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Wow... Is this really even a thread? And 4 pages no less?
What do people think when they see a BMW? Or any other car on the road? I never could get into Fanboy. |
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In response to the OP, depends on the specific car and who's driving it. An older person driving a run of the mill MB, I think good for them, they've seemingly led a successful life and want something comfortable to drive around in their later years. When I see a younger person in a run of the mill MB, I think they just want the status symbol.
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05-03-2017, 01:47 PM | #97 |
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OK, gotta post this, and this seems like the best place. Vindication that when it comes to brands, BMW is still king over MB. Last night I'm killing time with Family Feud when they run this:
We asked 100 single women, When your date drives up, what kind of a car do you hope they drive? and the #1 answer is BMW. Even I was thinking it would be MB or some other richeymobile, so nice to see the brand still ranking with such a key demographic. |
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The luxury brand institute does surveys on brand prestige every year, and if you ask families in the U.S. who are on the higher end of upper middle class (median household income $350k/year, median household net worth $3.7M, median age of respondents 50-55), they'll typically rank the "prestige" of car brands as follows: 1. Porsche 2. Mercedes 3/4. Lexus/BMW Porsche still reigns king among this demographic and Mercedes almost invariably holds the number 2 spot. Lexus and BMW switch spots with each other from year to year among this demographic. Audi is always in the 5-6 range despite the perception one might get from car enthusiast forums where all of the luxury german brands are considered superior to the luxury japanese brands like Lexus. Exotic brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini are never considered possibly because these cars are financially out of reach for people in this income/net worth bracket. I doubt anyone would ever say a brand new Porsche is "more prestigious" than a brand new Ferrari. |
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What is the Mercedes warranty now? I presumed Mercedes and BMW had the same.
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that is close to the 1%... math doesnt add up
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Looking at the upper class wiki it's only like >$100k for upper middle class. That's considered just okay here in Los Angeles and I would struggle to survive on that here. I think my perspective is a bit fked because of all the rich folk around LA.
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Our perspective is definitely skewed. I used to think being a doctor immediately put you in upper class. White gloves, philanthropy black tie galas, and the whole nine. Doctor making $250k in So. Cal is not living all that lavishly. (that's even assuming no student loans) That doctor is probably living next door to a couple of teachers unless he has a wife that works or no student loans. Last edited by PoorLurker; 05-03-2017 at 06:52 PM.. |
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I know I had a 2006 and I was told that Mercedes were ending there maintenance package warranty next year, when my car hit 49,000 I got rid of it then switched to BMW I was told this at a Mercedes California dealership. Maybe Mercedes changed their mind or the guy didn't know what he was talking about I also know I wasn't the only one told this regardless I'm glad I switched
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Unfortunately, my experience is that these are dick magnets (as in idiot types, not the gay friendly type) more than chick magnets, but I'm not really in the market so I might be missing it.
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If most of their money is coming in as wage income, they're part of the tax bracket that pays the highest effective tax rate of all income filers in the nation. And obviously like others have mentioned location matters a lot. $350k/year in the middle of nowhere in Nebraska is very different from $350k/year in Palo Alto or Manhattan. $350k/year for a single person (upper class?) is very different from $350k/year for someone supporting a wife and a child (upper middle class?) or someone supporting a wife and 2-3 children (upper middle class?). |
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