Although getting to have sex in a car isn’t an opportunity that comes my way very often these days, I do remember how fun it was. Aside from a mutual masturbation situation in the car with an ex a couple years ago, the last time I had sex in a car was during a snowstorm in college. My college boyfriend and I snuck out over winter break to have sex in his car, but unfortunately the car slid into a snowbank and got stuck. However, being champs, before we called AAA for help, we had sex, then took care of the car problems. Priorities, right?
“People have been having sex in cars since cars were invented,” Cassandra Corrado, sex educator and brand consultant, tells Bustle. “We might think of car sex as something that horny teenagers do when they go to their town’s Makeout Point, but people of any age can have car sex. Parents might want to have car sex because it affords them the privacy they might not get at home (and is more cost-efficient than taking a kid-free vacation).”
Or, as Corrado points out, there are those who have car sex not because they want privacy, but because they want to get caught.
“For people who thrive on exhibitionism or who want a little bit of an adventurous feel, car sex is a great option,” Corrado says. “Many cars come with slightly tinted windows now, newer cars have power reclining seats, and you might just get off on the thrill that someone could catch you.”
Although sex in public can be hot and exciting for the exhibitionists out there, it is illegal. So, as Corrados suggests, it’s best to find a place that’s a “balance between public and private” when trying out these 3 sex sex positions for the car.
How to do it: With one partner seated with their knees bent, the other partner should straddle them, lowering themselves onto the seated partner.
Why it’s good for in the car:
“If one of you is smaller than your partner (or if you’re on the shorter side in general), then a modified you-on-top position works well,” Corrado says. “This position works best if the person on top has a vagina — regardless of what the other person is working with. Slide your seat as far back as it goes to give you both a bit more room, and then climb over to straddle them.”
This position is great for not just the driver’s seat, if it’s pushed far enough away from the steering wheel so there isn’t incessant horn-beeping with every move, but works in the back seat and passenger seat as well.
How to do it: First of all, you want to get into regular missionary for this position — which for many of us is intercourse 101. Next, whomever is on the bottom should pull their knees up toward them, while their partner bends their knees a bit too as they penetrate the person their back.
Why it’s good for in the car: Bent knee positions are great because they immediately shorten people up, making them fit into smaller spaces than they usually would. Since that’s the case, this position can work lying down in the backseat or in the passenger’s seat.
How to do it: First, decide who’s getting on their hands and knees. Once that’s decide, the other partner gets on their knees as they begin to penetrate the partner who’s on their hands and knees.
Why it’s good for in the car: Before you even try to get into position you want to figure out where you have the space to do it.
“If you’re driving a smaller car, you may want to stick to the seat itself — but if you’re in a larger car, like an SUV, you have more modification options,” Corrado says. “Bring the front seats as far forward as they go to give you as much room as possible.” From here, the person being penetrated can hold the side of the door, if you’re both looking for that more traditional doggy style or you could collapse it, so to speak.
Sex in the car can be really fun! It’s all about not being afraid to try other positions that may not have crossed your mind as “sex-in-the-car” friendly. But there are still a couple things to keep in mind.
“Be safe — and I mean in the driving sense,” Corrado says. “It’s way easier to knock your gearshift into neutral than you might think, so put your parking brake on — even if you live somewhere relatively flat. Don’t forget to lock your doors, either.”
You’re never too old to have sex in a car, so if you get the opportunity, the go for it.