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Originally Posted by k0nr4d
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.
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Either that or its showing hes working in the interest of himself and his gains come first before the client. Could be cutting corners, etc. Personally I'd want a construction guy to drive a big truck, makes it look like he knows what hes doing and not just a mouthpiece.
I've driven the same car for 12 years and I paid 2500 dollars it 12 years ago. I bought a new car a few years ago (honda civic) and I really don't know if it was worth the money. Its nice to not have to worry about repairs and the new gizmos are nice but not necessary.
BMW owners around here have their own stigma, dickhead french drivers. In Quebec so many people drive BMWs for whatever reason.