Sure, it is posing to buy MB just because you want trappings, but not everybody who buys it is posing. Also elitist to disrespect C because it is lowest priced model in line. I can think of many times that the lowest priced model in a line was also the best.
I never owned a C class nor could afford one in my first 3 decades. It’s just funny to clown others and even yourself.
I made fun of Cheap class Mercedes while driving my M3 for a decade. By M3, I mean Mazda 3.
C63 AMGs are nice. Might be in one if Tesla never existed.
LOL... probably but not certainly! Plenty of billionaires drive a Prius, and plenty of people driving a Bentley aren’t what they appear... tho that’s exactly why they do it!
Not necessarily true 100% of the time. Once you're REALLY rich, you don't need to tell people all about it.
Why these 5 billionaires still drive these cheap cars
All agreed.. but there’s cultural differences at play here regarding the Bentley.
The young couple was Chinese and shopping at Ethan Allen at a time where ordinary peasants like my wife and I would be working to support the mortgage.
It’s not a source of pride for rich Chinese people to live below their means. No way. Elite culture is showing no concern for wealth. Not saying live above your means but never below it. Elite culture is not how much money but how you approach money.
It took like months of pleading to my father in law to not buy that 8K Samsung. 8K is the resolution and 8K is the price.. sheesh.
It was a an embarrassing step down to pay 3200 for that 4K at Costco.. but my rationale is the 8K will be at Costco next year for the same price and he’d have two monster tvs. Maybe I can take as a handmedown when my 9 year old 55 inch Mitsubishi DLP dies off.
Second problem about driving cheap cars is the assumption any saved wealth is responsibly spent.
If I wreck in my track mode Model 3 today.. and my kids access to my account:
1.) My son will have the biggest baddest Pokemon card collection on the west coast.
2.) My daughter will have a pony and throw a party at the Disneyland Cinderella suite.