Positive spin: Who likes the "success minded" OC culture? (Irvine: leasing, condo)

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by user_id

The median income in Orange Country is over double of those in your swamp land.

Ah, Butt Shark, Jr. But that's OK. Luckily for you the Legislature hasn't yet outlawed ignorance. Rivers, streams, springs, lakes, reservoirs, yes. Swampland, hardly, and none in the Ozarks. The Mingo Swamp is the last bottom-land hardwood swamp in the state. It's in the Bootheel (SE MO) and down from 2.5 million acres to about 15,000.

You don't have to thank or pay me for the education! Happy to be of service!

[Vinsanity]

Originally Posted by user_id

Well, you can do whatever you want with your money. But what is the point of deriding someone for buying an expensive car? You are merely assuming that because they live in an apartment they don't have money, but this assumption is a bad one.

I never indicated that I was assuming they didn't have money; they obviously do. I'm just questioning as to whether it's wise to spend your money on a $180k consumer good that will be worth $80k in a few years.

Now, an assumption of mine that could be wrong is that the car is actually in the guy's name; it could be a company car or something, in which case I obviously need to work for that guy's company.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

You don't have to thank or pay me for the education! Happy to be of service!

You're too easy.. But good job reacting defensively against the "swamp land" part of the post while ignoring the actual point.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by Vinsanity

I never indicated that I was assuming they didn't have money; they obviously do. I'm just questioning as to whether it's wise to spend your money on a $180k consumer good that will be worth $80k in a few years.

Is it wise to spend $20k on a car when you make $60k/year? People aren't buying cars for an investment, they are buying them as a consumable item (although some cars are actually an investment). If someone has plenty of money, why is it unwise to buy a $180k car? Should they only purchase investment goods?

But, few people are driving around $180k cars. BMWs and Mercedes both start at around $30k.

[Vinsanity]

Originally Posted by user_id

Is it wise to spend $20k on a car when you make $60k/year? People aren't buying cars for an investment, they are buying them as a consumable item (although some cars are actually an investment). If someone has plenty of money, why is it unwise to buy a $180k car? Should they only purchase investment goods?

A $20k car is still pretty much basic transportation, so in this context, it's not unreasonable on a $60k salary. If we extrapolate this to a $180k car and a $600k salary, then the question becomes not "why does he have that car", but more like "why does he live in a $2k/month apartment". You're right; people have the right to spend their money as they see fit; I just don't imagine many people at that salary level living in my apartment complex.

But, few people are driving around $180k cars. BMWs and Mercedes both start at around $30k.

The car that I spotted at my apartment is an SL65; a top of the line model priced at $180k.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Vinsanity

The car that I spotted at my apartment is an SL65; a top of the line model priced at $180k.

In this day-and-age, even in my old home of Orange County, my concern would be less about how much the car cost and more about how long I'd have to walk out to find an empty parking space.

Times have changed. Sad but true!

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Vinsanity

the question becomes not "why does he have that car", but more like "why does he live in a $2k/month apartment".

I thought the question was "Is he getting laid more often to justify the expense of that vehicle."

You know he must be a rich guy:

[Vinsanity]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

In this day-and-age, even in my old home of Orange County, my concern would be less about how much the car cost and more about how long I'd have to walk out to find an empty parking space.

Times have changed. Sad but true!

well at least we have assigned parking. my brother's Irvine Co. apartment has one better: a detached one-car garage! SIL needs to drive around for an empty space, though.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by Vinsanity

A $20k car is still pretty much basic transportation, so in this context, it's not unreasonable on a $60k salary. If we extrapolate this to a $180k car and a $600k salary, then the question becomes not "why does he have that car", but more like "why does he live in a $2k/month apartment".You're right; people have the right to spend their money as they see fit; I just don't imagine many people at that salary level living in my apartment complex.

The point was that people with more money typically do not send any more on cars in relation to their income than people with less money. The $20k car is not just "basic transportation", a used car in the $4~$5k range would provide the same function at a much lower cost.

There are many reasons why someone with a lot of money would rent an apartment. Perhaps, they are only in OC a few months out of the year.

Originally Posted by Vinsanity

The car that I spotted at my apartment is an SL65; a top of the line model priced at $180k.

I find it a bit funny that the people that critique others car purchases happen to know so much about the price tags of various cars. Your comments speak more of envy than anything else.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Charles

I thought the question was "Is he getting laid more often to justify the expense of that vehicle."

You know he must be a rich guy:

Or her baby brother!