Does a car become less "special" if everyone has it?

BMWILUVU · 09-29-2022, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sikotic

So hear me out..

I live in an area that is overwhelmed with Teslas. They are literally everywhere. The other day I drove 3 miles back home, and my girlfriend and I were able to count over 23 different Teslas driving between 4 traffic lights.

Today I was getting new tires, and as I looked at the appointment sheet I noticed there was 8 different Teslas getting tires. I saw 2 BMWs, 3 Toyotas, A mustang and a few others.. But 8 Teslas.

Obviously it's silly worry about what other people have, I get that.
I personally enjoy when I see someone else on the road with my same car.. But do I want to pull into a parking lot full of my exact same model/car every time I go out? Idk..

We all like to have fun and see how BMW stacks up against other competitors, which drives the question... Does a car become less "special" to you if everyone has it?

Was there anything really special about Teslas in general anyway? Maybe Tesla S, Tesla Plaid, and Roadster but ordinary Teslas are just that: ORDINARY and bland. They need to hire a new designer.

G35POPPEDMYCHERRY · 09-29-2022, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

All Tesla are ugly. Close thread...

suprised you arent getting banned for such blasphemy

CarsAndGuitars · 09-29-2022, 08:36 AM

Chihuahua · 09-29-2022, 08:38 AM

Yes. Scarcity breeds value.

CarsAndGuitars · 09-29-2022, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Chihuahua

Yes. Scarcity breeds value.

Scarcity + desirability breeds value.

No one wants your '74 Vega

RM7 · 09-29-2022, 09:19 AM

Proportional to how insecure you are.

Humdizzle · 09-29-2022, 12:06 PM

its all relative.

you could make the case an M3 is just a modded 340i, a Lambo Urus is a VW atlas, an F8 tributo is just a 12 year old 458 with turbos, a GT3RS is just a 911. And on and on.

buying special car isn't that difficult either. banks will finance anything. you could have one guy stretching himself to lease a 911 for 24 months and another guy paying cash for a boxster and not even sweating it.

10" · 09-29-2022, 01:53 PM

since owning my 1M for 8 years now, I have only seen ONE other one on the road! love how unique it is—the downside is that everyone who does know what it is, is constantly asking me about it—in traffic, while my kid is sleeping in the back lol

ShocknAwe · 09-29-2022, 05:58 PM

Car can be good if it's common, but it won't be special. Not until it's died off enough to be out of the mainstream and mundane.

Special means special. No wow factor if it's on every street corner. Who cares when they see a Starbucks? Well, maybe a bad example to most.

Dunno if a Tesla can ever be special.

..Rush.. · 09-29-2022, 07:03 PM

Agreed with you folks regarding Tesla.
So sick of seeing them everywhere now.

Donatello. · 09-29-2022, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by John4C

The answer is yes, a car is less special if everyone has it. Most cars aren’t special even though we want them to be / think they are. There are very few truly special cars. A car can be special to you (and that’s awesome btw) but, objectively, that doesn’t make it special.

An example, back in 2003 I bought a Nissan 350Z and I loved it (I was young - heck I still have a soft spot for Zs though). At the time, that car was extremely special TO ME. Was it a special car? Hell no…

This.

SharpAndCunning · 10-05-2022, 12:32 PM

I would say, it depends.

Do you have a sentimental attachment to the car? What attracted you to the car.

A lot of people drive Vipers not because they are the fastest cars on the road, but because of what they represent. If they sold 25,000 Vipers every year instead of 2,000 I think they would be much less special.

There is a certain "It's Special" aspect to being the only one around.

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Humdizzle Brigadier General 6543 Rep 3,897 Posts Drives: 991.2 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	its all relative. you could make the case an M3 is just a modded 340i, a Lambo Urus is a VW atlas, an F8 tributo is just a 12 year old 458 with turbos, a GT3RS is just a 911. And on and on. buying special car isn't that difficult either. banks will finance anything. you could have one guy stretching himself to lease a 911 for 24 months and another guy paying cash for a boxster and not even sweating it. __________________ 2018 Porsche GT3 6MT 2023 X3 M40i Previous: Ferrari 458 \| R35 GTR \| F80 M3 \| F87 M2c \| E46 M3 \| E36 M3 \| Scion FRS
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ShocknAwe 1Addict 5102 Rep 9,063 Posts Drives: N54 E82, M57 E70, 964 C4 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Charleston iTrader: (22)	Car can be good if it's common, but it won't be special. Not until it's died off enough to be out of the mainstream and mundane. Special means special. No wow factor if it's on every street corner. Who cares when they see a Starbucks? Well, maybe a bad example to most. Dunno if a Tesla can ever be special. __________________ 2010 E82 1 Series M Clone Hydra Performance augmented OEM+
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..Rush.. Captain 975 Rep 928 Posts Drives: AW E88 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Agreed with you folks regarding Tesla. So sick of seeing them everywhere now. Last edited by ..Rush..; 10-01-2022 at 04:57 PM..
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