Re: What's made you grumpy today? (Part II
Basically, it’s not that I typically care too much about how I look or what people think. And I loved the design of the Panda for exactly why most people tend to not like it and all of that - as you all know. But personally I found myself standing out because of it, and even some decent people unconsciously sort of didn’t like being in it or associated with it (I could just tell) and I found myself having to explain why I opted for it etc,
And even though it wasn’t the case, it sort of suggested I wasn’t really striving enough I guess. Found myself explaining my choice to people who didn’t really ask, then I started to think right, if I just get something that doesn’t stand out and doesn’t need to be explained that’d be great. (I know I’ll probably get judged for admitting this reason!)
This appears to say more about you than the other people. If people are not saying anything they probably didn’t care, most people honestly don’t care what care someone else drives, they are more likely to be jealous of a flashy super car than in anyway put off if a mate drives something cheap. The fact you found yourself explaining your choices seems to suggest you were embarrassed by the panda.
Your problem with the DS is it seems you bought it to impress other people than to please yourself.
I drive a purple convertible golf, it gets called a “girls car” all the time, usually by women in my office (in fact my boss but she drove a Yaris so she got grief back) but I couldn’t care less it’s exactly what I wanted and even 5 years on I can’t find anything else I want to replace it with, I’ve looked I just don’t see the point, there is nothing that’s equivalent at the moment.
When picking a car I picked a brief not a car, and I wanted a smaller ‘proper’ convertible (no roll over hoops or sides like a 500c) something I could put all the windows down, with a fabric roof that and could be used while moving and something in an interesting colour (not black silver or grey, like every other car on the road) I wanted a Diesel engine, I wanted heated leather seats and cruise control. I got all boxes checked.
That basically left the golf or the beetle, I hated the beetle and the golf has a weirdly large boot.
So I didn’t pick ‘a golf’ the golf just fitted what I wanted at that time, same as when I bought my silver punto back in 2008 or my other cars in the past, I rarely go out and say I specifically want..... car, I want a car to do a job. In aviation they say back the right plane for “the mission” even private pilots do this picking a plane to suit there needs rather because it particularly stands our or looks flash.
As most motoring publications do point out ‘buy a golf’ because for any brief someone might have there is usually a golf to fit.
It the criteria was applied today I would not be buying a VW.
I think you’ll have to stick with the he DS for the next few years but in future remember two things, 1 no one actually does care what you drive, and 2 you have to live with it, pay for it and keep it running, you may spend many many hours driving it so for the love of god get something you actually want, even if that’s a 35 year old Nissan bluebird
having to hear that)
