Meet my neighbors-the “Trumps”

[mixxalot]

The only thing is every tom dick and jane drives a BMW in San Diego and Southern California. Same is true for Mercedes, Lexus, and Porsche. I see a lot more of these expensive cars here than most places.

[gary_broker]

Hawk – that picture brought back memories of working in real estate in the early nineties. With the market fully tanking, agents were scrambling to get rid of their Lexus’s, beamer’s and benz’s. Two agents I knew had their cars “stolen” just to get out from underneath the payments. Others simply showed up at the dealer and threw the keys on the table. There was a huge glut of cars on the market at that time. I am sure this will happen again.

[gary_broker]

Hawk – that picture brought back memories of working in real estate in the early nineties. With the market fully tanking, agents were scrambling to get rid of their Lexus’s, beamer’s and benz’s. Two agents I knew had their cars “stolen” just to get out from underneath the payments. Others simply showed up at the dealer and threw the keys on the table. There was a huge glut of cars on the market at that time. I am sure this will happen again.

[gary_broker]

Hawk – that picture brought back memories of working in real estate in the early nineties. With the market fully tanking, agents were scrambling to get rid of their Lexus’s, beamer’s and benz’s. Two agents I knew had their cars “stolen” just to get out from underneath the payments. Others simply showed up at the dealer and threw the keys on the table. There was a huge glut of cars on the market at that time. I am sure this will happen again.

[blahblahblah]

BMWs are not great cars considering the money you pay for them. I can buy 2 mazdas that are just as much fun to drive for the same money and I’ll pay less to maintain them as well. Plus they will last just as long if not longer. And they are less likely to be stolen or broken into. As an added bonus, when you drive it into the service bay the dollar signs don’t light up in Pedro’s eyes when he sees you roll up so he won’t give you the rich guy surcharge.

One time I was at a bar here in town and I met a couple of guys visiting from Austria. They were very curious about what our apartments were like here, what kind of cars we drove, etc… When I told them I had a mazda, they were very impressed. I told them that here mazdas were considered crappy cars and that most people wanted BMWs; the guys looked at me incredulously and one of them said (and this is a direct quote) “I s**t on a Bee Em Vee! I vant a MAZDA!”

Still, if someone were to give me a 6-series I would certainly take it — that’s a sharp looking car.

[blahblahblah]

BMWs are not great cars considering the money you pay for them. I can buy 2 mazdas that are just as much fun to drive for the same money and I’ll pay less to maintain them as well. Plus they will last just as long if not longer. And they are less likely to be stolen or broken into. As an added bonus, when you drive it into the service bay the dollar signs don’t light up in Pedro’s eyes when he sees you roll up so he won’t give you the rich guy surcharge.

One time I was at a bar here in town and I met a couple of guys visiting from Austria. They were very curious about what our apartments were like here, what kind of cars we drove, etc… When I told them I had a mazda, they were very impressed. I told them that here mazdas were considered crappy cars and that most people wanted BMWs; the guys looked at me incredulously and one of them said (and this is a direct quote) “I s**t on a Bee Em Vee! I vant a MAZDA!”

Still, if someone were to give me a 6-series I would certainly take it — that’s a sharp looking car.

[blahblahblah]

BMWs are not great cars considering the money you pay for them. I can buy 2 mazdas that are just as much fun to drive for the same money and I’ll pay less to maintain them as well. Plus they will last just as long if not longer. And they are less likely to be stolen or broken into. As an added bonus, when you drive it into the service bay the dollar signs don’t light up in Pedro’s eyes when he sees you roll up so he won’t give you the rich guy surcharge.

One time I was at a bar here in town and I met a couple of guys visiting from Austria. They were very curious about what our apartments were like here, what kind of cars we drove, etc… When I told them I had a mazda, they were very impressed. I told them that here mazdas were considered crappy cars and that most people wanted BMWs; the guys looked at me incredulously and one of them said (and this is a direct quote) “I s**t on a Bee Em Vee! I vant a MAZDA!”

Still, if someone were to give me a 6-series I would certainly take it — that’s a sharp looking car.

[joebaduba]

One of the few people I know who is really loaded drives a crappy car and lives in a modest house. He put it best when he said that he finds enjoyment in just knowing he CAN buy the bling if he wanted to. Otherwise, it’s just bling.

Here’s a true story: I pulled out of the gas station yesterday and was at the light behind a new H2 pulling two new jet skis. I decided to take the “follow a hummer home” test and follow it, but not any further than my cross street. Now I’m sure this guy has his house paid off and is just looking to move up to a new gated community, but sure as sh*t the house he pulled into had a for sale sign in the yard.

[joebaduba]

One of the few people I know who is really loaded drives a crappy car and lives in a modest house. He put it best when he said that he finds enjoyment in just knowing he CAN buy the bling if he wanted to. Otherwise, it’s just bling.

Here’s a true story: I pulled out of the gas station yesterday and was at the light behind a new H2 pulling two new jet skis. I decided to take the “follow a hummer home” test and follow it, but not any further than my cross street. Now I’m sure this guy has his house paid off and is just looking to move up to a new gated community, but sure as sh*t the house he pulled into had a for sale sign in the yard.

[joebaduba]

One of the few people I know who is really loaded drives a crappy car and lives in a modest house. He put it best when he said that he finds enjoyment in just knowing he CAN buy the bling if he wanted to. Otherwise, it’s just bling.

Here’s a true story: I pulled out of the gas station yesterday and was at the light behind a new H2 pulling two new jet skis. I decided to take the “follow a hummer home” test and follow it, but not any further than my cross street. Now I’m sure this guy has his house paid off and is just looking to move up to a new gated community, but sure as sh*t the house he pulled into had a for sale sign in the yard.

[CDMA ENG]

CDMA ENG…

There are plenty of people out there that can afford these things. Some people made thier money and some had it left to them. I don’t resent either of them. Use to as a young guy but then I realized that being upset with some one else requires time and engergy. I am selfish about my time and energy and learned not to care about it.

The thing I don’t understand is how people can build a house of cards (with thier family living underneath it) and not have ulcers thinking about what can/will happen.

I guess cross your fingers and wishing for the best isn’t something that just childern do.

Take care Piggies (said with affection),

CDMA

[CDMA ENG]

CDMA ENG…

There are plenty of people out there that can afford these things. Some people made thier money and some had it left to them. I don’t resent either of them. Use to as a young guy but then I realized that being upset with some one else requires time and engergy. I am selfish about my time and energy and learned not to care about it.

The thing I don’t understand is how people can build a house of cards (with thier family living underneath it) and not have ulcers thinking about what can/will happen.

I guess cross your fingers and wishing for the best isn’t something that just childern do.

Take care Piggies (said with affection),

CDMA

[CDMA ENG]

CDMA ENG…

There are plenty of people out there that can afford these things. Some people made thier money and some had it left to them. I don’t resent either of them. Use to as a young guy but then I realized that being upset with some one else requires time and engergy. I am selfish about my time and energy and learned not to care about it.

The thing I don’t understand is how people can build a house of cards (with thier family living underneath it) and not have ulcers thinking about what can/will happen.

I guess cross your fingers and wishing for the best isn’t something that just childern do.

Take care Piggies (said with affection),

CDMA

[mixxalot]

What car do most business professionals drive in Europe?

Thats my question and curious to find out what well off Germans and Austrians drive.

I read in Top Gear that the number one rated sports car by readers was the Honda S2000. That car is cheaper than a Porsche Boxster, more reliable and more fun. I drove both the Boxster and S2000 and would take the Honda S2000 hands down for the fun factor, reliability, cheaper insurance and 10k in savings over a Boxster.

[mixxalot]

What car do most business professionals drive in Europe?

Thats my question and curious to find out what well off Germans and Austrians drive.

I read in Top Gear that the number one rated sports car by readers was the Honda S2000. That car is cheaper than a Porsche Boxster, more reliable and more fun. I drove both the Boxster and S2000 and would take the Honda S2000 hands down for the fun factor, reliability, cheaper insurance and 10k in savings over a Boxster.

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