Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP why do you care so much what strangers think of your car?

Because some of us are normal and are social animals so we care what others think of us to a healthy degree.

You sound very insecure and materialistic. The Q7 is a boring and rapidly-depreciating Volkswagen that is only status symbol if your social circle is made up entirely of middle-aged suburban soccer moms.

I should have clarified, I'm not the OP. I don't particularly like the Q7, it's too low-key for me. I like driving exciting cars that look great inside and out and the Q7 would not do it for me. My reply is to point out that normal people are social animals and therefore care about what others think of them. So long as this is at a healthy level, it is not a sign of insecurity or overly materialistic behavior. To the contrary, anyone who doesn't care what others think of them is abnormal on the spectrum of human behaviors, some are even autistic.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP why do you care so much what strangers think of your car?

Because some of us are normal and are social animals so we care what others think of us to a healthy degree.

You sound very insecure and materialistic. The Q7 is a boring and rapidly-depreciating Volkswagen that is only status symbol if your social circle is made up entirely of middle-aged suburban soccer moms.

After years of no car payments, we were in the market for a larger vehicle due to a change in family size. We spent months test driving and comparing and ended up with a very practical SUV. We owned 2 other vehicles of the same brand and never had any issues, so we thought it was a safe choice. We hated it. We had issues from the start but kept thinking it was because it was a brand new car and we were "breaking it in". After 7 months we traded it in and leased another SUV (volvo XC90) that we love. We lost a bit of money and decided to lease after our buyers remorse, but I think we will end up purchasing an XC90 at the end of our lease. We spend a lot of time in the car between commuting and visiting family so having a car we hated made all the time spent in the car even worse. I'm really happy we made the decision to change vehicles.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It gives me great joy to drive an affordable car w/o a huge car payment to pay for.

My first car was a reliable Toyota Tercel which I paid off and drove until the wheels nearly fell off. My next car was a Toyota Corolla which we drove into the ground.

Boo yah. 2005 Toyota Matrix here. 66000 miles on it. Still going. Just changed the oil myself last week.

1998 Corolla here

Still going, although needs about 1500 in repairs each year lol. Still cheaper than a new car

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It is a box on wheels that gets you from point A to point B, and, in the DC area is substantially more likely to be damaged by some idiot who doesn't know how to drive (can't recall the increased chance of collision percentage for the area, but it's a lot higher than national average). As long as it's safe, reliable, comfortable, and not hideous, I could not care less what I am driving. I don't understand how people can get so emotionally wrapped up in an expensive hunk of metal, plastic, and rubber.

It's because of the Joneses.

I am a design person. I love looking at cars, beautiful cars make me happy. Driving is really fun in a good car. I probably spend more time in my car than any place other than outside and my house (I work at home). But maybe you think...a house has four walls and a roof for God's sake what is wrong with you people, why do you need a nice house?

Anonymous wrote:OP why do you care so much what strangers think of your car?

Because some of us are normal and are social animals so we care what others think of us to a healthy degree.

OP why do you care so much what strangers think of your car?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It is a box on wheels that gets you from point A to point B, and, in the DC area is substantially more likely to be damaged by some idiot who doesn't know how to drive (can't recall the increased chance of collision percentage for the area, but it's a lot higher than national average). As long as it's safe, reliable, comfortable, and not hideous, I could not care less what I am driving. I don't understand how people can get so emotionally wrapped up in an expensive hunk of metal, plastic, and rubber.

It's because of the Joneses.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It gives me great joy to drive an affordable car w/o a huge car payment to pay for.

My first car was a reliable Toyota Tercel which I paid off and drove until the wheels nearly fell off. My next car was a Toyota Corolla which we drove into the ground.

Boo yah. 2005 Toyota Matrix here. 66000 miles on it. Still going. Just changed the oil myself last week.

Wow, I wish I could only drive 4400 miles a year. That would be awesome.

How many miles a year are you driving? Maybe you should live closer to work or take Metro?

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Anonymous wrote:OP - wanted get real feedback.

It is a nice car; Audi Q7 prestige. We took it on a long family trip recently and it was nice. It is quick and has lots of nice features. Still meh, and when I came out of a store and started admiring my car as I walked to it I realized I was walking towards a new Toyota Highlander with some factory options. Hence the post.

The Q7 is a dime a dozen vehicle. Every soccer mom has one and they’re expensive. That’s most likely the reason why nobody cares. The Q7 isn’t impressive as it may have been 5-10 years ago. I test drove a Q7 and was bored and unimpressed.

This. The Q7 is good for its class but a snooze fest to drive and extremely common. Doesn’t help that it’s driven mostly by people like OP who pretend like they are low key and this bought an Audi but still have his deep-rooted need for approval from strangers on the road.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It gives me great joy to drive an affordable car w/o a huge car payment to pay for.

My first car was a reliable Toyota Tercel which I paid off and drove until the wheels nearly fell off. My next car was a Toyota Corolla which we drove into the ground.

Boo yah. 2005 Toyota Matrix here. 66000 miles on it. Still going. Just changed the oil myself last week.

Wow, I wish I could only drive 4400 miles a year. That would be awesome.

How many miles a year are you driving? Maybe you should live closer to work or take Metro?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It gives me great joy to drive an affordable car w/o a huge car payment to pay for.

My first car was a reliable Toyota Tercel which I paid off and drove until the wheels nearly fell off. My next car was a Toyota Corolla which we drove into the ground.

Boo yah. 2005 Toyota Matrix here. 66000 miles on it. Still going. Just changed the oil myself last week.

Wow, I wish I could only drive 4400 miles a year. That would be awesome.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It gives me great joy to drive an affordable car w/o a huge car payment to pay for.

My first car was a reliable Toyota Tercel which I paid off and drove until the wheels nearly fell off. My next car was a Toyota Corolla which we drove into the ground.

Boo yah. 2005 Toyota Matrix here. 66000 miles on it. Still going. Just changed the oil myself last week.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never compromise on this stuff. Should have bought the Jeep Wrangler that you know you wanted. Sure, it’s not comfy, practical or thrifty on gas but you will never feel it doesn’t look cool. It will get you through the worst weather DC has to offer and when the sun comes out and the top comes down and the doors come off, there is no better feeling.

Those look so silly.

Yes, so silly that it’s basic design has stood the test of time for over 75 years. What did your Audi do to overthrow fascism and keep the world safe for democracy?

Ironic it’s made by the Italians now...

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how all these people don’t care about what they drive. We are in our cars so often, every day, that it would be dispiriting to drive such a joyless car.

It is a box on wheels that gets you from point A to point B, and, in the DC area is substantially more likely to be damaged by some idiot who doesn't know how to drive (can't recall the increased chance of collision percentage for the area, but it's a lot higher than national average). As long as it's safe, reliable, comfortable, and not hideous, I could not care less what I am driving. I don't understand how people can get so emotionally wrapped up in an expensive hunk of metal, plastic, and rubber.