Exactly. If you are going to sport something this ridiculous, trashy and garish, why pay more?HapaHapa wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:32 pmYes.DenverBuff wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:27 pmFrom 10 feet away it looks like a $200 Invicta Russian Diver Sub Aqua Godzilla.
I vote inside job/insurance fraud.
From 1 foot away looks like ...... $200 Invicta Russian Diver Sub Aqua Godzilla.
Don’t care what brand it is. Looks like hilarious trash.
$500,000 Richard Mille watch stolen at gunpoint in Beverly Hills
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If it's insurance fraud, shooting a bystander is a hell of an escalation
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See the “gone wrong” part of my statement.ds760476 wrote:If it's insurance fraud, shooting a bystander is a hell of an escalation
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Agreed. Although I’m sure they sell well with Nouveau Riche who usually buy just because it’s expensiveHapaHapa wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:32 pmYes.DenverBuff wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:27 pmFrom 10 feet away it looks like a $200 Invicta Russian Diver Sub Aqua Godzilla.
I vote inside job/insurance fraud.
From 1 foot away looks like ...... $200 Invicta Russian Diver Sub Aqua Godzilla.
Don’t care what brand it is. Looks like hilarious trash.
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First thought in my head when I read this...
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To everyone else's point, I wonder how many easy to recognize Rolex watches the criminal passed on the wrists of folks nearby to get this
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Three pleaded guilty for this. One earlier this year and the second two today. Robbery/ firearm.
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CGSshorty wrote:I’ve been a cop too long. I wouldn’t be shocked if it is some kind of insurance fraud scheme gone wrong.
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Watch is f’ing ugly.
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The same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
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Your McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
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Damn. I cannot imagine owning a car that valuable at any point in my life; esp in my 20s.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pmYour McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
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Well, I suspect the chances of this 20-something year old driver being a self-made wealthy person are pretty slim.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:44 pmDamn. I cannot imagine owning a car that valuable at any point in my life; esp in my 20s.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pmYour McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
There is a ton of inherited wealth in my area, much of it multi-generational “old” money. Odds are this driver falls into this category.
Many of these folks “summer” in the area. When I moved here I really had to recalibrate my definition of “wealth”.
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I grew up near Palm Beach and worked at a country club near The Breakers. I get it. However, tech has made some people extraordinarily wealthy at a young age. I know of a guy here in CO that was worth around 30 mil by 30 yrs old thanks to the sale of a startup IT company. Crazy.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:05 amWell, I suspect the chances of this 20-something year old driver being a self-made wealthy person are pretty slim.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:44 pmDamn. I cannot imagine owning a car that valuable at any point in my life; esp in my 20s.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pmYour McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
There is a ton of inherited wealth in my area, much of it multi-generational “old” money. Odds are this driver falls into this category.
Many of these folks “summer” in the area. When I moved here I really had to recalibrate my definition of “wealth”.
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One of the kids I taught was the son of a Swedish (or something) hotel magnate. I think his dad's net work with in the billions. There's a decent number of hugely wealthy people in the world.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:21 amI grew up near Palm Beach and worked at a country club near The Breakers. I get it. However, tech has made some people extraordinarily wealthy at a young age. I know of a guy here in CO that was worth around 30 mil by 30 yrs old thanks to the sale of a startup IT company. Crazy.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:05 amWell, I suspect the chances of this 20-something year old driver being a self-made wealthy person are pretty slim.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:44 pmDamn. I cannot imagine owning a car that valuable at any point in my life; esp in my 20s.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pmYour McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
There is a ton of inherited wealth in my area, much of it multi-generational “old” money. Odds are this driver falls into this category.
Many of these folks “summer” in the area. When I moved here I really had to recalibrate my definition of “wealth”.
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Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pm
Your McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
A guy totalled a Senna just up the road to me a couple of years back...
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California probably needs more stringent gun laws. This has to stop! /sarcasm
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I looked him up, and for what it's worth, his dad was high up in Nike and some other shoe companies.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:05 amWell, I suspect the chances of this 20-something year old driver being a self-made wealthy person are pretty slim.
There is a ton of inherited wealth in my area, much of it multi-generational “old” money. Odds are this driver falls into this category.
Many of these folks “summer” in the area. When I moved here I really had to recalibrate my definition of “wealth”.
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Apparently 8% of Americans are millionaires, but I can never ascertain what that means? Is that liquid, investments, home value, etc? Either way, I agree there are many excessively wealthy people in the world.JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:00 amOne of the kids I taught was the son of a Swedish (or something) hotel magnate. I think his dad's net work with in the billions. There's a decent number of hugely wealthy people in the world.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:21 amI grew up near Palm Beach and worked at a country club near The Breakers. I get it. However, tech has made some people extraordinarily wealthy at a young age. I know of a guy here in CO that was worth around 30 mil by 30 yrs old thanks to the sale of a startup IT company. Crazy.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:05 amWell, I suspect the chances of this 20-something year old driver being a self-made wealthy person are pretty slim.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:44 pmDamn. I cannot imagine owning a car that valuable at any point in my life; esp in my 20s.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pmYour McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
There is a ton of inherited wealth in my area, much of it multi-generational “old” money. Odds are this driver falls into this category.
Many of these folks “summer” in the area. When I moved here I really had to recalibrate my definition of “wealth”.
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I suppose it depends. I'm sure truly wealthy are liquid at well over $1MM (plus that have even more money in complex investments and trusts). And when you reach that level the name of the game is to try and avoid paying as much tax as possible, so they do whatever they can to reduce their taxable income. Back when I was in private practice, I dealt with a lot of real estate developers. They all tried to portray themselves as extremely wealthy, but none of them ever seemed to have any money on hand - it was always tied up in the next deal.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:27 pmApparently 8% of Americans are millionaires, but I can never ascertain what that means? Is that liquid, investments, home value, etc? Either way, I agree there are many excessively wealthy people in the world.JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:00 amOne of the kids I taught was the son of a Swedish (or something) hotel magnate. I think his dad's net work with in the billions. There's a decent number of hugely wealthy people in the world.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:21 amI grew up near Palm Beach and worked at a country club near The Breakers. I get it. However, tech has made some people extraordinarily wealthy at a young age. I know of a guy here in CO that was worth around 30 mil by 30 yrs old thanks to the sale of a startup IT company. Crazy.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:05 amWell, I suspect the chances of this 20-something year old driver being a self-made wealthy person are pretty slim.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:44 pmDamn. I cannot imagine owning a car that valuable at any point in my life; esp in my 20s.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pmYour McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
There is a ton of inherited wealth in my area, much of it multi-generational “old” money. Odds are this driver falls into this category.
Many of these folks “summer” in the area. When I moved here I really had to recalibrate my definition of “wealth”.
My parents are technically millionaires because of their retirement fund and their house, but they don't have a million dollars of cash on hand. And they drive a Buick and a Honda, respectively.
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Same with my dad. He inherited around a million from his parents when they died so I'm sure his net worth is well above that. Even so, I bet I have more cash on hand than he does.JBZ wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:36 amI suppose it depends. I'm sure truly wealthy are liquid at well over $1MM (plus that have even more money in complex investments and trusts). And when you reach that level the name of the game is to try and avoid paying as much tax as possible, so they do whatever they can to reduce their taxable income. Back when I was in private practice, I dealt with a lot of real estate developers. They all tried to portray themselves as extremely wealthy, but none of them ever seemed to have any money on hand - it was always tied up in the next deal.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:27 pmApparently 8% of Americans are millionaires, but I can never ascertain what that means? Is that liquid, investments, home value, etc? Either way, I agree there are many excessively wealthy people in the world.JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:00 amOne of the kids I taught was the son of a Swedish (or something) hotel magnate. I think his dad's net work with in the billions. There's a decent number of hugely wealthy people in the world.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:21 amI grew up near Palm Beach and worked at a country club near The Breakers. I get it. However, tech has made some people extraordinarily wealthy at a young age. I know of a guy here in CO that was worth around 30 mil by 30 yrs old thanks to the sale of a startup IT company. Crazy.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:05 amWell, I suspect the chances of this 20-something year old driver being a self-made wealthy person are pretty slim.streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:44 pmDamn. I cannot imagine owning a car that valuable at any point in my life; esp in my 20s.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:14 pmYour McLaren comment just reminded me of a 570 Spider versus Honda Civic accident near my home this past summer: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/ne ... 372019001/streetracer101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:03 pmThe same could be said about just about every luxury item buyer. Is a Maclaren driver much better? Western society worships material possessions, which is why these kinds of products are in existence. As the saying goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
McLaren driver 27 years old. All other drivers over 50. I'm going to venture a guess that excessive speed was a factor...
There is a ton of inherited wealth in my area, much of it multi-generational “old” money. Odds are this driver falls into this category.
Many of these folks “summer” in the area. When I moved here I really had to recalibrate my definition of “wealth”.
My parents are technically millionaires because of their retirement fund and their house, but they don't have a million dollars of cash on hand. And they drive a Buick and a Honda, respectively.
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If you can afford to own a $500,000 watch, shouldn't you be smart enough to know what the pushers do without it being written on them? "Start/Stop" - really?
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"My parents are technically millionaires because of their retirement fund and their house, but they don't have a million dollars of cash on hand. And they drive a Buick and a Honda, respectively."
Yep this is many who have good equity in their home in an expensive region, have pension/401k, and are near retirement. Technically millionaires but sure don't feel like it.
Yep this is many who have good equity in their home in an expensive region, have pension/401k, and are near retirement. Technically millionaires but sure don't feel like it.
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