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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
yeah right. if anything you look like a douche who spends money on frivilous things rather than investing their money into something smart.
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A car is not nessesarily a frivilous thing. Take my dad for instance. He runs a construction company building luxury homes for several million dollars. He shows up to his client's houses in a new Mercedes ML. Why? Appearances are everything. Ignoring his need for a SUV (for skiing or whatever), if he showed up in a mustang for $30k then he is just joe builder. With that car, he gives his clients an impression of prestige, taste, and quality.
That being said, you don't exactly find $30k laying on a sidewalk either. By that reasoning everyone should be driving 1989 toyota tercel's for $500 because it will get you from A to B and any spending above that, even for a $30k would be frivilous.
I personally drive an X5. I bought it because I want to be comfortable on long trips, it had a much more powerful diesel engine then the lower end SUVs, and because of the road quality here (or lack thereof), I needed a solidly built car that won't start rattling after 20000km because of some cheap plastic interior. Besides that, as mentioned earlier I like a car that shows success to my clients when I meet with them. It also motivates me when I feel I can buy myself nice things thanks to my hard work. In that way, it IS an investment.