It's OK KoA, I thought my reply sounded a little aggresive/defensive whatever. I know you worded your question in a purely curious way, I just couldn't be arsed to make my wording any more diplomatic, which was probably wrong as you had made the effort to do just that.
Anyway the answer was accurate aside from the lack of diplomacy and I still love your work and the work of everyone who enters really, it's great to see such a diverse design team.
I have to be honest, if I owned these cars and had unlimited budget then I would change the bodies in similar ways to the way I mod them, but it's a pointless scenario, because, if I had the budget, I wouldn't be buying those cars. I have been trying to avoid copying and pasting from other images recently to avoid the scenario of just pasting a Ferrari over a Ford or whatever, so I have been trying, as far as my ability allows, to do everything either through my own artisitic additions or through manipulation of the original image. I guess that is irrelevant, if, as in the case of the previous challenge, it still looks like Ferrari front end pasted on.
I think what I need to focus on is making bits that I change more original, rather than influenced by other vehicles, so that it doesn't look like things have been pasted from other vehicles. As mentioned in the past, I lack a little creative flair, but I think that there is a good chance that I will continue to change the shape of the vehicles, because I really couldn't put much effort into an end product that I wouldn't like and I am incredibly fussy about my likes and dislikes. That said, if anyone ever hosts a vehicle that I like the shape of, then I probably wouldn't feel the need to make such dramatic changes.
I know you didn't mention the not entering my chops, it's just that there have been comments made by people in the past about my shape changing antics and I thought it might be a better way to keep everyone happy. I'm not too bothered, either way, as long as people are happy with the challenges and how they are run. I suppose if people are going to vote for their own reasons, it makes sense that people's designs should also be for their own reasons. I do feel very privelidged that people have chosen to vote for me in past challenges, but I do this for me first and everyone else second, sorry if that's a bit selfish.
I guess the fact that I have never been a conformist, always liked to be different and wanted to challange the ideas and ideals of others is evident in my designs, which I can only think is a good thing, at least it means I'm putting part of myself into the car, which should at least help with the creativity side of things.
Just for good measure, here's an update. The only real change is the mesh bit in the middle of the front bumper, but I'm not sure if I like it. The shape doesn't seem cohesive with the rest of the design and it makes that front area look a little too busy. I think the car can handle a busy look with the route I'm taking, so maybe it's just the shape. I originally drew it as just a rectangle with rounded ends, but didn't think it suited the aggresive styling of the mod, hence the new shape, but I think it probably still needs to be more angular or just scrapped.