Does the extra attention when driving a new luxury car or SUV get annoying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband has an M5 and I have a Cayenne. People (men) occasionally comment on the M5 but always in a nice way and it’s nothing annoying. No one ever says anything about the Cayenne.

Ha, because it's a demerit to drive a Porsche SUV. Get a 911 and we'll talk.

[Anonymous]

People,

An FYI from the rest of us.

Most of us don't know about cars. This has nothing to do with wealth - it's just that most people DO NOT CARE. We can't tell the difference between any of those hunks of metal you drive.

So relax. Drive whatever makes you happy. Surely that's more important?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband has an M5 and I have a Cayenne. People (men) occasionally comment on the M5 but always in a nice way and it’s nothing annoying. No one ever says anything about the Cayenne.

Ha, because it's a demerit to drive a Porsche SUV. Get a 911 and we'll talk.

We have kids and a dog.

[Anonymous]

We have a Tesla Model X (yes, with the doors), and I don't love the attention. It's uncomfortable. But, the doors are actually pretty cool, and when folks are genuinely excited about them, that's fine.

Shortly after we got it (back in 2016), I came out of the grocery store to find a young man taking a picture of the car with his phone. There weren't than many in the wild at that point. I just awkwardly slunk around to open the trunk and he hurried off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
People,

An FYI from the rest of us.

Most of us don't know about cars. This has nothing to do with wealth - it's just that most people DO NOT CARE. We can't tell the difference between any of those hunks of metal you drive.

So relax. Drive whatever makes you happy. Surely that's more important?

This. I'm honestly puzzled by people who spend a lot on cars, because it's a depreciating asset the moment you drive it off the lot. If it makes you happy, great. But most people are not wowed by expensive cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That depends on where you live. If you live in a non-metropolitan area you can get a lot of attention even in an Infiniti or base level BMW/Audi (think like a 328i lol). In DC? I'm not going to specify but I've driven multiple 70k-100k cars around and you only get a compliment or conversation started like once every few months and usually from a guy who either also owns something similar or used to. One guy cornered me in a sports car and told me what great memories he had in it, but now that he has kids he can't have one anymore. 95% of the time you DO just blend in with other people - luxury and sports cars are for the driver's enjoyment not to get compliments from random people on the street.

LOL - why? You think they will "out" you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband has an M5 and I have a Cayenne. People (men) occasionally comment on the M5 but always in a nice way and it’s nothing annoying. No one ever says anything about the Cayenne.

Ha, because it's a demerit to drive a Porsche SUV. Get a 911 and we'll talk.

+1

It's almost as bad as the Porsche sedan.

[Anonymous]

Around here Range Rovers and Escalades are practically every other car on the road.

Now I do notice when it’s a Lamborghini, Ferrari, or Rolls. But even that is a weekly occurrence here.

[Anonymous]

When we lived in a smaller midwest city (Peoria, IL - so not rural but not a real city/suburban area either), my husband's few years old Corvette got so much attention he was sick of being "the Corvette guy" and eventually sold it.

Now that we live in a major metro area, Teslas, Porsches, etc don't even turn a head. Might get a "nice car dude!" from a coworker the first time you drive it to work, but really not a big deal.

Lamborghinis and ultra high-end flashy cars still do get a lot of attention, but very high-end "sleepers" don't really attract much attention.

[Anonymous]

Last year at school drop off, there was one dad who occasionally dropped his kids off in that car with the batwing doors. The kids certainly got a kick out of it. Other than that, I can't say I've noticed any car lately. I'm not much of a car enthusiast though, and am not able to identify most cars without seeing the logo and model name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a Tesla Model X (yes, with the doors), and I don't love the attention. It's uncomfortable. But, the doors are actually pretty cool, and when folks are genuinely excited about them, that's fine.

Shortly after we got it (back in 2016), I came out of the grocery store to find a young man taking a picture of the car with his phone. There weren't than many in the wild at that point. I just awkwardly slunk around to open the trunk and he hurried off.

Do you still get a lot of attention? I feel like that has changed quite a bit in my area in the last 5 years since they've become more common.

[Anonymous]

We have two parents with Lamborghini SUVs at our school. The kids talk about them (and one was excited to ride in it when he went home with the kid) but otherwise, cars like Range Rovers, Teslas, even G-wagons are common enough that nobody pays attention or cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
People,

An FYI from the rest of us.

Most of us don't know about cars. This has nothing to do with wealth - it's just that most people DO NOT CARE. We can't tell the difference between any of those hunks of metal you drive.

So relax. Drive whatever makes you happy. Surely that's more important?

This. I'm honestly puzzled by people who spend a lot on cars, because it's a depreciating asset the moment you drive it off the lot. If it makes you happy, great. But most people are not wowed by expensive cars.

There are a lot of rich people in this area for whom buying a 100k car is truly not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

I kind of like when people check me out in my car.

[Anonymous]

Where I live the Corolla would get more attention. I did see 5 lamborghinis in a row once, driving together, and I noticed.