Well first of all i appreciate your detailed, candid response and I must agree on a few of the points you made. However, vehicles are just too hard to both come by and repair/upkeep them into good working condition.
I think alot of us would agree that one major end-game goal is to acquire 'helicopter' weapons and loot. Vehicles are a HUGE factor in making this happen because, as we all know, heli's respawn in different locations every 30 minutes. Especially with regards to the Chernarus map!
I am constantly getting screwed out of my vehicle travels (and on them) because of the points I mentioned earlier. Now even if u can offer an explanation as to the why that these specific problems occur, it doesn't change the fact that they still happen! There are countless amounts of games that feature the simulation of driving a vehicle in-game and do NOT have these kind of problems i mentioned.
The fence kit collision, lol. In what world......do the physics of 'twig and twine' cause collision damage on a vehicle to be so great that it can be completely totaled? Let alone the fact that you can't even see one until its right upon you if your moving with any decent amount of speed.
Im sorry but my end-game with dayz IS the helicopters! Without a proper and stable vehicle transportation system, and I cannot consistently see this goal realized and it frustrates the ever-loving f*** out of me!!!