Car you drive and HHI: 2024 edition

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Anonymous wrote:It's not about HHI vs car for us. We drive a Toyota vs a solid hhi just because I don't want to spend time fixing it and taking it to a shop. It's more about the time saved. I can't imagine spending $60k+ for a car and constantly wasting time in the shop with repairs.

Why do people assume expensive cars are always in the shop? I drove a Mercedes. I get a new one every 3 years. I got a flat recently, pushed a little button in the car, and a guy came out and changed my tire for free. I was home and hour later. So easy. When it needs an oil change once a year, I drop it off, get a loaner Mercedes and go about my day.

Lol, buying a new car every 3 years. WTH!!??

Mercedes isn't even in the top 10 for reliability from any reputable source.


https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/

https://www.businessinsider.com/most-reliable-car-brands-lexus-toyota-hyundai-chevy-jd-power-2023-2?op=1#8-mini-tie-7

https://www.motortrend.com/features/most-reliable-dependable-car-brands/


Yeah, congrats, you have money to burn buying an extremely unreliable brand for triple the price. And then when there are any repairs you have paid a premium for the car just to have the privilege of paying double the price of a typical repair.

Toyotas are just tanks you hardly ever need to repair and waste time on. I don't care if you take it to the shop and get free loaner. The most annoying part you're forgetting is have to take the damn thing to the shop in the first place and then going back with the loaner again in order to get your car. Waste of time we don't want to have to deal with.

[Anonymous]

$650k pre-tax. I drive a 5 y/o Honda Odyssey, and my husband drives an F150 he got last year.

[Anonymous]

$350k - 2010 Subaru Outback and 2016 Honda Fit

Expensive cars do not bring be joy. I like a car that is relatively inexpensive, gets good gas mileage and is hassle-free.

[Anonymous]

HHI is 250K. We live in the city and only need one car - it's a 2015 Chevy Trax with ~70K miles on it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not about HHI vs car for us. We drive a Toyota vs a solid hhi just because I don't want to spend time fixing it and taking it to a shop. It's more about the time saved. I can't imagine spending $60k+ for a car and constantly wasting time in the shop with repairs.

Why do people assume expensive cars are always in the shop? I drove a Mercedes. I get a new one every 3 years. I got a flat recently, pushed a little button in the car, and a guy came out and changed my tire for free. I was home and hour later. So easy. When it needs an oil change once a year, I drop it off, get a loaner Mercedes and go about my day.

Lol, buying a new car every 3 years. WTH!!??

Mercedes isn't even in the top 10 for reliability from any reputable source.


https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/

https://www.businessinsider.com/most-reliable-car-brands-lexus-toyota-hyundai-chevy-jd-power-2023-2?op=1#8-mini-tie-7

https://www.motortrend.com/features/most-reliable-dependable-car-brands/


Yeah, congrats, you have money to burn buying an extremely unreliable brand for triple the price. And then when there are any repairs you have paid a premium for the car just to have the privilege of paying double the price of a typical repair.

Toyotas are just tanks you hardly ever need to repair and waste time on. I don't care if you take it to the shop and get free loaner. The most annoying part you're forgetting is have to take the damn thing to the shop in the first place and then going back with the loaner again in order to get your car. Waste of time we don't want to have to deal with.

I don't pay for repairs, everything is under warranty. I have driven Toyotas and they are just so cheap looking inside and not comfortable to me. We can agree to disagree.

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Once our HHI was over a million there is no way I’m driving a Toyota or Honda. I get the reliability but other cars are so much nicer.

[Anonymous]

350k HHI combined.

2007 Camry. It just wont die, so we'll keep it until it stops working. Who the hell wants to shop for a car? Sounds like hell these days. When it dies, will just buy whatever the best rated EV is on consumer reports. Hopefully they can deliver it, since I really want to never go to a dealership.

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Anonymous wrote:HHI over a mil

I drive 2023 Lexus NX 350H
DH 2010 RAV4

We keep our cars.

My last car was 2014 Acura MDX.

I will never believe that there are this many people that earn seven figures. And are so casual about it – “over a mil.”

Sorry, I don’t believe you people. And yes, I do think you’re lying on an anonymous board to make yourselves feel better.

Why? $1M these days is just upper middle class. Two doctors together can pull in a combined salary of $1M. Or a physician + lawyer, lawyer + accountant, small business owner + doctor.

It's basically just two higher end professional degrees or business owners.

Well, for starters, those very high-paying jobs usually require lots of hours and/or sacrifices. Two such jobs are not conducive to a peaceful family life, so you often end up with a $500K earner and a $150K earner, thus falling well short of seven-figure-land.

That's just ONE reason I think most of you are full of it.

Even if you knew me in real life, you would assume my income is more like $350k. I'm an attorney working as a partner for an accounting firm, earning $1.3m. I work 100% from home, and my standard uniform is yoga pants and a hoodie. People usually assume I'm a SAHM and I don't correct them unless there is a specific reason to. We've never bought a new car, and are generally not all that conspicuous in our consumption: big house but in a low-key neighborhood, public schools, etc.

And you think telling us this is supposed to impress? You’re basically committing fraud at the expense of your clients. I wear a suit and tie, drive into the office every day, work for the Department of Justice, and put people like you in prison for a living. It’s only a matter of time before your malfeasance catches up with you.

I’m utterly confused by this response. I’m doing my job from home. What on earth is fraudulent about working in yoga pants? I spend my day advising clients from all over the world. I earn every dime and pay taxes on all of it. I happen to like what I do, it happens to pay well, and it happens I can do it from home in comfortable clothes so that’s what I do. Good luck finding something to prosecute me for. (PS: I heart the DOJ attorneys I’ve worked with. Sorry if the suit is getting you down.) If I wanted to impress you or anyone else, I would dress the part and put my wealth on display. My point was that you can’t read a person’s NW from the outside: there are people who live above their means and people who live below it. I’m the second kind. It’s not a crime.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HHI over a mil

I drive 2023 Lexus NX 350H
DH 2010 RAV4

We keep our cars.

My last car was 2014 Acura MDX.

I will never believe that there are this many people that earn seven figures. And are so casual about it – “over a mil.”

Sorry, I don’t believe you people. And yes, I do think you’re lying on an anonymous board to make yourselves feel better.

Why? $1M these days is just upper middle class. Two doctors together can pull in a combined salary of $1M. Or a physician + lawyer, lawyer + accountant, small business owner + doctor.

It's basically just two higher end professional degrees or business owners.

Well, for starters, those very high-paying jobs usually require lots of hours and/or sacrifices. Two such jobs are not conducive to a peaceful family life, so you often end up with a $500K earner and a $150K earner, thus falling well short of seven-figure-land.

That's just ONE reason I think most of you are full of it.

Even if you knew me in real life, you would assume my income is more like $350k. I'm an attorney working as a partner for an accounting firm, earning $1.3m. I work 100% from home, and my standard uniform is yoga pants and a hoodie. People usually assume I'm a SAHM and I don't correct them unless there is a specific reason to. We've never bought a new car, and are generally not all that conspicuous in our consumption: big house but in a low-key neighborhood, public schools, etc.

Good for you. I don't earn 7-figures, but I have a tenant who does. They earn a little bit more than you but are constantly traveling around the world for work. It's a good thing I have a smart-home system so I can let in service workers remotely because my tenant is always away.

If you have a WFH, 7-figure job, congrats but my statement still stands that "those very high-paying jobs *USUALLY* require lots of hours and/or sacrifices."

True. I got lucky. I did put in my time when I was younger so you’re not wrong on that. And I work plenty of hours but I don’t have to travel much and am good at finding the interstitial time so my kids don’t pay a price.

[Anonymous]

HHI 150. Porsche 911.

[Anonymous]

HHI 380k. 2013 Honda minivan.

[Anonymous]

HHI 250.

2015 Dodge Journey
2018 GMC Terrain
Both fully paid off (obviously, they're not exactly expensive)

We're saving for another car. The teen will inherit the Dodge. I'll get the new car. It's my turn.

[Anonymous]

$250k
2014 Subaru
2020 Sienna

Will drive both cars for a very very long time. Both paid off.

[Anonymous]

460k

2023 Lexus GX460

[Anonymous]

HHI: $166K

2013 volvo s60.

Paid off, low mileage. I'd love an SUV but can't justify.