Quote Originally Posted by MikkoAkure View Post
Well there's the practicality aspect of things. Our real world militaries have tanks and helicopters yet I don't commute to work in a killdozer and I don't think the average family has access to a private helicopter.
It's more the... silhouette? The vibe? A military truck or tank isn't a car but is built along the same general philosophy – it's a roughly rectangular vehicle with wheels on the long sides. It's a practical design.

If Garlean civilians have cars, why is the Garlean military not using cars? Who decided "let's build an ornate gilded mecha instead"?