when someone says im successful look at my mercedes you know....
 

they are really a broke ass moron cause no truly successful person would say that.

depends what model

e-class for sure

I am not impressed by Mercedes.

I remember a time when Mercedes was rare in the US, hard to come by, and could only be afforded by doctors. Now you can put $2k down and lease one for $200 a month. It doesn't matter to me if you drive a $30k Mercedes or one that costs $100k; They all look the same to me.

(The only exception is that SLS Roadster - that is just beautiful!)

Everyone with money drives Tesla, Audi, BMW, Porsche where I live. I rarely see Mercedes.

Nothing beats a big Mercedes S Class.

You can add the AMG GT to your list of exceptions once it's announced at the Paris Motor Show in October.

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its so easy to a car loan that any car is rarely impressive these days. maybe a lambo..

I could rent that for a day LOL

My friend has a 67 convertible his dad left him that is mint. To me that is big pimping.

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leasing is for posers & company slaves.

as well as 'buying' a car with a loan.

Yeah, I always ask was it paid off on a spot but they always say no, 30 year loan.

30 year loan? On a car? Are you fucking retarded?

Oh, I forgot who I was talking to.

You are lucky you have internet access. Is it dial up? Using those extra AOL Online CD's as coasters? :1orglaugh

Yeah because Ford Mustangs are EXTREMELY impressive automobiles :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Anyone in the USA who has a Mercedes and says that it proves how successful they are, is an idiot. We get American tv commercials, the pricing on leasing over in Michigan is unbelievable! $359 a month for a brand new Mercedes, $419 a month for a brand new BMW 3 series. My wife and I are in constant shock at how cheap these nice cars are in the US.

if its more then 30yo than its oldtimer :winkwink:

It depends on which Mercedes of course.

I live in one the 5 most expensive counties in the US. There's a good mix of rich, middle class and poor. There's a lot of Mercedes and BMWs driving around.

I know some of these people who have these expensive cars, and I also know I make more money than they do. It's called being "car poor". Just be glad if you're one of the people who don't have something broken inside of them and needs to look better than the next guy.

It's funny when I see an expensive Mercedes parked on the street all year round, because the motherfucker who owns it doesn't have a garage -- or an actual house.

Yep Mercedes. Status Symbol to the Rich. errr. and a Taxi in Europe.

Had our SL500 for about 5 years now. Bought it new, it lives in the garage, it's only done 3000 miles, it's not fast, doesn't handle very well, suitcase won't fit into it but wouldn't change it for anything. It's just a summer toy with a great roof and it doesn't owe us a penny.

got it on order Mickey ? :Graucho

Ssshh...didn't you read the comments in the thread? :winkwink:

Meh, I live in LA by a major studio so "nice" cars are a dime a dozen. Everyone has to have the "look". Then you see their house...or studio apartment.

Mercedes do not impress me, I currently own three SL500, 450SL, a little 120e. But then again I have easily 1 large tied up in cars, n that is why I am a broke ass bitch.

best post of the thread!

Someone's home may impress me, but not their car. I know too many people with nice incomes that drive what I would consider to be just ordinary vehicles.

I hate when people think that when they say how great something is that you own. That doesn't mean shit and show you how they think when they say that. Just the fact that they base it on that says it all

Does it come with an employee and a basement? If so... sign me up for none

And a taxi in most middle eastern countries too.

What someone drives is not necessarily a reflection of their wealth. The late mega billionaire Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, used to drive a beat-up pickup truck.

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Years ago when I worked in retail it almost went without saying that if a guy came in with a nice car like a Benz and a nice watch/suit etc and applied for a store credit card they would almost always get turned down because they have tapped out all their credit supporting their lifestyle.

The True Merc is G-Klasse, even more True the one with Brabus tuning. You dare to say the owner he's not successful.

i believe Sid is in Poland like me so yes we do have net here, even in my shitty city i have 1mbit which is enough for me, some guys have up to 50bit - i don't want so many would force me to buy more harddrives to store to many crap ;)

what makes you think we do not have internet in poland?

and yes, banks always trying to offer biggest possible loan, thats strange as well for you?

say: you wanna buy a 300k PLN car (100k USD) you kinda need loan usually in Poland.

just sharing my 2c since you obviously don't know much about eastern europe mate..

our Mercedes is from 1998 and did cost $5k when we bought it.

that's how successful we are ;)

I want a Mercedes Benz Unimog :thumbsup

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My first ride in a Mercedes about 30 yrs ago, was expecting something like a Crown Vic. I was disappointed.

i can not afford Mercedes

The two cars in my driveway are both German engineered - North American built. :cool-smil

But I enjoy my mountain bike the most. :)

Success to me is being fit and healthy - a svelte 172lbs at 50 yrs. old.

I know when I have nice cars it's for me....love the workmanship in the interior the driving experience, etc.... never really cared what those outside viewing me thought :2 cents:

that's great :thumbsup