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Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:13 am to Cosmo
Cosmo hurt some feelings in this thread 
Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:29 am to Cosmo
I do not understand the Tahoe thing. They are nice but aren’t that reliable and age poorly because they release new body types so often.
For example, I have a 2014 4Runner which still has the same body type as the current version (with minor add ons and modifications obviously). It still looks pretty up to date for that reason. A 2014 Tahoe is visibly dated by there having been several models since, on the other hand.
If I’m getting a luxury SUV, a Lexus GX is a better buy imo.
For example, I have a 2014 4Runner which still has the same body type as the current version (with minor add ons and modifications obviously). It still looks pretty up to date for that reason. A 2014 Tahoe is visibly dated by there having been several models since, on the other hand.
If I’m getting a luxury SUV, a Lexus GX is a better buy imo.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:35 am to Monahans
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Helps me haul my kids to cracker barrel
Child abuse. Turn yourself in.
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 6:36 am
Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:48 am to LiftIT
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Make fun of people for lining this short arse life with cool shite?
Most of you will die only to have driven Camrys and lived in shitty homes
And people wasting money on super-expensive automobiles they can't afford except for insanely extended loan terms will not be able to retire, will leave their children a thrice-mortgaged home, and will force their children to take out student loans to go to a state school.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:53 am to Cosmo
Gotta keep up with the Jones'
Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:56 am to Crowknowsbest
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I do not understand the Tahoe thing.
RASS (Readily accessible status symbol).
It's a function of suburban life especially in south Louisiana and I assume other areas of the South. People have been sold that non-rare, non luxury goods are somehow a status symbol, and they will pay luxury rate for them as a class symbol.
You see it with name brands on things like purses, too.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:58 am to Cosmo
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Also, what percentage of folks with 4x4 vehicles ever really use that capability? Maybe 10%?
Probably 99.9% of moms with those vehicles with little travel ball shits go to a beach you can drive on. A1A life
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:09 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:everyone loves them. It’s not a suburban or southern thing.
It's a function of suburban life especially in south Louisiana and I assume other areas of the South. People have been sold that non-rare, non luxury goods are somehow a status symbol, and they will pay luxury rate for them as a class symbol.
They are everywhere in the rural Midwest and in the hood.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:14 am to Cosmo
This is a great thread to merge with the “What do people do who don’t have enough money for retirement .” thread.
Lol
Lol
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:15 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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everyone loves them. It’s not a suburban or southern thing.
They are everywhere in the rural Midwest and in the hood.
That's the readily accessible part. That's what makes people viewing them as status symbols so funny.
I doubt the luxury trims and status symbols are that popular outside of suburban areas, and I can confirm it's REALY popular in the South.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:15 am to 0x15E
quote:(Ed. Note: Transactions of these kinds are illegal in many jurisdictions)
Imagine being a grown man and getting flustered about what trim other people decide to buy with their money.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:17 am to dukeg7213
quote:Are you saving enough for retirement, or are taxpayers going to have to support you because you blew money on trying to keep up appearances with the other sheep? Did you get a stimulus for covid either time? If you did you're a poor who shouldn't be wasting money on a 70k Chevrolet.
My wife drives the AT4 Yukon. She doesn’t go off roading in it but it looks nice.
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 7:18 am
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:22 am to LiftIT
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Most of you will die only to have driven Camrys and lived in shitty homes… but you showed them! You saved a couple hundred a month to look like a geek everyday of your life.
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by LiftIT
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:27 am to Oilfieldbiology
quote:You know how I know he's trashy?
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by LiftIT
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:32 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:I guess I just think this is overstated
people viewing them as status symbols
My next vehicle will be a Tahoe or a gx. I don’t view it as a status symbol, I just want a full size suv.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:45 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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I guess I just think this is overstated
I’m not sure why people would pay as much as they do if they weren’t a status symbol to some extent. It at the very least is a sort of hive mind thing where people aren’t actually looking at the options out there and are just buying what their other successful friends buy without thinking too much about it.
They are nice, but there are other nice cars for less money or imo nicer cars for around the same price.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:48 am to Cosmo
It’s all of the Spanish speaking commercials on TV driving the push
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:49 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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My next vehicle will be a Tahoe or a gx. I don’t view it as a status symbol, I just want a full size suv.
I think most of the point of this thread is the "status symbol" part of this (hence the need for 4x4 that will almost never be used).
GM is loving this. Chevy is now status symbol tier for tens of millions of Americans with money
You know deep down they REALLY want a Land Rover or GLS, too
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:56 am to Cosmo
Suburbans and Tahoes are almost always exclusively driven by women. I've noticed this for the last 20 years or so. If you have money the wife is driving a Suburban, not a mini van. Also, the amount of trucks, 4x4, you see on the road these days is insane. Growing up, if someone had a truck you knew they needed it for doing work. Now these things only haul groceries and get washed and waxed weekly while getting horrible gas mileage.
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