Do you think owners of higher end luxury cars look down on people who buy the entry class?

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RiDE

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Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
They probably look down on owners of the low-end version within the model but I don't really think a 7 series owner looks down at a 5 series and 3 series because they are aimed at a slightly different customer. 3 series --- Sporty. 7 series --- pure luxury.

I do however think a 330 owner looks down on a 318 owner and a 750 owner looks down on a 735 owner (old 7 series, don't know the new models).

Very true.
 

purbeast0

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I would have to say yes, considering people who have good TV's and good surround systems look down upon non-HD TV's or home theatres in a box. It's just in peoples nature.
 

IceBergSLiM

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Upon further reflection i do do this.....even though I dont drive a mercedes I dont know why someone would buy the lowest end model C-class(c-230) or th elowest end model 3 - series. WHY? cuz of stupidity not wealth reasons. Why drive a german car with no balls or style. get an american car if you want that. You are spending a bunch of money on this car why not get the extras that make it a nicer automobile than other cars in its class.
 

theeedude

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I don't see what's so great about Bimmers, half the BMW's I see on the road don't even have properly functioning blinkers. :D
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: senseamp
I don't see what's so great about Bimmers, half the BMW's I see on the road don't even have properly functioning drivers. :D

Fixed
 

Dragoon42

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Originally posted by: ddviper
No, not really, think of it even lower, does the owner of an Accord EX look down upon one with a say DX or even LX.

In this example I think not.

-Got cash?



are you a moron? you can't compare an accord ex, dx, and lx as the same thing as comparing a bmw 3 series to a bmw m3
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Do people with black dude avtars love to waste bandwidth on this site by posting useless garbage?

do people love to waste even more bandwidth on this site by replying to the people who post useless garbage?
 

halik

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Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
What's the point of buying a Mercedes if it isn't an S-class?

S class is humongous... not everyone wants a boat :)
 

Playmaker

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Nobody buys high-end BMWs or Audis. At that point it's time to step up to a real luxury brand.
 

IceBergSLiM

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Originally posted by: Playmaker
Nobody buys high-end BMWs or Audis. At that point it's time to step up to a real luxury brand.

the new 760li's start at like 120...decked out closer to 150 or more which is comparable to a bentley. Anything more than that and it should be a car to be driven in not a car to be driving.
 

Stuxnet

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I hate to say this, but BMW drivers do seem to be noticeably more arrogant and "this road was built for me and me alone"-ish than others.

That said, I know a guy who drives a BMW and is a rather nice person. He says he can't catch a break AT ALL when driving. People won't let him merge or ANYTHING.
 

radioouman

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So what happens when I go out and buy a used luxury car.
How does someone look at me???
 

mb

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I don't, but then again I don't care what people drive. Seems too many people care about unimportant things like this. It's a car, who cares..
 

Philippine Mango

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Well the only case I can think of that I think of this is the damned Lexus ES330/300, man those cars are such POSs it's disgusting. It's like, if you're going to buy a car for $30K, why not get a used high end car or get a high end model of a lower brand/different brand. High end nissan would pwn a low end lexus. But yea, buying a low end luxury car just looks bad, the ES models from lexus have NOTHING going for them.
 

IceBergSLiM

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Lets face it as long as you are still driving your car you are not a real baller. Ballers get driven around in the back of maybachs and phantoms.

Driving is for the poor.
 

boyRacer

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Originally posted by: radioouman
So what happens when I go out and buy a used luxury car.
How does someone look at me???

ssshhh... just don't say anything :p

people with E30s are the nicest BMW drivers I've met since the badge snobs don't seem to care for their outdated look. :D

I think they're HOT :heart:

 

TheShiz

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why do you care?

I look down on you for asking this question.

So why don't you go start a new thread asking if people look down on other posters whose quality of posts is comparable to an entry level beamer when judged against the value of the average ATOT thread.

people vary, I don't understand why you should care about the attitudes of those who feel good about themselves because they drive a more expensive car. I mean, these are the type of people you should not be concerned with.

Do you look down on some dude in taiwan on a bike because your "ride" is a car? I mean, that is a heck of a lot bigger gap there, so you certainly must look down on that guy.

Do you see some dude with a bike asking if people with an entry level BMW look down on him? NO! you know why? because that dude's brainpower is no doubt ten billion times what you have. And I'm sure he looks down on you and your puny brain because he has an "entry level" brain.

I used to worry about the future of a world full of people with such "concerns" as yours, but I give up.
 

RichUK

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Originally posted by: bR
Originally posted by: radioouman
So what happens when I go out and buy a used luxury car.
How does someone look at me???

ssshhh... just don't say anything :p

people with E30s are the nicest BMW drivers I've met since the badge snobs don't seem to care for their outdated look. :D

I think they're HOT :heart:

I quite like the E30 M3's, shame they were only left hand drive's.

Left hand drive FTL
 

AdamK47

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I look down on people who look down on people for what they drive.

Which reminds me, I don't drive my Vette, Z28, or Goat in bad weather... at all. I drive my beat up old Trans AM. I went to the gas station to fill it up and notice a woman filling up her newish C class MB. The car was covered in filth and grime from the rain soaked roads. She looked at my car, snickered a bit, and then laughed. I suppose she thought it was funny to see someone wearing nice business clothes driving a rusty old car. I could tell she was trying to be insulting about it too. I smiled back and drove off, smoke plume and all.
 

EKKC

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they cant look down on me, because my tall as hell SUV will ram down puny 3 series off the highway