Luxury white SUV as status marker

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a funny trend I’ve noticed in my office and I’m wondering if other people notice it too. Every obnoxious wealthy woman above 40 in my office (sales environment) drives a massive white Mercedes, Audi, or Range Rover. I am talking about ~15 people, not 2 or 3. Most of them have no kids or one kid. I have no problem with white cars and no problem with these women, but these cars just seem like very silly status markers trying to make a statement about their money.

Xanax abusing wine drunks who go home and brainwash themselves with Kardashian and Real Housewives garbage (who drive, you guessed it, tacky white luxury SUVs).

This made me laugh really loud, thank you. What a vision! Hilarious! I think you are spot on, sadly.

[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.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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?

[Anonymous]

I don't notice this at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ha ha! I am a nanny and my employers just bought me a white Lexus SUV to use for their child as well as my personal use! So what does that make me?

Very well compensated?

True! But my point is that if a "domestic employee" is driving a white SUV, the very notion that it is a status symbol is out the window.

Yep, "the help" is driving white SUVs - the gig is up.

So true!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Yup. People are that stupid - more often than you would expect.

[Anonymous]

Navy blue is choice of patricians.

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Why do you care how I spend my $75,000 ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny trend I’ve noticed in my office and I’m wondering if other people notice it too. Every obnoxious wealthy woman above 40 in my office (sales environment) drives a massive white Mercedes, Audi, or Range Rover. I am talking about ~15 people, not 2 or 3. Most of them have no kids or one kid. I have no problem with white cars and no problem with these women, but these cars just seem like very silly status markers trying to make a statement about their money.

Salesperson, lives in an cookie-cutter suburb, drinks too much wine, leases or finances a luxury SUV. Sounds like many of the of the women on here.

[Anonymous]

White just seems to be very popular in every model. Alll the teenagers seem to want white cars right now too. White metallic (aka “pearl”), does usually cost more for some reason. But I’ve been car shopping this week and most cars are coming in only 5-8 basic, boring colors plus bright blue. Like three shades of gray, two shades of black and two similar reds. Weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha ha! I am a nanny and my employers just bought me a white Lexus SUV to use for their child as well as my personal use! So what does that make me?

Very well compensated?

True! But my point is that if a "domestic employee" is driving a white SUV, the very notion that it is a status symbol is out the window.

Yep, "the help" is driving white SUVs - the gig is up.

So true!

OP has her knickers in a twist for nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny trend I’ve noticed in my office and I’m wondering if other people notice it too. Every obnoxious wealthy woman above 40 in my office (sales environment) drives a massive white Mercedes, Audi, or Range Rover. I am talking about ~15 people, not 2 or 3. Most of them have no kids or one kid. I have no problem with white cars and no problem with these women, but these cars just seem like very silly status markers trying to make a statement about their money.

Uh, jealous much?

[Anonymous]

We noticed the trend also.

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So environmentally disastrous.

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I'm just glad that we are beyond the time when every car sold was silver.

My theory on the popularity of white is that because white is so popular in the south, when TV shows show the rich and famous celebs in places like Miami and LA, they will show their white luxury cars. So that's what people now want.