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By BeatBoxBetty
They say that the eyes are the windows of the soul. If that's true, what about our cars? What statements are we making with our vehicles? Psychologist Dr. Charles Kenny, who's interpreted consumer buying behavior for GM, Toyota and Nissan, recently offered his analysis of several celebrities based on the cars they drive.
The Speeding Tickets
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."
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Drew
Barrymore's BMW M3 convertible: "This says, 'I'm a free spirit who
wants to be in control all the time.'"
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Ben
Affleck's Aston Martin DB7: "It says that he's playing like James Bond in
his off hours."
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The Gas Guzzlers
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."
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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."
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In the guzzler category, Dr.
Kenny failed to mention Justin Timberlake's latest addition, a new $115,000 V-12
493-horsepower Mercedes S600. But Justin seems to have no problems summing up
his new wheels. He recently told Rolling Stone, "It's pimp, so pimp!"
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The Environmentalists
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."
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Meryl
Streep also drives the same car -- and she's quite proud of it. "I drive a
Toyota Prius and I can't figure out why everyone else doesn't," she announced
during a recent interview. The hybrid vehicle runs on a combination of
electricity and gasoline and gets a whopping 51 miles to the gallon. "I used to
drive an Audi, which costs $60,000. This costs $18,000. It has a great sound
system, seats five, and still people drive around in these big, stupid SUVs that
are much more dangerous ... You people pay so much more in gas than I do," the
actress exclaimed in frustration. "You spend so much more money than I do ...
and I make more money!"
BeatBoxBetty has had her heels firmly planted in Hollywood for over 12 years. In addition to delivering celebrity gossip and news, Betty's interviewed such notables as Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, John Travolta, Mel Gibson and Meg Ryan.
