I saw Johnny Carson driving a MB 350SL convertible, green with a black top, in 1978.
I’ve seen a few rich guys (Jeff Dunham, some pro athletes) driving Hummers. Real Hummers, the kind you can drive over large boulders. Not H2s or H3s, where they took out all the real Hummer stuff except the ugly. If it weren’t for status-conscious people, I don’t think they’d sell any H2s or H3s. No more sporty or utile than your average sport utility vehicle, but a hell of a lot uglier. And yet, in the eyes of many, they elevate one’s status. I don’t get it. Makes you look like a dumbass to me.
I think if a guy is driving around in a $250,000 Aston-Martin, he’d have to either be at least borderline rich or have his priorities completely out of whack. I’ve seen a few of those around. The most beautiful cars in the world, if you ask me.
I’m a little bit of a car guy (damn I miss my ’67 GTO convertible), but I can’t see spending much of the money from the sale of my house on one. Sure, I could buy an Aston-Martin or a Ferrari. But then I’d be a dumbass. I admit that with my windfall I decided to buy a V8 4Runner instead of the previously planned 4 Cyl Camry (nothing will make you feel less like a car guy than driving a 4 Cyl Camry). But that’s all I bought, and even that made me feel a tad careless with my money.
