Money does not make you any smarter
by Volker Weber
Gas prices are now past 1.20 EUR per liter. Let's do some quick math for our American friends: At 3.78 liters per gallon and $1.20 per EUR that translates to roughly $5.50 per gallon. I still see new BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne, VW Tuareg on our roads. So if Germans can't get smart at these prices, how can we expect others who pay much less to wisen up?
Obviously it is not the money spent at the gas pump, that will stop this nonsense. What else will?
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I wouldn't be to corcened if I where you about car accidents.
After all, you should have more faith in good old Darwin's theories about evolution.
The real question is: "where the heck are we all going to?" as the real fun about driving has been taken out a long time ago... :-)
Its not the German market that's driven the development of these high end SUV/sportscar crossovers. They're available there mostly because they're already being made, so sell them anywhere.
I know that they are built for a market where people can never use the sports car part and never will use the off road part. That does not make it any more sensible.
Point is, people who can actually afford those cars don't care about gas prices.
That's actually not true. I know one guy who has sold his Cayenne Turbo because he thought it was just ridiculous. And he owns more expensive cars than I own computers. And I happen to have a few computers.
What these people are concerned with is status. They don't want to look ridiculous.
And I assume they soon will.
Wer ist Tim? Niemand braucht ein so öffentliches Leben wie Vowe zu führen. Wenn man jedoch Vowe grundlos von der Seite anpinkelt, sollte man schon den Mut haben aus der Deckung zu treten und seinen vollen Namen nennen.
Verbrauch lt. Werksangaben: ab 7,1l/100km.
Danke, Hubertus.
Mit 7,1 kann ich nicht dienen. Bei mir steht der Rekord auf 8 (618 km mit 48,2 Litern). Am oberen Ende waren es 11,6. Und die ersten Bremsbeläge bei 107.000 km. :-)
Für "tim" gibt es ein eigenes Posting mit den simplen Regeln.
Well, after Darwin and the evolution theory, let's take a different approach to the matter. :-)
I still find it kind of funny how people bother about somebody's else way living and, in particular, spending the money they have.
It's simply just a matter of priorities.
What we think is useless, ludicrous (or even stupid) might be very important to somebody else.
Like "status" for instance. Yes, that might be the reason, so what?
Doesn't worry me and probably most of you guys reading so: who cares?
However, it doesn't entitle us to judgement or, even worst, considering ourselves smarter than others...
At the contrary, try considering the good side, for instance how smart BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and a few other manufacturers marketing people, have been, by identifying (or creating) a new market for their vehicles.
This has undoubtely paved the way to some wealthy people out there to spend money which otherway they would have just kept into their pockets, thus creating jobs and opportunities for us.
Is this so bad?
But this is also what our capitalistic society is all about: consuming more.
More petrol, more cars, more cellular phones, more computers and so on and so.
Perhaps this is the real nonsense we can't stop..
That's very true, Pieter. It's a vicious cycle that self-perpetuating in today's world.
What's more fascinating for me than caring how people spend their money is how interested people are in famous people- knowing who is dating whom, etc.
It's all very surreal and sometimes I can't tell if I'm asleep or not. :^)
