Luxury white SUV as status marker

[Anonymous]

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?

The nanny with permission to drive a whit luxury SUV.

[Anonymous]

White cars are super cheesy. I picture a Long Island Medium-type woman in those cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

I don't care what you spend, none of my business but for me, do not want a high income/high consumption lifestyle so I stay away from those types of prices. I think a lot of people who ride around in these vehicles are in debt up to their eyeballs.

Again, why do you care? I don’t give a damn about who drives what. It’s not my business and I’ve got better things to do than to speculate about the financial sustainability of other people.

NP here. I don’t “care” really, but I do generally assume that person is too shallow/status conscious to ever be a close friend of mine. I have lots of acquaintances like this. We run in the same circles (school, sports) and are friendly to each other, but they are not “my people.”

I think we know who’s shallow in this scenario.
You’re only friends with people who drive Kias and Fords?

Nope, I’m friends with people who don’t feel the need to pay extra for external badges that serve no other purpose than to indiciate the price of an item, not just cars. It’s ok if you don’t understand.

Of all the posters on this thread, you just came off as the most shallow and judgmental. I feel sorry for your friends. The type of car someone drives is not indicative of their character.

Once you have enough money that you have a choice of what kind of car to buy, you are certainly expressing your values in your purchase. Cars cost tens of thousands of dollars--people make a conscious choice about how to spend that money. You don't think that Tesla-buyer has different values than a Range Rover-buyer?

I'm the PP at 7:09. I own a Tesla. I also own a 12 year old Mitsubishi Lancer. My previous daily driver was a Honda Element. The kind of cars we drive is not indicative of our character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

I don't care what you spend, none of my business but for me, do not want a high income/high consumption lifestyle so I stay away from those types of prices. I think a lot of people who ride around in these vehicles are in debt up to their eyeballs.

Again, why do you care? I don’t give a damn about who drives what. It’s not my business and I’ve got better things to do than to speculate about the financial sustainability of other people.

NP here. I don’t “care” really, but I do generally assume that person is too shallow/status conscious to ever be a close friend of mine. I have lots of acquaintances like this. We run in the same circles (school, sports) and are friendly to each other, but they are not “my people.”

I think we know who’s shallow in this scenario.
You’re only friends with people who drive Kias and Fords?

Nope, I’m friends with people who don’t feel the need to pay extra for external badges that serve no other purpose than to indiciate the price of an item, not just cars. It’s ok if you don’t understand.

Of all the posters on this thread, you just came off as the most shallow and judgmental. I feel sorry for your friends. The type of car someone drives is not indicative of their character.

Once you have enough money that you have a choice of what kind of car to buy, you are certainly expressing your values in your purchase. Cars cost tens of thousands of dollars--people make a conscious choice about how to spend that money. You don't think that Tesla-buyer has different values than a Range Rover-buyer?

I'm the PP at 7:09. I own a Tesla. I also own a 12 year old Mitsubishi Lancer. My previous daily driver was a Honda Element. The kind of cars we drive is not indicative of our character.

evo?

[Anonymous]

i'm a wanna-be -- i have a white highlander.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i'm a wanna-be -- i have a white highlander.

Not talking about a Highlander, but luxury SUVs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

I don't care what you spend, none of my business but for me, do not want a high income/high consumption lifestyle so I stay away from those types of prices. I think a lot of people who ride around in these vehicles are in debt up to their eyeballs.

Again, why do you care? I don’t give a damn about who drives what. It’s not my business and I’ve got better things to do than to speculate about the financial sustainability of other people.

NP here. I don’t “care” really, but I do generally assume that person is too shallow/status conscious to ever be a close friend of mine. I have lots of acquaintances like this. We run in the same circles (school, sports) and are friendly to each other, but they are not “my people.”

I think we know who’s shallow in this scenario.
You’re only friends with people who drive Kias and Fords?

Nope, I’m friends with people who don’t feel the need to pay extra for external badges that serve no other purpose than to indiciate the price of an item, not just cars. It’s ok if you don’t understand.

Of all the posters on this thread, you just came off as the most shallow and judgmental. I feel sorry for your friends. The type of car someone drives is not indicative of their character.

Once you have enough money that you have a choice of what kind of car to buy, you are certainly expressing your values in your purchase. Cars cost tens of thousands of dollars--people make a conscious choice about how to spend that money. You don't think that Tesla-buyer has different values than a Range Rover-buyer?

I'm the PP at 7:09. I own a Tesla. I also own a 12 year old Mitsubishi Lancer. My previous daily driver was a Honda Element. The kind of cars we drive is not indicative of our character.

evo?

Nah. lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The nay-sayers must not love heated and cooled front and rear seats (and sometimes the cup holders too!), Bose speakers surround sound, in car wireless internet, automatic hatch open/close, automatic 3rd row fold down seats, adaptive cruise control, front and rear cameras, heated steering wheel, service centers with drive in bays, snacks, water & hot/cold beverages, internet, etc. Oh, and the cars drive and handle really well too. And we can afford these luxuries but that’s not your business.

You can get 99% of that in a loaded Honda or Toyota. You are a snob. Own it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The nay-sayers must not love heated and cooled front and rear seats (and sometimes the cup holders too!), Bose speakers surround sound, in car wireless internet, automatic hatch open/close, automatic 3rd row fold down seats, adaptive cruise control, front and rear cameras, heated steering wheel, service centers with drive in bays, snacks, water & hot/cold beverages, internet, etc. Oh, and the cars drive and handle really well too. And we can afford these luxuries but that’s not your business.

You can get 99% of that in a loaded Honda or Toyota. You are a snob. Own it.

Ha! Yes. I’ve had German luxury which was a constant PIA. When we got rid of it, went back to Japanese cars.

[Anonymous]

Status of cheesy new money fool is not one I would advertise, but whatever works for these boobs is fine with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White cars are super cheesy. I picture a Long Island Medium-type woman in those cars.

I'm curious what color car you have?
It's probably really cheesy. Like red or grey or blue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have two large black SUVs

I never even thought once that they signaled we’ve ‘made it’. We just like the room and the ride.

Same here, only one white and one black. We hate minivans, have two kids in car seats, two large dogs and in-laws that visit from the west coast and NE for numerous weeks out of the year... so we wanted a three row SUV, and the full size simply offers more space (in general but especially on family road trips)... People can hate on us all they want frankly, and no we don't care whether someone thinks we "made it"... which seems more like their own insecurities showing, but whatever

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The nay-sayers must not love heated and cooled front and rear seats (and sometimes the cup holders too!), Bose speakers surround sound, in car wireless internet, automatic hatch open/close, automatic 3rd row fold down seats, adaptive cruise control, front and rear cameras, heated steering wheel, service centers with drive in bays, snacks, water & hot/cold beverages, internet, etc. Oh, and the cars drive and handle really well too. And we can afford these luxuries but that’s not your business.

You can get 99% of that in a loaded Honda or Toyota. You are a snob. Own it.

Not the engine, and if you like a great drive, Honda and Toyota do not have it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The nay-sayers must not love heated and cooled front and rear seats (and sometimes the cup holders too!), Bose speakers surround sound, in car wireless internet, automatic hatch open/close, automatic 3rd row fold down seats, adaptive cruise control, front and rear cameras, heated steering wheel, service centers with drive in bays, snacks, water & hot/cold beverages, internet, etc. Oh, and the cars drive and handle really well too. And we can afford these luxuries but that’s not your business.

You can get 99% of that in a loaded Honda or Toyota. You are a snob. Own it.

Yep I just purchased a brand new Honda with all of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White cars are super cheesy. I picture a Long Island Medium-type woman in those cars.

I'm curious what color car you have?
It's probably really cheesy. Like red or grey or blue

DP Black and white cars have always seemed cheesy to me. We have two navy blue, one grey and one silver.....pretty boring now that I think about it.