OT: What do you do for a living? What do you drive? Social pressure?

Therapist, the subway, all I care about (outside of my sport fandom) is making a difference, helping other people and my family. My house and mode of transportation is based on practicality. I couldn't care less about what you drive.

Teacher, G6, ?

Information Technology Professional

Kia 

no pressure at all

I am a DIVISION MANAGER!! I drive a DODGE STRATUS!! I work TOO HARD to deal with this!!

We could use him for this thread. Even a drinking thread has more gravitas than this.

1. Toxicology
2. Truck
3. Grow a pair and be your own man

Sales Manager Captive Finance (German Luxury brand)

Said luxury brand

Feel pressure occasionally because the cars i drive are a bit much somestimes. we cycle out every 5,000 miles.  Love driving them, but would never spend the money to buy myself. Growing up in Det area, I was a gm guy, but would probably by an accord if had too.

 

I drive a van. Some guys drive trucks with cages in the back, but I don't think that's fair to the monkeys when the weather is bad.

Blergh I hate responding to these but can't help myself.

1. Consultant
2. Don't own a car, ride Amtrak a ton to client cities then cab/Uber so it would sit in the garage all week.
3. No, fuck those people that would give me a hard time. I just can't stand driving in DC. Too many tourists, foreign visitors that can't drive, and generally shitty drivers. Seriously what kind of place puts stoplights at the end of onramps to the highway? Plus I am the worst at doing stuff like getting my tags updated.

I ride the metro still because I derive some weird childhood pleasure out of riding any kind of train, and Uber makes it easy to not own a car when I need to go places not accessible by metro.

1.Costco 2.2012 KIA Soul 3.No Way

Medical student. Ford Fusion. Honestly didn't know peer pressure existed for buying a car.

(1) Lawyer now leading on campus recruiting (best decision I ever made).
(2) Honda Civic (not a car guy AT ALL - just needs to get me from point A to point B), more money in the wife's car (safer for the kids).
(3) Could not care less.

1. Inside Sales / Customer Service. 2. 2014 Honda Accord Sport. 3. Pressure don't push down on me.

Attorney
Audi a4
Not really

1. Professor

2. CTS coupe

3. Subtle negative pressure from most people I work with, but I just wanted a GM car (family stuff) that was quiet on the expressway, since I commute about 100 miles/day.

1) Tax Manager at EY, with a focus on sports/entertainment clients. (I should probably get back to work.)

2) No car, even though I live in LA. (The wife drives a Prius.)

3) No pressure. With two girls, all my focus is on them, so I don't give social pressure much thought. Heck, I went over two years without a cell phone. 

Attorney 06 Honda Civic Peer pressure is created by the one feeling it. One of the best pieces of financial advice I ever heard is, "Don't borrow to buy an asset that will go down in value." Put money in a portfolio, not in a vehicle. I have two rental homes and a primary residence and 401-k and a crappy looking but reliable car, and when I feel bad about what I'm driving, it's a warning that I'm chasing things that won't, in the end, increase my happiness. Most of all, invest in people, not cup holders surrounded by steel and plastic.

1. Immunology grad student; ABD.

2. Ford Focus

3. I dance when my wife wants me to

1. Motivational speaker
2. Van down by the river
3. You bet

I'm a Director at a nonprofit that wants all children to play.

I drive a 2004 Subaru Forester that I love. This car has been through the ringer but is in great condition. I intend to keep it as long as I can. The only sticker on the car is a block M.

-Maintenance Operation Manager -2010 Honda CRV -absolutely not

1. Teacher

2. '03 Chevy Venture

3. Did I mention that I was a teacher driving an '03 Chevy Venture?

1. Lawyer

2. Lexus RX350

3. Upgraded to a SUV because I needed more space for the kid.  Before, I had a Mercedes C300 as a lease, but it was pretty annoying so I was honestly relieved when I returned it (it will be the last time I drive a MB).  My issues were - rear tail lights went out during the first year and I had them changed a few times on my own dime, then realized that it was a defect in the car that they never did a recall for... also, the tires on that car are really bad... like I went through 4 tires (2 popped while I was driving and the others kept going flat) during my first two years.... My Lexus SUV is so much better... no issues so far.  I also like it because it's common enough (NYC suburb) that it's not really seen as a luxury car and it's pretty durable.

1. Consultant

2. 2003 Infiniti hand-me-down from the wife after she got a new car and I traded in my 2003 VW station wagon, which I got b/c it's practical. Before that, a 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo b/c they're awesome. So. Much. Fun.

3. Couldn't care less about social pressure. 

My old MR2, which I still miss dearly...