It's definitely influenced by what you grow up with.
My family had a string of VWs; my parents and grandparents both had Mk1 Golfs, my parents also had a Derby, Mk1 Jetta and a Santana (passat saloon).
But a neighbour had a pristine 60s (I think) green Beetle. He'd had it since it was nearly new and only drove it about 1000 miles a year, it was washed every week and always looked great. I would have got one myself if I hadn't been drawn to the Golf by another neighbour's Mk2 GTI.
I do love a good Beetle but these days I need the practicality of a big boot and space for kids.
But we are about to go on holiday in a borrowed T25 camper, so I will probably be wanting one of those pretty soon.