why do really rich people get mercedes? (head, comparison, United States)
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Why set yourself, your spouse and or family up to be jacked by a bunch of thugs?
No offense, but NJ and NY are festering ****-holes and some people have been killed for their smart-phone or tablet. Does this mean we should all go back to flip phones and clapped out Grand Ams?
What area of MN are you in? There's two Mercedes and 2-3 BMW dealers in the Twin Cities (which both seem low for our population size and as many Fortune 500 companies headquartered here)
No offense, but NJ and NY are festering ****-holes and some people have been killed for their smart-phone or tablet. Does this mean we should all go back to flip phones and clapped out Grand Ams?
We live in a zip code with the highest income per capita in the Untied States. Not to shabby for a "festering.... hole".
I know too many working class people who lease Mercs/BMWs just to feel like they made it (or deserve it). I think they are decent cars, but I will stick with my cheap to own/maintain Honda.
Back when one actually had to pay cash or have rather excellent credit to finance Mercedes-Benz like BMW was some sort of status symbol. Today quite honestly between every thug, drug dealer, pimp or whatever criminal not to mention "rap" music performers (for singers they are not), not to mention easy credit former high end luxury cars have lost some of their cachet IMHO.
It's like fur coats, top shelf liquor, European designer clothing or handbags, and so forth. Even whipping out an Amex gold card isn't as impressive as it once was (the check out girl at our local supermarket has one....).
You have to move up to a Rolls Royce, Maserati or something in that class to *really* impress anyone around these parts.
Here in the NYC/NJ/Conn Tri-State are Mercedes-Benz and BMW are almost as common as water, especially the "C", "300 Series" and other lower priced/intro models. Everyone's got them, from shop/small business owners to kids in or just out of college with or without visible means of support. Go out to certain parts of Staten Island and you'll find plenty of young men that live in their parent's house/basement driving MBs.
Believe it or not some of the most common autos seen on the Upper East Side of Manhattan are Fiat 500, Prius, Ford Focus, Ford Fusion, Ford Flex, Cooper Mini, and various makes from Toyota.
Wow, really? A good ole fashioned pissing contest about where too live!
I do stand behind my statement and I figured the thread needed a little fire since the other user seems to think a carjacking story in dirty jersey is a reason not to buy anything nice.
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