Is the Merc SLK 200 a 'girls car'?

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me thinks this is enough for me...

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Just go and buy a more manly version - maybe not manly, but more Martina Navratilova

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Thanks for the research, Dodgyken, but it looks the same to me, except for the colour ... is it more manly because of the bigger 'thing' in the front, between the ... ummm... wheels?

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I've seen plenty of cars driven b... Well, you get the idea.

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It has an engine with the right number of cylinders, which means, when the roof is down, you will be able to enjoy the sound of the engine - and it has wheels that haven't been stolen from a settee.

Buying a SLK with a 4-cylinder engine is like going all the way to India for a curry - and then deciding you'll only eat the curry dip in McDonalds.

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Paja[edit]

Paja (lit.: "straw", used in farms for cattle and other animals to lie on): the expression hacerse/tirarse la/una paja is used in Spain, South America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Panama, meaning "to masturbate."; in Chile, Peru and Ecuador, correrse la paja is used instead. In most parts of Central America and the Spanish Caribbean (and Chile as well) to masturbate is to pajearse. Pajero, or pajillero ("one who does paja") in Spain, is a masturbator (wanker) and also can imply a weakling or a fool, due to a cultural association of masturbation with mental weakness.

In certain regions, such as Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, pajero (fem. pajera) can refer to someone who is lazy (similar to the American English sense of a "jerk-off"). In Guatemala and Honduras it means "liar". For example: Vos sos bien pajero, "You're such a liar." In Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, and El Salvador, hablar paja can mean either "to talk nonsense" (Tú solo hablas (pura) paja, "You're just talking nonsense") or "small talk" (Estuve hablando paja con un amigo, "I was making small talk with a friend"). Calling someone pajoso or pajosa means he or she either lies a lot or speaks nonsense. Someone who is ignorant may be called a pajudo/a or pajúo/a' (lit.: "full of paja").

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors introduced a sport utility model called the Pajero. The name was derived from a South American wildcat, but became a running joke. In the Americas and in Spain, the vehicle was rebadged as the Montero. (It has since been replaced in North America by the Mitsubishi Endeavor.)

In Peru, paja can also mean "cool": Qué paja tu carro ("Your car is cool/nice.")

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A man comfortable in his masculinity can drive any car. Buying one is a different matter. The opinion of your significant other may be the deal breaker.

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I'm so comfortable with my masculinity I let my chauffeurs drive... my trams and buses.

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Getting divorced ! so OH doesn't count.

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At present I do too.. but then i feel a bit handicapped when it comes to going to places like Jumbo / Ikea / Pontarlier shopping etc .. thus the need.

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Got the point Dodgy, but i've been a 'cruise controll' man since i came here. I do all my 'adventurous' driving driving during my visits to India

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Most definately. Real men drive an Opel Manta.

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"No one with any interest in finding someone to procreate with, or at least practice procreating, will drive an Opel or Ford - no arguments."

This is hilarious! When I met my intellectual husband, he invited me to an opera chorus ( in which he sang!), in his SPORTS car....an Opal GT!!

I thought he was rather special ......turned out to be an amazing husband and life! Haha