What your car says about you

Want to find out what sort of message your wheels are delivering?

Take this quiz to see how the car you drive tells those around you about the type of person you are, according to Charles Kenny, president of consumer psychology firm Kenny & Associates, who also has interpreted consumer buying behavior for GM, Toyota and Nissan.

1. If you drive a blue Toyota Camry, you are:

   Reliable, dependable, but perhaps slightly boring.

   Vivacious, outgoing, in need of attention.

   Reserved, cautious, slightly mistrusting of others.

   Deranged, a danger to yourself and the community at large.

2. If you drive a green Honda Civic, you want people to see you as:

   Someone devoted to the earth.

   Someone devoted to the accumulation of cash.

   Someone devoted to making smart decisions.

   Someone devoted to Kermit the Frog.

3. If you drive a Silver BMW 325I, you are:

   Someone who is madly in love with themselves.

   Someone who wants a little attention but is more interested in a pleasurable driving experience.

   Someone who just wants to be left alone.

   Someone who just wants a burger and fries.

4. If you drive a red Ford Mustang Mach 1, you are:

   Someone who wants to tell the world how serious you are.

   Someone who wants to tell the world how secure you are.

   Someone who wants to tell the world about 1-800-Collect.

   Someone who wants to tell the world how fun-loving you are.

5. If you drive a gray Ford Expedition SUV, you're telling the world:

   Whatever I do, I do it up really big.

   Whatever I do, I do for a good cause.

   Whatever I do, I do only after consulting my therapist.

   Whatever I do, I do it for you.

6. If you drive a black Saturn sedan, you are:

   More interested in car color than in performance.

   More interested in being cared for than in the driving experience.

   More interested in baseball than football.

   More interested in Christina Aguilera than Britney Spears.

7. If you drive a yellow Hummer, you are probably:

   A guy who's really insecure about showing how powerful you are.

   A guy who can enjoy the crushing wail of Metallica and the soothing sounds of Yo-Yo Ma in the same setting.

   A guy who's really vulnerable right now, but would prefer not to talk about it.

   A guy who thinks he was a queen bee in a former life.

8. If you drive a white Kia Rio, you are:

   Trying to look economical, but you're really foolhardy with money.

   Trying to look intelligent, but you actually dropped out of high school.

   Trying to look like a Shark, but you're really a Jet.

   Trying to look smart, but are really a cheapskate.

9. If you drive a gold PT Turbo, you are:

   Bubbly, but hiding a deep depression.

   Suspicious of others, but trying to look open to new experiences.

   Fun loving, but trying to relive the past.

   Republican, but trying to look like a Democrat.

10. If you drive a red Viper SRT-10, you:

    Delight in rubbing your success in other people's faces.

    Have way too much money.

    Never really understood the concept of "subtle."

    Go to the limits to show your ego to the world.