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      08-12-2015, 09:08 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by jeveryday View Post
Perhaps im the only one that didnt realize this was a thing... typically status symbol cars arent M's or cars that must go fast but more top luxury cars atleast in NY. In Long Island and NYC you'll see a Bentley, Rolls Royce or even a BMW 750 or S550 before you see someone of wealth and clout in a M, or S63.

Could also be that the wealthy also understand they have very limited space to utilize cars of those magnitudes in NY.
I don't know if status symbol is the right term, but there are a good amount of people that get the performance models just to say they have the top of the line model, even though they will never use the power.
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