Wow, I must have completely lost you with my argument. Let me simplify for you:
A bill for $2K for someone making $30K, is comparable to a bill for $6K for someone making $90K (not counting the fact that there is a higher percentage of discretionary income for the $90K guy).
I never said that the paychecks are equivalent, that would be a dumb statement.
A couple of problems with your statement:
1. Whether you like it or not, the majority (NOT all) of souped-up 4-banger drivers are younger guys, generally 30 or younger. This is purely based on personal observation, maybe it's different in your part of the country, but I doubt it.
2. Your NSX generalization was pulled out of your butt, presumably to make an argument. But, it can probably be argued (and generalized) that the majority (again, NOT all) of NSX owners are a little older than the above group. Also, one could make an argument that NSX owners, in general, make more money than the average person (that's a pretty accurate generalization, isn't it?).
3. I never made a derogatory statement about people who drive the 4-bangers, I was just making a statement about age and income. Where the shot at old geezers came from, I don't know.
Let me take this to an extreme, to make my statements perfectly clear: $2K is a significant amount of money to someone making $30K a year (or a college student). $2K is a drop in the bucket to someone making $1M a year. Does that make sense? As you make more money, $2K becomes less of a burden to pay.
Now, to nip some of your arguments in the bud, let me state the following:
1. Yes, there are older people driving souped-up 4-bangers.
2. Yes, there are younger guys driving NSX's.
3. Generally, as you get older, you tend to make more money as your experience increases, and you are more marketable in the job market.
4. Yes, there are plenty of young guys who have a lot of money, be it through being smart and successful, having been born with money, winning the lotto, whatever. However, in general, young people do not have a lot of disposable income.
5. Please do not come back with the "I know this 60-year old that drives a souped up Civic" argument, that will invariably be an exception.
6. No, I do not make an insane amount of money. But, I am comfortable enough financially to where I have decided to buy a used NSX. Could I afford a 4-cylinder import, and make a lot of mods to it? Absolutely! But, that's just not my thing, never has been.
