Anonymous wrote:2 luxury cars, rotate every few years, $650K. Most neighbors are the same. That's why I always find the threads about how no one with real $$ would ever waste it on a BMW, Mercedes, etc. funny. Actually, we do.

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2 luxury cars, rotate every few years, $650K. Most neighbors are the same. That's why I always find the treads about how no one with real $$ would ever waste it on a BMW, Mercedes, etc. Actually, we do.

Anonymous wrote:75k car; 250k base income

Our situation is unique though in that we inherited a paid off house. And DH can get big bonuses at work (which he used to pay for the car in cash)

How much do you give to charity annually?

Anonymous wrote:$40k Lexus SUV
Now 5 yrs old, 70k miles. Plan to keep it well into the 150k mile range
Live in PG, house was a third of a comparable houses elsewhere with similar proximity to Dc and Tyson's

Oh HHI, $320k

$40k Lexus SUV
Now 5 yrs old, 70k miles. Plan to keep it well into the 150k mile range
Live in PG, house was a third of a comparable houses elsewhere with similar proximity to Dc and Tyson's

How many variations of this have been posted over the last few days?

165k
2010 BMW
Bought gently used after someone else ate the bulk of depreciation. Got a great deal and will keep for 6-8 years.

What constitutes a luxury car? Is it price (above $X, for example), or strictly brand name?

160 - 200k, 1 Porsche, 2 MBZ AMGs, 1 MINI COOPER S, only way I'm able to keep/own them is because I do all the wrenching myself. And every car was bought used at a steal.

HHI around $500K. I just bought a new car a month ago. It's not that we can't afford a lux. car, it's that it's just doesn't make sense. Our kids are 3 and 6. My car hauls car seats, kids crap, and lots and lots of cheerios --all over the floor. Which then get stepped on. And then the water spills on them. And the dirty feet end up all over the back of the front seats...the list goes on and on.

I looked at a Q7 and a Cayenne. And they are beautiful, fun to drive. But in the end, practicality won out. My kids can trash my low end SUV as well as then can the high end one.

2 luxury cars in the $70-$90k range.

HHI less than $500k.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a 2001 Honda Odyssey minivan - it's a sweet ride. HHI is about $40k.

Sorry, but Odyssey is not considered as a luxury car.

It's not but it could gave cost more than an entry level Audi for instance. Before he upgraded, my H an A4 which he paid 35k for. I have a Toyota Sienna (similar in price to the Odyssey) which we paid 45k for. So you never know.

75k car; 250k base income

Our situation is unique though in that we inherited a paid off house. And DH can get big bonuses at work (which he used to pay for the car in cash)

Bought a luxury car as a reward for saving up enough to retire. Mercedes.

Anonymous wrote:We have a 2001 Honda Odyssey minivan - it's a sweet ride. HHI is about $40k.

Sorry, but Odyssey is not considered as a luxury car.