QOTD: Do You Fit the Profile?

“Huh, I wouldn’t have figured you for a [insert make and model here] driver.”

“You don’t seem like the type to drive a…”

You get the idea. The personality we project in polite social and work settings might not be the primal being that emerges when no one’s around. There’s a bit of Jekyll and Hyde in all of us, and it sometimes manifests itself in what we drive. All too often, of course, the mundane reality of personal finances keep even these urges under wraps.

But not always.

Meek and mild men sometimes leave their accounting or insurance job to hit up something fierce for the drive home. Hardcore types who parkour their way out of the office complex while saying “bruh” at every opportunity might end up sliding behind the wheel of a minivan or sensible compact crossover. Something your grandmother would drive.

Of course, kindly five-foot tall grandmothers, my own included, might cause double takes wherever they go by preferring Mopar muscle over something that’s expected of them.

An environmental type who talks of fighting climate change and banning single-use plastics, who microwaves tofu and soy-based meals in the office kitchen, might just go home in an F-150 or Silverado at the end of the day. No Prius in sight. That thrifty hybrid, however, might just be the personal property of someone who scoffs at such overt virtuousness.

What we drive reflects one side of us. It’s not the entirety of who we are, but it’s a part of it — and sometimes that proves jarring to those who think they’ve got us pegged. Have you ever thrown co-workers or casual acquaintances off-balance with your daily driver? Do tell.

[Image: Shelby Automobiles]