... she justifies buying a luxury SUV as having āsaved up for it for years after walking and taking public transportā. I donāt see how funneling all your car payment funds over the last decade into off-season luxury handbags is considered āsaving upā...
Iāve owned several luxury automobiles (Audi, Acura, Infiniti, and Tesla), several of which were SUVs (RDX, QX60, QX56, and Model X) and the only car I have absolutely loved the entire time is my salvaged Nissan sedan that was totaled then sold to me in cash for $6K (my husband is convinced the brakes donāt even work and that the body is barely attached to the frame), but I can fly over potholes and drive 40 ft behind a āSTAY BACK 200 FEET NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WINDSHIELD DAMAGEā truck with no hesitation. Our other two cars (Model X and Model S) make me so anxious and are more for long road trips and camping trips (and my husbandās daily drive because I couldnāt care less what I drive, but he could).
Elle wants a LEXUS or JAG?! Theyāre the same as any Toyota, with a luxury markup. My husband is a car guy and always points them out and says āHey, look at that overpriced RAV-4/Camry/Highlanderā. Not knocking Lexus if thatās your thing, but have a reason beyond ājewel-toned paintā and āIām PNW Barbie who loves hikingā. Also, I actually DO hike a lot and mountain bike, and our beige-interiored Infiniti SUV was not ideal for dog/toddler/hiking/biking gear scenarios. Our all-black interior Teslas and my black cloth interior Nissan have been the easiest to maintain.
Donāt get me started on Jaguars and how unreliable they are. I once joked about wanting a Mercedes Benz GWagon and now my husband sends me every Reddit post of owners complaining about how unreliable they are, breaking down on the side of road, etc. These all-looks-zero-functionality-Starbucks-soccer-mom-mobiles are so not worth it. Elle is such a buffoon. If I were a car salesman, Iād be drooling at an opportunity to upsell her into an optioned out, front wheel drive beige interior jade-green (i.e.,has been sitting on the lot for 11 months) Lexus RX (i.e., overpriced RAV-4).