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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
It just sounds like you're a typical young adult with some insecurities and priorities to examine.
If your professional life actually involves driving clients and/or being seen in the vehicle that's one thing. Aside from that, true respect comes from not giving a shit about other's petty observations.
Maybe you're spending money swapping cars because you're looking for something in the wrong place. Hell you're tracking it so you must be an enthusiast. Driving in a straight line is boring no matter what kind of car it is. It's a great little turismo.
Maybe I'm full of shit. What the hell do I know?  |
Wanted to quote the bold because it hit home for me...
I probably "researched" this car for over a year before purchasing it. I test drove it multiple times and had more than enough cash reserves but could never pull the trigger...
What I eventually ended up realizing was that the main reason I kept putting off purchasing the car was because I was so concerned with what others would think if I bought the car as an automatic... And god forbid if I went with a Scion instead of a Subaru, I was half-convinced by those around me that the world might end!
One day it kind of just hit me though:
(1) If I was going to base my car purchase off of what everyone was telling me was best, I was going to end up in another Accord or a luxury vehicle with features I didn't care about for the rest of my life...
(2) No matter what car I bought someone would have an issue with my decision ("That car is too slow", "That car is ugly", "Why did you choose that color?", "You should have bought it new!", "You should have bought it used!", "No turbo? LOL!")
(3) Given the above... My decision should be based entirely one what gives me the most utility (satisfaction).
Different scenario to yours, but once again just trying to hit home how when the light bulb clicks, you're going to look back and laugh at caring so much about what others thought of your car.