All true. The Mrs. is extremely nervous about about how people judge her/us differently. We downplay it with the truth - it is, after all, a "company car." For me it's also work related because my clients are high net worth individuals in Silicon Valley and I can't exactly pick them up/meet them in a Datsun 280Z.Yeah. Several people I know, even though they make 6 figures, don't want to spend more than about $12k-15k for a car. So I've gotten some criticism purely for buying it.
The other day I was getting dinner and the guy making my sandwich said something about my car and then said "those are really expensive, like $70k". I couldn't say anything, especially after he just finished telling me how excited he is that minimum wage is going up to $10/hr at the beginning of 2016.
It is definitely a first world problem, but sometimes I wish I could talk about my car more and not feel judged. Probably why I spend so much time on TMC now.
I dunno. When I first got the P85D I wanted *everyone* to notice - it symbolizes certain recent successes two decades in the making and I'm understandably excited about that. But five weeks in and I've learned I must temper when and who I can talk to about the car. I'm confident I've made people feel bad just because they know what it costs and that makes them feel self conscious in contrast. So, like Pete90D, I often come to this "safe place" to get my nerd on. Because driving this car is honestly the most fun I've had in a long time and I shouldn't feel bad about it. I f-cking earned it.
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