For the benefit of those who are too trusting or unaware on the outside, answer this question: Why do inmates, when they're on the inside, often ask their pen-pals what kind of cars they drive? What do you, or can you, do with that information? Thanks.

Maybe they are just curious...or someone who's really into cars. My man can actually see from out the window in his cell where the cars drive in on visiting day. He watches for my car when he knows I'll be visiting that day.

I think it is the interest of keeping up with what is going on in the world. guys like cars, it is a conversation point. Just my opinion. My son wants to know about everything, cars, clothes, music. they have left all this behind.

When I was in for the time I had, I missed out on a lot of things. Time seemed to pass by with me standing still. That's kinda how it is in prison, especially in higher security prisons where you're behind walls and can't see traffic. Inmates lose sense of time while in prison and need ways to kinda hold on to it. What's more common than a car? They can see commercials of it on tv, they can read about it in newspapers and magazines. Just something to try to create a bond or hold on to. Granted I can see where you might be a little concerned about him asking that, but I think it isn't as bad as you think. What does he say about it when you ask him why he's asking about what kind of car you drive? I think it's just something to make conversation, but I see your point.

I agree with most of the posts here. Its a matter of keeping up with what is current. I mean come on we all know that for men their cars are an extension of their D*%&@ lol!.

When my Fiance was home he would take pictures of the best cars and send them to is boys just so they would know what a Bently looked like.

I bought 2 news cars last year and before he even asked me ow much I paid he wanted picutres.

I think its just a man thing.....

I agree with the car obsession thing that was mentioned above. Almost all guys have that. I would like to add this thought. If you didn't know your pen-pal before, maybe he doesn't know what to say. I would think it would be hard to start up, and keep up dialog with someone I didn't know personally.

im sorry cannot answer your question as mine has never asked me those sort of questions but men on the outside are more likely to ask u those questions

I was just reading the post from gussie,as i was reading i got to thinking about my brother,Smokie was in prison over have his life,it seems to me when you are behind the walls it's the little things that mean the most,he also asked me what kinda car i drove i had to laugh i drive a f259 4x4 ford he wanted pics he wanted pics of everything.The things we see everyday like the birds,wild critters you see i live on a farm so to see wild turkeys in the yard is not a big deal to me ,to see the deers running accross the pasture,to see a rainbow in the sky after a spring rain,to smell fresh cut grass,to watch the flowers bloom,my brother was released due to the fact he was terminally ill,yes he was dying,on one of the days he was having a good day we watched the little birds come and eat the bird seed i throw out ,i have parrotts what better way than to get rid of the left overs from them i just throw it out into the yardand the wild birds love it,just watching him watch them was a moment i will never forget:) So it may be cars it maybe anything hell the price of gas,laughs to myself yu know when he knew he was going to get to come home he wanted a nintindo?well i really am not into games so when i went to wal-marts the kid kinda looked at me crazy he told me things have changed and if i wanted something like that
they had better games even tho he didn't have a clue about the game i watched him play it in demo mode and smiled he really thought he was giving it hell it was a racing game:pI love my brother soooo much and i miss him like crazy,in my heart and in my mind i will always remember the little things we shared,like watching the birds!!!!

May You Always Walk In Beauty
Smokies sister Sarah

I never asked anyone anything. And I never talked to anyone either. Maybe they were planning on driving your car when you got out and wanted to know what they were going to be crusing in? When I was locked up, it was for quite some time. It was easier mentally and physically to not communicate with anyone on the outside. At least for me. I guess if you are doing cake time in the county its probably pretty easy.

Being behind the walls is not the same.

For the benefit of those who are too trusting or unaware on the outside, answer this question: Why do inmates, when they're on the inside, often ask their pen-pals what kind of cars they drive? What do you, or can you, do with that information? Thanks.

If you drive a 74 Pinto then you are probably not worth much money, but if you drive a 2005 Lexus then you could be worth being friends with, or so the mind works for many inmates.

You got that right Big Joe !
Some of them are always thinking .

Coming at this from the opposite position... One of my 'pals mentioned the hassle she was going to go through getting her car back on the road and reregistered with the DMV, and I immediately was curious as to what she drove... It's totally a guy thing. :)

(Or an L.A. thing -- anyone ever see the movie Swingers? Woman: "What do you drive?" "Excuse me?" "What kind of a car do you drive?" "It's a Cavalier. A red... uh..." (As the woman begins to ignore the guy...)

When I was in prison I knew alot of women that would write to several different people asking questions like this so they could more or less find out how much money they had and if they were willing to give it up. They would convince their pen-pals that they were ready to start over and that they wanted more than anything to do it with them. It was "usually" a con!! Most of the people that are in prison are/were some sort of con artist and if they weren't they usually played the game well while they were there. I've seen it too many times to believe it anyother way. It is just a way for the person doing the conning to feel that they are in control. Also, most of the time if the pen-pal didn't give up any money or information pertaining to their money then the inmate would eventually quit writting.

When I was in prison I knew alot of women that would write to several different people asking questions like this so they could more or less find out how much money they had and if they were willing to give it up. They would convince their pen-pals that they were ready to start over and that they wanted more than anything to do it with them. It was "usually" a con!! Most of the people that are in prison are/were some sort of con artist and if they weren't they usually played the game well while they were there. I've seen it too many times to believe it anyother way. It is just a way for the person doing the conning to feel that they are in control. Also, most of the time if the pen-pal didn't give up any money or information pertaining to their money then the inmate would eventually quit writting.

Now, that is the the truth! Most are and most do and some are very very good. You have a lot of needy women who are just to happy to have a man and will do anything to believe he really cares about her.
women can run a pretty good con game too but men are not as fast to fall for the BS as women. Again, we know that not every man in prison is a Con artist so not judging the whole lot.

Sarah n KC, that was so beautiful, thank you.