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    What Expensive Car Makes You Look Poor?

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    • CarsOfFortLangley
      CarsOfFortLangley last edited by CarsOfFortLangley

      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.chrome-image-2018-chevrolet-trax-01.png

      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?
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      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?

      Poor_sh ClassicDatsunDebate ST80MND MybirdIStheword sony1492 7 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 4
      • amoore100
        amoore100 last edited by

        1200px-VW_Phaeton_20090712_front.jpg

        Am I doing this right?

        CarsOfFortLangley WhoIsTheLeader davesaddiction dogisbadob 4 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 16
        • CarsOfFortLangley
          CarsOfFortLangley @amoore100 last edited by

          @amoore100 OH YES! That's a good one.

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          • Poor_sh
            Poor_sh last edited by

            Every Mercedes A class without an AMG badge

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            • fintail
              fintail last edited by fintail

              This weird example of overmonied techdork/xoomer blue collar cosplay bidding war:

              https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-chevrolet-c20-scottsdale-4x4-pickup-yruck/

              Just Jeepin' HammerheadFistpunch ? 3 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 2
              • WhoIsTheLeader
                WhoIsTheLeader @amoore100 last edited by

                @amoore100 Some could say the definition of "it costs a lot of money to look this poor."

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                • CarsOfFortLangley
                  CarsOfFortLangley @Poor_sh last edited by

                  @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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                  • Poor_sh
                    Poor_sh @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                    @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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                    • WhoIsTheLeader
                      WhoIsTheLeader @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                      @carsoffortlangley What, you dare have luxurious vinyl seats in your mail van? And air conditioning? I'm not made of money!
                      *gets into 100k bro truck build *

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                      • fintail
                        fintail @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                        @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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                        • Just Jeepin'
                          Just Jeepin' @fintail last edited by

                          @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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                          • Poor_sh
                            Poor_sh @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                            @carsoffortlangley my car lol
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                            • CarsOfFortLangley
                              CarsOfFortLangley @fintail last edited by

                              @fintail said in What Expensive Car Makes You Look Poor?:

                              Subaru with a custom front end

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                              • ClassicDatsunDebate
                                ClassicDatsunDebate @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                                @carsoffortlangley close thread.
                                fc56fc57-6cfc-4e40-bac0-d9f2af88968c-image.jpeg https://www.vwvanagoncamper.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1986_mission-bc.jpg

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                                • CarsOfFortLangley
                                  CarsOfFortLangley @Just Jeepin' last edited by

                                  @just-jeepin Yeah, that one came to mind as well. Jesus.

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                                  • WhoIsTheLeader
                                    WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                                    This is a $70,000 car.

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                                    Wouldn't know it from the outside.

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                                    Wouldn't know it from the inside.

                                    And wouldn't know it from driving one. What is the point?

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                                    • davesaddiction
                                      davesaddiction @amoore100 last edited by

                                      @amoore100 No, that actually, actively makes you poor.

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                                      • CarsOfFortLangley
                                        CarsOfFortLangley @ClassicDatsunDebate last edited by

                                        @classicdatsundebate I kinda disagree. These have a certain "cachet" with hipsters and such. Prime Instagram influencer bait and thus desirable

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                                        • MidEngine
                                          MidEngine @Poor_sh last edited by

                                          @poor_sh Fancy pants, mine is 7 years older than yours

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                                          • CarsOfFortLangley
                                            CarsOfFortLangley @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                                            @whoistheleader That's a good one!

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                                            • Poor_sh
                                              Poor_sh @MidEngine last edited by

                                              @midengine yes, but mine says, POORsh

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                                              • HammerheadFistpunch
                                                HammerheadFistpunch @fintail last edited by HammerheadFistpunch

                                                @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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                                                • MidEngine
                                                  MidEngine @Poor_sh last edited by MidEngine

                                                  @poor_sh And my plate helps pay for music education in WA

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                                                  • ST80MND
                                                    ST80MND @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                                                    @carsoffortlangley A de badged G-Wagen. If it doesn’t say AMG, it may well have been bought for 98’ Cavalier money.alt text

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                                                    • interstate366
                                                      interstate366 @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                                                      @whoistheleader you rang?

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