Why are people judged by their cars/value of cars?

Ganga

zagfles said:

IME these days people are judged more on how "green" they are (or think they are) than on the value of their car! Instead of boasting about their Porsche (look at how rich I am) they boast about their Nissan Leaf (look at how green I am). Same underlying insecurities, seeking approval, wanting people to admire them, wanting to feel superior to others etc.

Nothing wrong with being " Green " is there? good for the planet.

sevenhills

tifo said:

That's what people do and why some people buy the cars they do, my kids included .

People are judged by everything they do. What does a private number plate say about someone, a bright yellow/orange car, a two seater sports car or a seven seater?
I am a Zafira driver myself, a two seater would be the last thing on my shopping list.

Reddleman79

I must be well down the pecking order then, with my '61 plate i10. I do however own my allotment as opposed to renting it. It's a big allotment too.

zagfles

Ganga said:

zagfles said:

IME these days people are judged more on how "green" they are (or think they are) than on the value of their car! Instead of boasting about their Porsche (look at how rich I am) they boast about their Nissan Leaf (look at how green I am). Same underlying insecurities, seeking approval, wanting people to admire them, wanting to feel superior to others etc.

Nothing wrong with being " Green " is there? good for the planet.

Nothing at all in itself, any more than buying an expensive car. But there is if you're so insecure that you do it to seek the approval of others or because you think it makes you superior to others.

Saw an amusing exchange on FB - someone posted a picture of their Nissan Leaf with a caption "I'm never owning an ICE car again, nor should anyone".

Someone else posted a link to this article https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/59619/dogs-cause-more-pollution-cars with a caption "I'm never owning a dog, nor should anyone".

(yes the first poster was a dog owner, I got the popcorn out but the first poster seemed to disappear with their tail between their legs )

theoretica

Cars, clothes, houses, holidays... they are things people (usually) choose.  And what sort of choices they make are one of the major ways we find out about people... 

Grumpy_chap

zagfles said:

IME these days people are judged more on how "green" they are (or think they are) than on the value of their car! Instead of boasting about their Porsche (look at how rich I am) they boast about their Nissan Leaf (look at how green I am). Same underlying insecurities, seeking approval, wanting people to admire them, wanting to feel superior to others etc.

That is equally an issue, though.  How many politicians bought a Prius or a Leaf simply to tick a box?  It is all greenwashing.
Nothing wrong with politicians being green, but the policy rarely follows through the election winning green box ticked car.

sevenhills said:

I am a Zafira driver myself, a two seater would be the last thing on my shopping list.

I can tell, from the car you drive, that you are either very fertile, or very promiscuous, or both

diystarter7

Hi

Interesting debate.

People get credit from me if they are raod legal regardless of the car they drive

They get extra credit for driving properly and carefully.

It makes me happy, feel good when someone I know, someone on our roads buys a nice car for cash as often they are and have paid their bills and have money in the bank to ensure they can keep the car road legal.

Some people do get jealous of nice cars and especailly if the person driving/owning it does not meet their warped crtieria of a friend.

Many people will always judge others not just for their car but everything esle like we all do for one thing or another.

I can tell when someone is jealous about a car or something else I have bought by what they say or not say. When I was younger it wouund me up but these days I have a quiet checkkle and think, what a loser as I appreciate people doing well or feeling good via their hard work,

Thanks

sevenhills

Grumpy_chap said:

sevenhills said:

I am a Zafira driver myself, a two seater would be the last thing on my shopping list.

I can tell, from the car you drive, that you are either very fertile, or very promiscuous, or both

I just have the one child 🤣

Are we good at judging people, obviously not.

A person with a people carrier could be a family man, but I would say someone with a people carrier is not a selfish person, because they have bought a car with others in mind.
A person with a impractical sports car is likely to be selfish. We could even go further and say a person with a two door car is not thinking about their back seat passengers.

Herzlos

A person with a sports car usually has a more practical car at home too.

NBLondon

sevenhills said:

, but I would say someone with a people carrier is not a selfish person, because they have bought a car with others in mind.

How come?  If you have a people carrier that is mostly occupied by one person you are taking up more road space than you need and consuming more resources.  2 doors and 2 seats is all we need because we haven't polluted the planet with children or dogs