[ tongue-in-cheek ]
... is to rearrange all of the beemers in the driveway when someone needs to leave the house.
Persians are infamous for throwing perpetual house parties. My husband's parents live in a sleepy cul-de-sac in San Jose and on any given night you will see their driveway overflow into the the street, expensive cars haphazardly parked together and blocking one another in.
I am not someone who 'gets' cars. I appreciate the aesthetics of beautiful design, but do not understand why so many people have undying devotion to a particular brand or model. In my husband's family and their community of friends, BMWs seem to be the only way to go and I am trying to understand why this is true. The BMW is more than a status symbol; it seems to be a way of life.
According to my cousin Anita, it used to be the older people had Mercedes Benzs and younger people had BMWs. Now most people own BMWs: they are fast, well-made, and BMW provides excellent customer service. It's a status symbol, but also appeals to the practical side.
After seeing all of the luxury cars owned by not-always-wealthy people, I have to say that I've never seen a people group more dedicated to a particular type of car.
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