Your Taste in Cars Might Match Your Type in Women

My husband has often said, “A man’s taste in cars matches his type in women.” At first, I’d never heard anything like that and didn’t give it much thought. But the more I considered it, the more it started to seem plausible—so I wrote a blog post about it a while back.

→ Related article: How a man’s taste in cars can reveal the type of women he likes.

The post gradually drew more and more readers and eventually became one of the blog’s most popular articles. So today, I’d like to share my thoughts on a video I recently came across online, in which comedian Shinsuke Shimada shares his theory about the connection between cars and women.

What a Man’s Car Can Reveal About Him

The video was taken from an episode of the Japanese TV show Jinsei ga Kawaru Ippunkan no Fukai Hanashi (“Deep and Interesting Stories That Can Change Your Life”), broadcast several years ago.

The celebrity guests on that episode looked so young that it really brought home just how much time has passed.

The clip focuses only on Shimada’s comments about cars, so the surrounding context isn’t clear. But it begins with him laying out his theory:

“Look at a man’s car, and you can tell what kind of woman he’s attracted to—and how he treats women.”

As I watched, I thought, “That’s exactly what my husband has always said.” Maybe it’s not so much that you can tell a man’s particular “thing” for women, but that you can get a sense of his type in women, and how he treats a partner or wife.

“A man who keeps one car for years and takes good care of it is someone who cherishes one woman. A man who has a main car and wants another sports car on the side wants another woman in addition to his wife.”

The host and guests looked convinced: “That makes sense!”

It’s true that we tend to picture a man who keeps one car for a long time and looks after it as someone who also cherishes his wife or girlfriend. And if someone owns several cars, well, you might imagine he tends to move from one woman to another, too…

Shimada went on:

“I’m like this myself: I don’t know anything about cars. I just want one that looks cool. Guys like that care only about appearances. They don’t look at what’s on the inside.”

The other comedians nodded along. Then Shimada turned to one of them and asked, “What kind of car do you think you’ll drive someday?”

The comedian replied, “Well, I’m not really into cars, so I’d be fine with a rental.” Fair enough! (laughs)

Obviously, this theory won’t apply to everyone, but broadly speaking, I thought there was some truth to it. People make similar comments about men who often replace their watches, too. There seems to be plenty of overlap between the way someone treats cars and watches and the way they approach relationships.

As I looked into it further, I found another clip from a different TV show in which Shimada explains his theory about cars and women in a little more detail.

Shimada’s Theory on Cars and Women, Explained

In the other clip, Shimada shared this take:

“For men, a car is like a girl. So a guy who owns several cars wants several girls. Guys who want sports cars or Ferraris want to date women who look cool, even if they’re not easy to be with. They don’t care what’s on the inside. But a man who drives one car for five or ten years and takes the time to polish it himself is a man who knows how to truly love one woman.”

Then he started offering the women in the audience some dating advice:

“So you girls need to look at a man’s car before you date him. Pay attention to how he treats it. Ask, ‘What make is it? How big is the engine?’ If he doesn’t know anything about the car, and can’t answer when you ask what kind of engine it has, he’s a man who cares about appearances. If he leaves all the car washing to someone else, he’s a man who can’t show much affection. And if he wants to own lots of cars, doesn’t care about the engine size, and just wants everyone to go, ‘Wow, that’s amazing! So cool!’—well… that’s the kind of guy I am.”

Everyone burst out laughing.

At the end, he jokingly asked a married female comedian, “What does your husband drive—his feet?” That made me laugh, but she’s a lovely person, so I’m sure her husband adores her.

How Does My Husband Measure Up to the Theory?

That got me wondering: How would my husband fare under this car theory? I jotted down a few things he often says or does, then sorted them into positives (+) and possible concerns (−).

【The positives】
① He often says, “A man who takes care of his car takes care of himself,” and regularly washes and polishes his cars.
→ Does that mean he takes good care of his wife, too?
② When he buys a car, he researches every detail and doesn’t make a decision until he’s satisfied.
→ Does he value a woman’s character as much as her looks?
③ He covers the Boxster with a custom-fit car cover to protect it from dirt and damage.
→ What does that mean!? Well, it can’t be a bad thing.
④ He says the relationship between a car and its driver is a “team.”
→ Maybe he’d like his marriage to feel like a team, too.

【The possible concerns】
① He owns five cars (Boxster GTS, Panamera Turbo, Golf, SL 500, and S 63 AMG Coupe)
→ Does that mean he has four women on the side, in addition to his wife!?
② He changes which car he drives depending on his mood that day.
→ Does he also change which woman he spends time with depending on his mood?
③ He says, “The Boxster, Golf, Panamera, and SL all have their own strengths. I can’t say one is better than the others.”
→ He loves them all, so he can’t settle on just one woman!?

That’s the theory, anyway. So far, there’s no sign of another woman in my husband’s life (at least, I hope not! lol).

So, according to Shimada’s theory, what kind of man is my husband? Or maybe he’s simply such a genuine car enthusiast that the theory doesn’t quite fit…

I’ll keep giving this theory some thought.