A schoolboy who couldn't have been a minute older than eight years old, walked to the passenger side of Zola 7's purple Crossfire where I comfortably sat. Maybe I looked too comfortable because he looked me straight in the eye and delivered this cool insult: "Uyajabula ne? Ujola necelebrity and linekari egrand." Loosely translated, he was telling me how ecstatic I must be to be dating a celebrity with a nice car.

What he said couldn't have been further from the truth. I was an irritated journalist who had waited for more than two hours for the star to arrive for an interview and got stuck in his car while he entertained his fans.

However, I was really surprised that at his age, this boy had already developed the attitude that all girls really aspire to warm up the passenger's side of cute cars. He was just saying what many men believe. But I still had to wonder who had put these corrupt thoughts in his young mind.

There has always been an issue about women and cars. Apparently, that's why we are with the men we are with – we love the Rovers, the Beemers and the Mercs.

Let your keys do the courting
In Durban they say let your keys do the courting. This means that a man need not even ask a woman out if he has the right set of keys.

My pastor back home used to say that young, wayward women could tell just by the sound of an engine what make the car was – even if they didn't own one. Boys used to love that joke and took it as the gospel truth.

But car advertisements feed into this belief. It's not likely that you'll see an ad with a woman driving an executive car – she is more likely to be white, near naked and hanging on the passenger side or clutching the bonnet for dear life.

And how many times have you heard someone say: "No, it can't be her car. I'm sure she's pulled a Khanyisile Mbau" when a woman pulls up in a nice vehicle?

The fact is, not all cars are deposited or bought by a man who has become a victim of a gold digger. If that is the case then we can safely say that all black men in snazzy cars should be stopped by the Police and asked for proof of ownership. After all, if a black man is driving a BMW, he stole it, got it as a kickback in a BEE deal or is a chauffer.

Do you agree with Sbu's opinion? Do girls date by car make? Share your thoughts below.

This column originally appeared in Move! magazine, Township Talk. Sbu is the Editor of Move! magazine. Check her out in the latest issue now!

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