I agree 100%! Professionalism goes a LONG way and while I think almost all of us started with very modest means of transportation or hauling things (heck I see people bringing in bags of cans or small scrap loads on a trailer behind a bicycle all the time), try to at least be halfway clean cut looking and keep your ride reasonable looking. I started with a BEAT up truck and a trailer that the scrapyard thought I was hauling in for junk, but I worked my way up to a pretty fair lookin rig now and not embarassed to pull up to a 1/2 million dollar house with it if the occasion arises. It's still paid for and not the nicest but all things considered I wouldn't have anything much nicer or it'd be a waste...

First impressions last a lifetime, make sure it counts!!!