The guy should probably read this, If he lives anywhere around a major airport or metro area he could probably do well on rentals at 150-200 a day to break even vs profit and rent consistently.

Funny how people see these things differently. If he “has plenty of money”, then why in the hell is he financing these cars and literally throwing money away? I guess my definition of “plenty of money” includes paying off credit cards every month, not financing cars and saving a little as well.

If you don’t mind me asking, why on earth would you ever want to drive this abomination? 

Oh man, great idea. Get a cheap lease on a Nissan Leaf or whatever, and put the Hummer on Turo. That’s maybe the only way out of this. 

Unless he has GAP insurance, that won’t help. He will still owe the difference between “market value” and what he owes, and he won’t have a truck.

Thank you for the best comment I’ve ever read.

Also, spending money is not synonymous with wealth.

It’s probably out of warranty by now. ;-)

This was my fist thought as well, but I feel like the Duesenberg was in some ways a giant sports sedan. For real silent luxury, the connoisseurs choice would be the Hispano-Suiza J12.

Some of these are famously known for their reliability, their popularity solely in one market, or the sheer number of dictators and mass murderers who were known to roll around in one. But the real answer is, anything currently rolling off the Rolls-Royce assembly line.

It’s actually amazing how many great luxury cars there are.

Toyota Century V12.

Mercedes Benz 600 ‘Grosser’

A Mercury Tracer was $12450 in 1998 which is $23,700 in todays money. That’s 2024 Honda Civic LX territory and the 24 Civic has as much room as an Accord/Camry from the same era.

Isn’t this third? I remember he had a coach building car company, building cars based on the BMW 6 series. That went up in flames even faster. 

A 1999 Mercury Cougar. To me, as my first new car, it was the most luxurious vehicle ever made. Sporty red, with that sleek new edge styling, paired with brand new seats and a working sound system. I’ve been in more expensive luxury cars since, but nothing compares to that first experience of new car ownership. 

The literal one time in history that a Ram driver did anything good for anyone else on the roads.

Am I the only one who prefers to buy vehicles without AWD? I have a rare FWD CX-5 Grand Touring (top trim level with FWD). I don’t see the justification of dragging around extra weight that reduces fuel economy and performance while increasing maintenance. It also means that a spare should be the size as a normal tire…

Isn’t the Civic a sedan with a trunk?   Not comparable.