There Are Lies, Damn Lies, And Reasons for Choosing a Car
SYNOPSIS: The most commonly cited reasons for our changing car preferences have a way of skittering away under scrutiny.
More Specifics
The Counterculture and European travel killed the big American car, by giving it the cooties.
We're actually not that concerned with gas mileage in our cars.
The shift in our car preferences can be much better explained in terms of image than of practicality.
What sporty automotive handling really does is allay concerns about "male menopause" via an athletic image.
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