Correlation – Nice car, nice house

[Coronita]

[quote=Bubblesitter]NewtoSanDiego,

Based on your previous posts, I suspect you may actually be the one “degrading” the luxury brand image. 🙂

I suspect that there is a relatively high percentage of people in the SoCal area that really can’t afford their car. Perhaps it is their ego, or a sense of entitlement. I suspect that many are ones that lived large during the bubble and are now trying to avoid the repo man. Alot of people are fully bought into the car culture saying “you are what you drive” and wouldn’t be caught dead in a “practical” car.

Bubblesitter[/quote]

There’s not need to suspect. Just look at how these luxuries are marketed all the time. Never listed in advertisements as “Car X, great price, $75,000″…It’s always “affordable monthly payments $1800/mon, $3000 due on signing”…

Back in the 90ies this strategy was only for the really higher end trim vehicles. But now, it’s even more prevalent in what I would have considered entry level luxury like BMW 3 series. And the reason for this is the price of the luxury brand has been significantly inflated. It’s just ridiculous that one could price out a BMW 335 at $50k OTD. 3 series were *suppose* to be entry level luxury..So obviously, now they are marketed as “great value leases”.
And meanwhile BMW introduces something like a 1-series meant to be “affordable”….LOL…

[Coronita]

[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).

[Coronita]

[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).

[Coronita]

[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).

[Coronita]

[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).

[Coronita]

[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).

[meadandale]

It was bad enough paying $500/month for my F150. I just can’t see paying $1000-1500/month for a car payment. These same people probably have iphones with a $100/month phone bill and yet “can’t afford” health insurance.

[meadandale]

It was bad enough paying $500/month for my F150. I just can’t see paying $1000-1500/month for a car payment. These same people probably have iphones with a $100/month phone bill and yet “can’t afford” health insurance.

[meadandale]

It was bad enough paying $500/month for my F150. I just can’t see paying $1000-1500/month for a car payment. These same people probably have iphones with a $100/month phone bill and yet “can’t afford” health insurance.

[meadandale]

It was bad enough paying $500/month for my F150. I just can’t see paying $1000-1500/month for a car payment. These same people probably have iphones with a $100/month phone bill and yet “can’t afford” health insurance.

[meadandale]

It was bad enough paying $500/month for my F150. I just can’t see paying $1000-1500/month for a car payment. These same people probably have iphones with a $100/month phone bill and yet “can’t afford” health insurance.

[Anonymous]

This is hardly a new phenomenon. I noticed it 20 yrs ago when I moved here…

As stated above, it’s likely a function of people deciding that while they cannot afford to buy a home, they choose to have a nice car.

Not entirely illogical. Most people do not think in terms of long term financial wealth… they want to get by and enjoy life now. They realize they will never be ‘rich,’ but want a taste of what they perceive as ‘the good life.’ Is that really so terrible? I think not. Perhaps they are happier than the miser who amasses wealth and drives a POS

[Anonymous]

This is hardly a new phenomenon. I noticed it 20 yrs ago when I moved here…

As stated above, it’s likely a function of people deciding that while they cannot afford to buy a home, they choose to have a nice car.

Not entirely illogical. Most people do not think in terms of long term financial wealth… they want to get by and enjoy life now. They realize they will never be ‘rich,’ but want a taste of what they perceive as ‘the good life.’ Is that really so terrible? I think not. Perhaps they are happier than the miser who amasses wealth and drives a POS

[Anonymous]

This is hardly a new phenomenon. I noticed it 20 yrs ago when I moved here…

As stated above, it’s likely a function of people deciding that while they cannot afford to buy a home, they choose to have a nice car.

Not entirely illogical. Most people do not think in terms of long term financial wealth… they want to get by and enjoy life now. They realize they will never be ‘rich,’ but want a taste of what they perceive as ‘the good life.’ Is that really so terrible? I think not. Perhaps they are happier than the miser who amasses wealth and drives a POS

[Anonymous]

This is hardly a new phenomenon. I noticed it 20 yrs ago when I moved here…

As stated above, it’s likely a function of people deciding that while they cannot afford to buy a home, they choose to have a nice car.

Not entirely illogical. Most people do not think in terms of long term financial wealth… they want to get by and enjoy life now. They realize they will never be ‘rich,’ but want a taste of what they perceive as ‘the good life.’ Is that really so terrible? I think not. Perhaps they are happier than the miser who amasses wealth and drives a POS

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