Over the years, I never really gave it much thought. See an auto I liked, I'd buy it. See a revolver I liked, I'd buy it. The count has always been about 50/50 ( give or take ).
Now I never gone through a lusting after autos phase, but over the last couple years, I've really started to appreciate the wheelguns. Right now, there are no autos I want, but there are several revolvers I'd like to have. And I have noticed this change. I think it may be that some seem almost like works of art. That holds true for some autos as well. There are some really beautiful 1911s & Browning Hi-Powers. But for the most part, autos seem like purely business.
And if I've pissed somebody off that has a beautiful auto, sorry, and please post a pic. I love seeing a beautiful firearm.
Tuckerdog1