X///M a career hazard for some?

[WillTheGreat]

Originally Posted by B-Line

I like my clients to think.. "Hey, this guy is successful, drives a nice car, is in demand from other clients, etc."

Who would you rather visit, a doctor that drives a Toyota Camry, or a doctor that bangs around in a Ferrari.

Probably subconsciously the Ferrari doc. Why? cause you know he's making bank which means, he must be good.

Image perceived is image achieved and it's good to show success to promote new business. Unless we're talking about gaudy displays of wealth which I don't really see an ///M car as a symbol of.

I completely agree with your statement. I work in real estate development, and quite honestly people I have to deal with do look at what you have when judging you.

Like your Camry and Ferrari metaphor, who would your trust more? Its pretty clear the person with the Ferrari in the same field knows what he's doing otherwise how do you afford such a car.

In another perspective, if you're working under someone else but they're paying you enough to allow you to be able to afford the car you're driving then they have no right to tell you you can't drive it. Let say you make 125k a year salary, its pretty clear you're making enough to lease a luxury vehicle. If you are making that type of salary, you're likely to have a college degree. Simply put, you didn't go through all the trouble with education to not live the way you want to when you could. Its not like you're driving a ricer.