Moms: Take This Quiz And We'll Guess Which Car Is Best For You!

By: Mark Lichtenstein

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

As a mother and a woman, you have a lot of different sides of your personality. You still want to be the person that you are, but you have to be a mother too. This can be hard in all walks of life, but even more so when it comes to picking out a vehicle. You want something fun and that suits your personality, but you also want something practical, that you can fit all of the kids in, and that you aren't going to get too bummed out about if it gets trashed because kids totally trash things you know; it is a scientific fact.

So what do you do? Jam all of the kids in a little sports car that is fun to drive, or buy some big clunky SUV that is hard to drive and is bad on gas. Or, maybe there is something in between that you could do? Of course, this all depends on how many kids you have and how many friends they have that you are carting around. When will your kids get their license? If it isn't soon, you might want to take this quiz to help you figure out which car is best for you and your family.

How far do you need to go most days?

60 miles

30 miles
20 miles

10 blocks

How far do you need to go, when you go on a longer drive?

500 miles or so

200 miles
1,000 miles

Several thousand miles

How often do you mind stopping for gas?

I don't mind frequent stops.

I never want to stop for gas.
I don't mind stopping every once in a while.

I will stop when the car tells me to, because I only want it to stay happy and not break down.

How many people do you need to fit into your car on a regular basis?

Two to four

Two to five
Two to three

Two to nine

How easy is it to find parking where you work?

No

Yes
It depends on the weather.

I work from home.

Do you park in a garage at home?

Sometimes

Always
I park in a driveway.

I never park in a garage.

What kind of community do you live in?

I live outside the city, and outside of the suburbs.

I live in the suburbs.
I live in a satellite town.

I live in the city.

Do you spend a lot of time in stop and go traffic?

No

Yes
Not if I can help it.

I spend a lot of time sitting in my car waiting for my kids to come out of school.

How often are you on the highway?

Frequently

Twice a day, five days a week
A couple times a week

Only on holiday trips

How much do you value excitement, when you drive?

I need to have some fun! What else is life for?

I like a little excitement.
I only want excitement some of the time.

I don't want any excitement.

Do you ever want the singing in the car to stop?

Yes! How many times do I have to listen to the Moana soundtrack?

I don't mind it.
I will crank up my music to shut it up.

I am broken, and have given up on stopping the singing.

Do you mind making everyone else carsick?

I look forward to that.

I don't want someone getting sick in my beautiful new car!
They can puke out the windows.

Yes, I mind.

How many gears do you want?

5 and a reverse gear

One
Maybe 6, but with some special settings

I don't know.

Do you need a manual shifter?

Yes, I need one.

No, I hate that part of driving.
No, but I need low range gears.

I don't know how to use a manual shifter.

How often do you need all four wheels to get power?

Never

Every once in a while
Frequently

I don't know.

Have you tried changing tires for the season instead of just getting a Subaru?

Yes

No
Sometimes

You can change your tires??

With the right tires on your vehicle, how often do you really need four wheel drive?

Never

Not often
Often

I have no idea.

Do you ever go camping with the family?

No, only tailgating

A few times
Frequently

Never

Do you ever go on road trips with your romantic partner, but not the kids?

Yes, all the time.

Yes, but not too often.
Yes, but it doesn't usually involve roads.

No

How much of an environmentalist are you?

Not even a little tiny bit.

I care a lot about carbon emissions.
I volunteer to clear trails and resettle animals.

I don't care, so long as I have a cheap, reliable car.

Do you care much about having a high tech car?

I don't care at all.

It's all I care about.
I don't care about how high tech it is, I care about how capable it is.

I don't care, as long as it's comfortable.

Do you ever experience range anxiety?

Only when I get excited and put my foot down.

No, I don't drive very far.
Yeah, I don't want to get stranded in the wilderness in the nuclear apocalypse.

What? No. There are gas stations everywhere.

Are you loaded?

I make a decent living.

Yeah, I'm so loaded.
No, but I'm not poor.

I have enough money for a new car, that's about it.

How much stuff do you need to cram into the back?

Not much. Some bags, maybe a box.

Some bags, a dog, etc.
A dog, some bags, equipment

Loads of bags, groceries, dogs (plural!) and furniture

Does your partner plan to use the same vehicle?

Yes, and they need to have a good time.

Yes, and they have more or less my tastes.
No, this is just for me.

No. Maybe. I don't know.

Do you want to advertise what your car is, with badges, etc?

Absolutely not

Yeah, I want them to know I have a big loan.
Only to those who know

I don't care.

Do you want to make your inner teenager happy?

Yes, absolutely

No, but my inner adult could use some happiness.
Maybe, for my time in the scouts.

No, I need a machine that moves from point A to point B.

When you hear the question "Do you want to do some doughnuts?" how do you feel?

Like getting behind the wheel and doing some doughnuts.

Is that code for drugs?
I'm not a silly teenager, so no thank you.

There's a Dunkin' right nearby! Let's go!

Do you like the feel of analog mechanical things more than digital things?

Give me something mechanical!

Give me something digital!
I'll take whatever works best.

I'll take whatever is cheapest.

Knobs or touch-screen?

Knobs, all the way

Definitely a touch screen. It shuts my kids up.
I'd like big knobs I can handle while wearing gloves.

I don't mind.

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