It seems to me that with all the government mandates imposed on the auto makers now for safety/mileage standards that something has to give, and people are way more concerned with how comfortable the car is inside, and which electronic devices they can use while they are there takes more precedence than what other people think of the car as they drive by. I always get a lot of really cool looks and compliments from people when I drive my 1966 car, but after driving to a show and back, I am usually exhausted. On the other hand, I can drive my 2012 car, which doesn't usually draw much of a second glance, hundreds of miles without stopping and feel just as good as when I started.