Monday, December 06, 2004
Don't Ask Me. I'm Just a Girl.
A team of female Volvo engineers have created a car just for women - and it has no hood. That's right. If something goes wrong in the car, the car sends an email to the dealership and schedules an appointment. Because the hood can only be opened at the dealership.
I'd find this extremely sexist, but given that the idea comes from women, can it be called sexist. It does give the impression that women will never want to tinker with a car, nor will they ever want to do their own maintenance, or even attempt to fix the car if it does break down on the side of the road. It also further alienates that ability of local mechanic to fix a car - if they can't get to the interior workings without a computer code, it becomes way to much of a hassle. Has Volvo managed to make a car that now can only be repaired by a technical specialist, like a TV repairman? Should there by a "Warranty Void if removed" sticker place on the car?
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