I think there is a danger, because to many having a car is a person freedom (and a not inconsiderable one). If you are selling the benefits, selling the benefit

I think there is a danger, because to many having a car is a person freedom (and a not inconsiderable one). If you are selling the benefits, selling the benefit that you can go anywhere you want with a car is a pretty obvious choice. As for the style: conspicuous consumption may have been the first consumption, after basic subsistence.