What Expensive Car Makes You Look Poor?
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I've often seen articles on Jalopnik and elsewhere about cheap cars that make you look rich. BUT, what about the inverse? What cars have such eye wateringly high prices but to the average mouthbreather looks normal or even is something that they would judge you to be "poor" for owning?
For newer cars, a used Chevy Trax is my bet. Most buyers seem to just need a reliable way to get to the methadone clinic it seems.
Used, so many things that we car people view as "desirable" but when normies look at them, they see an old GM/Toyota/Ford etc. Maybe a clean square body or older suburban? Or a certain recently sold pair of infamous Hondas?
What about you Oppo? What can you drop 5 or even 6 figures on and still have a normie judge you as a poor from their leased CLA?
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Am I doing this right?
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@amoore100 OH YES! That's a good one.
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Every Mercedes A class without an AMG badge
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This weird example of overmonied techdork/xoomer blue collar cosplay bidding war:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-chevrolet-c20-scottsdale-4x4-pickup-yruck/
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@amoore100 Some could say the definition of "it costs a lot of money to look this poor."
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@poor_sh Nah, most normal people see ANY Merc and thing "Oh, must be nice!" That's why the USPS had to replace the badges on their Metris vans, lest they be accused of squandering their budget by idiots.
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@carsoffortlangley said in What Expensive Car Makes You Look Poor?:
@poor_sh Nah, most normal people see ANY Merc and thing "Oh, must be nice!" That's why the USPS had to replace the badges on their Metris vans, lest they be accused of squandering their budget by idiots.
This is from my standpoint, not most people... those weirdos
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@carsoffortlangley What, you dare have luxurious vinyl seats in your mail van? And air conditioning? I'm not made of money!
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@carsoffortlangley Normies think the fintail must be like a $75K car, while I think many of them see the wagon as a Subaru with a custom front end.
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@fintail said in What Expensive Car Makes You Look Poor?:
This weird example of overmonied techdork/xoomer blue collar cosplay bidding war:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-chevrolet-c20-scottsdale-4x4-pickup-yruck/
This comment from the seller makes me fear for the future.
I have nearly 50 years in the specialty car business and BaT is changing my world.
Ah, well, maybe there’ll be a trickle down effect where we’ll have more well-maintained classics, so maybe some will be available to buy at a reasonable price.
I almost typed that with a straight face.
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@carsoffortlangley my car lol
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@fintail said in What Expensive Car Makes You Look Poor?:
Subaru with a custom front end
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@carsoffortlangley close thread.
https://www.vwvanagoncamper.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1986_mission-bc.jpg -
@just-jeepin Yeah, that one came to mind as well. Jesus.
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This is a $70,000 car.
Wouldn't know it from the outside.
Wouldn't know it from the inside.
And wouldn't know it from driving one. What is the point?
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@amoore100 No, that actually, actively makes you poor.
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@classicdatsundebate I kinda disagree. These have a certain "cachet" with hipsters and such. Prime Instagram influencer bait and thus desirable
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@poor_sh Fancy pants, mine is 7 years older than yours
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@whoistheleader That's a good one!
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@midengine yes, but mine says, POORsh
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@fintail I wont lie, I want that scotsdale. My grandpa had a 2 tone version of that with the 454 Ci (auto) with an Alaskan Camper, dual tanks, CB, 8 track...the works... and it had very few miles. My cousin drove it daily for a while and it was sold for a song about 20 years ago. I miss that truck.
He used it to hunt out of locally as well as pull a boat down to baja to fish.
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@poor_sh And my plate helps pay for music education in WA
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@carsoffortlangley A de badged G-Wagen. If it doesn’t say AMG, it may well have been bought for 98’ Cavalier money.
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@whoistheleader you rang?
