CEO's and their cars

[t951]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-12-10-ceo-cars_N.htm

Notice that Porsche made the cut.

The only thing that makes this a little sad is the fact that the polling total was 90 people...

t.

[widgeon13]

Cars are an insignificant part of there lives, they just have them to replace penis envy.

[equality72521]

The CEO of Kroger drives a VW Passat

[Zeke]

Our CEO drives a 959.

Where is Roger Penske on this?

[911Rob]

Wasn't too many cars not mentioned? ha, ha.
the BMW guys will like the article too, I'm sure.

I like what they had to say about the Porsche though...

If cars reflect personality, the variety suggests that CEOs are as assorted as Galápagos Islands species. There are those like Pace Micro Technology's (PCMXF) Neil Gaydon, who drives a $100,000 Porsche because, "I'm obsessed with performance, speed and design, the traits that I apply to my responsibilities."

"My employees like to see me driving a nice car," says Larry Gaynor, CEO of Nailco Group, a beauty products company, who drives a white $100,000 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet. "It gives them a feeling the company is doing well."

and I'd agree here too.....

Southwest Airlines (LUV) CEO Gary Kelly, for instance, last year bought a used '05 Porsche 911 Carrera. "You have to drive; it might as well be fun," he says.

Not sure about this one though???

Bert Hancock, owner of Robert Hancock property management, says if he drove a black Hummer his employees would see him as a "pompous jerk."

and right up there with the way that my wife feels about vehicles too....

....None of the women responded.

[Moneyguy1]

In other words:

"I can, so I do...."


Well, SOMEBODY has to buy the new ones so we can buy the used ones......