Anonymous wrote:I live in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and my midwestern parents often comment on how people in my neighborhood live in $1M+ houses but they mostly see minivans and Priuses in driveways. Where they live - they see fancier cars in the driveways of lower middle class neighborhoods than they do here. They seem to mention it every.single.visit.

Same. My million dollar neighborhood here has mostly Hondas, Toyotas and Jeeps. My parent's 400k neighborhood (which is pricey where they live) has Lamborghinis, Range Rovers, Mercedes, etc.

I guess I'm really not a car person because I don't know what kind of cars these are.

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Anonymous wrote:Well they mean they don't drive super interesting cars, which is true. And?

It generally means they buy lower-key but still new and pricey cars. They avoid tacky flashy cars but still wouldn't be caught dead in anything cheap or used.

We have lots of money and bought a used car. I'm not a car person and neither is my DH while we have young kids. We got a 2yo Mercedes GLC for a great deal and it works for our family. Why would we deliberately pay more than necessary?

Well, you bought a GLC, so you already paid more than necessary.

THIS exactly

We're not car people either. But I get a new Honda Odyssey every 3 years and pay cash. I want what is most comfortable for my family and our frequent roadtrips. I can shove and shove and shove and everything fits nicely in my Odyssey. Perfectly suits my lifestyle. We could afford a much nicer car. My parents have much nicer luxury vehicles (80k+), but in my mind they don't compare to how useful my Odyssey is- and they're always asking to borrow my van!

I live in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and my midwestern parents often comment on how people in my neighborhood live in $1M+ houses but they mostly see minivans and Priuses in driveways. Where they live - they see fancier cars in the driveways of lower middle class neighborhoods than they do here. They seem to mention it every.single.visit.

Volvo/Audi = “I’m pretending I’m ‘low-key’ and don’t care what others think but I know everyone knows these are expensive cars and I’d never be caught dead in a Kia or Buick”

Anonymous wrote:We're not car people and we drive a Toyota.

+1 all the “not car people” I know drive Hondas or Toyotas. Almost regardless of wealth/income.

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Anonymous wrote:Well they mean they don't drive super interesting cars, which is true. And?

It generally means they buy lower-key but still new and pricey cars. They avoid tacky flashy cars but still wouldn't be caught dead in anything cheap or used.

We have lots of money and bought a used car. I'm not a car person and neither is my DH while we have young kids. We got a 2yo Mercedes GLC for a great deal and it works for our family. Why would we deliberately pay more than necessary?

Well, you bought a GLC, so you already paid more than necessary.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well they mean they don't drive super interesting cars, which is true. And?

It generally means they buy lower-key but still new and pricey cars. They avoid tacky flashy cars but still wouldn't be caught dead in anything cheap or used.

We have lots of money and bought a used car. I'm not a car person and neither is my DH while we have young kids. We got a 2yo Mercedes GLC for a great deal and it works for our family. Why would we deliberately pay more than necessary?

Anonymous wrote:Well they mean they don't drive super interesting cars, which is true. And?

It generally means they buy lower-key but still new and pricey cars. They avoid tacky flashy cars but still wouldn't be caught dead in anything cheap or used.

We’re not car people, but we like to be comfortable in our cars and choose features that appeal to us when we do need to buy a new car. Our current cars are 15 and 10 years old, but when we replace them either of the ones shown above would be fine. Or something else; whatever appeals when we’re shopping.

LOL! Yes I notice that all the time too...

We're not car people and we drive a Toyota.

Well they mean they don't drive super interesting cars, which is true. And?

In their driveway, a pair of brand new:





lol