Just because someone drives a Toyota doesn't mean they are boring. They may not care about cars and only use it as a transportation device. You have to remember that you're a petrolhead and most people don't think like you do when it comes to automobiles, the same way a teenager would disagree on a film with a snobby movie critic. It comes down to difference in taste and opinion.
Plus, Larry David drives Toyotas and I would definitely not call him sad or boring.
Rockefella says:
pat's sister is hawt
David Fiset says:
so is mine
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true, but from a general point of view, we could say that as proper enthusiast we can give an good idea of how a person is knowing the car he owns. now, from a general point of view, saying someone owns a Toyota Corolla, intriguing personality isn't the first thing that comes to mind.
it's not objectively true, but overall acceptable.
even knowing the best car in the world doesn't make you the best person of the world after all.
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The Chevy Aveo isn't GM made. It's some Korean badge engineered thingy. The Colbalt is okay, I guess. The interior (from what I hear) still isn't up to par with its competitors and suffers because of that then.
But not everyone does drive Toyotas. Rock and Leon got it dead on. We're connoisseurs of cars. We've gotten picky.
A foodie might like escargot, but a 4 year old will say eww.
I'll agree with that, as long as you remember that some people don't care at all about their car's performance. IF someone has a remote interest in cars, then your point I think is 100% true assuming they can afford to buy and maintain their ride --for some a $500 used Saturn from a guy that you know down the block-- may be the only thing that fits your budget so you don't have the luxury of looking for a second hand Alfa Romeo. Like someone brought up, if you're only looking at Point A to Point B, your main criteria are probably comfort, economy, reliability, and manufacturer reputation. Toyota has those 4 nailed I think. Be it a Corolla or Camry, these people can care less about the excitement factor and personality of such owners shouldn't even be measured by what they drive.
I'm kind of rambling here so in short I'll just say, I agree with you as long as you're not including the person I described above into the 'judged by what they drive' category. I drove a Pontiac Bonneville and I have 15k+ posts on an automotive forum. That has to speak for something. Cough Ferrer.
Rockefella says:
pat's sister is hawt
David Fiset says:
so is mine
David Fiset says:
do want
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It's not the performance that bothers me, after all there are some Toyotas that are plenty fast. Nor is it the price, I've seen V6 Alfas going for as little as 990€ here. Also I'm not arguing that a Toyota is a bad car, because it isn't.
Of course there's a market for Toyotas, I'm not denying that. And there of course different circumstances for different owners. I certainly wouldn't refuse a Toyota if I were to inherit one.
My point originally was that if you do like good thing in life, and a car is a thing in life, why would you bother about a Toyota. Surely as has been said there are some people that can't be bothered. But being the best selling car manufacturer in the world means most of the people in this world can't be bothered.
Which if you think about it, is slightly sad.
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a car bought by a great number of people tends to become boring just because of that....
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