The Car's Image

[ian_rex]

iba kasi ang mentality ng mga pinoys dito sa pinas Cars=power,social status,image in other country Cars=utility

korek.

but to us, being a car enthusiast, it is an extension of ourselves. admit it or not, it is a fashion statement and a personality.

personally basta malinis tignan ang sasakyan ok (interior, exterior, engine bay, etc). having a clean image makes me feel clean and look clean.

my thoughts exactly, though i'm dying to get my hands for a brand-new Civic 2.0, i still love my car, a 10-year old EK Civic. why? because it is the car i grew up with, not to mention it is fairly reliable. not once it has stalled, maybe a dead battery a flat tire, but never a mechanical failure.

[uls]

What the thread starter is pointing out is the IMAGE a car stimulates ur mind to conjure up when u see one.

Like when u see a Ford Expedition, an image that comes to mind is "politician".

Or when u see owner type jeep, may image na "pulis".

[ian_rex]

uls: you have a point there. but then it may also be like, do you consider having a flashy design over a simple one? or another thing is, IMAGE could be: is it the image projected by the car manufacturers over their products. say like, Nissan- these were very good cars indeed but was a victim of the image it projected in the yester-years. or the mazda, true that the mazda of yesterday has some reliability issue, which affected the buyers nowadays to consider other brands even if their products (i.e. Mazda3) was quite good...

[ILuvDetailing]

Image plays a part somewhat when buying a car, whatever we say in the back of our minds we say to ourselves "This is a Toyota this car is reliable and parts are readily available" or "This is a Chevy this car sucks, GMs aftersales service sucks, its expensive to maintain ". But the most important thing for me is the performance and reliability of a car. Yes we want to keep our rides clean because its a part of my lifestyle a hobby if you may call it.

[ian_rex]

. Yes we want to keep our rides clean because its a part of my lifestyle a hobby if you may call it.

they say, regardless of age- a car that is clean inside out, reflects the personality of the owner...

[squala]

If you ask me, I prioritze what the car can do rather than how it looks. I simply take style as an incentive. Besides, looks can be a matter of taste. As for image, it should be more of a personal issue and must not be brought to an automotive or any material extent.

[basti08]

image=looks? yes, syempre mas Ok kung ayon sa panlasa mo ang itsura ng kotse mo.

image=status? no, kahit anong brand Ok sa aken for as long as maganda talaga ang kotseng yun. i mean, i wont easily dismiss a Kia Sorento just because its a Kia! i wont really pick a Honda HRV over it(Sorento) just because its a Honda and Honda is SUPERIOR than Kia. no nothing like that...

lahat ng car manufacturer pantay-pantay lang sa aken, yung mga models lang nila ang nagkakaiba, anyway lahat naman sila may mga models silang maganda at di kagandahan.

[A121]

a car is a car, its main purpose is to take you from point A to point B, no more, no less.

car = image? pogi points? nahhh...its all illusion people.

syempre it is an illusion kaya lang, ayokong magmaneho ng kotse na kinauumagahan nabubwisit ako pag nakikita ko.

[squala]

Dami kasing pwedeng definition ng image eh. It could be how looks like. Pwede ring track record ng brand. Price can even be a factor. As one of you said, if you own a Rolls-Royce, you stand out, but I don't consider these cars good-looking.

I also agree with basti08 that we shouldn't dismiss a car just because of its brand. In Mazda, I dislike the 3 but love the 6. If I were in the US, I'd seriously consider a Nissan, but here, hell no. I'm also thumbs-down to the 1 and 6-Series even if I'm a BMW fan. Get the picture?

[Karding]

If I were in the US, I'd seriously consider a Nissan

I hope not the SENTRA

Maxima CVT