Wimmer's next car update!

[2o6]

Ford C-Max

VW Golf Plus

Skoda Roomster

Heck, MB B-class.

[cawimmer430]

Oh, Wimmer, just one more poseur.

Really?

What part of "CAR FOR MY BUSINESS" don't you understand?

I'm a young guy starting my own business and the last thing I need is arriving in an expensive luxury car because clients will wonder what I am "wasting" my money on. I'm not looking for a luxury car. I'm looking for an affordable and spacious mainstream car.

And if I was looking for a luxury car you damn well know I'd consider something with H&H. Period.

[cawimmer430]

Ford C-Max

VW Golf Plus

Skoda Roomster

Heck, MB B-class.

All of them have small trunks that can only be enlarged by folding down the rear seats. I require rear seats and a large flat trunkbed in the back - a wagon is a must. 

I checked out the Roomster and wasn't impressed with the standard trunk space.

[Raza]

Mercedes G55 AMG

[Vinsanity]

Mercedes G55 AMG

If Wimmer doesn't get one, then he is no longer allowed to rail about H&H.

[Xer0]

Left field:


Accord Wagon.

+1

It has a decent diesel, looks great (no ugly grill like our TSX), good drive, and I'm sure used examples will be cheaper.  Sure the tranny kinda sucks in comparison but over all, its not a bad package.

[Rupert]

Really?

What part of "CAR FOR MY BUSINESS" don't you understand?

I'm a young guy starting my own business and the last thing I need is arriving in an expensive luxury car because clients will wonder what I am "wasting" my money on. I'm not looking for a luxury car. I'm looking for an affordable and spacious mainstream car.

And if I was looking for a luxury car you damn well know I'd consider something with H&H. Period.

The part about where you rail against Consumer Reports and insist on H&H for everyone at every turn, when you yourself are basically buying a boring bread box of a CR-mobile. I don't care if it's for your business; you're full of shit and a troll.

[cawimmer430]

The part about where you rail against Consumer Reports and insist on H&H for everyone at every turn, when you yourself are basically buying a boring bread box of a CR-mobile. I don't care if it's for your business; you're full of shit and a troll.

If I listened to CR then I should be gunning for a boring Toyota.

Skoda uses VOLKSWAGEN ELECTRONICS AND PARTS - which are like what? NOT RECOMMENDED by the American CR. Here in Europe Skoda has a reputation for reliability and VWs aren't bad in that regard either.

[ifcar]

What you continually say is based only on what you've heard from other uninformed blowhards. Consumer Reports LIKES Volkswagens.

[cawimmer430]

What you continually say is based only on what you've heard from other uninformed blowhards. Consumer Reports LIKES Volkswagens.

They do? 

[ifcar]

If you'd ever read anything they'd written before spouting off, you would know that.

[cawimmer430]

If you'd ever read anything they'd written before spouting off, you would know that.

All I read was: "NOT RECOMMENDED!"

[ifcar]

Check mark means recommended:



Now will you either read up on what they've said or stop bringing it up?

[cawimmer430]

So basically only the Golf, some Jettas and the Tiguan of all cars are recommended. Wow.

And the Passat isn't? Guess it needs a V8. 

[Cookie Monster]

So basically only the Golf, some Jettas and the Tiguan of all cars are recommended. Wow.

And the Passat isn't? Guess it needs a V8. 

The Passat, Beetle and Routan haven't even been road tested yet.

[MexicoCityM3]

Really?

What part of "CAR FOR MY BUSINESS" don't you understand?

I'm a young guy starting my own business and the last thing I need is arriving in an expensive luxury car because clients will wonder what I am "wasting" my money on. I'm not looking for a luxury car. I'm looking for an affordable and spacious mainstream car.

And if I was looking for a luxury car you damn well know I'd consider something with H&H. Period.

Hmmm.... I?ve never found driving a luxury car a DISadvantage in business. It depends on how you carry yourself about it. Most clients won?t assume you waste money but that you are successful at what you do. It actually helps me a bit when pricing our services.

I think there is a saying about driving the car that reflects the job you want rather than the job you have.

[Laconian]

The Germans have that Klassenneid thing going on.

[mzziaz]

The Germans have that Klassenneid thing going on.

At least wims believes so 

[cawimmer430]

Hmmm.... I?ve never found driving a luxury car a DISadvantage in business. It depends on how you carry yourself about it. Most clients won?t assume you waste money but that you are successful at what you do. It actually helps me a bit when pricing our services.

I think there is a saying about driving the car that reflects the job you want rather than the job you have.

Maybe later when I am older and my business is truly successful, then I can upgrade to an E-Class wagon for example.

For now, I want to play it safe and get a normal mainstream wagon that doesn't make me come across as a snob/money waster, especially when I am just starting a new business.

The Germans have that Klassenneid thing going on.

S O Z I A L N E I D

[mzziaz]

Maybe later when I am older and my business is truly successful, then I can upgrade to an E-Class wagon for example.

For now, I want to play it safe and get a normal mainstream wagon that doesn't make me come across as a snob/money waster, especially when I am just starting a new business.



S O Z I A L N E I D

I believe your analysis is wrong. First of all I believe the effects of sozialneid is less than you think. Secondly, MB doesn't IMO have as much of a snob image as you pretend, especially in Europe. I think a used E-class would be perfectly acceptable for all potential customers, even in the rural parts of Southern Germany.

Could it rather be that you prefer the, gasp, ease and reliability of a newish Skoda over an older MB, even if the latter is brimming with H&H? Dare I say that you might even be proving the point of the wretched CONSUMER REPORTS with your own purchase? 

[cawimmer430]

I believe your analysis is wrong. First of all I believe the effects of sozialneid is less than you think. Secondly, MB doesn't IMO have as much of a snob image as you pretend, especially in Europe. I think a used E-class would be perfectly acceptable for all potential customers, even in the rural parts of Southern Germany.

Sozialneid is pretty strong in Bavaria.

I think it is simply wrong for me at the moment to show up somewhere in a large BMW, Audi or Mercedes. I'm starting a new business and the last thing I need is to give an impression that the money I earn is being used to buy an expensive luxury car, especially since I have to justify my high prices somehow through the quality of my work. I don't want to make people think "Oh, he's driving a Benz, well then maybe I can get away with paying less since he obviously makes a lot of money!".

AGAIN: THIS IS A CAR FOR MY BUSINESS, NOT FOR MY PERSONAL PLEASURE AND EMOTIONAL DESIRES.

Could it rather be that you prefer the, gasp, ease and reliability of a newish Skoda over an older MB, even if the latter is brimming with H&H? Dare I say that you might even be proving the point of the wretched CONSUMER REPORTS with your own purchase? 

I prefer the Skoda/VW at the moment solely because of the image it portrays: a lot of car for little money, lots of cabin space, good TDI-DSG combination and the added reliability reputation is simply an added bonus. It's a normal and unremarkable car that also looks good, drives nicely and has the space/comfort characteristics I am looking for.

I have no fear of buying a used S211 E-Class either. My family used to have a 2002 MB E320 W211 and it never let us down.

I wouldn't even mind an S210 estate, I always liked those.

[mzziaz]

Sozialneid is pretty strong in Bavaria.

I think it is simply wrong for me at the moment to show up somewhere in a large BMW, Audi or Mercedes. I'm starting a new business and the last thing I need is to give an impression that the money I earn is being used to buy an expensive luxury car, especially since I have to justify my high prices somehow through the quality of my work. I don't want to make people think "Oh, he's driving a Benz, well then maybe I can get away with paying less since he obviously makes a lot of money!".

AGAIN: THIS IS A CAR FOR MY BUSINESS, NOT FOR MY PERSONAL PLEASURE AND EMOTIONAL DESIRES.



I prefer the Skoda/VW at the moment solely because of the image it portrays: a lot of car for little money, lots of cabin space, good TDI-DSG combination and the added reliability reputation is simply an added bonus. It's a normal and unremarkable car that also looks good, drives nicely and has the space/comfort characteristics I am looking for.

I have no fear of buying a used S211 E-Class either. My family used to have a 2002 MB E320 W211 and it never let us down.

I wouldn't even mind an S210 estate, I always liked those.

So CONSUMER REPORTS > HISTORY & HERITAGE, after all?

Son, I am disappoint

[cawimmer430]

So CONSUMER REPORTS > HISTORY & HERITAGE, after all?

Son, I am disappoint

I like the Skoda offerings from a price/design/interior+trunk space point of view. Those features draw me to the brand (or a used VW Passat Variant).

Their reputation for reliability is an added bonus. Then again I have no qualms about buying a car from an "unreliable manufacturer" (courtesy of CR) like Citroen, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Renault, Fiat etc.

I hear the VW DSG transmission causes some problems. Shit. Maybe I should consider a Toyota Avensis! 

[ifcar]

Consumer Reports has written nothing about any Citroen, Renault or Fiat in the last 20 years. Are you looking at 1980s models?

[Raza]

Sozialneid is pretty strong in Bavaria.

I think it is simply wrong for me at the moment to show up somewhere in a large BMW, Audi or Mercedes. I'm starting a new business and the last thing I need is to give an impression that the money I earn is being used to buy an expensive luxury car, especially since I have to justify my high prices somehow through the quality of my work. I don't want to make people think "Oh, he's driving a Benz, well then maybe I can get away with paying less since he obviously makes a lot of money!".

General thought against buying a luxury car for business is "Oh, this guy is overcharging me, look how nice a car he drives."

[CALL_911]

After Wimmer buys his Skoda, can we petition to ban him if he ever brings up H+H or Consumer Reports up ever again?

[Rupert]

We can just fully ignore his dumb poseur ass. He'll go away.

[cawimmer430]

General thought against buying a luxury car for business is "Oh, this guy is overcharging me, look how nice a car he drives."

That's pretty much why I don't want a luxury car as my business car, even a stripper E-Class.

Maybe in the future when I have made a name for myself (if that ever happens), but not now.

[cawimmer430]

After Wimmer buys his Skoda, can we petition to ban him if he ever brings up H+H or Consumer Reports up ever again?

Skoda has H&H. Lots of it.

[cawimmer430]

We can just fully ignore his dumb poseur ass. He'll go away.

Screw you.