driving insanely) in their spare time.

As for F-150s, I've driven my parents several times and it feels WAY too easy to drive, its too comfortable. I can see how a lot of people would try and push its limits and tailgate/drive 20 km/ph over the speed limit, but there's just something about the way it gives absolutely no feedback that makes it seem like you're riding a cloud.... even when your leaf spring is broken, your exhaust is falling off and your back end is skipping around A LOT (like my parents').