Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?

Just picked up 2010 Audi S5 V8 as my new daily driver. My previous 2002 A4 served me well for 8 years, so the S5 is gonna stay for years to come. My wife drives 2006 MB E-class, which serves double duty as our family car.

S5 - sexy, sexy, sexy and fun to drive (I'm sure I could pick up any girl with this car)
MB - boring, boring, boring but very comfy

2000 VW New Beetle, yellow, 5-speed manual transmission, 2.0 liter engine. Hecho en Mexico. Owned it since new and just passed 80,000 miles.

Daily I drive a Chevy Equinox, with custom sound system of course! On the weekends we usually drive the wife's car, a Jaguar X-Type. If money was no object I would probaby pick up a used Maserati four door coupe, no reason to buy a new car regardless of how much money you have IMO...

Ghosthouse

With or without your fireproof suit, I would respond by saying that your "workingman's" rig description was consistent with your chippy observations about other peoples' expensive hobbies.

Understanding that some people might get carried away or like to show off in these types of threads, I think the underlying motivation and common demoninator is enthusiasm for good gear, hence the term "enthusiast".

As enthusiasts I have always found that audiophiles can get similarly obsessive about lots of things, and enjoy comparing notes and information on other topics.

So I am OK with these threads.

I would like to now give you my word that I will buy 5 lottery tickets this weekend.

And if I win, I will buy you a Porsche GT3, assuming that would be OK with you?

I am glad you are enjoying Audiogon and your system.

Whatever your view on these threads, it is a great community.

Cheers,

cwlondon