Ask
Patty is back again, recovering from BloghHer07 and bringing you our
carnival for this week. We have scoured the internet for mentions of
women and their cars. We pulled stories and posts that concern women’s
cars in order to celebrate the launch of Ask Patty’s new feature: CarBlabber! Read on!
Edmunds Driving Woman blog
has a funny story about driving her Lexus SUV: “The first time I drove
a Lexus SUV, I was so excited that I decided to put on red lipstick at
a stoplight. A mistake, for sure. The light changed and I got the
lipstick smudged on the visor. At that point I decided to calm
down…after all it was just an SUV.” And by the looks of her post, she
had a co-pilot!
At Club Crafty,
Crafty Lil Momma says that women are much more satisfied than their
male partners...when it comes to their vehicles, according to the 2004
"What Women Want" Automotive Satisfaction Study, conducted for the
sixth consecutive year by the Good Housekeeping Institute and J.D.
Power and Associates. She lists the top things women want when car
shopping, which includes safety, performance, substance, and fuel
economy, among others. Check out the post to read the rest.
AutoBlogGreen
is touching on the issue of women and their cars this week as well.
They are spouting off about an article seen in the Des Moines Register
that states, “Women make more than 85 percent of the purchasing
decisions for their families, ... so increasing ethanol sales will
depend on making the corn-based fuel more attractive to female
consumers.” Well duh! So check out the reactions of the little bloggers
over at AutoBlogGreen.
And just because we love talking about women and their stories about
car buying and car shopping, we thought we’d share this post from Wild Women Stories.
She talks about her experiences shopping for a car at dealerships and
how the experience was less than appealing (shocker!). Her husband
doesn’t like it either! Take that dealers!
And speaking of chauvinists, check this out. You just absolutely have to.
Baby Boomer Woman’s Countdown
blogged about meeting Patty format BlogHer07. She mentions that
AskPatty.com features automotive advice for women and that Jody (aka
Patty) was a fellow baby boomer! She says she’ll have to check out our
blog if she ever decides to buy that Acura that she likes...or that
sports car when she turns 50! She talks about how she loved Patty so
much! Check out the rest of her update!
Speaking of CarBlabber, Yvonne at Lipsticking
has posted about it! She says, “Let's face it - women like to talk.
Talking is what we do best. Some women can talk through 19 hours of
hard labor! Some women can talk through a wedding, in between sobs, of
course. A lot of women talk in their sleep, so I've heard. Hop on over
the Car Blabber and post a review... for heaven's sake, what are you
waiting for?” THANK YOU YVONNE!
And so now, should we talk about CarBlabber? Oh okay, you twisted my arm! Is your car sexy? What does your car
mean to you? Do you love or hate your car? Is your car a fashion
statement or a pile of junk? Ask Patty has just launched our new beta
version social network for women to blog about their cars. That’s
right. We want you to tell us all about your car and any car you’ve
ever owned. You can tell us all the good, bad, and the ugly – we want
to hear it all on CarBlabber.
That’s it for this week! Thank you for all of your submissions! Make sure to submit next week! Please remember to submit your article using the online form or by emailing Breanne at Breanne@askpatty.com.
