Why people buy cars?

Now, I understand when someone gets a sedan, a pick-up truck or a station wagon. These are utility vehicles and it makes perfect sense to buy such type of vehicles.

But I didn't understand a thing when a friend of mine bought a Fiat 500 Abarth as a 'weekend fun car' (He already owns a Honda Accord).

If I was him; I'd have gone with a… MOTORCYCLE!

Ducati Monster 821 Roadster: 3.6sec 0-60, 11.5sec 1/4 Mile @ $11,500 MSRP.
Fiat 500 Abarth: 6.3sec 0-60, 14.8sec 1/4Mile @ $21,000 MSRP.

And to put things into perspective:
Audi TT RS: 3.4sec 0-60, 13.2sec 1/4 Mile @ $66,000 MSRP

The Abarth is more compareable to:
Kawasaki Ninja 300: 5.6sec 0-60, 14.61sec 1/4 Mile @ $4,000 MSRP.

Not only that but bikes are more agile and are just a BLAST to ride; and here's why:

On a bike:
Your right hand's palm is throttle; fingers are front brakes and thumbs are low-high beam.
Your left hand's fingers are clutch and thumb controls the horn & indicator etc.
Your right foot is the rear brake.
Your left foot is the gearbox.
Your arms steer at low speeds.
Your whole body steer at high speeds.

So… YOU'RE ALL OVER IT!

And that gives you a feeling like no other! It's the best way if you want to 'feel' the machine. I can feel EVERYTHING on the bike. The engine, the wheels, the road, the wind, the world…

There's a reason us riders invented the term 'but dyno'! Our behinds can tell how many HP the engine beneath us makes!

So…

My question is; WHY?

You are not him.
Perhaps he's smart enough to know the no matter how fast a motorcycle is you still get wet when it rains.

He's smart enough to think of rain, cold weather, groceries, other drivers crashing into you, etc. You're not

also just because you have one car, doesn't mean you won't need another one if you ever get into a wreck or have issues.

It's all relative. My second car is… An airplane. It's not an expensive one (same cost as the Abarth) and it puts your motorcycle to shame in terms of fun, performance and freedom. Can you ride upside down or do rolls? Can you ride your bike across the English Channel, have lunch in Paris, and be back in time for dinner in London? How about looking down and thumbing your nose at all the traffic congestion on the road? And, pretty much everything you're raving about the performance of your bike means you are constantly breaking the law. I don't have to do that to have way more fun and overall coolness than you do. Hopefully you get the point. Different strokes for different folks.

Because stealing them is against the law.

Where we live the outdoor temperature today was a high of 10 degrees. Tonight's temperature will be 5 degrees below 0. That's why we buy cars. I only rode my motorcycles about 6 months out of the year. Then stored it for the cold winter months. I still managed to put around 8,000 miles on my motorcycles during those 6 months.

Bragging rights

Perhaps because it's winter at the moment, so a coupe, sedan, SUV, truck, etc. Would be the better option.

But a motercycle can wait until spring or summer or perhaps early fall/autumn.

To get laid faster.

Go eat vegetables and granola, hippy.

I would so much rather drive that Abarth than a motorcycle. No words to describe how much more.