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Originally Posted by Ice
Just curious, what's the criteria for a car to graduate to status symbol. Because I see BMW's singled out a lot, but never the same judgment on Volvo's, Lexus, Infiniti, etc. Is it money? Is it that the BMW is so beautiful? What is it exactly?
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It has always been this way. Beemers were much more exclusive years ago when more people were NOT buying them. That is why they are singled out. I wouldn't single them out anymore, because more people have more money so they buy the more expensive cars. And modern BMW's are anything buy beautiful.
Volvo's are sensible cars.
Infiniti isn't
that great of brand (not bad, just not posh status).
Lexus aren't as good as BMW's for driving, so they have nothing in their favor.
Just the way it is.
Just like most Merc drivers are said to have a lot of money because it is a Merc, even though a modern Volvo or Saab are just as expensive.