Where do you people get the idea that everyone can own an expensive car? If people didn't have such a misconception about life in the United States then...

It's called Carmax. They aren't a sign of being elite. Anyone can have an expensive car. -- In peterforsbergfanplace@yahoogroups.com, curveofthemoon ... that ...

I think you overestimate the purchasing power of the average American consumer, especially as prices rise and wages don't follow suit. The standard of living...

You underestimate the DC area. Hop onto www.longandfoster.com and check out what kind of single family home you can get in Northern VA for 250,000.00. - In...

You overestimate the relevance of your backyard. "anyone" doesn't live in DC nor in the suburbs. I know that area also has more than its fair share of slums...

But the cost of living is nowhere near as high there as it is in NYC, LA, San Fran, Chicago, etc... In a 2005 survey done by Mercer Human Resource Consulting,...

... Now this is funny... The cost of living in SF (per the city's "affordable housing program": http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/moh_page.asp?id=17815 If you scroll...

I think that the survey factors in everything from general food prices and transportation prices, including how much people generally make and how much housing...

You sound like the kind of person who voted for Bush. Clueless!...

Well I have to agree, and not just abou expensive cars but any car. It's not even a given in Sweden where everybody is supposed to be equal and have social...

Linda~ Excellent! I'm sorry to hear about your circumstances. It sounds as though you have a very strong outlook, and that will serve you well. Yeah, you're...

... I'm in Sweden alright : ) Got no cable or digital tv, so no, can't see any games. Not even the ones last season when Peter played in Sweden : ( Last time I...

... No, they are the sign of being stupid... It is stupid to pretend you are wealthy by buying a car you can't really afford....

Actually you bring up a good point. Stupid infers that one has ability to act reasonably or possesses the knowledge to act reasonably, whereas clueless...

... even ... impress. ... An expensive car doesn't mean anything in America. Anybody can have an expensive car. Get with it!!! It's who you know if you have...

Actually, a pricey car means a lot more than a vacation or tickets or a tutor. See, a nice car costs more than any of those, and most people who can...

Yeah....my next door neighbor drives a MBZ SUV, but sends their kid to the local community college (the community college, is cheap/free to local...

Yeah, because that SUV is probably financed out for 84 months, as the person should be driving a normal Honda. Consumer debt is going to cause huge issues...

Hop down to DC!! A car means nothing here. ... or ... do - ... You'll ... new ... have ... great ... other...

It means nothing? Well, if you live in one of the endless DC slums, you aren't driving a 100K car... Hop up here...

... Knowing that Clayton is a Mercedes fan, I would LOVE to post a photo of the husband's 1956 300SL and know that he peed his pants when he saw it.... How...

Yeah, I can dig up a pic of an old car online, too Should I take the learjet or the Enzo tomorrow? I know A LOT about the 300SL (in fact I examined a roadster...

And what makes you look like wannabe nouveau riche (if your claims are true - I'm not sold) is that you boast and brag, yet when called out on it, claim it...

... I was answering a question and if you think that is boasting or bragging - I can't help that. ... He makes way more money than I do. I don't HAVE to work,...

Why are we having another pissing contest here? No offense to anyone, but I don't care what you do or how much money you make....

... And, no offence to you either, but I wasn't responding to you - but to Clayton....

Err, yeah, I know you aren't. But I don't really find this a forum of discussion for how much money you or anyone else earns. Sure, we're talking about cars...

Thank you for sharing about your purported wealth. I can see how that makes you so much more humble than those who flaunt their Rolexes, Piagets, Kate Spade...