Castoffs from rich people are often high quality, luxury brand items that are well-maintained, if used at all. So secondhand, donation and thrift stores located in wealthy neighbourhoods tend to have better stock.
Found such a store while in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Found my new work purse.
Henri Bendel, retails for $300 USD, I paid $80 and had to cut the tags off.
I canNOT find the photo of this column?! Vanished. Sorry! From memory, and very basically:
I mean like big luxury, like $6-figures+
Insurance goes up and it’s premium gas only. You find yourself parking at the back of lots, because repairing damage on a luxury car gets up there quick; parts and labour costs increase, and there’s less business that service such vehicles. And OMG if you crack a splitter.
2015 Jaguar XKR Coupe
5.0 L, V8
510 hp and 461 lbs.ft
Starting at: $109,125
This one: $118,000
But ohhh to own a machine so fine.
Read it online at Autonet.
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The car world is often about one-up-manship, so in those situations I say this:
Human: what’s the most expensive thing you’ve driven, Keri?
Me: You go first
Human: Bentley Continental GT, $276,000
Me: Warship, $millions
I say it with a smirk, because it’s a stretch for sure, but, technically I win.
Video still proof:
See the uneasy in my eyes? The thing is so tippy.
In 2009 I sailed for 2 nights with the ship, from Toronto to Sarnia.
FF to 2:40 to watch the driving part.
At the end that’s me in uniform, firing that huge cannon. See me flinch? Exactly; natural gunner.
Here’s the blog post with more about the trip, and here’s the post about how I got myself home from Sarnia (hitchhiked on a plane).
There’s a big backstory to this episode you don’t know (because I never told you), but one day I will; it’s pretty good.
Those plastic, flimsy things emblazoned with a dealership’s name… they have to go.
… the worst offenders seem to be exotic car owners. Play a game today: spot an exotic withOUT one.
Looks sloppy and unfinished.
Author of this week’s column, hi hi.
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