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I’m a Honda Civic

By Catherine Toth Fox • January 10, 2013 • Musings, The Daily Dish

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Ever notice how people drive cars based on their personality?

Like old Japanese men drive old, white Subaru Foresters, paddlers drive trucks (with racks) or young downtown professionals, at least in Hawaii, are into Audi or Lexus?

I could never figure out what car fits my personality. Some have said I need something sporty — but I can’t fit a 9-foot surfboard in a Mercedes-Benz Roadster. But a truck doesn’t fit it me, either; they’re not practical — can’t lock your board in your car — and burn up too much gas.

So I decided to take a car personality quiz online — and there are a lot out there — and the result?

I’m a Honda Civic.

Which is funny because that’s what I drove for about 10 years until I totaled it in an accident last December.

Here’s what the quiz reported:

You’re a reliable and practical friend who can be counted on to come through when needed. You are rarely unprepared and would prefer to play it safe rather than take an unnecessary risk.

Hmm. I guess that’s true. But it sounds so… boring.

BMW-135i-05So I took another quiz — I’m telling you, there are TONS online! — and came up with this instead: a BMW 135i Coupe.

A sleek, sexy sports car is perfect for you. So what if the cost is a little steep, it’s worth it for a smooth ride. You love speed and take life by the horns. Someone slowing you down in life? Just pass ’em!

Better!

I hope the hubby is reading this!

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12 Comments

  • Reply matt January 10, 2013 at 11:41 am

    beats the hell out of “you’re a bus pass” (sorry Rod)

    • Reply DIO January 11, 2013 at 12:26 am

      could be worse, could be, “My only car is my feet.” 😛

  • Reply nsdgr January 10, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    I drive a Corvair.

    Old, moves when it wants to, and takes a while to warm up.

    I drive a Corvair.

  • Reply David Jackson January 10, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    If I were a car I would be either a Toyota Corolla or an Aventador… 3 guesses what they have in common.

  • Reply civicsi January 10, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    So just get the 2dr Civic Si and still save a wad of cash…

  • Reply eddyo January 10, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    G’day Cat,

    Wen u wuz on da Big Island, u nevah notice dat plenny house get one sedan & one truck–pickup.

    Over here we don’t have garbage pickup unless you pay, a lot of fishing, hunting & hiking areas so trucks or SUV’s are for real use.

    I had a Honda Accord hatchback in ’78, had a weird transmission. Like my Toyotas better, personal preference, eh?

  • Reply rayboyjr January 10, 2013 at 4:20 pm

    Hey Cat: … I’m one of those Toyota Corolla’s with the original “T” emblem removed and replaced with the Lexus “L” emblem …

    … like, hey, nice car… wait a minute … something just doesn’t look right!!! …

  • Reply 9th island Cuz January 11, 2013 at 3:12 am

    Cuz i took the test and I’m a “Dodge Ram, a full-size pickup truck (100%) “, well i guess the quiz works. I drive a 2005 Dodge Ram. LOL

  • Reply WildeOscar January 11, 2013 at 5:35 am

    I’ve liked just about every Civic from the present, very nice models, back to the tiny hatchbacks or the early 80s with motorcycle-size engines. However, I’ve never driven one. The only Honda I ever owned was a Prelude, not my auto soulmate, as it turned out. I loved the look and feel of the car, but it was just too light and used to slide around horribly on snow and ice. Living in the frozen north, it was my enemy in winter more than my friend.

    I hate to opine, not knowing you except from your blog, but Cat, you seem to me a Jeep Wrangler. I mean that as a compliment.

    As to that 1-series BMW, maybe. Fun, but high maintenance, and you definitely seem fun, but not so expensive to keep and fix. Civic seems much better, if not the Jeep.

    I have had to drive a lot for work, some years close to 30K miles, so I’ve owned a lot of cars and driven many, many rentals over my 30-year career. Over time, they grew to become things that passed through my life, and I don’t get too excited or identify too closely with cars anymore.

  • Reply M January 11, 2013 at 6:24 am

    Hello Cat!
    Those european cars are very nice but are very pricey not only to purchase but parts and repairs are expensive too.
    I drive a truck with racks.

  • Reply Annoddah Dave January 11, 2013 at 8:58 am

    CAT: When I was younger, I liked cars with front bench seats…for obvious reasons. Now that I am old, fat, and poor, I drive a 14 yr old Toyota Camry.

  • Reply Craig January 12, 2013 at 8:59 am

    What does it mean when the test says I’m an Edsel???

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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