Hello expert drivers, is car's look really important as the engine?

Question

what if your car has dents?

Answer 1

My car was originally red but is severely sun faded and scratched and dented. But I maintain it religiously and the interior is comfortable and spotless. I no longer care what the outside looks like because I don't have to see it when I'm driving and the car is a pleasure to drive.

Without a lot of money spent on the exterior this car has a very low resale value. But it's in excellent mechanical condition and it's been paid off for years. I see no reason to replace it with a newer car.

Answer 2

My car has dents, the tranny is no good, the motor has done 1000 000 ks, but I dont care, the wheels go round, and I own it!

Answer 3

I think so, as I feel better driving a pretty car and if it has dents I fix them.

Answer 4

I've seen cars look like a real turd on the inside but the engine runs like a charm. I would choose that over any outside looks any day. I don't know about you but I like something to get me to point B as Im leaving point A without leaving me on the side of the road

Answer 5

I can drive a car that is beat up that the transmission and engine are on their last legs as long as the suspension, breaks and tires are prime!
As a driver I want it to go where I want it to go and stop when I want it to stop with out having to worry. It can be a snail or even a slug of a car provided it can be driven with confidence.

Answer 6

My wife drives a 2006 Malibu Maxx that was beaten severely to death by baseball size hail a few years ago. And while no glass was broken the body damage was severe enough that the Insurance company wrote off the car and paid her $ 6,200.00 for it.

My wife turned around and bought the car back for $ 600.00 and drives it daily. The car currently has almost 280,000 Kms ( 170,000 miles) on it and is in good mechanical condition. We will keep this car until it can no longer be driven.

Answer 7

Small dents and scrapes are like scars. Cool in a hard kind of way.
When you get a lot older, keeping bodywork in pristine condition will send a signal that you have 'made it' and are able to protect it.

Good mechanical condition of the engine is vital at all times. Performance is pretty important too. It used to need at least 100Bhp per ton of vehicle to make it 'go' acceptably for a younger person.

Answer 8

Hello naive young driver. Mechanical condition is obviously way more important. If you can afford to repair the cosmetic dings in your car, do so if it makes you happy, but if I were you I wouldn't bother. Your car isn't worth much to begin with and being the inexperienced motorist that you are, it will continue to get road rash until you become more competent and more aware of all the hazards of driving.

Answer 9

It does, and it still runs great!

Answer 10

I don't know what you mean by expert driver, someone who specializes in cars or someone who has just had a lot of experience with driving. I'm going to guess that it's the second one and I would say that looks don't matter that much, to most people they do simply because it is a status thing