At what income is it appropriate to buy a 200k car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be afraid of getting robbed, OP. Seriously in this environment we are just a small step away from civil unrest.

I think you can afford the car but as a pp said, I would be sure that you have trusts set up for your kids and are adding to them annually.

Exotic sports car owner here. I never worry about anyone stealing my car. It's so rare, that criminals would be stupid to steal it. There is no black market for the parts, and it gets too much attention to be a good getaway car for comitting crimes.

There was a story about this a few years ago. Some idiot thieves stole a yellow Acura NSX. They were caught within an hour -- the cops put out word on the radio to be on the lookout for it. It's such a rare car that it was located right away.

You're much more likely to have a Toyota Camry stolen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is full of envious people. If you can afford it, what's the big deal?

I don't know how to drive around in a $200k car knowing all the lives I could change with the, I dunno, $175k I could have saved if I just bought a normal car?
Start a scholarship fund, fund a dog shelter, I dunno. But spending $200k on a car is a perfect example of what's wrong with people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Never.

I'm sorry to be that guy, but it just seems wrong to me.

+1, and not sorry.

http://www.directrelief.org

Do something good instead with that money.

I am sure he pays enough in taxes each year that dwarves whatever charity you are contributing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is full of envious people. If you can afford it, what's the big deal?

I don't know how to drive around in a $200k car knowing all the lives I could change with the, I dunno, $175k I could have saved if I just bought a normal car?
Start a scholarship fund, fund a dog shelter, I dunno. But spending $200k on a car is a perfect example of what's wrong with people.

You can say the same thing about any non-essential purchase. Did you buy any new clothes? New shoes? You bought a car other than a retired Crown Vic police car? Shame on you for wasting money instead of using that money to change other people's lives.

You may find it incomprehensible to drive around in a $200k car, but other people can. Your value system isn't superior on an objective basis.

[Anonymous]

for me? never-ever. not if I won a billion dollar jackpot or something.

for your DH? it sounds like you are in no danger of ever being out of money for necessities or even fancy vacations or overpriced private schools. if you can afford it, and derive more pleasure from a ridic car than you would alternative uses for your money. it is hard for me to imagine deriving that much pleasure from a car. but, well, I'm not you.

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Anonymous wrote:Never. Travel with that money. Donate it. Cars are not worth that much, plain and simple.

Travel is not worth it. Plain and simple. Cars are so much more fun. I am a girl. I will take cars over any travel.

Working class or lower middle class.

You would hate it too if your parents dragged you around the world all the time, when I all I wanted is to hang out with friends by the beach. Noooo, I had to see museums and ruins.

I've been doing a lot of traveling in the past few years and looking back, it all kind of blends together. There are very few truly unique places in the world. This especially true of the so called artsy stuff like museums, ruins, and etc. Far more memorable are aspects of the local culture. For example, eating papayas and dragon fruit off of an old lady's back yard fruit trees in Maui, that was far more memorable than looking at the historic landmarks or the national parks. People is what makes a place special, and the typical traveling done by an tourist doesn't get you exposed to the people due to language or safety barriers.

[Anonymous]

That's what he wants. He's not buying it for ROI. If you can afford, why not? I dont get the appeal but my DH is into cars. I would love to buy him the 911 he wants someday. Our HHI is 200k dual income 2 daycare payments, so that is not happening until maybe much, much later.

1.5 mil and wanting to spend 200k on something personal? Why is this even a question? Let him!

[Anonymous]

At that income level, I'd buy a $350k Ferrari without even asking for my spouse's opinion.

[Anonymous]

All these posts and OP still has not mentioned the car!

[Anonymous]

All these holier-than-thou posts and OP has still not mentioned the make/model

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these holier-than-thou posts and OP has still not mentioned the make/model

We should provide suggestions.
https://classiccars.com/listings/view/977165/1965-chevrolet-truck-for-sale-in-clifton-park-new-york-12065

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is full of envious people. If you can afford it, what's the big deal?

I don't know how to drive around in a $200k car knowing all the lives I could change with the, I dunno, $175k I could have saved if I just bought a normal car?
Start a scholarship fund, fund a dog shelter, I dunno. But spending $200k on a car is a perfect example of what's wrong with people.

You can say the same thing about any non-essential purchase. Did you buy any new clothes? New shoes? You bought a car other than a retired Crown Vic police car? Shame on you for wasting money instead of using that money to change other people's lives.

You may find it incomprehensible to drive around in a $200k car, but other people can. Your value system isn't superior on an objective basis.

Yes, you can say the same thing about any non-essential purchase, but the comparisons only go so far. OP's DH can buy a different luxury car for $100k, which is still way, way more expensive than any car most people could ever afford to buy AND still feed a hundred people for an entire year with the leftovers. I am upper middle-class in one of the richest countries in the world and the biggest splurges in my entire life are still many orders of magnitude smaller than $200k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is full of envious people. If you can afford it, what's the big deal?

I don't know how to drive around in a $200k car knowing all the lives I could change with the, I dunno, $175k I could have saved if I just bought a normal car?
Start a scholarship fund, fund a dog shelter, I dunno. But spending $200k on a car is a perfect example of what's wrong with people.

You can say the same thing about any non-essential purchase. Did you buy any new clothes? New shoes? You bought a car other than a retired Crown Vic police car? Shame on you for wasting money instead of using that money to change other people's lives.

You may find it incomprehensible to drive around in a $200k car, but other people can. Your value system isn't superior on an objective basis.

Yes, you can say the same thing about any non-essential purchase, but the comparisons only go so far. OP's DH can buy a different luxury car for $100k, which is still way, way more expensive than any car most people could ever afford to buy AND still feed a hundred people for an entire year with the leftovers. I am upper middle-class in one of the richest countries in the world and the biggest splurges in my entire life are still many orders of magnitude smaller than $200k.

Typical rich liberal nitwit. It's okay if she does it. But anyone else richer than her or more extravagant than her - oh go feeeeed poorrr people!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never.

I'm sorry to be that guy, but it just seems wrong to me.

+1, and not sorry.

http://www.directrelief.org

Do something good instead with that money.

Heart to Heart International is another great one.

http://www.hearttoheart.org/

We do Charity Water! https://www.charitywater.org/

And to whoever said giving taxes was equivalent to charity...LOL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never. Travel with that money. Donate it. Cars are not worth that much, plain and simple.

Travel is not worth it. Plain and simple. Cars are so much more fun. I am a girl. I will take cars over any travel.

Working class or lower middle class.

You would hate it too if your parents dragged you around the world all the time, when I all I wanted is to hang out with friends by the beach. Noooo, I had to see museums and ruins.

I grew up traveling and loved it. My mother is French and we spent the entire summer in France, but it was a jump spot for our adventures. I was soo lucky safari in Tanzania/Kenya, beaches in Thailand, crazy ass trip to Madagascar, traveled all over Turkey, amazing trip to Syria to see ancient biblical cities which in hindsight is heartbreaking. We also did a summer trip for 2 weeks in Alaska and got to hike to the base of Denali with heavily armed trail guides because of the grizzlies, i could go on and on. My childhood was charmed and I'm so grateful my parents loved travel and exposed us to so many parts of this beautiful planet. I mever once missed my friends and as I got older was sometimes able to bring one along.