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<p>Those numbers ARE inflated. Summer is 3 months (1/2 of may, june, july, and 1/2 of august), 99% of internships last 10-12 weeks. That would mean they get paid $10K a month as interns, which is just not true. Prorated that would be $120K a year as an INTERN.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t have a luxury car at college even if I could afford it. It’s way to easy for little things to happen: getting bumped here and there, just leaving it sitting out in the parking lot, looks like a good target for break-ins, etc. </p>
<p>Meanwhile I’ll stick with my 10-year old truck that’s probably worth less than $2k now until I get out of grad school at least…</p>
<p>I go to a community college and im surprised by the number of luxury cars I see in the parking structure…im like *** they’ve got that nice of a car and they couldnt buy themselves into a better school.</p>
<p>Kids need to learn how to earn things not be given them just because their parents have the money. They won’t really value or appreciate it and think they are entitled like so many people are in our society today.
It gives people such a great sense of accomplishment when they work hard for their money and the things that go along with that.
We live in an area where many kids drive nicer cars than most of the parents and very few of them that we have seen turn out to be productive adults.</p>
<p>OP, it’s sad that you think what someone drives matters in the least.</p>
<p>SDiegomom- I don’t feel that my mom giving me nice things makes me less appreciative. I dislike that people so over use this. Sure some are like that but not all. I’m still extremely extremely grateful for what I’ve received and don’t think in ~entitled~ to it.</p>
<p>On another note ive got a really, really nice car (Mercedes slk 550) but people don’t know the circumstances to which I received it. If people are going to judge me for the type of car I have, they aren’t worth my time</p>
<p>And I can’t edit because I’m on my phone, but if my mom wants to buy me something, expensive or not, why is it Anyones business to judge ne for that. Why should I feel bad that I didn’t tell my mom no when she wants to buy me something.</p>
<p>Actually, many of us DO decline when loved ones want to buy us or give us things. I’ve done it with my folks and my kids have done it with us. We want our folks to spend their money on themselves, as they have earned the money and we honestly want THEM to enjoy it.</p>
<p>No one knows the circumstances of how relative strangers acquire possessions, but it’s naive & unrealistic to think that judgments aren’t being made about people who have possessions that are very nice and expensive. People make those judgments all the time, whether others like the judgments made or not! Some of the judgments may be complimentary while others may be far from it. Some people will expect that people who have nice things have a lot of wealth and can afford to treat their friends and companions, including gas, food, beer, etc., whether it happens to be true or not. It’s just more “stuff” to have to deal with. It may be more of a burden and barrier owning nice “stuff” than you might realize or acknowledge.</p>
<p>Wow, ■■■■■ boy has made yet another thread about the same pretentious crap.</p>
<p>The sad thing is that he has found kindred souls who also buy into his sad, skewed mindset. 
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<p>Also, you will note that this thread was started ONE MONTH AGO (long before the thread he recently apologized for starting saying he was just kidding), so it makes you wonder about whether this is a ■■■■■ or just a materialistic, misguided and very selfish young person.</p>
<p>Mercedes SLK 550? wow okay lol. I would feel guilty as hell driving that seeing as I didn’t do a lick to earn it. You just gotta expect to be judged driving a car like that in college. And I would honestly refuse to take a gift like that. I don’t care if my parents are worth 25 million. If you’re driving a car like that whether you like it or not you’re making a statement. And as a college kid that statement is my parents are rich and I’m spoiled.</p>
<p>Or that my grandparents died, and it was theirs and I got it? Hmm I <3 judgmental people.</p>
<p>Just hope you are able to keep it maintained, insured, gassed up, safely parked & everything else. It really doesn’t matter what any of us think anyway. You wanted to know what people might think & we’re trying to share that info with you, whether you like it or not. It IS likely what many will think of you–doesn’t sound like you like it much.</p>
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<p>I don’t understand. Is that the statement you think you’re making? Doesn’t matter how you got it. Maybe you won it. Doesn’t matter. Everyone is judgmental. Just the way it is.</p>
<p>I know plenty of kids with nice cars it’s not really a big deal. I drive a Range Rover so what.</p>
<p>You’re right–same message–“somehow, I acquired this very expensive vehicle which I likely never could have purchased myself at this point in my life.”</p>
<p>Purdue has a kid who drives a Maserati.</p>
<p>The nicest car I’ve seen a kid drive at my school is a BMW E46 dumped on BBS LM’s</p>
<p>I’m going to be so sorry I posted here.</p>
<p>@you<em>of</em>eh – you said</p>
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<p>Either you are interested in how she came to be driving such a nice car of you aren’t. I myself might be mildly interested, but only as a point of curiosity. If she wants to tell me how she got her car that’s fine, if she doesn’t that is fine also.</p>
<p>On the other hand you made a judgment about her that she is spoiled and her parents are rich. She was pointing out that a very possible scenario where your judgment would be wrong. You came back and said how she got the car wasn’t relevant. But it is relevant because you are judging her.</p>
<p>If you’re going to judge someone it is only fair that they get a chance to explain themselves. If no judgment is made then I agree with you, no explanation is necessary. But where a judgment is made then putting something in context is completely appropriate.</p>
<p>I have seen kids in college drive 96k BMWs and live in 300k condos. It just sucks that I am not as rich as them. =(</p>