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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous](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?[/quote]

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.  [/quote]

+1000

The fact that the OP sits around stewing about this ... [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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 [b]nor the game to own such a vehicle. [/b] So you spew nonsense like this to make yourself feel better, and to cover up your own shortcomings.  [/quote]

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?[/quote]

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