Question of the Day: Do You Love Your Car

post from The Truth About Cars on 16 May 2008 03:06:42 PM. © The Truth About Cars

I had an interesting conversation this morning with one Mr. Justin Berkowitz. Among other topics we discussed the fact that most people are happy with their own, personal cars. As car scribes, we have the luxury of ripping apart $44,000 BMW convertibles because, well, we didn't buy 'em. But on the purchaser's part, how much of this is psychological? As is often pointed out, an automobile is the second most expensive item you will buy. Or, if you live in New York (like Justin) or Los Angeles (like me) a car is by far the most expensive good you can afford (though I did see a lovely 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom for the reduced price of only $640,000 the other weekend...). Years ago a friend of mine bought a 2001 Ford Escort. Horrid, nasty little thing. Ugly, slow, worst build quality imaginable and awful to drive. I told her, "Don't buy that." But, she did. And even after multiple "issues" she still claimed that she loved it and even shed a tear when it was totaled while parked by a drunk. Or pretended to. Now, for my part, I love my car. It's in fact my second WRX wagon (a 2006) and the more press cars I drive, the deeper I fall head over heals. And I can't believe anyone drives anything else. Now, am I that much smarter than my fellow man, or just blind in the face of love? And what about you and your car?

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