Certain marques and their perceived value...

[DiseasalDriver]

Precisely! I'm fairly low down the pecking order driving 'a car that's worth more than my bosses'.

No... it's not. By an awful lot.

[1981linley]

I employ the reverse psychology...went for promotion and payrises in two different workplaces and was turned down on both occasions so thought sod it, I'll show you and went out and bought a Lotus Elise, which really pissed off the boss of a Christian school that was big on humility. At the other place I went out and bought a Lotus Evora, partly to say well, I can be successful and have what I want, with or without you. You never know...in order to be successful, one has to project the image of success.

[DiseasalDriver]

1981linley said:

I employ the reverse psychology...went for promotion and payrises in two different workplaces and was turned down on both occasions so thought sod it, I'll show you and went out and bought a Lotus Elise, which really pissed off the boss of a Christian school that was big on humility. At the other place I went out and bought a Lotus Evora, partly to say well, I can be successful and have what I want, with or without you. You never know...in order to be successful, one has to project the image of success.

Hmm, and I presume it didn't help!

[1981linley]

No, but it certainly made me feel better, particularly when an an ally of mine on senior management told me the boss had asked everyone at a meeting as he looked out of the window...."whose, is THAT?!!!!".

[Mr2Mike]

McMacro said:

I just hope the owners of these cars realise this too, and stop driving like pretentious tts

I wasn't going to say that

[1981linley]

Sod playing at being poor to keep other people happy and make them feel better about themselves.