I noticed that as well but for whatever reason I just assumed that it was so that
1) You wouldn’t be seeing so many other cool cars and thus be tempted to switch cars all the time as that would distract you from driving where you were going.
2) If you wrecked your vehicle it would be easier to get a new one of the exact same kind.
But I think your explanation makes a lot of sense. They embedded a lot of humor in those games.
It is also conceivable that they initially did it as a joke and then once they had implemented and play tested it they discovered the benefits mentioned above, and made the case stronger for keeping it that way. We may never know :)
1) You wouldn’t be seeing so many other cool cars and thus be tempted to switch cars all the time as that would distract you from driving where you were going.
2) If you wrecked your vehicle it would be easier to get a new one of the exact same kind.
But I think your explanation makes a lot of sense. They embedded a lot of humor in those games.
It is also conceivable that they initially did it as a joke and then once they had implemented and play tested it they discovered the benefits mentioned above, and made the case stronger for keeping it that way. We may never know :)