What cheap cars make you look rich? Instead of spending 200k on a Lamborghini how about a fraction of that and still get questions from other people
Lots of choices fit that bill. Unfortunately, most luxury brands (Mercedes, BMW, Jag, Cadillac) have embraced "planned obsolescence"; this means once they go off warranty you can get them for cheap. A great example of this would be the big S-class coupes. But the downside is there is a reason you can get them for cheap: they're, to coin a phrase, "endless money pits."
On this site, you're likely to get the usual Scotty-Kilmer "get a lexus or acura" spiel. Good advice, but the problem is that most older/cheaper versions of those brands don't exactly, ahem, make you look "rich". They're just a little too sensible, a little too plain-Jane. But here's my suggestion:
- Lexus GS (whatever year you can afford): they're long and low and look classy even in the out years
- Get a dark color
- Get the windows tinted as dark as your state will allow
- Get the paint corrected and wax the crap out of it
- Get the classiest aftermarket wheels and tires you can
Or, if you want a cheap conversation starter, go old school:
- VW Karmann Ghia (yes, you read that right)
- Do the minimum to get it running and driving (won't be expensive)
- Make sure the body is straight, straight, straight
- Silver paint
- Oxblood interior (vinyl or leather, whatever your budget will allow)
I know that's maybe a little too "out of the box", but it gets you the Porsche Speedster aesthetic for a fraction of Porsche Speedster money.
Good luck