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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$50K+ car screams emotional insecurity in all of you.

Such a waste of humanity's effort and nature's energy to indulge people like this.[/quote]

This is a dumb post. You have no concept of how much cars cost and likely haven't bought one in ages. My minivan costs nearly $50K. It is not a flashy car but it is one that is now on backorder at all dealerships.

Getting a good car will cost at least $40-$50K. [/quote]

Give us an example of a “good car” that an elderly couple needs vs a $30k so-called bad car. And remember, OP doesn’t want $40k car. She wants a $60k car! How will that significantly change her parents’ lives vs a $30k car.[/quote]

OP's DH makes $3M a year. There is no reason not to buy her parents a $50K car. Plus, buying seniors cheap cars is a bad idea. I just helped my 70+ year old mother buy a Subaru. She needs the safety and added features. It was $40+.

They can afford it. There is no reason to cheap out on her parents vehicle. Be a better kid. [/quote]

You can get a 2022 Subaru Impreza Premium, with all the bells and whistles, and only 6k miles for $26,998 at a local Carmax. How would that not serve her parents well?  She is just trying to show off to her family (probably siblings and others) at the expense of her DH’s common sense.[/quote]

I don't buy used cars so am not shopping at Carmax. Nor would I buy my parents a used car. We got a brand new car for my mother to ensure her safety. OP can definitely spend more on HER PARENTS.
Their household income is $3,000,000. Did you read all those zeros? Why are the PPs on this board insisting that OP live like a family making $300K or $150K? It's just ridiculous. TBH, I think most of the PPs are jealous. OP, you have cash. Live well. Buy your parents nice gifts. [/quote]

Their household income is $3M, but they're already supporting two families at that income.  OP's parents' expenses are only going to go up as they get older - does she want the highest-trim luxury car for them now or a nicer care facility in the future?  They have a lot of money but they don't have infinity dollars.

What is needed here is an attitude of gratitude.  Not because she's a SAHM, or a woman, or a leech, or anything that's been insinuated in this thread.  But because her DH, who by her own description did not grow up in a family that was generous with each other, is extremely generous with her parents out of love for either them or her or both.  That's lovely.  Demanding that he spend more and more for no reason (her parents don't even want the more expensive option!) is foolish.  It's overlooking the good to seek out something to be upset about.  And that's no way to live.[/quote]

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