Anonymous wrote:My Volvo is hands down the best car I've driven. So smooth. I'll never not have a Volvo.

We've had a BMW, VW, Honda, Jaguar, Saab, and Mercedes over the last 30 years.

All bought used.

I had one 2 years ago, loved the style, loved the interiors, but the electronic glitches really soured me.

I buy Lexus for reliability
I buy Toyota and Honda did the same reason
Have bought Audis what a mistake and Tesla both reliability horrible ba k to Lexus

Anonymous wrote:It’s because you are telling the people around you that you have moneys, ergo you be better than them.

Are you slow or something?

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Anonymous wrote:My dealership's service department gave me a new Mercedes GLS 580 SUV loaner with the sticker still attached. This is a $130,000 vehicle. It's fine but I honestly don't get what's the big deal. I don't feel special driving it. I don't detect anyone cares or even notices it on the road or in a parking lot or anything like that. Some people, including our neighbors, seem almost addicted to driving really nice vehicles like this. What am I missing here?

An appreciation of the finer things in life. It’s OK OP some people are just naturally practical.

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Anonymous wrote:The secret is to buy a 2-3 year old one and it's basically new but 50% less

I always cringe when I see poor people driving around in an old German luxury vehicle. The maintenance and repair costs are astronomical. If you don’t have the $ to buy new, it’s not worth it.

Older German luxury vehicles are cheaper upfront than older Hondas or Toyotas. Maybe they set aside money for repairs, or maybe they know a thing or two about fixing them or where to go.

Or perhaps they want to show off and they’re too stupid to realize why the cars are so cheap.

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Anonymous wrote:The secret is to buy a 2-3 year old one and it's basically new but 50% less

I always cringe when I see poor people driving around in an old German luxury vehicle. The maintenance and repair costs are astronomical. If you don’t have the $ to buy new, it’s not worth it.

Older German luxury vehicles are cheaper upfront than older Hondas or Toyotas. Maybe they set aside money for repairs, or maybe they know a thing or two about fixing them or where to go.

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Anonymous wrote:The secret is to buy a 2-3 year old one and it's basically new but 50% less

I always cringe when I see poor people driving around in an old German luxury vehicle. The maintenance and repair costs are astronomical. If you don’t have the $ to buy new, it’s not worth it.

If you go to the Mercedes dealership, this is most of their customers in the service lane plus Ovi’s cars are sometimes there.

Ugg, probably shouldn't be going to dealership for repair service outside of the warranty period, unless their car came with "free" oil changes.

I owned around 20 cars. Including Mercedes, BMW, Cadillac, Denali and not big attention given to any of them.

However, for a while I owned a Black Two door Plymouth Satellite similar to car in Fast and Furious franchise and I literally had a crowd at every gas station when I got gas, thumbs, up and notes under windshield asking to buy it.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s because you are telling the people around you that you have moneys, ergo you be better than them.

Are you slow or something?

That's not at all the impression I get from luxury vehicles.

I have money, and drive a 10 year old sedan.

Driving a luxury car tells me you're irresponsible with money, and like throwing it down the toilet.

Whatever. What's the point of having lots of money if you can't enjoy things every now and then? You can't take it with you. Down the toilet I throw.

You can do whatever you want with your money. You want the brand, and that's fine, but it's still a waste in terms of quality and "nice-ness."

FWIW my mid range Mercedes is much nicer, quieter, faster, prettier, etc. than my top of the line Honda was.

All of the tax codes are set up for the rich to exploit, which is what fuels luxury dealers, notably large SUVs via the Section 179 Deduction. And in the grand scheme of things, a nice car just isn't a lot of money. It's not like you're blowing literally $100,000 on a new $100,000 car. You, your LLC, or your employer are only paying for the depreciation and maybe a little vigorish. And a new car has new tires and a warranty, so you're paying a premium for the peace of mind and never worrying about maintenance and upkeep. It's carefree compared to being middle class and being paranoid that any service issue on your used car is min. $500 to upwards of $10,000.

I have two much cheaper Mercedes models (one very old and one newish) Big contrast with other cars I've had (mostly Hondas) in terms of driving and design. I can't imagine paying 130k for a car. I'd assume the inside finish is better (on the C300 there is a lot of plastic and these little parts need replacement down the line) but considering how happy I am with these cars now it'd not make any sense to pay this huge price difference.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s because you are telling the people around you that you have moneys, ergo you be better than them.

Are you slow or something?

That's not at all the impression I get from luxury vehicles.

I have money, and drive a 10 year old sedan.

Driving a luxury car tells me you're irresponsible with money, and like throwing it down the toilet.

Business owners are playing tax games and executives are often using a car allowance to lease new cars. If your employment contract gives you $1,000 month for a car, why wouldn’t you lease the latest and greatest. And some people are just rolling in dough so a couple of six-figure cars for Mr and Mrs doesn’t even move the needle on their finances.

Yes but then they can't claim moral superiority by driving a beater and wearing threadbare clothes while amassing more money. Some people don't believe in joy, they are just trudging through this life until it ends, and they hate that others experience joy.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s because you are telling the people around you that you have moneys, ergo you be better than them.

Are you slow or something?

That's not at all the impression I get from luxury vehicles.

I have money, and drive a 10 year old sedan.

Driving a luxury car tells me you're irresponsible with money, and like throwing it down the toilet.

Business owners are playing tax games and executives are often using a car allowance to lease new cars. If your employment contract gives you $1,000 month for a car, why wouldn’t you lease the latest and greatest. And some people are just rolling in dough so a couple of six-figure cars for Mr and Mrs doesn’t even move the needle on their finances.

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Anonymous wrote:Buying stuff feels good. Buying expensive stuff makes you feel good and successful.

That dopamine hit!

Emm.. sitting for 2 hours at the dealership, being ushered between the salesperson, the finance manager, etc.. is hardly a great experience to deliver dopamine.

Compare that to buying a Rolex. They bring out champagne and chocolates, and a white-gloved attendant "presents" the watch to you in a nice box.

They treat you like a rockstar at well run luxury dealers. That’s why people trade in every year or two. They love that feeling.

I used to use sell new BMWs. No, we just saw you for fools and suckers, not as rock stars. Happy to take your $$ for a hyped up status symbol, worthless after 50k miles!! . Ha ha!!!!

So glad I live in a city where cars are not necessary.