http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=4844#comment-166644

See it all the time.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Top Gear did a review of the Cadillac Escalade and they called in a "bling" expert who explained that line of thinking. You put all you money into a (rapidly depreciating) car and then can't afford to put over 7 quid worth of petrol in it at a time. It makes no sense to me, but apparently it's a popular financial choice.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

lol....

OTOH, I could see myself selling my house and cruising around the country in a big Prevost coach! I wonder if I could get a mortgage for one...

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

An RV would be cool. You can get a 15 year loan too....





RR Sport.... Not bad.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Unfortunately my wife doesn't share the same vision. At least not while the kids are still in K-12. I guess she has a good point there.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Yeah, my dad tried to buy a Beaver Motorhome, and my mom shot that down...



She wants him to wait until my two sisters and I are out of college.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Damn balls and chains...

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Some people can't manage money, my guess is they are maxed on credit cards as well.....unfortunatley it took this credit crunch crap to make the credit card companies realize they need to make extending credit to RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Oh, you're just a party pooper!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

My brother's BIL was a cop in Glastonbury up until 2 years ago, which is a high income Hartford suburb. He'd respond to call, usually false alarms, and said he'd go to these houses with Bimmers, Benzes, Rovers, Audis, etc. parked in front of these big, lavishly landscaped McMansions and there would be no furniture inside many of the houses. An ocassional couch or table and chairs and usually a big flat screen tv. Just big and shiny on the outside. I wonder how those folks are doing these days?

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I'm guessing some of them are facing foreclosure, and some are trying to sell some posessions at a sizable loss.

You don't even have to go inside some of these type homes to see how strapped the occupants are. Simply look at the windows. Many can't even afford to install shades or curtains.

I have a story involving a perfect example of one, stay tuned for a very long post in the coming days....

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

As a former agent I saw that all the time. Its very commen in new sub divisions, they cannot even afford to properly landscape them. Going inside 20-30 different houses a week was a real eye opener to how some people live.

A shiney car doesn't impress me anymore. I know some big lossers who don't have a dime to their names, but they put on a good show in there new Lexus and BMW's.

Some houses are quite nice though, people do have good taste and sometimes the money to back it up.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I think a mortage on a semi truck and trailer is the only wise decision. Its going to pay itself off in short order if you can keep the loads coming.

Plus I had no idea those things cost that much!