See, I think the second one (the car looking across the water) has just the right amount of light... it hints at the skyline across the water, and hints at most of the car, but doesn't quite reveal. (I admit that one, I think of as being a bit like the car has driven up to the water and parked to gaze out at the lights and dream of travel. This is what happens when writers turn to photography...)
But the first one, which I re-did the exposures from the RAW on, I think works fine brighter. On the other, it may be a matter of personal taste.
