▲ 413 ▼ Bentley CEO says sales are down because the rich are experiencing ‘emotional sensitivity’ due to the cost of living and don’t want to flaunt their wealth with a new luxury car (fortune.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 105 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 103 points 2 years ago (2 children) Which is a cool story…. But Rolls Royce are selling like hot cakes https://uk.motor1.com/news/703769/rolls-royce-2023-record-sales-figures/ permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 😢 do you know what it’s like to not be able to drive my half a million dollar car to a movie premier that I invested in accidentally through an AI hedge fund that I own with some other rich people that I met at a party a few years ago? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Half a million? What are you, some kind of peasant? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right? And driving their car instead of owning hiring someone to drive it for them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Car? Why didn't you just take a helicopter from your super yacht? permalink fedilink source parent [–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) A Rolls will be my "I made it" car. Now to start playing the lotto. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago FYI: You can buy a Rolls from the 80s for half what a new car costs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 😢 do you know what it’s like to not be able to drive my half a million dollar car to a movie premier that I invested in accidentally through an AI hedge fund that I own with some other rich people that I met at a party a few years ago? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Half a million? What are you, some kind of peasant? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right? And driving their car instead of owning hiring someone to drive it for them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Car? Why didn't you just take a helicopter from your super yacht? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moody@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Half a million? What are you, some kind of peasant? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right? And driving their car instead of owning hiring someone to drive it for them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Car? Why didn't you just take a helicopter from your super yacht? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right? And driving their car instead of owning hiring someone to drive it for them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Car? Why didn't you just take a helicopter from your super yacht? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Car? Why didn't you just take a helicopter from your super yacht? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) A Rolls will be my "I made it" car. Now to start playing the lotto. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago FYI: You can buy a Rolls from the 80s for half what a new car costs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago FYI: You can buy a Rolls from the 80s for half what a new car costs permalink fedilink source parent