Luxury white SUV as status marker

[Anonymous]

{when you start reading a thread and 2 minutes later realize its from 2 years ago}

sigh.

[Anonymous]

If I could afford the Mercedes G wagon I’d buy a white one. And I don’t care about status I just think it’s a cool looking car. Can’t a person like something expensive without being insecure and concerned about status. I also love lots of designer clothes and bags. Can’t afford them but appreciate the design. If I was real rich. I’d buy a few things. But not to impress anyone.

[Anonymous]

I believe white cars are usually cheaper. You have to pay extra for color (I've only bought two new cars in my life, and that was the case both times) It was another $500...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:{when you start reading a thread and 2 minutes later realize its from 2 years ago}

sigh.

Even worse is remembering reading it 2 years ago. I need a new hobby.

[Anonymous]

I remember when no one wanted white cars and being at a dealership buying a first car by myself. The salesman kept pushing me to be a white sedan because they couldn't unload them. Remember when all the car rental cars were white? I've never gotten over that and would never buy a white car.

[Anonymous]

Do you work in Pharmaceutical Sales or real estate? This is very much a Pharma rep or realtor thing, the big white SUV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White is a nice color for a car. But people of all incomes select white cars. And wealthy people select all colors, so I'm not sure it's a "thing."

In some areas it’s definitely a thing. At my child’s ES, all of the “rich” moms (or the ones who want to appear so) drive one of only three cars: Yukon XL (Denali package only), Audi Q7, or Mercedes GLS. And there are only 2 acceptable colors. White or Black.

True. Any behemoth SUV is offensive, environmentally and otherwise, let's call it what it is. The GMCs are right in that category. The drivers ca not be that bright, OP.

OMG, I just looked up the Yukon Denali. People pay $70k for those monstrosities?

it is the female version of the 70-90k luxury pickups the dads have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:White is a nice color for a car. But people of all incomes select white cars. And wealthy people select all colors, so I'm not sure it's a "thing."

In some areas it’s definitely a thing. At my child’s ES, all of the “rich” moms (or the ones who want to appear so) drive one of only three cars: Yukon XL (Denali package only), Audi Q7, or Mercedes GLS. And there are only 2 acceptable colors. White or Black.

Where I am, it's black and add the Escalade to that mix. Of course when the next recession hits, a lot of these giant SUVs will go away.

Black Escalade or Yukon is a car for hire--Uber Black or similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a rich people thing? I live in the suburbs and I hardly ever see these cars, let alone in white.

It's a pharma or real estate sales thing.

[Anonymous]

White is showy, silvers/greys and navy are more sophisticated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:{when you start reading a thread and 2 minutes later realize its from 2 years ago}

sigh.

Even worse is remembering reading it 2 years ago. I need a new hobby.

🤣🤣🤣
That’s happened to me.

So, two years later: I notice everyone has a white luxury car (or, many people) and now it’s an over saturated trend. People like to be different and stand out with their fancy white car....not blend in, right? I think the white fancy car movement is over!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're not hurting you, are they? If they want to spend their money on this, let it go.

But the environment....

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Anonymous wrote:They're not hurting you, are they? If they want to spend their money on this, let it go.

But the environment....

You realize that with the exception of the Suburban/Yukon/Escalade all these large luxury SUV's get good mileage now?

X7 is rated for 20/25, Range Rover is 19/24, GLS is 19/23.

[Anonymous]

I can confirm this. My DW's sister purchased one like this. She gained something like 50 extra status points. I think she was at like 50 before so it doubled it.

It did take about 45 days for the points to get awarded though.

[Anonymous]

About as much a status marker as white bread and the white bread who drives them.