I think it's also a safety thing. I am always surprised at parents who clearly have enough money when they get their kids really f'ed up cars. I even know of a

I think it's also a safety thing. I am always surprised at parents who clearly have enough money when they get their kids really f'ed up cars. I even know of a family who lost their kid in a car crash, and it would've most likely been fine had they not "tried to teach him a lesson" and gotten him a reasonable car. So yeah, my main reason for driving a pricier car is, well, less chance of death and leaving behind my family.