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Celebrities and their cars
By Larry
Getlen • Bankrate.com
 Think
you know your favorite celebrities? Well, here's a way to find out
what they're really like. Just take a look at the cars they drive.
That will tell you more about them than you would ever imagine!
We asked Dr. Charles Kenny,
a psychologist, president of consumer psychology firm Kenny &
Associates and a man who has interpreted consumer buying behavior
for GM, Toyota and Nissan, to gives us his impression of several
celebrities based on the cars they drive.
1. Pam Anderson's black
SUV: "That Pamela Anderson drives a black SUV shows that
she's interested in a vehicle that's powerful, overwhelming and
makes a strong statement. It's a statement that says, 'I'm powerful,
and there are no limits to what I can do.'"
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger's
Hummer: "This is the essence of pure power. It's a super
vehicle, the most powerful one on the road, for a superman type
of thinker."
3. Cameron Diaz's 2002
Toyota Prius: "Somebody driving this wants to make a strong
statement about her character. It's a unique type of vehicle. It
says she's a friend of the earth type of person, who is obsessed
with telling other people that she cares about the environment more
than they do."
4. Eminem's 1999 Ford Mustang
convertible with custom purple paint job (since sold): "This
is a fun loving, sporty kinda guy who is very focused on how unique
he is."
5. Britney Spears' Silver
Porsche convertible: "This car says that she's a carefree
spirit and that she's more complex than people give her credit for.
Carefree on one hand and focused on precision engineering on the
other."
6. Brad Pitt's 2002 Mercedes-Benz
G500: "This car is the ultimate unique combination of power
and luxury in one package. He's expressing the ultimate in masculinity
and his social status at the same time."
7. Drew Barrymore's BMW
M3 convertible: "This says, 'I'm a free spirit who wants
to be in control all the time.'"
8. Ben Affleck's Aston
Martin DB7: "It says that he's playing like James Bond
in his off hours."
Larry Getlen is a freelance
journalist and comedian in New York.
Enjoy his frivolity at http://www.zhet.blogspot.com.
-- Posted: Dec. 4, 2002
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