Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These cars are extraordinarily selfish - they’re dangerous to others and bad for the environment. But they’re a good representation of the people that drive them and their excesses and entitlement.

The problem is that you (and your family) are not likely to survive a crash with a large commercial vehicle in a small car. I would feel more comfortable driving a smaller car if there weren’t so many of these on the road on the highways near my house.

This is such a stupid rationalization and marketing ploy. By FAR the biggest factor in surviving a crash is the skill of the driver by not getting into one in the first place.

Definately driver skill is a factor. But hell yes, If I get into an accident with a Suburban/Large Lexus or BMW SUV/etc, I'd rather not be in a corolla or civic. I'd prefer to be in a Honda CRV or larger. Because you cannot avoid all accidents (the other drivers might be bad and often are) and you won't fair as well in a tiny vehicle. So if 50-75% of the cars are huge (plus trucks) in your area, you might not want a tiny vehicle

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. It’s mostly about image. I’m quite certain I have more than most on these forums and one of my cars is a $25K Corolla.

I drove a 15 yo SUV (originally $40K) and we were UHNW for 3+ years before I replaced it. Why? Because it was a great vehicle. It served its purpose and we didn't see a need to buy a new car and have even higher insurance rates (15 yo versus new car---huge differences).

Anonymous wrote:I really don’t think these moms care about the image or what people think, they just want a big fancy suv because it’s comfortable and practical for them.

If you can afford it, and you don’t think it’s immoral to drive a car that size or whatever, there is no downside.

You don't see these mom's driving lower cost but excellent rides like: conversion vans, 2005 Astro van, or 94 Bronco. You can also customize with Cargar wheels or sunroof for fun.

Anonymous wrote:I really don’t think these moms care about the image or what people think, they just want a big fancy suv because it’s comfortable and practical for them.

If you can afford it, and you don’t think it’s immoral to drive a car that size or whatever, there is no downside.

Yeah I don’t get it - I’m not a big car person but grew up going to Maine for 2-3 weeks every summer where we had to bring all our stuff up like bedding/ sheets, the dog, the boat, etc. At that point you really need a Tahoe or similar for the 3 rows for people / the dog AND space for your stuff.

I always thought it was a rich thing to have a smaller 2 row SUV like a Lexus RX or Range Rover size cause it meant you flew for all your vacations / leisure time whereas the 3 row SUV people were MC and did driving-only vacations.

I really don’t think these moms care about the image or what people think, they just want a big fancy suv because it’s comfortable and practical for them.

If you can afford it, and you don’t think it’s immoral to drive a car that size or whatever, there is no downside.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t need an suv to drive two kids around.

We don’t “need” lots of things in our lives.

He said she needs it to drive the two kids around.

It's all about image, of course. She needs it to look good.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t need an suv to drive two kids around.

We don’t “need” lots of things in our lives.

He said she needs it to drive the two kids around.

I think a lot of people didn't get the memo that nobody cares what kind of car you drive after you graduate high school.

Anonymous wrote:99% of the people in my McLean neighborhood are dual income doctors, lawyers, tech executives… they can easily afford those 80K cars. Speaking of cars, I just bought my wife a 130k Lexus SUV and paid in cash. She needs the SUV to take my two kids around. I am going to buy her a Porsche Panamera 4 as a fun car, will pay it in cash.

Why didn’t she buy it herself?

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t need an suv to drive two kids around.

We don’t “need” lots of things in our lives.

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t need an suv to drive two kids around.

What’s even more questionable imo is when you go into the exurbs (e.g. western Loudoun County) and see the large numbers of high-end oversized pick-ups functioning as family vehicles.

It’s definitely not about image. Who would the image even be for? It’s just because if you’re a suburban mom, a big car is convenient and comfortable.

Anonymous wrote:99% of the people in my McLean neighborhood are dual income doctors, lawyers, tech executives… they can easily afford those 80K cars. Speaking of cars, I just bought my wife a 130k Lexus SUV and paid in cash. She needs the SUV to take my two kids around. I am going to buy her a Porsche Panamera 4 as a fun car, will pay it in cash.

Fun re the surprise! My good friend’s husband surprised her with the Panamera too, she loves it. No kids though so it’s her everything car hah!

Anonymous wrote:99% of the people in my McLean neighborhood are dual income doctors, lawyers, tech executives… they can easily afford those 80K cars. Speaking of cars, I just bought my wife a 130k Lexus SUV and paid in cash. She needs the SUV to take my two kids around. I am going to buy her a Porsche Panamera 4 as a fun car, will pay it in cash.

What a stud

Leasing. Or used.