Does vehicle appearance matter to you? (muscle car, luxury, auto, sedans)
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Yes, I have to admit that I care. As much as I love the utility and gas mileage of my AWD CRV, it isnt the most attractive vehicle on the planet. I find myself longing for a 4X4 Toyota 4Runner on occasion, even an older one.
Given I'm driving a car that is 12 years old and I'm not the one who picked it out, I guess the answer is, not so much. At least not enough that it's something I would spend a lot of my money on. It's not that I don't appreciate a good-looking car, it's just not a priority in my budget. I do take good care of my old car, though. And I keep it reasonably clean.
Absolutely it matters, Style and looks are the most important factor when I buy. If I don't like the looks of a vehicle I won't seriously consider it. Even on a day to day basis I like my vehicles to be as clean as possible which is why this winter has been so annoying.
I feel the same way about my husband as I do my car. I don't care what it looks like, but when I turn the key I want it to take me where I want to go....lol.
I'm an artist and designer, so aesthetics are important to me. I like performance, too, but I can USE aesthetics even when the car isn't moving, and the looks of the car work even in traffic, where performance won't.
That being said, I like a really wide range of aesthetics, from customs and hot rods through aerodynamic exercises. And color is a factor. I like most colors but not on all cars. Certain cars work better in some colors that would look bad on other cars. And multi-tone paint jobs work great on some cars and horrible on others.
And the aesthetics have to be right for the role. A Wrangler can be aesthetically pleasing and look good without looking like a classic Pininfarina Ferrari. A pickup can look good, and not look like a luxury sedan.
Before I had a family, practicality wasn't an issue at all, and gas was cheap so long Sunday pleasure drives could easily be justified. So I drove vehicles that met a certain aesthetic standard.
These days cargo room and rear seat access is a bigger deal, and with high gas prices and a long commute I either need something that gets great mileage or has a very low purchase price to offset less-than-great mileage. Plus I have to take into consideration that what I drive is going to be subject to a certain amount of wear and tear. Appearance is way down the list.
At some point I hope to have enough discretionary income that I can again own a car that suits my tastes more than my needs, while still keeping a commuter car that suits my needs rather than my tastes.
Of course it matters, but it's pointless to argue tastes. I like cars that come others might find to be weird (i.e. the Juke), but some "traditionally good-looking cars" (whatever that means), like the Corvette, do nothing for me.
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