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23/08/2011 5:41 am
QUESTION: What best describes your automotive taste? Performance, Luxury, Truck, Utility or other?
23/08/2011 5:43 am
Luxury, utility, performance in that order. But, first, it has to look good - LOL!
23/08/2011 5:48 am
Engineering, ability on the road, no unnecessary bits
23/08/2011 6:11 am
Luxuary, Performance & Utility. Our recent purchase had to meet all three criteria.
We wanted a luxuary vehicle, that could seat up to 7 people, could tow a trailer and also had some cargo carrying capbility. Each criteria was just as important as the other. We purchased a 2008 Escalade. We purchased used so we could afford to have all three. Second vehicle = Cool Factor and Performance are the most important.
23/08/2011 7:44 am
Yes.
23/08/2011 8:31 am
Comfort and reliability. It doesn't matter how great a car looks or how big the engine is, if the car is not comfortable and reliable.
And by comfort I mean, how it seats me when I drive it. How I can see from all angles as I drive. And for reliability I mean, it runs and starts with no issues.
If the above factors are not present, then the car is worthless. Any car I own has to be comfortable to drive and get me from point A to point B. That is all I want from a car.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
23/08/2011 8:53 am
Styling: the lines of an automobile is my # 1!
23/08/2011 10:44 am
For me its a combination of style, luxury/features and it has to have some Umf to it
I don't like to feel like I am going backwards when entering the highway! I agree with George too, it HAS to be reliable. I wouldn't tolerate a car that breaks down every month and is always in need of something.
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23/08/2011 4:18 pm
Performance is first and foremost for my primary car. That means power, acceleration, ...
... handling, and braking. Luxury is most important on my second car.
23/08/2011 5:36 pm
These days I'm into pickups but also appreciate slinky coupes like '53 Studebaker, 70 Camaro, '70 Mustang Boss 302, '70 Pontiac Firebird and any Porsche or Ferrari coupe.
USAF 1958-62
24/08/2011 6:56 am
Comfort, reliability, utility and overall COST..... with the cost being equal to other items...