I'm feeling generous today, so I decide to write a serious long post. Readers beware.
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We should not judge a book by its cover, but most of us admittedly judge a person by the car they drive.
Below is a ranking of car models and the social status it represent in malaysian society.
shit tier: sub rm90k car
Driven by b40 families and young graduates.

New car: myvi, axia, saga, vios, city.
Used car: Doesn't matter if you drive a continental car, if the market value falls below 90k, it's probably shit tier, and that is okay. Shit tier doesn't mean its bad, as owning a car means you are quite well off than half of the world population.
Road presence: none, because it is very ubiquitous in the whole country, especially outside of KL.

mid tier: 90k - 230k car
This is your average middle class car. Chances are these are the cars that most people can possibly afford in their lifetime. Cars within this price range are very diverse, driven by middle class, it is practically half of the car owning population. People who drive luxury brand within this range likes to think they made it in life, but they are wrong.

New car: civic, corolla, mazda 3, bmw 218i.
Used car: vellfire, alphard, bmw f30, mercedes w205, cla w117, lexus etc.
Road presence: little, except for a few rare grey import cars like the honda s660.

top tier: 230k - 500k car
People who drive these cars are doing well in life, most of them have achieved their maximum potential.

New car: most BBA model range, porsche 718, volvo s60
Used car: yaris gr, mustang eco boost, mercedes s class, porsche panamera.
Road presence: some, particularly cars that is well polished, or less than 1-2 years old.

god-tier: 500k - 2 mil car
Congratz, when your car market value are within this range, you are not only legitimately made it in life, but you are in the 1%.

New car: Mass production super car such as huracan, 911, 488, vantage, 720s
Used car: rolls royce, bentley.
Road presence: 90% of these cars will turn head.

beyond god-tier: >2 mil car
Only a handful of malaysians will achieve this level.

New car: divo, sienna, cullinan, monza sp1
Used car: hypercars.
Road presence: 100%, even without entourage of escort vehicles and bikes.

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Things that will lower your car social class:
- Non legitimate emblem on car plate
- Gaudy car mod
- Car plate that starts with KV
- Previous gen model

Closing word, I noticed a lot of malaysian have this perception that the car badge will increase other people's perception of their social class. Sorry, it will not. Please don't flex your maserati keyfob or steering wheel on ig. The only car factor that is indicative of your social class is the car's current market value, bar none.

this is true though

i know 2 sisters doing insurance together
the bigger sister top sales, MDRT but she owns no car at all

smaller sister sales not as good as big sister...keluar MB A class

to be honest car is always the measurement to gauge some1's wealth, although is not 100% true

u can say house la...kids la....bank account la. ..house maid la.....bla bla bla...takkan each time u meet a person u ask ppl background ??

dun blame why no amoi near u when u rich but stay humble looo..tats reality

so ayam presume you are rich? 

Ok mark zuckerberg is poor then by your definition. 😂

You fail to understand not everyone lives to impress or be validated by others. If you wanna spend on cars it’s your choice but if you need a car to prove your status that just shows that you are shallow.

who gives a shit

my dad was director sometimes only drive kancil to work

people are gonna turn their heads sure, but in the end no one really gives a damn

lol,  no wonder so many people bankrupt paying loan for car just to impress other. 60% bankrupt rate is due to car loan if i not mistaken

like it or not, people do judge you based on the car you drive.
and people also secretly hope you fail if you are flexing wealth.

this is our natural instinct as human, to compete with others. Sure, you can also trick your brain to think all these doesn't matter, but i think your first thought is your true self.

you're a grade D shitty salesman/businessman if the determining factor of people doing business with you is the car you drive LOL

that's just sad

So you look at the car instead of seeing their strategy and portfolio performance? Obviously you dont have even 50k to invest.

Spending a lot on a car is actually very bad for your wealth. If he bought the saga in cash, and invested the difference compared to purchasing an expensive car to show off, he would be making so much more.

Looking at all these shallow signals will get you into trouble. Look at the real things.

Fyi, Warren Buffet drives a  myr~230k car. According to you and TS, warren buffet hasnt made it yet

see car no see their house.... bodo.

Idiotic statement. You judged the person ability to turn that 500k into a profit because he owns a saga? You haven't seen his plan and evaluated is it worth or not. Well fuck, microsoft was created in a garage.

It's dubious to even think you have 500k to invest when your mentality are focused on shallow things.

How’s your A45, Kevin?

Ey, even my junior at age 20 already own a western shop, he doesn't have any car back then, renting vans and putting up stalls was his strategy. He's about to open second shop.

It's not a matter of cars, it's how you handle the money.

Microsoft part was an analogy, you can start from nothing and actually earn something with the right mindset.

That’s you lah Kevin.

Such a shame your old account got sus.

If I manage to get a mid-tier car at shit-tier price, where does that put me?

You think he was globally known the moment he came out of the womb meh? Imagine being one of the first few people he was investing for.

The fallacy you're making is that people got money, MUST spend it. Impression only matters if you don't have the confidence in yourself. If you got the skills necessary, you don't need to be flashy.

Hi Sexy, can I clarify whether you are a dude or a gal

You are right to say that everyone judges ppl although I really refrain from doing so especially as you get older

It can't be help that if you drive a old beat up car, many people may look you down and vice versa, someone driving a more expensive car gets instantly more recognition and respect.

You are also right to say that if a investment manager or fund manager goes to see clients, driving a old cheap car will work against this investment manager.

Certain jobs require instant recognition of current success and nothing shows current success more than a nice car and also a nice watch.

This is why so many people in MLM instantly buy expensive car to show off.  Same goes for insurance, many younger agents are pressured by the up line to buy expensive cars

But that's society and when someone is trying to pitch something to you.

But do you judge your potential dates the same way

Proton instantly no chance

Honda just a coffee

3 series maybe lunch

5 series a dinner