Luxury white SUV as status marker

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A lot of people have a lot of ego tied up in what they drive. With some people, it’s cars. With others, expensive clothes/shoes/accessories. With others, antiques. Etc. It’s ego.

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Anonymous wrote:That's really hard on the battery. Yeeeesh.

No, it isn't...

Honestly, a simple google search could educate quite a few of you on electric vehicles.

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Anonymous wrote:I just got a white lexis suv!!

What is a lexis?

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Anonymous wrote:The nay-sayers must not love heated and cooled front and rear seats (and sometimes the cup holders too!), Bose speakers surround sound, in car wireless internet, automatic hatch open/close, automatic 3rd row fold down seats, adaptive cruise control, front and rear cameras, heated steering wheel, service centers with drive in bays, snacks, water & hot/cold beverages, internet, etc. Oh, and the cars drive and handle really well too. And we can afford these luxuries but that’s not your business.

You can get 99% of that in a loaded Honda or Toyota. You are a snob. Own it.

Yep I just purchased a brand new Honda with all of that.

I didn’t know Hondas now have Audi engineering. Cool.

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Anonymous wrote:That's really hard on the battery. Yeeeesh.

No, it isn't...

Honestly, a simple google search could educate quite a few of you on electric vehicles.

I don't need google. I have a degree in mechanical engineering, and I understand how batteries work. You, on the other hand, do not.

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Anonymous wrote:The nay-sayers must not love heated and cooled front and rear seats (and sometimes the cup holders too!), Bose speakers surround sound, in car wireless internet, automatic hatch open/close, automatic 3rd row fold down seats, adaptive cruise control, front and rear cameras, heated steering wheel, service centers with drive in bays, snacks, water & hot/cold beverages, internet, etc. Oh, and the cars drive and handle really well too. And we can afford these luxuries but that’s not your business.

You can get 99% of that in a loaded Honda or Toyota. You are a snob. Own it.

Yep I just purchased a brand new Honda with all of that.

I didn’t know Hondas now have Audi engineering. Cool.

There's absolutely nothing special or exclusive about VW-AG engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:i'm a wanna-be -- i have a white highlander.

Not talking about a Highlander, but luxury SUVs

Reading comprehension isn't a "thing" for you, huh?

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I was raised to believe white cars were tacky. An absolute don’t. Cars should be black or navy or grey/silver. That’s it.

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Lexus IS for people with money and no class

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Anonymous wrote:The nay-sayers must not love heated and cooled front and rear seats (and sometimes the cup holders too!), Bose speakers surround sound, in car wireless internet, automatic hatch open/close, automatic 3rd row fold down seats, adaptive cruise control, front and rear cameras, heated steering wheel, service centers with drive in bays, snacks, water & hot/cold beverages, internet, etc. Oh, and the cars drive and handle really well too. And we can afford these luxuries but that’s not your business.

You can get 99% of that in a loaded Honda or Toyota. You are a snob. Own it.

Yep I just purchased a brand new Honda with all of that.

I didn’t know Hondas now have Audi engineering. Cool.

There's absolutely nothing special or exclusive about VW-AG engineering.

If you don’t love it or need it, or can’t afford it, then it’s not for you. It’s ok.

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Anonymous wrote:Lexus IS for people with money and no class

You misspelled Infiniti.

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Anonymous wrote:Because its tougher to haul a bunch of kids around in a Tesla? I don't know.

Who knows. That's the whole point. Judging someone because they drive a car is very silly.

I’m late to the party, but it’s super easy to haul kids around in our Tesla. We got it because we needed a bigger car and we do care about the environment. That’s not the only reason but it absolutely was a major consideration

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Anonymous wrote:That's really hard on the battery. Yeeeesh.

No, it isn't...

Honestly, a simple google search could educate quite a few of you on electric vehicles.

I don't need google. I have a degree in mechanical engineering, and I understand how batteries work. You, on the other hand, do not.

Yes, my four year old Tesla has experienced no battery degradation and likely will experience very little over the life span of the vehicle, but you know more than Tesla engineers and people who actually own and operate the car on a daily basis. Sure.

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Anonymous wrote:We have two large black SUVs

I never even thought once that they signaled we’ve ‘made it’. We just like the room and the ride.

Same here, only one white and one black. We hate minivans, have two kids in car seats, two large dogs and in-laws that visit from the west coast and NE for numerous weeks out of the year... so we wanted a three row SUV, and the full size simply offers more space (in general but especially on family road trips)... People can hate on us all they want frankly, and no we don't care whether someone thinks we "made it"... which seems more like their own insecurities showing, but whatever

Are they paid off

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Anonymous wrote:Must be a DC thing. Here in Los Angeles, SUVs are for mothers. You haven't arrived unless you are driving a Tesla.

Yeah, but a lot of people in DC are also paying off massive student loans and/or maxing out their retirement accounts. Trade-offs.

I'm very familiar with Angelenos needing to have the nicest car and neglecting everything else in their life.