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Same here. 911 to me is an acquired taste. I can appreciate their design now, especially the recent iterations but I remember I said it looked like a squashed frog with bulgy eyes when I first saw one as a kid.


"Mere exposure" effect. "Social proof". Anything long-loved and popular becomes attractive.


Also happens with people's faces. A person who at first might appear ugly I've found gets better looking the more you see them. They don't become good looking or anything but appear less ugly.


And sometimes you fall in love instantly. Happened for me with the 911 and the Countach, without me knowing that they were expensive.


Yes, but it is fair to say the design evolved nicely, to the point of "looking good" rather than "weird-good".




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