what would [pynchon] drive?

[barbara100 at jps.net]

I think it would be fun for us to tell what kind of cars we drive. I see
there's a psychology to it, but I wonder if there's a correlation between
the degrees of our "fascistic disposition" and the "aggressiveness" of our
vehicles.
C'mon, I'll go first: Volvo stationwagon.

Thanks, Doug, for the story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,995669,00.html
[   ] In addition to the Hummer, the war helped to launch a broader sports
utility vehicle (SUV) craze. Psychiatrist Clotaire Rapaille, a consultant to
the automobile industry, conducted studies of postwar consumer psyches for
Chrysler and reported that Americans wanted "aggressive" cars. In interviews
with Keith Bradsher, the former Detroit bureau chief for the New York Times,
Rapaille discussed the results of his research. SUVs, he said, were
"weapons" - "armoured cars for the battlefield" - that appealed to
Americans' deepest fears of violence and crime. [   ]