[jeff_alexander]

Can people usually tell the type of car a person drives by the type of clothes, brand names they wear?

The reason I ask this is because I was recently sifting through the "Spending money on clothes" thread and it caused me to think that maybe what people buy and wear is generally an indication of their social status and wealth.

Since we are on a car forum, I figured this would be a perfectly original and normal question to ask.

[mowontech]

in here in BC, no.
asian countries, yes.
TO? maybe

[Liquid_o2]

I don't think it does. Some of the most wealthy people dress quite regularly, and you would NEVER think that they are millionaires.

Meanwhile, its the guy wearing the the $500 jeans and $300 shirt that is actually poor and in debt.

It's all about remaining modest and not showing off your wealth :thumbsup:

[hchang]

I think that it's a hard thing to tell.

Somebody dressed in flashy clothing may not be rich, they're just flashy and like that lifestyle, living paycheque to paycheque spending all of their money on flashy stuff.
Flashy stuff can also include a nice car, which can easily be leased or financed, not really meaning that they're "rich".

Having all of those can still keep you in debt, until your car is fully paid out, your mortgages fully paid out, and all your bills handled without a problem is when youre truly debt free.

You can tell a person's personality from their car, but not really their wealth, especially with us young guys. We try to buy the nicest cars we can with the money we have, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we have the money to maintain it.

[Iceman-19]

I would wear the same clothes I wear now if I made 10/hr or I won the lottomax. So no, you cant always tell.

[fishing666]

if some guy comes out of a ferrari, the only thing u should really expect is that his clothes are clean and not ripped

[tofu1413]

^ yet i've seen tons wearing gangster crap.


what do nudists people drive..?

[Culture_Vulture]

you're beginning to sound like joe45, ol' chap.

[no_clue]

this is a dumb question lol, so many times I see someone wearing ed hardy + true religion + LV murse + JL lindeberg belt and then they hop on the bus or a corolla/civic/etc.

[tofu1413]

^ that is what i exactly thought.

i remember that dude with the Porsche in hk that crashed. he was wearing plastic slippers. lols

[BEEB]

I find that usually the poser wears flashy clothes but drives crappy car. The real multimillionaires wear subtle low profile brand name (usually way more expensive than Boysco's) clothes and drives expensive cars. The above theory exclude all "powered by mom" teenagers.

[Vege]

How about the people who wear clothes but don't drive and take public transit?

[fliptuner]

How about the people who wear clothes but don't drive and take public transit?

Jigga whaaaa????? :facepalm:

Pretty sure everyone who takes public transit, wears clothes. :noob::noob::noob::noob:

[twitchyzero]

i wear G-Unit clothing and i take the bus

[CP.AR]

^ yet i've seen tons wearing gangster crap.


what do nudists people drive..?

they drive ariel atoms
http://www.dragtimes.com/images/11613-2006-Ariel-Atom.jpg

[boatcaptain]

ive seen a teenager wearing old navy clothes and drives a porsche turbo,i guess all the money he save from buying expensive flashy clothes got him a porsche turbo

[SpuGen]

You can judge a man by the car he drives, and the clothes and shoes that he wears.

You'll see a guy driving a nice car, and when he parks and gets out of his car, what's the first thing you see?
His shoes. Then his clothes.
Sure the guy might have a nice car, but if he has raggedy ass shoes/clothes his whole image just drops.

It's the same idea of going out to a nice restaurant. Nice restaurant = nice clothes. Otherwise you'll look out of place and people notice.

Shit pic, but whatever.
http://image.superstreetonline.com/f/9263389+w750+st0/130_0706_01_z+2000_lexus_gs_300+front_view_eri_mor iyama.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/katiezo/aprild/beckhamcarheaderbig.jpg

This is not the right way to do it.
http://www.thefeedlot.org/vikingyouth/News/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ferrari-guy-1.jpg

[flagella]

we have a doctor on our s2ki forum who owns a Murci. He's famous for wearing sandals and white socks. :D

Trying to wear high end shit and drive nice car showing off is pretty pathetic anyway, and even more so if they aren't afforded by you.

[StylinRed]

peoples clothing isn't an accurate representation of their clothing at all.... or what they drive for that matter... look at all the rich buggers driving Prius'

and with a lot of mens clothing you'd be hard pressed to discern their value, they could cost a fortune and you wouldn't be able to tell
for example these are some high quality items that feel great
http://images.neimanmarcus.com/products/mz/NMN0N0D_mz.jpg
http://images.neimanmarcus.com/products/mz/NMN0K7R_mz.jpg

but you wouldn't be able to tell that they're $1000 each (and if you say you can ur a nut)


when you have a tonne of money it gives you the freedom to buy what you like, so people who are filthy rich don't normally care about "showing off" and just buy what they like
sure they'll be presentable in the business room or at a function... but the everyday? not deliberately (for most)

at least in my experiences

[StealthFighter]

we have a doctor on our s2ki forum who owns a Murci. He's famous for wearing sandals and white socks. :D

Trying to wear high end shit and drive nice car showing off is pretty pathetic anyway, and even more so if they aren't afforded by you.

what about jeffield's dragon pants and his c63. he's super cool. even though his parents bought those for him... everyone should be more like him.;)

[BEEB]

^C63 is only on par with the basic E class price tag !!

[tegz]

Can people usually tell the type of car a person drives by the type of clothes, brand names they wear?

The reason I ask this is because I was recently sifting through the "Spending money on clothes" thread and it caused me to think that maybe what people buy and wear is generally an indication of their social status and wealth.

Since we are on a car forum, I figured this would be a perfectly original and normal question to ask.

I don't think how much money you make has to do with how nice clothes you wear. I think either spoiled kids or drug dealers, or poor kids working 10$/hr jobs with drug dealer/spoiled friends spend all their cash on expensive clothes because they've been brainwashed by their peers. The people who dress in modest clothes (GAP, BR, club monaco, even Walmart) could be making 50~100g's a year, and drive a Toyota and be saving up for something better in life, such as a decent house, or a boat.

I think the people who spend thousands a month on the nicest items of clothing just means that they have the need to prove to others of what they are... Unless they really are big timers with legit money (celebs, CEOs, etc.).

[Qmx323]

the most expensive piece of clothing i have is $140 US.

I drive a 20 year old car.

go figure :)

[illicitstylz]

the most expensive piece of clothing i have is $140 US.

I drive a 20 year old car.

go figure :)
Yeah but what's your income lol
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[3seriesBeeM]

I think its kinda hard to tell just by the clothes they wear. I had a business law prof last year that wore the same things almost everyday, they were levis jeans that must have been 10 years old some sort of polo or t-shirt that looked like he got for free. And a raggedy old leather jacket. And yet he was a very successful lawyer. And he drove an S-class benz and he had a 5 series BMW so no you cant tell all the time. If I were to see him on the street I would never assume he had money

[unit]

typical m3 driver

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2136703349_d28b615675.jpg

[q0192837465]

Wealth is not how much you spend, but how much you keep.

For those of you who spend $500 on a pair of jeans, do you think it's worth it? Quality wise, to me at least, a pair of $90 A&F jeans is just as comfy & well made as a pair of $300 TR jeans.

And there's a whole argument of whether expensive clothes actually make u look good. Someone can spend a fortune and cover themselves with LV stuff. Like LV hat, lgasses, scarf, bag, shoes..etc but they'll look like a complete retard. On the other hand, mixing & matching cheaper brand stuff can make u look very good as well.

[flagella]

^lol somehow reminds me of all these girls carrying their bigass LV bag. sadly, most are fake.

[Marco911]

Wealth is not how much you spend, but how much you keep.

There's not really much point to this unless you think having a big number in your bank account when you die is better than living a kick-ass lifestyle of travel, toys, and easy women? Personally, before I rest my mortal coil, I would rather live life like a rock star and fuck like Hugh Hefner in the Playboy mansion.


For those of you who spend $500 on a pair of jeans, do you think it's worth it? Quality wise, to me at least, a pair of $90 A&F jeans is just as comfy & well made as a pair of $300 TR jeans.


No luxury item is "worth it," necessary or practical. Most people buy luxury items to peacock and get more ass.



And there's a whole argument of whether expensive clothes actually make u look good. Someone can spend a fortune and cover themselves with LV stuff. Like LV hat, lgasses, scarf, bag, shoes..etc but they'll look like a complete retard. On the other hand, mixing & matching cheaper brand stuff can make u look very good as well.

You must be referring to the tasteless mainlanders? There's no accounting for tastes, but that look in China will get you LAID (as will $20).

[Phil@rise]

they drive ariel atoms
http://www.dragtimes.com/images/11613-2006-Ariel-Atom.jpg

And get a bee slappin em in the scrote at 100mph OUCH!

[RollingStone]

The real multimillionaires wear subtle low profile brand name (usually way more expensive than Boysco's) clothes and drives expensive cars.

I find the opposite to be true, all the millionaires I know don't buy expensive clothes or cars period. They shop @ Costco and drive Hondas.

[Durrann]

as mentioned on another forum

the person who owns IKEA
a billionnaire now
at times would eat at IKEA for cheap ass food
and im pretty sure he doesnt buy all this brand name stuff

he even probably goes to H&M for all his clothes.

[SpuGen]

I think most of you are missing the point.

It's not about how much you spend on your cars or clothes.
It's if you have the style to match it.

You could spend thousands on your clothes and still look like an idiot in your M3. VS the guy who can spend less but he still has a sense of style.

Who would look better in lets say.. an M3
The guy wearing Ed Hardy and whatever else.
Or
The guy wearing a simple dress shirt, nice jeans, and shoes
Or
The guy wearing a beater, trackpants, and flipflops.

These guys
http://prefixmag.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/icy_hot_stuntaz.jpg

Or this guy

http://germancarscene.com/wp-content/uploads/iron-man-21-12-07.jpg

[FI-Z33]

many people wear g-star raw and jack jones and ed hardy..
some are rich and drives nice cars, some are friggen poor attention whores that takes the bus

hard to tell if ur in BC

[Marco911]

I find the opposite to be true, all the millionaires I know don't buy expensive clothes or cars period. They shop @ Costco and drive Hondas.

So the billions of dollars spent on luxury cars and high-end fashion are purchased by commoners?

[Drow]

generally when i see middle ~ old age men / women dressed in business suits it gives me the impression that they're financially well off. But sometimes im mistakened as some of those people are hotel bus boys or the sales associates working at places like gucci or versace.

clothing is not an accurate indicator for how wealthy a person is. When i walk through RC it seems like canada's GDP per capita has risen immensely by the abundance of " expensive " clothing, especially on us youngsters.

[RollingStone]

So the billions of dollars spent on luxury cars and high-end fashion are purchased by commoners?

I am just speaking about the millionaires I know. There are obviously others that think differently.

Dr. Stanley's, author of "The Millionaire Next Door" also has found that the majority of millionaires don't spend much on expensive consumer products either.

[gnat.]

nope, seen people where $300-$400 pairs of jeans and drive old, dying corollas.

[snowball]

Some of you also have to remember that just because someone is rich doesn't mean they can't take the bus

[darnold]

nope, seen people where $300-$400 pairs of jeans and drive old, dying corollas.

I had to laugh when I ran into a girl I knew that was working at a trendy clothing store in a Kelowna mall awhile back, while she casually mentioned to me that she was going to be buying this fucking ridiculous pair of $400 jeans.

$400 pants! ESPECIALLY for someone who makes a absolutely shit wage.:rolleyes:... I dont own a pair worth more than $70, and even thats stretching it.

Myself and my buddy who overheard my conversation could barely contain our laughter before we left the store shortly after.

[fishing666]

that's the way it goes. some people might value a luxury car over luxury clothes. each of us is after luxury but there is no materialistic definition to luxury.

to walk and breath is a luxury
to wear those gucci glasses is a luxury
to drive that m3 is a luxury
to fit into a crowd is a luxury
and many more examples that u could imagine that are luxurious to you

[no_clue]

as mentioned on another forum

the person who owns IKEA
a billionnaire now
at times would eat at IKEA for cheap ass food
and im pretty sure he doesnt buy all this brand name stuff

he even probably goes to H&M for all his clothes.

That was a publicity stunt by IKEA to make poor people (IKEA's target customers) feel good about themselves and not invoke jealousy. What they failed to mention is his collection of Porsche 911, French Winery + other luxury assets that he owns.

Certain clothing, it is worth it to spend $$$ on such as a nice suit and dress shoes as it will usually last you 10-15years and never go out of style. However spending lots of $ on fads is a waste, look what happened to bape, not many people wear it anymore (except that fat guy in the C63).

When I was doing a summer intern as a teller, it was so disappointing to see people wearing all these designer couture, flop their LV bag + benz/bmw key on the counter and their balances are near zero.
Like it's Status>priorities/budget at all cost to them.

[nipples]

^prolly work as a hooker n have cash under the bed vs putting it in the bank while technically "unemployed"
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[Marco911]

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[AzNightmare]

I don't think so. Because if let's say there's a honger powered by daddy driving a GTR or something. They all dress like typical guys that hang out at the BBT places in richmond with the flaming orange hair. They could also be the same people driving the BMWs, STIs, or even a modded Fit. So it's hard to tell based on what they are simply wearing.

[StealthFighter]

I'm gonna copy and paste some stuff from the fashion post cause i'm too lazy to retype:

i don't like people that pay $200 on in-your-face branded clothes like christian audiger(don't care if spelling is right) but i have no problem with anyone spending $200 on a bespoke dress shirt. i'm willing to pay a bit of investment pieces of clothing that last years(usually made of wool) like suits, sweaters, coats.


usually the in-your-face crowd are the ones who are insecure.

From American gangster: "The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room"

[skyxx]

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Fixed. ;)

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[goo3]

If you got money and are into fashion, you WILL buy nice clothes.

If you got money and are into cars, you WILL buy nice cars.

If you got money and aren't into fashion, you'll buy good enough clothes cuz you just don't care. Why is it so hard to understand that not everyone is gonna care about nice clothes or cars, whether they have money or not?

[!SG]

waiting for marco911 to chime in, but dont know where that guy is at these days...


if i dressed to fit my car... i would be pulled over every 500ft!

its bad enough im a big asian driving a white lexus thats been moderately modified, if i started wearing a suit all the time, and even white dress shoes, im screwed!

[VK79]

Don't think there is a link or rather most people who can afford it don't care.

I have worn my mechanic overalls and driven in my lexus/sti out to lunch in richmond and have worn quality name brand clothes in my mazda hatch for the cargo space needed to carry a TV/ HiFi etc...

[gearshifter]

Usually I see people who rock ed hardy and loud-ass clothing driving shitty cars or taking the bus. Generally, people who drive luxury cars don't show it through loud clothing imo.

[Greenstoner]

i ride my girl with bithday suit

[hk20000]

waiting for marco911 to chime in, but dont know where that guy is at these days...


if i dressed to fit my car... i would be pulled over every 500ft!

its bad enough im a big asian driving a white lexus thats been moderately modified, if i started wearing a suit all the time, and even white dress shoes, im screwed!

you need to go around wearing a Hawaiian shirt with popped collar inside a white suit like this guy:

http://graffitixguys.img.jugem.jp/20090224_488462.jpg

and then wax your hair back.....kick some ass on the street just to go with the car.

[freakshow]

There is no correlation.
Whether it's clothing, cars, or any other market, people with money will spend it on what they are interested in.
You think spending $500 on a pair jeans, or spending $50K on a home theater setup is dumb? Well those same people might say that spending $100K on a car is equally stupid. It's all about what you're interested in.

[penner2k]

There is no correlation.
Whether it's clothing, cars, or any other market, people with money will spend it on what they are interested in.
You think spending $500 on a pair jeans, or spending $50K on a home theater setup is dumb? Well those same people might say that spending $100K on a car is equally stupid. It's all about what you're interested in.

Spending $50k on a home theater would pretty much mean you would never need to buy anything ever again. Maybe a new TV/Projector but really those are only a small part of the $50k budget.

[Minata]

wouldnt say there's a correlation, but i have to admit that i do stereotype
i.e. when i see a white bmw i'd expect to see asian guy/girl driving it and maybe asian girl will have an LV bag or sth... but of course thats not always the case.

[hk20000]

^you'd be surprised if you go to AB then.... or North Van

[shenmecar]

I think it depends on a whole lot of other factors. I wouldn't say there ISN'T a correlation, but most of the time I think its just a matter of finding clothes that are comfortable for where you are driving to, what you're going to do when you get there.

Of course a guy in a nice suit, black leather shoes stepping out of an Audi R8 at a fancy restaurant would automatically project his image points to the moon. But what if the same guy wanted to take his Audi R8 to the gym? Is he going to wear a nice suit and black leather shoes?

[Marco911]

Of course there is a correlation. Nicer car tends to be correlated with higher income which tends to be positively correlated with dressing better.If you survey the top 100 customers of Holt's, I'm certain that most will drive fairly nice cars - because people who know how to dress well have taste and style that carries over to other parts of their lives.

[VK79]

Spending $50k on a home theater would pretty much mean you would never need to buy anything ever again. Maybe a new TV/Projector but really those are only a small part of the $50k budget.

The only thing that would really stay future proof are the speakers and speaker cables. Rest of the gear would have to be upgraded as the tech improves.

[penner2k]

The only thing that would really stay future proof are the speakers and speaker cables. Rest of the gear would have to be upgraded as the tech improves.

The amplifier should last you years too. If you buy everything for your current home you shouldnt really need to upgrade for a very very long time.
You buy for the size of the room. Just cuz they are coming out with 11.2 surround sound doesnt mean you actually will get any use out of the extra speakers. Also a higher end amplifier will keep value for longer.
The only thing left really is the TV and Projector which really is not THAT expensive.

Compared to clothes and a car.... home theater is actually a good "investment".

[Qmx323]

all on taste/preference

even if i had 50k to spend on a car i wouldn't buy a new car

[q0192837465]

Of course there is a correlation. Nicer car tends to be correlated with higher income which tends to be positively correlated with dressing better.If you survey the top 100 customers of Holt's, I'm certain that most will drive fairly nice cars - because people who know how to dress well have taste and style that carries over to other parts of their lives.

Not necessarily. These guy can also be eye level in debt.

[StealthFighter]

The amplifier should last you years too. If you buy everything for your current home you shouldnt really need to upgrade for a very very long time.
You buy for the size of the room. Just cuz they are coming out with 11.2 surround sound doesnt mean you actually will get any use out of the extra speakers. Also a higher end amplifier will keep value for longer.
The only thing left really is the TV and Projector which really is not THAT expensive.

Compared to clothes and a car.... home theater is actually a good "investment".

i would definitely spend money on a killer home theater. my setup right now ain't bad.

no sticky floors, no douchebags with their phones going off, no need to go an hour early to get the best seats, don't have to pay for overpriced popcorn.

i do enjoy imax movies though.