Time and again, studies have explored the connection between vehicle types and personality types. However, seldom has a brand and its drivers been singled out the way Haryana's director-general of police, OP Singh, did this weekend when he criticised the Mahindra Thar. "The choice of car shows the mindset of a person," Singh said in Gurgaon on Saturday. Linking the SUV's drivers to road stunts and accidents, he added, "Whoever has a Thar, his mind would not be in its right place. Thar is not a car. It is a statement." People do make statements with a purchase. In that sense, Singh is right. But that is true across the spectrum of brands. Sure, one could be making a statement with a car, but one could be doing so with a watch, a dress, a pair of shoes, a handbag, or a perfume as well. "

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