I voted CP, but it’s borderline.

You are correct, I’m not.  What was the tell?

Well ... better shape.

Getting REALLY rich requires skill and a bit of luck, and also working your ass off.

She is, but is broke AF, unfortunately. But I’ve been to the cousin’s Christmas party in their Gatsbyesque house on the waterfront in Long Island.

I’m 58 and broke, living on Social Security Disability.

My GF is related to the Aldrich/Rockefeller clan, and the Suburban suggestion is dead on. Even one from the 90s - they never get rid of them.

Yes. You know how rich people get rich?

Except you can easily have a 30K SERVICE bill on the pre-VW Bentleys.  It’s the whole “DD a Lamborghini Espada” problem.

Chevy Suburban in the Old Money choice of families in Greenwich CT, from what I’ve seen.

Around here, the old money car is a Chevy Suburban, FWIW.

It’s crazy and you can verify this empirically. Compare the mileage on a typical 1991 MB 560SL vs any year of Silver Shadow or Silver Spur. One will be commensurate with hard daily use, and the other reflect a vehicle that spent a LOT of time in the shop, OR was only used on special occasions because the owner KNEW…

When I DD’d old Mercedes Benzes, I SERIOUSLY investigated the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow experience.

“As for the reason it isn’t sold larger than a grande, it is because anything larger would exceed the Health Departments regulations of recommended daily caffeine consumption.”

Or because it’s just too much caffeine to put in a single serving of beverage, according to their legal/regulatory affairs department.

Yeah, I made the mistake of voting NP before googling comps, and was surprised at how much these have depreciated.

It’s CP to me, too, but the price may not be crazy out of line for those who want this ... thing: http://www.fourdoorbronco.com/board/forumdisplay.php?11-Four-Door-Broncos-For-Sale

He built Heathkits (for his ham radio hobby) so building a Bradley wouldn’t be much of a stretch.

Barry Goldwater had pretty much every Aspergers guy hobby: stamp collecting, building Heathkits, ham radio, private pilot, and photography, so building a Bradley GT wouldn’t have been THAT out of character.

I switched to vaping. Don’t want my apartment to smell like weed, ever, and now the new one is non-smoking anyway.