You know you've made it when...

[Captainawesome]

You don't drive anymore. Back seat of the Rolls is where its at.

[mrtwisty]

fitz1985 said:

a) you get in the back to go somewhere and your over the age of 12
b) car drives you
c) you don't know what model of car you drive, only that its expensive
d) your supplied with luggage to match your car when you pick it up
e) your so rich your actually past caring what other people thing of you and drive what you want

f) When you learn the difference between your and you're.

[new_bloke]

When you're smoking around in an old, rusty, oily range rover that smells of wet dog, wearing clothes that you've inherited, rather than bought...

[ChasW]

When I started driving it was things like electric aerial (already mentioned), vinyl roof, aftermarket fog/spot lights. Fast forward 40 years and, judging by the metal parked in certain neighbours' drives, it's the usual Range Rover, Bentley or Porsche Turbo.

[Jonathan27]

dmitsi said:

You don't know who fills it up with petrol.

In that case, my wife made it years ago.

[V8 FOU]

When you park your Bentley / RR / Lambo etc DD in the Sainsburys parent and child space to buy a can of cat food and not worry when someone dinks the car with a trolley.

[mini1380cc]

Sump said:

When you just don't care anymore about anything.

That isn't when you have made it. That is when you have given up.

[Fartgalen]

When Jay Leno is jealous/in awe of your garage.

[otolith]

new_bloke said:

When you're smoking around in an old, rusty, oily range rover that smells of wet dog, wearing clothes that you've inherited, rather than bought...

In that case, you probably haven't made it, it was made for you.

[Jasandjules]

Electric front windows. No more winding up and down when entering or exiting a car park. Bliss.

[anarki]

When you own an Ignis sport.

[Uncle John]

When you have your own Police Motorcycle escort that stops all the traffic for you as you breeze through central London or to your country pile in the back of something huge and obnoxious.

[BoRED S2upid]

new_bloke said:

When you're smoking around in an old, rusty, oily range rover that smells of wet dog, wearing clothes that you've inherited, rather than bought...

Old money! Definitely this you don't need to buy expensive cars to prove you have wealth just cars that work!

[garycat]

You have fitted your MX-5 with a 335d (mapped) engine.

[Dave Hedgehog]

ConorE said:

When you care more about silence than noise.

that just means your old and boring

i would say you have made it when you need ear protectors for your weekend toy

[Mr E]

Dave Hedgehog said:

ConorE said:

When you care more about silence than noise.

that just means your old and boring

i would say you have made it when you need ear protectors for your weekend toy

Again, I can claim to cover both bases pretty thoroughly.

[vrooom]

5th gear! I finally made it when i upgraded to 5th gear equipped car from 4 gears car. (Fiat uno 45s to citroen AX GT)

[matpilch]

when someone starts a 'is this your...?' on a biggest motoring forum in the country

yes, I'm looking at you, Chunj

[ConorE]

When your car has 'coachlines' rather than decals.

[Dodsy]

When you have to pay at the till for Petrol because pay at pump is limited to £99.......