European Gay Car of the Year 2009 - AutoSpi Auto News

Contents:

• ALFA ROMEO MITO OFFICIALLY THE “GAY CAR OF THE YEAR 2009” EUROPE
• TOP TEN GAY CARS OM THE DETRO AUTO SHOW
• EUROPEAN GAY CAR OF THE YEAR 2009
• GAY-FRIENDLY CARS: IS SUBA NUMBER ONE?
• FIVE GAY CARS FOR THE ENOMIC APOLYPSEBY BRETT BERKOCTOBER 2, 2008SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVEWH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FULL-ON ENOMIC MELTDOWN, EVERYONE NEEDS TO SLE BACK, EVEN THE GAYS. BUT CUTTG RNERS DON'T MEAN YOU N'T REMA CHIC. HERE ARE FIVE EXTREMELY ED—BUT STILL PELLG—RS YOU N EFULLY UTILIZE THE HARD TIM TO E, ONE FOR EACH OF THE RE HOMOSEXUAL (VEHICULAR) BODY-TYP.1) WAGON: 1979-1985 MERCES 300TDTHOUGH THE BENZ BOYS HAVE MA OTHER TOURG VEHICL THE HUNDRED OR SO YEARS SCE THEY VENTED THE TOMOBILE, THIS ONE IS THE CLASSIC. IT'S GAY AN UNRSTATED, BUT SOLIDLY TASTEFUL KD OF WAY: SUAL, SLOW, LILTG, BUT OH SO ELEGANT, LIKE YOUR RATOR, OR BILL BLASS. ON THE FISL DOOM SI, THE 300TD IS POWERED BY THE VENERABLE MERCES 5 CYLR DIEL, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE MOST DURABLE ENGE EVER CREATED—REGULARLY NNG FOR OVER A HALF-LN —SO THERE'LL BE NONE OF THOSE TROUBLG REPAIR BILLS (AT LEAST ON THIS PONENT). IN ADDN, YOU N EASILY GET THIS POWERPLANT NVERTED TO N ON ED RTRANT GREASE, AND YOU KNOW THAT A DOWN-TURNED AMERIN ENOMY, THERE'S GOG TO BE PLENTY OF CHEAP IED FOOD BEG NSUMED, SO YOU'RE GUARANTEED A STEADY SUPPLY OF FUEL. FALLY, THE REAR SEAT FOLDS DOWN, CREATG A RELATIVELY LARGE SPACE WHERE YOU (AND YOUR DOG, AND MAYBE ONE SMALL IEND) N LIVE.2) CONVERTIBLE: 1989-1997 MAZDA MIATATHE PUNCH LE TO EVERY STRAIGHT A-HOLE'S JOKE ABOUT WHAT A GAY R LOOKS LIKE, MAZDA'S MORN TAKE ON THE BRISH ROADSTERS OF THE 60'S AND 70'S IS, TTH, GAY AS HELL. I PERSONALLY WOULDN'T BE UGHT AD DRIVG ONE PUBLIC FOR FEAR OF HAVG EGGS THROWN AT MY FACE, BUT THE NUMERO PRIVATE TIM I'VE DRIVEN MY IENDS' MIATAS I'VE FOUND THEM FIENDISHLY FUN (AND SO CUTE, I JT WANT TO GAY MARRY THEM). THE FIRST-GENERATN RS ARE TNIER THE CURRENT MOL, SOMEWHAT UNRPOWERED, AND OFTEN A B BEAT UP, BUT TH GREAT DEPRSN-STYLE CHEAP. AND THEY'RE JAPANE-LEVEL RELIABLE, AS LONG AS YOU TAKE RE OF THEM (AND DON'T GET THEM STOLEN BY JOYRIDG TEENS AND FLIPPED TO A OZEN LAKE, WHICH ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ONE OF MY PALS). OKAY, THEY HAVE ONLY TWO SEATS, MAKG THEM NOT EXACTLY FAY-IENDLY, BUT NOW THAT OUR ENOMY'S SPIRALG DOWN THE SHTER, YOU'RE GOG TO NEED TO CUT THAT SURROGATE LOOSE ANYWAY, THIRD TRIMTER OR NOT.MOST POPULARSARA RAMIREZ ISSU STHG RPONSE TO ANTI–CHE DIAZ PROFILEBY SAVANNAH WALSHHOW MK, THIEL, ZUCKERBERG, AND ANDRESEN—FOUR BILLNAIRE TECHNO-OLIGARCHS—ARE CREATG AN ALTERNATE, AUTOCRATIC REALYBY JONATHAN TAPLOUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2: EXCLIVE FIRST LOOKBY SARAH CATHERALL3) SUV: 1981-1991 ISUZU TROOPEREVERYONE KNOWS A FAG WHO'S BOUGHT (OR LTED AFTER) A VTAGE LAND ROVER. THEY REPRENT A GAY FANTASY OF SOME MID-CENTURY, GRAHAM GREENE, CLOSET-SE, AMBASSADORIAL LIFTYLE, WH LOTS OF SLIM SUS, AFTERNOON CKTAIL PARTI, AND CUTE NATIVE POOL BOYS. BUT WHILE THE LAND ROVERS ARE DURABLE ENOUGH TO TREK ACROSS AIN SERTS, OR BE ED AS THE LEAD VEHICLE A TRIBAL WARLORD PARA, THEY'RE BY NECSY HEAVY AND OVERBUILT, RENRG THEM EFFICIENT FOR OUR UGAL TIM. FORTUNATELY, I'VE FOUND A VIABLE SUBSTUTE. BUILT BIG AND UPRIGHT LIKE A CLASSIC BRISH SAFARI VEHICLE, BUT WH A TY UNRPOWERED FOUR-CYLR ENGE AND A WHG MANUAL TRANSMISSN, THIS IS THE FIRST GENERATN ISUZU TROOPER. MORE A POOR-MAN'S TOYOTA LAND CISER THAN A BUDGET LAND ROVER, THE TROOPER LIV UP TO S NAME,(AS LONG AS YOU DON'T LET TOUCH ROAD SALT; IF YOU DO, START UNTG BACKWARDS OM ONE AND WATCH DISSOLVE). ON THE BIG-TIME PL SI, WAS ONE OF THE FEW VEHICL EVER TO E EQUIPPED WH AN ALTIMETER—THAT'S A VICE THAT TELLS YOU HOW HIGH YOU ARE ABOVE SEA LEVEL—A FEATURE WHICH WILL E PECIALLY HANDY DURG THE NEXT IMPENDG GLOBAL TASTROPHIC EVENT: RISG TIS.MOST POPULARSARA RAMIREZ ISSU STHG RPONSE TO ANTI–CHE DIAZ PROFILEBY SAVANNAH WALSHHOW MK, THIEL, ZUCKERBERG, AND ANDRESEN—FOUR BILLNAIRE TECHNO-OLIGARCHS—ARE CREATG AN ALTERNATE, AUTOCRATIC REALYBY JONATHAN TAPLOUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2: EXCLIVE FIRST LOOKBY SARAH CATHERALL4) TCK: 1981-1985 VOLKSWAGEN RABB DIEL PICKUPYOU OWN A GAY LANDSPG BS, SO YOU CLAIM THAT YOU NEED A BIG TCK. BUT HOW MUCH (AHEM) EQUIPMENT ARE YOU ACTUALLY PACKG? A MOWER, A WEED-WHACKER, SOME CLIPPERS, A FEW HAND TOOLS, A BLOWER, AND TWO OR THREE PAIRS OF NAIL SCISSORS? WELL, 'S CNCH-TIME, SISTER. TIME TO TAKE THE LOSS ON YOUR RAM HEMI. FORTUNATELY, THE ENOMY'S LLAPSE CIS WH THE END OF GRASS-GROWG SEASON, SO THE ONLY THG YOU NEED TO CUT IS YOUR FUEL BILL. THANKFULLY, YOU N PICK UP ONE OF THE FOR ABOUT WHAT ALERS WILL BE OFFERG YOU FOR YOUR GAS-SWILLG, YEAR-OLD QUAD-CAB: A VOLKSWAGEN RABB DIEL PICKUP. THIS LTLE BABY IS ENOMY CLASS ALL THE WAY: HAS ONLY ENOUGH ROOM SI FOR YOU AND YOUR RRY-ONS, IS STRICTLY B.Y.O.E. (BRG YOUR OWN EVERYTHG), AND WILL S THREE ACROSS ONLY IF SOMEONE IS SI THE GUY THE CENTER POSN. BUT GETS ABOUT 45 M.P.G., LOOKS WEIRDLY STYLISH, AND HAS A FULLY FUNCTNAL RGO BED. I KNOW: 'S GERMAN. BUT, FORTUNATELY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T LIKE TO GIVE YOUR PK DOLLARS TO THE VENTORS OF THE PK TRIANGLE, THIS PARTICULAR VEE-DUB WAS BUILT A DOMTIC PLANT PENNSYLVANIA. GET SOME BODY LORED PAT AND WHE-OUT THE V-O-L-K AND E-N ON THE TAILGATE, AND YOU HAVE THE GAYT TCK THE WORLD: THE BACK OF WILL READ S-W-A-G5) SEDAN: 1994-1997 HONDA ACRDVOTE FOR YOUR FAVORE DOW-DROPP' GAY CAR(POLLS)YOUR JOB'S BEEN ELIMATED, YOUR NDO'S BEEN FORECLOSED, AND YOUR ACURA HAS BEEN REPO-ED. YOUR BOYIEND LEFT YOU FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULDN'T DARE ASK HIM TO ENOMIZE BY SUBSTUTG SMIRNOFF FOR BELVERE. YOUR CLOST IENDS ARE RIDG THGS OUT AN OFF-THE-GRID MODULAR DOWN BELIZE. LEAVG YOU WH NOTHG BUT A SCHLE OF MOR SMETIC PROCR TO ANIZE YOUR DAYS. AND YOU HAVE TO GET TO THEM SOMEHOW (YOU'RE NOT GOG TO LET KASIA, G, AND D'REE DOWN THIS TIME OF CRISIS). SO, YOU BUY ONE OF THE: A LATE MOL HONDA ACRD. IT'S STILL GOT THE "CHET" OF BEG JAPANE. IT'S EFFICIENT AND PENDABLE. AND AS SOON AS YOU REPLACE THE PURPLE NEON WASHER NOZZL AND BOOM' FFEE N EXHST THAT THE KID YOU BOUGHT OM STALLED, WILL BE A VERY STEALTHY VEHICLE, EFUL FOR SLIPPG UNR THE GAYDAR OF THE WDOW-SMASHG NEO-FASCISTS WHO ARE SURE TO BE ON THE RISE ONCE THIS PRSN REALLY GETS SOME TRACTN, OR THE CHILDREN OF MEN-LIKE CROWDS OF ANGRY URBAN OUT HUNTG FOR SEEMGLY VALUABLE GAY PREY.BRETT BERK
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• GAY MOSW · CY GUI
• LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
• JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

ALFA ROMEO MITO OFFICIALLY THE “GAY CAR OF THE YEAR 2009” EUROPE

Even though talkg about this subject probably mak you feel unfortable, Alfa Romeo MiTo has been officially named the “Gay Car of the Year” 2009 Europe by Leda, a French group that “aniz annually a major meetg for gay vtage r enthiasts om all over Europe, ” as stated on the official webse. The “ls-gay” rs are Renlt Grand Mod, Suba Forter, Renlt Kangoo, Skoda Fabia Combi, Msubishi Lancer Sportback, Mazda 6 wagon, Infi G37, Infi FX and Hyundai i30 CW, each of them wh 0 pots.

Dpe the fact that Alfa Romeo MiTo's tle “Gay Car of the Year” sounds a b awkward, the newly-lnched r is not even close to beg a gay mol and the aforementned award is only voted by gay people (at least, this is what Leda says).

TOP TEN GAY CARS OM THE DETRO AUTO SHOW

After 37 laps of the Cobo Center, here are our picks for the most gayt rs at this year's Detro show, all set up for you a radil new slishow format. Honda Insight Ls smug than a Pri, more fun to drive, and wh an terr remiscent of somethg out of the origal Battltar Galacti, this is a perfect r for dorky, llege-town, gay nerds, a tegory we fd appropriately sexy.

Vio, one of our favore forms of onle filmic Berk is a Detro native, a life-long r nut, a Gay, and the thor of The Gay Uncle's Gui to Parentg.

EUROPEAN GAY CAR OF THE YEAR 2009

More than 12, 000 European male homosexuals have taken part a survey which their favore rs have been piled.

As wh all the rs on the list that have been stereotyped as “gay, ” the Forter is stylish, strayg om the “strong” or “bold” more mascule sign. The general ia was that gay mal were effemate and would have an affy for “girly” products. You n see how this would have been terpreted as homophobic when the LGBT muny felt margalized and targeted.

One of the pani is Volkswagen, which offers domtic partner verage for their gay staff members. I bet you didn’t know this, but gays are said to fancy style while lbians favor fuel enomy. In Febary of 2021, Tla was voted the number one place for gays and lbians alike to work ncerng safety, rights, and regnn.

GAY-FRIENDLY CARS: IS SUBA NUMBER ONE?

Regardls of the tentn, maybe was jt gays or lbians who preferred style and fuel enomy. This show foced on the liv of three gay men who were iends livg Manchter and the many plexi their liv had.

FIVE GAY CARS FOR THE ENOMIC APOLYPSEBY BRETT BERKOCTOBER 2, 2008SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVEWH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FULL-ON ENOMIC MELTDOWN, EVERYONE NEEDS TO SLE BACK, EVEN THE GAYS. BUT CUTTG RNERS DON'T MEAN YOU N'T REMA CHIC. HERE ARE FIVE EXTREMELY ED—BUT STILL PELLG—RS YOU N EFULLY UTILIZE THE HARD TIM TO E, ONE FOR EACH OF THE RE HOMOSEXUAL (VEHICULAR) BODY-TYP.1) WAGON: 1979-1985 MERCES 300TDTHOUGH THE BENZ BOYS HAVE MA OTHER TOURG VEHICL THE HUNDRED OR SO YEARS SCE THEY VENTED THE TOMOBILE, THIS ONE IS THE CLASSIC. IT'S GAY AN UNRSTATED, BUT SOLIDLY TASTEFUL KD OF WAY: SUAL, SLOW, LILTG, BUT OH SO ELEGANT, LIKE YOUR RATOR, OR BILL BLASS. ON THE FISL DOOM SI, THE 300TD IS POWERED BY THE VENERABLE MERCES 5 CYLR DIEL, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE MOST DURABLE ENGE EVER CREATED—REGULARLY NNG FOR OVER A HALF-LN —SO THERE'LL BE NONE OF THOSE TROUBLG REPAIR BILLS (AT LEAST ON THIS PONENT). IN ADDN, YOU N EASILY GET THIS POWERPLANT NVERTED TO N ON ED RTRANT GREASE, AND YOU KNOW THAT A DOWN-TURNED AMERIN ENOMY, THERE'S GOG TO BE PLENTY OF CHEAP IED FOOD BEG NSUMED, SO YOU'RE GUARANTEED A STEADY SUPPLY OF FUEL. FALLY, THE REAR SEAT FOLDS DOWN, CREATG A RELATIVELY LARGE SPACE WHERE YOU (AND YOUR DOG, AND MAYBE ONE SMALL IEND) N LIVE.2) CONVERTIBLE: 1989-1997 MAZDA MIATATHE PUNCH LE TO EVERY STRAIGHT A-HOLE'S JOKE ABOUT WHAT A GAY R LOOKS LIKE, MAZDA'S MORN TAKE ON THE BRISH ROADSTERS OF THE 60'S AND 70'S IS, TTH, GAY AS HELL. I PERSONALLY WOULDN'T BE UGHT AD DRIVG ONE PUBLIC FOR FEAR OF HAVG EGGS THROWN AT MY FACE, BUT THE NUMERO PRIVATE TIM I'VE DRIVEN MY IENDS' MIATAS I'VE FOUND THEM FIENDISHLY FUN (AND SO CUTE, I JT WANT TO GAY MARRY THEM). THE FIRST-GENERATN RS ARE TNIER THE CURRENT MOL, SOMEWHAT UNRPOWERED, AND OFTEN A B BEAT UP, BUT TH GREAT DEPRSN-STYLE CHEAP. AND THEY'RE JAPANE-LEVEL RELIABLE, AS LONG AS YOU TAKE RE OF THEM (AND DON'T GET THEM STOLEN BY JOYRIDG TEENS AND FLIPPED TO A OZEN LAKE, WHICH ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ONE OF MY PALS). OKAY, THEY HAVE ONLY TWO SEATS, MAKG THEM NOT EXACTLY FAY-IENDLY, BUT NOW THAT OUR ENOMY'S SPIRALG DOWN THE SHTER, YOU'RE GOG TO NEED TO CUT THAT SURROGATE LOOSE ANYWAY, THIRD TRIMTER OR NOT.MOST POPULARSARA RAMIREZ ISSU STHG RPONSE TO ANTI–CHE DIAZ PROFILEBY SAVANNAH WALSHHOW MK, THIEL, ZUCKERBERG, AND ANDRESEN—FOUR BILLNAIRE TECHNO-OLIGARCHS—ARE CREATG AN ALTERNATE, AUTOCRATIC REALYBY JONATHAN TAPLOUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2: EXCLIVE FIRST LOOKBY SARAH CATHERALL3) SUV: 1981-1991 ISUZU TROOPEREVERYONE KNOWS A FAG WHO'S BOUGHT (OR LTED AFTER) A VTAGE LAND ROVER. THEY REPRENT A GAY FANTASY OF SOME MID-CENTURY, GRAHAM GREENE, CLOSET-SE, AMBASSADORIAL LIFTYLE, WH LOTS OF SLIM SUS, AFTERNOON CKTAIL PARTI, AND CUTE NATIVE POOL BOYS. BUT WHILE THE LAND ROVERS ARE DURABLE ENOUGH TO TREK ACROSS AIN SERTS, OR BE ED AS THE LEAD VEHICLE A TRIBAL WARLORD PARA, THEY'RE BY NECSY HEAVY AND OVERBUILT, RENRG THEM EFFICIENT FOR OUR UGAL TIM. FORTUNATELY, I'VE FOUND A VIABLE SUBSTUTE. BUILT BIG AND UPRIGHT LIKE A CLASSIC BRISH SAFARI VEHICLE, BUT WH A TY UNRPOWERED FOUR-CYLR ENGE AND A WHG MANUAL TRANSMISSN, THIS IS THE FIRST GENERATN ISUZU TROOPER. MORE A POOR-MAN'S TOYOTA LAND CISER THAN A BUDGET LAND ROVER, THE TROOPER LIV UP TO S NAME,(AS LONG AS YOU DON'T LET TOUCH ROAD SALT; IF YOU DO, START UNTG BACKWARDS OM ONE AND WATCH DISSOLVE). ON THE BIG-TIME PL SI, WAS ONE OF THE FEW VEHICL EVER TO E EQUIPPED WH AN ALTIMETER—THAT'S A VICE THAT TELLS YOU HOW HIGH YOU ARE ABOVE SEA LEVEL—A FEATURE WHICH WILL E PECIALLY HANDY DURG THE NEXT IMPENDG GLOBAL TASTROPHIC EVENT: RISG TIS.MOST POPULARSARA RAMIREZ ISSU STHG RPONSE TO ANTI–CHE DIAZ PROFILEBY SAVANNAH WALSHHOW MK, THIEL, ZUCKERBERG, AND ANDRESEN—FOUR BILLNAIRE TECHNO-OLIGARCHS—ARE CREATG AN ALTERNATE, AUTOCRATIC REALYBY JONATHAN TAPLOUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2: EXCLIVE FIRST LOOKBY SARAH CATHERALL4) TCK: 1981-1985 VOLKSWAGEN RABB DIEL PICKUPYOU OWN A GAY LANDSPG BS, SO YOU CLAIM THAT YOU NEED A BIG TCK. BUT HOW MUCH (AHEM) EQUIPMENT ARE YOU ACTUALLY PACKG? A MOWER, A WEED-WHACKER, SOME CLIPPERS, A FEW HAND TOOLS, A BLOWER, AND TWO OR THREE PAIRS OF NAIL SCISSORS? WELL, 'S CNCH-TIME, SISTER. TIME TO TAKE THE LOSS ON YOUR RAM HEMI. FORTUNATELY, THE ENOMY'S LLAPSE CIS WH THE END OF GRASS-GROWG SEASON, SO THE ONLY THG YOU NEED TO CUT IS YOUR FUEL BILL. THANKFULLY, YOU N PICK UP ONE OF THE FOR ABOUT WHAT ALERS WILL BE OFFERG YOU FOR YOUR GAS-SWILLG, YEAR-OLD QUAD-CAB: A VOLKSWAGEN RABB DIEL PICKUP. THIS LTLE BABY IS ENOMY CLASS ALL THE WAY: HAS ONLY ENOUGH ROOM SI FOR YOU AND YOUR RRY-ONS, IS STRICTLY B.Y.O.E. (BRG YOUR OWN EVERYTHG), AND WILL S THREE ACROSS ONLY IF SOMEONE IS SI THE GUY THE CENTER POSN. BUT GETS ABOUT 45 M.P.G., LOOKS WEIRDLY STYLISH, AND HAS A FULLY FUNCTNAL RGO BED. I KNOW: 'S GERMAN. BUT, FORTUNATELY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T LIKE TO GIVE YOUR PK DOLLARS TO THE VENTORS OF THE PK TRIANGLE, THIS PARTICULAR VEE-DUB WAS BUILT A DOMTIC PLANT PENNSYLVANIA. GET SOME BODY LORED PAT AND WHE-OUT THE V-O-L-K AND E-N ON THE TAILGATE, AND YOU HAVE THE GAYT TCK THE WORLD: THE BACK OF WILL READ S-W-A-G5) SEDAN: 1994-1997 HONDA ACRDVOTE FOR YOUR FAVORE DOW-DROPP' GAY CAR(POLLS)YOUR JOB'S BEEN ELIMATED, YOUR NDO'S BEEN FORECLOSED, AND YOUR ACURA HAS BEEN REPO-ED. YOUR BOYIEND LEFT YOU FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULDN'T DARE ASK HIM TO ENOMIZE BY SUBSTUTG SMIRNOFF FOR BELVERE. YOUR CLOST IENDS ARE RIDG THGS OUT AN OFF-THE-GRID MODULAR DOWN BELIZE. LEAVG YOU WH NOTHG BUT A SCHLE OF MOR SMETIC PROCR TO ANIZE YOUR DAYS. AND YOU HAVE TO GET TO THEM SOMEHOW (YOU'RE NOT GOG TO LET KASIA, G, AND D'REE DOWN THIS TIME OF CRISIS). SO, YOU BUY ONE OF THE: A LATE MOL HONDA ACRD. IT'S STILL GOT THE "CHET" OF BEG JAPANE. IT'S EFFICIENT AND PENDABLE. AND AS SOON AS YOU REPLACE THE PURPLE NEON WASHER NOZZL AND BOOM' FFEE N EXHST THAT THE KID YOU BOUGHT OM STALLED, WILL BE A VERY STEALTHY VEHICLE, EFUL FOR SLIPPG UNR THE GAYDAR OF THE WDOW-SMASHG NEO-FASCISTS WHO ARE SURE TO BE ON THE RISE ONCE THIS PRSN REALLY GETS SOME TRACTN, OR THE CHILDREN OF MEN-LIKE CROWDS OF ANGRY URBAN OUT HUNTG FOR SEEMGLY VALUABLE GAY PREY.BRETT BERK

” So whenever you’d see a Jeep Wrangler, you’d immediately thk of gay men Manchter. For the gays who prefer the sign facet when to rs, this is tricky but surprisgly easy to rencile.

FORD PROUDLY UNVEILS ‘VERY GAY’ R WH RABOWS AND GLTER SIGNED TO SHUT HOMOPHOB UP

What is nsired “mascule” also appli to the gay man, who would have to thunk , right? For the last four years, vehicl belongg to Italy's Fiat Group have been selected by Leda, the anizers of a annual meetg for gay vtage r enthiasts (y, gay vtage r enthiasts) as the European Gay Cars of the Year.

It’s no surprise that the vehicl most rearched by gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr shoppers are those produced by gay-iendly tomakers. Classifi vehicle manufacturers as gay-iendly or not based on their rporate polici for offerg domtic-partner benefs to their employe the U. Gaywheels has been keepg tabs on gay-iendly vehicl on a quarterly basis for the past 1.

“Sce the ceptn of this list, the Top 10 Most-Rearched Vehicl have always e solely om gay-iendly tomakers, leatg the importance of a brand’s rporate polici and posns regard to the gay muny, ” said Joe LaMuraglia, founr of. Apparently, we as a society are so wrapped up the ia of how "gay" objects, clothg styl, and activi are that we n't even leave tomobil out of !

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Th, the guys at Car Talk, those te terers of r nversatn, have e up wh the: lists of the top 10 gay and lbian rs.

Let's take a look, shall we?‘Surf Girls Hawai’i’ is the Real-Life ‘Blue Csh’ We’ve Waed 21 Years ForOffEnglishCar Talk took a pletely non-scientific poll and queried their lbian and gay listeners, and apparently some straight and bisexual people, too, askg for nomatns of the bt queer vehicl.

Good for seemg utterly pretent and important the area of At's Wt Camp, where I lived wedged between sorory ho.Okay, so how about the Top 10 Gay Cars?10.

BT CARS FOR GAY PEOPLE

Is VW to gay men what Suba is to lbian women?What do you thk, folks, are the lists accurate? A new survey (of 3, 685 rponnts) by and Senei reveals that 67 percent of both gay male and lbian r buyers nsir "very or somewhat important" for to pani to exhib a "gay-iendly" reputatn (when 's fed by whether the pany offers domtic partner benefs to s employe). And 42 percent of gay men and 39 percent of gay women report hoehold e above that level.

Suba's woog of the gay and lbian dience seems to be workg--at least on one level--bee was the overwhelmg favore (chosen by 45 percent of rponnts, wh Volkswagen and Ford a distant send and third) as the most gay-iendly r pany.

FORD PROUDLY BUILDS A ‘VERY GAY’ CAR IN RPONSE TO PERSON'S HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT

"We are fely perceived as gay iendly, " says Domick Infante, a Suba spokman. Acrdg to Joe LaMuraglia, a former Nissan employee who now serv as 's publisher, Saab serv special mentn as the brand most over-reprented among gay and lbian buyers.

Market, but gay men are 18 tim more likely to own one than is the general public. "The rults show that when to marketg, gay men and lbians are two very distct groups, LaMuraglia said.

Beg gay-iendly and havg good brand awarens are very posive factors, but the pani still have to have products that meet all their needs.

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Lbians, by the way, are more likely to buy a r based on environmental factors than are gay men. Wh the arrival of the full-on enomic meltdown, everyone needs to sle back, even the gays. Here are five extremely ed—but still pellg—rs you n efully utilize the hard tim to e, one for each of the re homosexual (vehicular) body-typ.

It's gay an unrstated, but solidly tasteful kd of way: sual, slow, liltg, but oh so elegant, like your rator, or Bill Blass. 2) Convertible: 1989-1997 Mazda MiataThe punch le to every straight a-hole's joke about what a gay r looks like, Mazda's morn take on the Brish roadsters of the 60's and 70's is, tth, Gay as Hell. I personally wouldn't be ught ad drivg one public for fear of havg eggs thrown at my face, but the numero private tim I've driven my iends' Miatas I've found them fiendishly fun (and so cute, I jt want to Gay Marry them).

LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE

They reprent a gay fantasy of some mid-century, Graham Greene, closet-se, Ambassadorial liftyle, wh lots of slim sus, afternoon cktail parti, and cute native pool boys. 4) Tck: 1981-1985 Volkswagen Rabb Diel PickupYou own a gay landspg bs, so you claim that you need a big tck.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

Get some body lored pat and whe-out the V-O-L-K and E-N on the tailgate, and you have the gayt tck the world: the back of will read S-W-A-G5) Sedan: 1994-1997 Honda AcrdVote For Your Favore Dow-Dropp' Gay Car(polls)Your job's been elimated, your ndo's been foreclosed, and your Acura has been repo-ed. And as soon as you replace the purple neon washer nozzl and boom' ffee n exhst that the kid you bought om stalled, will be a very stealthy vehicle, eful for slippg unr the gaydar of the wdow-smashg neo-fascists who are sure to be on the rise once this prsn really gets some tractn, or the Children of Men-like crowds of angry urban out huntg for seemgly valuable gay prey.