Rings

Bought herself or someone bought it for her?

Bought herself with someone else's money (i.e parents) methinks
When you factor in fuel, insurance, tax, and maintenance at 16 it'd be virtually impossible to do unless funded by other people
Unless the particular Audi happens to be a Hot Wheels...

No, with her own money. She's been working two jobs for the past few years anf she comes from a rich family.

I guess I don’t need to direct you to the Adam Ruins Everything about engagement rings, then.

lol. They are terrible in almost every way. But old marketing dies hard I suppose.

I dunnoh. Sometimes in life the best motivation for our true potential is ambition. Having yourself or someone else who wants things you can’t afford is a drive to do more, do better. Wantin something you can’t afford isn’t the same as not being happy with what you can provide. When I was young I didn’t want anything asides video games, hobbies, and fast food. I found someone who wanted the exact same and for some years it was nice, easy. We broke up and I got older. I eventually dated someone who wanted a house, to travel, things I never ex wanted and couldn’t afford. They didn’t demand them or want them all right then. I got on track so I could participate in those things. Started applying myself and went further in 5 years than the last 10. I started actually wanting them too as I matured. The truth was I always wanted those things, even without knowing fully, but didn’t want to work for them until someone gave me a nudge and some support.

Agreed, I was joking, and wondered whether to add that I was. The doughnuts look the best. It looks like he only wants the car because of the brand. Diamond rings can be symbols of status. Of course, rings can be symbols of devotion and love. Cars can be a personal sanctuary. Diamond rings can be a form of art. Cars are complex and sometimes beautiful machines. Pastries or sweets are simple pleasures. I'm looking for the simple pleasures. I do love to travel, and pretty or thrilling things are nice. For me, the best things are spending time with loved ones, be it actively doing activities together or just reading different books in the same room. Relaxing and enjoying small things. A general cosiness. In relationships, the simple pleasures can be sustained and kept up throughout. A constant reminder of love and devotion. For the other things, the novelty will likely wear off. A midnight run to get sweets with someone can be better than the taste. But this is just my experience.

Lol no worries. I did see the humor and thought that part was funny, but figured I’d comment on the nuance. A lot of times I don’t play off a joke I see because here is nothing to add, or adding something takes the thunder from the joke, whereas as comment leaves the original humor but also something else to look at that can be ignored without sacrificing the joke. I’m hypothetically inclined to the donut too, based on personal value and not resale value. Audi’s are fine machines but my experience with them has been one where they don’t seem to age well without a suitable investment, they’ve cost more to keep up than other European cars I’ve owned, have been temperamental to me, and don’t really emphasize the things I most like in my cars. Diamonds piss me off, and I think they are stupid. But don’t want to pee on anyone’s daisies or hate on people who like them.

Unless you’re obscenely wealthy, the prove of the car is just the start. You still have to maintain it. Some cars have better reputations for reliability and cost of ownership, even in the high end segment. Audi and Range Rover are two examples of cars that are associated with high cost of ownership. Whatever one might think of GM, the Escalade is no less reliable and only slightly more expensive to own than a Chevy Suburban. The 2000’s Mercedes weren’t known as the brands finest line up, but the S class was known to be quite a bit costlier to keep running and repaired than a same year E class, the early 90’s 8 series BMW was also known to be more troublesome than its early 90’s Mercedes counterpart the S coupe. So there’s more to it in terms of total ownership cost, and even in intended function. I’d rather not have to worry about parking a Lamborghini in the city, but a Chevy volt is about the MSRP of a 4 series Bmw and I’d love a volt as a city car.

That makes sense I guess just because I don’t know a whole ton about luxury cars and owning them that’s where I got my point of view as someone who will never buy anything fancier than a Honda or a Chevy or something

Nah. Not hating. It’s a very common thought and not just you. Not many people own anything higher end than a “luxury sedan” in their lives, and even that isn’t so common. I just figured I’d chime in because due to all the misinformation in the world people often do make the bog mistake of buying a car they think they can afford and regretting if they come up on some money, or they don’t buy a “high end” car they could easily afford because they think it’s expevisve. I don’t have the “magic formula” for right now, but some years back certain 10yo BMW cost less to maintain than most domestic cars, and sold for as much as a Honda Civic that was almost 20! When the lancer evo came out lots of kids bought them and then the first time they needed brakes or tires (about $1,000 for either at the time) they sold them at a loss. Just trying to help make sure people can get and keep a car they really like.