Why do poor people love driving luxury brand cars that are absolute beaters?

poor people be crazy wrote:

lame lame wrote:

u still trotting out this tired old trope?

yawn

As always, I'm just trying to understand my fellow man. Growing up, I was always taught that if one doesn't understand something, they should speak up and ask about it.

If this was actually the case, you wouldn't be coming into the discussion with so many preconceived notions.

The first car I bought when I got out of the Army in 1992 was a 1979 BMW 320i. The thing drove great and was in great shape. It had 172,000 on it when I bought it and 220,000 when I sold it a few years later.

I almost never had to put any money into it. I did replace the radiator once (which was really easy). Finally, the synchros started doing our and I had to double clutch every time I shifted. That would have been some cash and I just didn’t want to spend it on what was by that point a 16 year old car.

My dad helped me buy a new Saturn at that point.

Poor people might not have parents that can help them buy a new car when the old reliable one wears out.

What makes you think 'they' are trying to impress people? Is that your motivation for the things you purchase?

poor people be crazy wrote:

lame lame wrote:

u still trotting out this tired old trope?

yawn

As always, I'm just trying to understand my fellow man. Growing up, I was always taught that if one doesn't understand something, they should speak up and ask about it.

In that spirit then, why do you only ask why poor people do certain things? Why not just ask why some people love driving luxury brand cars that are absolute beaters? And why do you think the people who drive these cars love driving them?

CoachB wrote:

The first car I bought when I got out of the Army in 1992 was a 1979 BMW 320i. The thing drove great and was in great shape. It had 172,000 on it when I bought it and 220,000 when I sold it a few years later.

I almost never had to put any money into it. I did replace the radiator once (which was really easy). Finally, the synchros started doing our and I had to double clutch every time I shifted. That would have been some cash and I just didn’t want to spend it on what was by that point a 16 year old car.

My dad helped me buy a new Saturn at that point.

Poor people might not have parents that can help them buy a new car when the old reliable one wears out.

LOL..Your Daddy had to help you buy a Saturn when you were what? In your 30s ... and still not self-sufficient?

The bigger idiot is the fool who paid 90 grand for the over priced luxury item to begin with. Anyone who pays little for a used car and gets significant use out of it is making an astute purchasing decision. Status symbols are pathetic anyhow and reek of insecurity. The OP is an insecure snob.

If you actually find a good deal on a luxury/performance brand car that is in good running condition, more power to you. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the ghetto cruisers that are in anything but good running condition and have nothing going for them except a fancy hood ornament.

Nothing wrong with driving a 20 year old Mercedes in and of itself. But if your 20 year old Mercedes sounds like it's running on 3 out of 8 cylinders and leaves an odor of sulfur and burning that persists for 45 minutes after the car has passed, at that point it's pretty clear that you could have done better by buying something less "prestigious."

joedirt wrote:

The bigger idiot is the fool who paid 90 grand for the over priced luxury item to begin with. Anyone who pays little for a used car and gets significant use out of it is making an astute purchasing decision. Status symbols are pathetic anyhow and reek of insecurity. The OP is an insecure snob.

Are you trying to imply that I am the type who pays 90 grand for an overpriced luxury car? What would make you think that?

joedirt wrote:

The bigger idiot is the fool who paid 90 grand for the over priced luxury item to begin with. Anyone who pays little for a used car and gets significant use out of it is making an astute purchasing decision. Status symbols are pathetic anyhow and reek of insecurity. The OP is an insecure snob.

Exactly. The OP is defined as fear, fear and more fear. The people he is attempting to mock don't care about him at all, and they would laugh at everything within that post. It takes two to be embarrassed. The people who sharply buy those used cars aren't embarrassed in the slightest. Meanwhile the OP is drenched in frailty.

Nothing is more idiotic than buying a new car. By far the best car buying advice I ever heard was, "Never own a car during the decade of its birth."

Fortunately I was a young man when someone told me that in Las Vegas. I have applied it ever since. In 2020 I will be eligible to buy a car from this decade but I have no reason to shop for many years.

My first car was a Mercedes that was several years old. They were selling cheap, few people even know this fact. It did take more in expenses than a regular car but the seats so comfortable and the ride was absolutely fantastic! It had a rust stain on the side and some people gave me grief over it but for the most part I didn't care. Then I found out that I was only using it to drive on weekends so I sold it to another lower class guy and got a bicycle. To this day I still ride the bicycle exclusively. While the others are fat and unfit I'm trim and fit! And I'm wealthy now, too!

German beaters are bulletproof.

I'm saving up an S class, SL or CL class Mercedes from the early 00's(when Bekele emerged as the GOAT). It would be nice to have a big S600 for a few thousand dollars. I could get an girl.

Katt Williams "A Chrysler 300 does look like a Phantom...until a Phantom pulls up."

-Pimp Chronicles

;-)

mhvhjy wrote:

German beaters are bulletproof.

False. They have huge maintenance and repair costs.

10 years old or more may be ok.

poor people be crazy wrote:

No one is impressed by your busted-ass Mercedes. Sure, it was a fancy and expensive car when it was new 20 years ago. But right now, it is billowing white smoke, the bumper is dragging on the ground, and both side view mirrors have been crushed to bits.

The few grand you spent on a fancy hood ornament could have been used to buy a car that isn't a complete beater if you could stoop so low as to drive a Nissan or Toyota like most people who make three times what you make.

Its been a year since I've been on this site. And a year ago I remember some idiot with the same repetitive threads, "Why do poor people............." Amazing, its been a year and you are still at! Wow you are a complete tool.

Cheech wrote:

mhvhjy wrote:

German beaters are bulletproof.

False. They have huge maintenance and repair costs.

10 years old or more may be ok.

... as in actual bullets, from guns.

Price.

Take a 2004 BMW X3. That would have run you a little over 30k new. And you can buy one today for $2500.

A 2004 Toyota Corolla was 13k new and today you can also buy one for $2500.

The Corolla would cost a normal person much less to keep running, but if you’re a poor person, you either know how to work on your car yourself or you have friends/family who do. When the transmission in the BMW gives out, you’re not paying $3k for a new one. You’re going to a junkyard pulling the part and getting it installed all for under $500.

lame lame wrote:

u still trotting out this tired old trope?

yawn

+1. No creativity.

poor people be crazy wrote:

No one is impressed by your busted-ass Mercedes. Sure, it was a fancy and expensive car when it was new 20 years ago. But right now, it is billowing white smoke, the bumper is dragging on the ground, and both side view mirrors have been crushed to bits.

The few grand you spent on a fancy hood ornament could have been used to buy a car that isn't a complete beater if you could stoop so low as to drive a Nissan or Toyota like most people who make three times what you make.

You’re wrong. Poor people lease brand new luxury cars. They love wasting money. They’ll lease new cars for 30 years and end up with zero equity. Then buy the tiniest Toyota or Honda in retirement because they wasted all their money on leasing luxury cars.