[quote]I’m concerned that these people like these are hurting the luxury brands image. I paid good money for my 7 series BMW. I don’t want some trash dissing the image of my car. [/quote]

News flash… In Southern CA. Driving a BMW is as commonplace as driving a toyota corolla. Dime a dozen…Yes, even a 7 series. Again, since it’s all about the monthly payments, there isn’t any exclusivity about these vehicles. It’s a matter of whether wants to allocate $1200/month or so to a car payment/lease or have and extra $1200/month to do something else with it.
If you wanted to stand out, you probably should have gotten something like a Mustang 5.0 with a supercharger from Ford Racing or a Vette ZR1, since I don’t see nearly as many of those in CA as the rest of the imports.

But since you ask…NSD, are you still renting? I thought only poor people rented. (snide remark off).