What would you rather have?

**fivefeet8** · July 6th, 2003

There was a nice looking tweaked out, shiny, body kitted, racer looking Honda accord which was dead on a highway offramp. I thought to myself, "nice looking dead car". And here I am in this crappy old Toyota Previa van, but it has never died on me or left me stranded. So lets see what the people here would rather have? A tweaked out to the max car with all the trimmings which will probably die and leave you stranded or a really old and busted looking car but is reliable.

For me, I'd rather have a car that takes me where I need to go. Oh look at that nice looking car being towed.

**Yeloazndevil** · July 6th, 2003

I would have a nice reliable car, but would make it look nice

zerocopy · July 6th, 2003

i want a car that looks good and reliable at the same time ( i want thhe best of both worlds)

Boltzmann · July 6th, 2003

Without doubt I would get an ugly looking reliable car. No need for beautiful cars here

Hydra · July 6th, 2003

Yup reliable is the way to go, no point in a nice car if your can't drive it.

Mr. Killjoy · July 6th, 2003

Average reliability and look

finalight · July 6th, 2003

75% reliability and 25% beauty

Shadow Warrior · July 6th, 2003

A good reliable car is always better.
but then again a Nice looking car does impress the gals.

Rhombus · July 6th, 2003

I guess I'm an old man at heart cause I've NEVER seen the point and practicality of a nice looking/ nice performing car. Especially speed. Why do I care about acceleration and top speed when it's illegal to drive like that anyway and I use my car as a means of transportation to go to like work, and friends places, and errands, etc.

I can see the value of internal comfort and luxury (lots of cupholders, comfy seats, nice sound system, nice A/C and heater, etc) cause it's nice to be comfy and relaxed while driving. As for what my car looks like, and how fast it goes, I could care less. I loved my '83 Toyota Camry (stick) cause it drove great, never broke down, and got many many miles per gallon.

Exodus · July 6th, 2003

at this point in my life, i don't have money to upkeep an unreliable car. i'd definetly go for the reliable over the fancy one.

Galway no Sora · July 6th, 2003

Strong and powerfull car like Striker and probably some of nice looking good Ferarry or Diablo.

shadow_dreamer · July 6th, 2003

There are only two options: Of course, i would choose the reliable one... It takes me where i want to..

Player-X · July 6th, 2003

The one that works well but it's ugly,besider car thieves would rather go for a better looking broken car rather the working ugly one

shadow_dreamer · July 6th, 2003

Good point... the car-napper would think that this car can be a good deal but, it's in opposite way...

Chinoz · July 6th, 2003

Quote:

I guess I'm an old man at heart cause I've NEVER seen the point and practicality of a nice looking/ nice performing car. Especially speed. Why do I care about acceleration and top speed when it's illegal to drive like that anyway and I use my car as a means of transportation to go to like work, and friends places, and errands, etc.
I can see the value of internal comfort and luxury (lots of cupholders, comfy seats, nice sound system, nice A/C and heater, etc) cause it's nice to be comfy and relaxed while driving. As for what my car looks like, and how fast it goes, I could care less. I loved my '83 Toyota Camry (stick) cause it drove great, never broke down, and got many many miles per gallon.

You know what, Rhombus?? I'm with you d00d. I just don't see the point in ppl splashing $$$ on high performance, insanely loud exhaust systems, engines and such. Might as well take that kind of money and spend it w/ ppl who deserve it.
I'm with reliability over beauty. Like they say, beauty isn't forever

Syed Fawad · July 6th, 2003

Second choice for me, otherwise my car would be theft in a week. Yeah, this place is corrupt

Kaiser Sigma · July 7th, 2003

I'd pick the nice looking unreliable one... why ? Because the only use I find for a car is to show it off... yeah, I like fancy stuff

Exodus · July 7th, 2003

i can't stand taking the bus around, so if its fancy and sitting in the garage half the time, its not worth the trouble.

Kaiser Sigma · July 7th, 2003

Well, it's worth it if you can take it out on a Saturday's night

Unicron · July 7th, 2003

HAH! I went from the old crappy "'84 Plymoth Reliant" (

) to the "'95 mercury sable" that I have now...it is nicer and has never left me stranded...unless I forget to turn off the headlights when I park at work.

View Poll Results: Which would you rather have?
Nice looking unreliable car	6	22.22%
Ugly looking reliable car	21	77.78%
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

July 6th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,574	What would you rather have? There was a nice looking tweaked out, shiny, body kitted, racer looking Honda accord which was dead on a highway offramp. I thought to myself, "nice looking dead car". And here I am in this crappy old Toyota Previa van, but it has never died on me or left me stranded. So lets see what the people here would rather have? A tweaked out to the max car with all the trimmings which will probably die and leave you stranded or a really old and busted looking car but is reliable. For me, I'd rather have a car that takes me where I need to go. Oh look at that nice looking car being towed. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Winows XP Pro/Vista 64bit\|\| 2nd Rig\|\|Athlon64 x2 3800+\|2x1 gig PC3200\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC @450/1250 agp\|60 gig Maxtor IDE HD 7200 RPM\|40 gig Maxtor IDE HD\|Asrock Dual SATA2\|Silver Aluminum ATX\|17" LCD\|\| 3rd Rig\|\|Athlon Xp 2800+\|1.5 gig PC2700\|BFG GeforceFx 5900 Ultra OC agp\|100 gig Maxtor SATA HD\|NF7-s rev2.0\|Nvidia Soundstorm MCP\|19" CRT\|\|

July 6th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,140	Re: What would you rather have? I would have a nice reliable car, but would make it look nice

July 6th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	Re: What would you rather have? i want a car that looks good and reliable at the same time ( i want thhe best of both worlds)

July 6th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Re: What would you rather have? Without doubt I would get an ugly looking reliable car. No need for beautiful cars here __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

July 6th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Hydra ???!!!???!!!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In your lunchbox. No don't open the lid! Ack the light it burns. Posts: 2,183	Re: What would you rather have? Yup reliable is the way to go, no point in a nice car if your can't drive it. __________________ Mobo: Asus A8V Deluxe CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ RAM: 1024MB DDR400 Dual Channel Graphics: nVidia Geforce FX 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 HDD: 260GB OS: Windows XP SP2

July 6th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Killjoy [Suggest a custom title] Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,753	Re: What would you rather have? Average reliability and look __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 2GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: GF8800GTS 512MB OC - Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec Trio 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - WindowsXP-Pro SP2 --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/

July 6th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
finalight Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 11	Re: What would you rather have? 75% reliability and 25% beauty

July 6th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Shadow Warrior The real Snake! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where there is a Metal Gear. Posts: 190	Re: What would you rather have? A good reliable car is always better. but then again a Nice looking car does impress the gals. __________________ Liquid:Brother iam you,Iam your SHADOW! Solidus:Brother iam a whole different game than LIQUID! Solid Snake:You are no brother of mine.

July 6th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Rhombus The Moogle Assassin Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2,080	Re: What would you rather have? I guess I'm an old man at heart cause I've NEVER seen the point and practicality of a nice looking/ nice performing car. Especially speed. Why do I care about acceleration and top speed when it's illegal to drive like that anyway and I use my car as a means of transportation to go to like work, and friends places, and errands, etc. I can see the value of internal comfort and luxury (lots of cupholders, comfy seats, nice sound system, nice A/C and heater, etc) cause it's nice to be comfy and relaxed while driving. As for what my car looks like, and how fast it goes, I could care less. I loved my '83 Toyota Camry (stick) cause it drove great, never broke down, and got many many miles per gallon. __________________ Processor: Athlon 64 3400+ Mobo: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R RAM: 1 GB Corsair XMS GFX Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS HDD1: Seagate 160MB 8MB 7200 HDD2: Seagate 80MB 8MB 7200 Burner: NEC 16x DVDR Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB Gamepad1: PS2 Dual Analog/KiKY X USB Gamepad2: Gravis GamePad Pro OS: Windows XP Pro sp2 *Tempus fugit et nos fugimus in illus.* *Fiat justitia; ruat coelum.*

July 6th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,107	Re: What would you rather have? at this point in my life, i don't have money to upkeep an unreliable car. i'd definetly go for the reliable over the fancy one. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

July 6th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	Re: What would you rather have? Strong and powerfull car like Striker and probably some of nice looking good Ferarry or Diablo. __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

July 6th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
shadow_dreamer Simple smile.. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,491	Re: What would you rather have? There are only two options: Of course, i would choose the reliable one... It takes me where i want to.. __________________ Forgive and Forget... Forgive and Forget... the Dreamer's tales: . . . I'm in this place again.. Though, i think i shouldn't be.. I've always wondered what is my purpose in this world, and still, the answer hasn't come... Or should i say, i must find that answer in this world... Oh well, i must do my job... (went off and assasinated the minister) Evil people led me to this kind of life... Now, i must return those things back to them by death...

July 6th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	Re: What would you rather have? The one that works well but it's ugly,besider car thieves would rather go for a better looking broken car rather the working ugly one

July 6th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
shadow_dreamer Simple smile.. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,491	Re: What would you rather have? Good point... the car-napper would think that this car can be a good deal but, it's in opposite way... __________________ Forgive and Forget... Forgive and Forget... the Dreamer's tales: . . . I'm in this place again.. Though, i think i shouldn't be.. I've always wondered what is my purpose in this world, and still, the answer hasn't come... Or should i say, i must find that answer in this world... Oh well, i must do my job... (went off and assasinated the minister) Evil people led me to this kind of life... Now, i must return those things back to them by death...

July 6th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,261	Re: What would you rather have? Second choice for me, otherwise my car would be theft in a week. Yeah, this place is corrupt __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

July 7th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night Posts: 14,591	Re: What would you rather have? I'd pick the nice looking unreliable one... why ? Because the only use I find for a car is to show it off... yeah, I like fancy stuff

July 7th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,107	Re: What would you rather have? i can't stand taking the bus around, so if its fancy and sitting in the garage half the time, its not worth the trouble. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

July 7th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night Posts: 14,591	Re: What would you rather have? Well, it's worth it if you can take it out on a Saturday's night

July 7th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
Unicron Git er done Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC USA GO us! Posts: 2,828	Re: What would you rather have? HAH! I went from the old crappy "'84 Plymoth Reliant" ( ) to the "'95 mercury sable" that I have now...it is nicer and has never left me stranded...unless I forget to turn off the headlights when I park at work. __________________ It is the soldier, not the court, that has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protestor the freedom he abuses to burn that flag. -Senator Zell Miller

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