What makes people Fanbois?
Discussion
Having seen many, many people try and defend the (automotively) indefensible, I was thinking:
What turns people into Badge/Model Fanbois?
Why will somepeople argue ad nauseum that a Fiat Punto is simply the best car ever made, fact. Or that there can be no other car manufacturer than BMW?
As petrolheads I think we all crave diversity, and should all be able to see objectively the good and bad in most cars if we keep an open mind. My 200SX was awesome, a great car, but the handling wasn't all that as standard, and I wish it hadn't cost so much at the pumps.... Likewise, people who repeatedly attack MX-5's: Have they ever driven one? Were they wearing mittens at the time? It strikes me as incredibly obtuse to ignore the many, many things that that car gets so right simply because a hairdresser once bought one.
I can only put it down to ignorance and youth. We all love our first car, it just seems that some of us never let that go!
What are your thoughts?
What turns people into Badge/Model Fanbois?
Why will somepeople argue ad nauseum that a Fiat Punto is simply the best car ever made, fact. Or that there can be no other car manufacturer than BMW?
As petrolheads I think we all crave diversity, and should all be able to see objectively the good and bad in most cars if we keep an open mind. My 200SX was awesome, a great car, but the handling wasn't all that as standard, and I wish it hadn't cost so much at the pumps.... Likewise, people who repeatedly attack MX-5's: Have they ever driven one? Were they wearing mittens at the time? It strikes me as incredibly obtuse to ignore the many, many things that that car gets so right simply because a hairdresser once bought one.
I can only put it down to ignorance and youth. We all love our first car, it just seems that some of us never let that go!
What are your thoughts?
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