Biased 'bout beamers and benz

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Anonymous wrote:I assume people who feel revulsion about how others spend their money are insecure and need validation for their lifestyle choices. They also seem to generally be suffering under the delusion that everyone has to scrimp and save for a purchase like that.

Agree 1000% Personally, I could not care less if some rich dude wants to drive an expensive car. Good for him.

OP why do you care? Do you truly have no frivolous purchases that someone also could judge as "wasteful"?

Diamond engagement ring? how 'wasteful' and how dare you contribute to human rights abuses. 'Financially ridiculous' to spend that amount of $$$ for a rock
Organic food from Whole Foods? how wasteful to spend the extra cash. Plus, how dare you shop there and contribute to their poor labor practices
New clothes? Why buy new clothes ever, a few small holes won't hurt anything. New clothes are so wasteful, haven't you hear about the high cost of fast fashion?
New iphone? how wasteful to buy a new smart phone each year, do you know that there are now 50 million tons of e-waste a year?
Have kids? As PP mentioned, a child will do irreparable damage to the environment. Talk about waste.

[Anonymous]

Never saw the appeal of a luxury car. My father is a biglaw partner and my parents live in a big house in Bethesda, and he still drives a toyota.

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Anonymous wrote:Never saw the appeal of a luxury car. My father is a biglaw partner and my parents live in a big house in Bethesda, and he still drives a toyota.

Then you have poor imagination. I may not be into scrap booking or free climbing a shear cliff, but I can see the appeal. I may not want to live in Bethesda, or anywhere else in MD for that matter, but I can see the appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never saw the appeal of a luxury car. My father is a biglaw partner and my parents live in a big house in Bethesda, and he still drives a toyota.

Really. You don't see the appeal AT ALL. Really. You just can't understand why ANYONE would want to drive a luxury car?

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Anonymous wrote:(First, I know this is a petty rant!) I do very well financially and have been doing so for many years. Yet I'm frugal and drive a Japanese sedan. I often see people in large BMW 7 series or S class Mercedes and really feel a strong dislike, even revulsion. This is not sour grapes: I could afford an S class if I choose to so allocate my money, but find the idea financially ridiculous in how wasteful it is. I suppose part of me thinks the drivers of those showy, quickly depreciating, gas-guzzling, expensive maintenance-loving behemoths are trying to compensate for something. Anyone else share this reaction?

I couldn't read thru the last 8 pages of responses, but let me summarize:
1) you DON'T earn enough to get yourself a nice ride, but keep lying to yourself.
2) in % terms, what do you think your car depreciated, rolling out the door, vs a BMW or Benz? So, we now know you don't make enough to afford a nice car, AND, you lack the basics of break-even analysis.
3) No one else has your insecurities, thus, no one else has this same revulsion you do.

+1000

The fact that the OP sits around stewing about this ...

Point #3 is based on flawed assumptions. A significant percentage of people who buy these cars do so (consciously or not) as an act of conspicuous consumption. Conspicuous being the operative word--the very point of driving a luxury vehicle for many (not all) is to make a statement about their relative worth, financial and otherwise. The OP and others are therefore quite correct to suggest that it is the owners' desire to make a public statement and to generate a reaction from third parties. One can hardly be surprised that some such third parties will react to said conspicuous display with revulsion rather than admiration.

speaking of flawed assumptions: how much is "a significant % of people..." ??? Are we talking statistically significant, or, significant enough so you can win this dumb argument? Like, 3%, 22%, or 78%? You have no clue. And clearly, just like the OP, you have neither the buying power nor the game to own such a vehicle. So you spew nonsense like this to make yourself feel better, and to cover up your own shortcomings.

How must one prove "game" before buying such a vehicle? Number of posts on a profilic PUA forum? Lifts in your shoes? Bank statements? Number of fantasy football wins?

[Anonymous]

I was at the Mercedes dealer today. They have a S63 AMG on the floor. MSRP was over $200,000. I cannot imagine driving a Camry or an Accord when I could afford this machine of pure luxury.

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Anonymous wrote:I was at the Mercedes dealer today. They have a S63 AMG on the floor. MSRP was over $200,000. I cannot imagine driving a Camry or an Accord when I could afford this machine of pure luxury.

lol

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How about to each their own?

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Anonymous wrote:How about to each their own?

Oh ye of thy pooreth earnings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at the Mercedes dealer today. They have a S63 AMG on the floor. MSRP was over $200,000. I cannot imagine driving a Camry or an Accord when I could afford this machine of pure luxury.

So what did you pick up from the Mercedes dealer today PP?

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Anonymous wrote:Never saw the appeal of a luxury car. My father is a biglaw partner and my parents live in a big house in Bethesda, and he still drives a toyota.

Then you have poor imagination. I may not be into scrap booking or free climbing a shear cliff, but I can see the appeal. I may not want to live in Bethesda, or anywhere else in MD for that matter, but I can see the appeal.

Sorry. I was being careless with my language. I should have said "it never appealed to me."

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Anonymous wrote:I was at the Mercedes dealer today. They have a S63 AMG on the floor. MSRP was over $200,000. I cannot imagine driving a Camry or an Accord when I could afford this machine of pure luxury.

So what did you pick up from the Mercedes dealer today PP?

An oil change.

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I prefer Jaguars

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Yea but Jaguars are a bit too understated, except for the new F Type. I think they are still digging themselves out of the funk they were in back in the 90s.

A few more cars like the F Type and they should get back on track.

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Anonymous wrote:Yea but Jaguars are a bit too understated, except for the new F Type. I think they are still digging themselves out of the funk they were in back in the 90s.

A few more cars like the F Type and they should get back on track.

The funk was caused by a reputation for frequent and expensive repairs. My generation (late boomers) stayed the heck away from them.