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[quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how/why you are bored with your cars, OP. Is novelty something you value in a car? Are there actually car features that have come out in the last 6 months that you find yourself wishing to have?

I do not get "bored" that quickly with something like a car. I don't view cars as a form of entertainment -- it's a utilitarian purchase. I want reliability, comfort, safety. Something that is easy to drive and meets my needs in terms of seating and storage capacity. Yes, if I am buying a new car, I will factor in things like the look of the car, the color, fun features like the stereo system or heated seats or whatever -- this stuff makes buying a car more fun and takes the edge of how expensive of a purchase it is. But when the shine wears off on those features, what am I left with? A reliable vehicle that I can use to move my family from one place to another, with the features I valued when I bought it. I don't understand how/why you could get bored with it unless you had like six cars and could view the cars as, truly, just entertaining or a diversion. But that's not an UMC thing, that's something for the super rich. Who, yes, I do think often buy new things out of boredom, a downside of having all of your material needs met at the highest level.[/quote]

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