Maybe we have different definitions, but I think they absolutely do, I would say things like insisting on Apple CarPlay, or the UX of the self-driving software,

Maybe we have different definitions, but I think they absolutely do, I would say things like insisting on Apple CarPlay, or the UX of the self-driving software, the vibrance of the RGB dash/door lighting (...) etc. is caring about finish. Your car enthusiast might care to a different sort of extreme or niche (like wanting real leather not PU; or not wanting leather because the '66 never came with leather) but it's still caring about finish IMO, just different aspects.