This is a thought I've had for quite some time and had difficulty articulating.
I've always loved cars, even since I was a little kid and yet I've loved them in a different way to most everyone I know who loves cars.
Most people I know love performance cars or luxury cars. They're certainly impressive for what they do and yet I always look at them and think either "That's so expensive I'd be afraid to drive it" or "That's useless off the track" or "That seems like a real pain in the arse to drive and keep running".
What really impresses me are cars that are rugged, practical and easy to use, that can take huge amounts of abuse and/or neglect and still keep serving you like a good dog.
I'm always far more impressed at the kind of engineering that can leave a car running well at 300,000 miles / 500,000 km than I am of cars that have features you'll only ever be able to appreciate on the track.
At the end of the day, every car I like and aspire to own is either an economy car or a commercial vehicle. Because at the end of the day, that's the kind of car I'll get the most enjoyment out of.
It was only when Regular Car Reviews started getting popular that I learned there were other car enthusiasts out there that appreciate rather than look down on the cars that were built to be faithful workhorses rather than impressive show ponies.
So I'm putting the question out there - Is it possible to be a real car enthusiast and more interested in economy cars than performance or luxury cars? Who of you loves cars most of all that are simple, purposeful and practical? Tell us about it!
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