{"id":7798,"date":"2015-09-30T13:28:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T21:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/?p=7798"},"modified":"2021-04-24T12:13:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T20:13:30","slug":"dear-car-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/dear-car-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Car&#8230;GIRL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Car\u2026 Girl,<\/p>\n<p>Recently our marketing team sent out a Dear Car Guy email newsletter, instead of just posting it in the blog like they normally do. Simple click, and apparently a larger number of people see my ridiculous antics\/blog. End result\u2026 my inbox FLOODS!<\/p>\n<p>Floods, I say for a reason. It was a flood of email replies, the majority of which merely stated:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Car Guy, I\u2019m a Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, of course the consensus was to write a reply\u2026 to you, Car Girl.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re a rare breed, Car Girls that is. There are many who claim to be purebred, but it\u2019s like being Irish on St. Patty\u2019s day\u2026 you either are, or you\u2019re faking it for the attention. Either way, no one will call you out, and you\u2019ll get through the night just fine, but it\u2019s not entirely true.<\/p>\n<p>Being a true Car Girl is a lifestyle. It shows up in random ways throughout our lives, and can be misinterpreted by those who just don\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n<h2>1. We really want the driver seat.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-want-the-drivers-seat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-want-the-drivers-seat-1024x287.png\" alt=\"A car girl always wants to be in the driver's seat. If she lets you drive, she must really like you. \" width=\"600\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-want-the-drivers-seat-1024x287.png 1024w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-want-the-drivers-seat-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-want-the-drivers-seat-500x140.png 500w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-want-the-drivers-seat-900x253.png 900w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-want-the-drivers-seat.png 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If we are going on a date and we let him drive, we really (and I mean really) like him. However, one wrong move, or one boring ride, and it\u2019s likely he\u2019ll lose the privilege for quite some time. We don\u2019t judge guys by their car\u2026 ok, yes, yes we do\u2026 but even more so the care they take of it. It\u2019s not about the income, it\u2019s about the attention to detail, organization, and cleanliness. (Speaking of: If the car is dirty, and we\u2019re truly a car girl, we IMMEDIATELY KNOW he doesn\u2019t have what it takes to take care of us.)<\/p>\n<h2>2. We\u2019re not afraid to get dirty.<\/h2>\n<p>We may have control issues, this is probably where it stems from, but we would rather do it ourselves than have you do it for us. Which is why, whether we know how to fix it or not, we\u2019re the ones handeling the tools (despite a recent $50 manicure). More likely, you\u2019ll never get to be the \u2018lead mechanic\u2019 again, especially after we\u2019ve seen you do it once or figured it out ourselves. \u201cThanks for the help, I know how to do it now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>3.\u00a0We\u2019re in it for the community.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-unite.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-unite-1024x191.png\" alt=\"Us car girls need to stick together. \" width=\"600\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-unite-1024x191.png 1024w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-unite-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-unite-500x93.png 500w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-unite-900x168.png 900w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-girls-unite.png 1291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not about what we look like, or if our car is the best. For a Car Girl, it\u2019s about the people. We love our cars and will always take great care of them, but we go to install days, Nator meets, cars and coffee, or weekly Red Door meets for the people. We know you\u2019ll love our car and of course we\u2019ll talk crap about yours, but we\u2019re there to hang out and talk cars. Not many people get us but once we\u2019re hanging with our <em>Car People<\/em>, we remember where we belong.<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0We get offended by fake.<\/h2>\n<p>Guy OR Girl, if you\u2019re faking it, we can spot you a mile away. So please, don\u2019t spout off all the facts you randomly heard from a boyfriend you once had, or repeat an opinion that you read on a forum. We\u2019ve read it as well and are more interested to hear what you\u2019re learning, even if you\u2019re a noob. Tell us about YOUR MODS, not what you watched your buddy or bf do last weekend. Own your knowledge, even if it\u2019s limited, be real, and you\u2019ll fit right in!<\/p>\n<h2>5.\u00a0We\u2019re pretty freaking protective.<\/h2>\n<p>We have our guys. NO, it\u2019s not likely we\u2019ll be dating any of them\u2026 EVER. However, when a new girl shows up on scene, don\u2019t be surprised if your first impression of us is that we\u2019re kind of bitchy. It\u2019s a natural reflex. Waiting to find out if you\u2019re a real Car Girl too, and if you are, you know the drill so be patient. We\u2019ll probably end up best friends. If you\u2019re not, we will only respect you after you\u2019ve settled down into the group and picked just ONE of our guys to hang out with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-people.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-people.png\" alt=\"There's nothing quite like the bond between car people. We get each other, we understand each other, and we support each other. \" width=\"600\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-people.png 975w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-people-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-people-500x134.png 500w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/car-people-900x242.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen girls come and go in the car scene. Like I said before, we\u2019re a pretty rare breed and finding a purebred is like finding a unicorn.<\/p>\n<p>So,<\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s to you, Car Girl! You\u2019re a rare find, and we\u2019re happy to know you!<\/h3>\n<p>Stay safe, stay fast, stay happy!<\/p>\n<p>-Kim<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/kim-from-corksport.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/kim-from-corksport.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Car Girl: You are noticed. You are appreciate. And you are pretty freaking awesome. From your fellow car girl, Kim. \" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kim-Russell-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kim-Russell-01.png\" alt=\"Kim Russell-01\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kim-Russell-01.png 600w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kim-Russell-01-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kim-Russell-01-500x166.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Car\u2026 Girl, Recently our marketing team sent out a Dear Car Guy email newsletter, instead of just posting it in the blog like they normally do. Simple click, and apparently a larger number of people see my ridiculous antics\/blog. End result\u2026 my inbox FLOODS! Floods, I say for a reason. It was a flood &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/dear-car-girl\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dear Car&#8230;GIRL&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[464],"tags":[460,34,465,55],"class_list":["post-7798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dear-car-girl","tag-lifestyle","tag-mazda","tag-mazda-girls","tag-mazda-performance-products"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7798\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}