Okay, so yeah lots of us love them,

sporty types, luxury types, off-road types..

However i've noticed that some people take it like a sign of status, instead of actual interest... well sort of.

The Story:

 while i was in the states, there came a point where i needed a car badly so I asked my pops if i could have like
$2500 to buy some used vehicle to get around.... i didnt really care what it was, it had 4 wheels, and it takes you from
A to B...

Apparently I committed a serious error because i got yelled at: "ANA WELDE ESOOG HAL SAYARAT....." bla bla bla bla
so eventually i bought a new toyota yaris... at that time it JUST came out, totally new toyota car model.. etc etc.
of course the official reason from my pops was that its better to get a new car because it has warranty..... of course this statement does have merit... to some point. anyways so i ended up getting a toyota yaris '07 for $16000.

Actually I was really proud of it, it ran great, excellant gas-mileage, simple, small, and sweet.
here's a pic (it's not very clear)



Even the kitties loved it.... (yes im using this as an excuse to show of my babies)



Did i mention that my cats are awesome? alright im getting back on topic sheesh :P

So, after lots of fun & happy memories with my wonderful Toyota Yaris.... I decided that once i get back to Kuwait
the only thing I'm getting, is of course a '08 Yaris...

then when i returned  i was SHOCKED...... my beautiful Yaris.... was a Taxi?! I even saw it as a delivery car for Pizza-Hut

I must say it was a dirty feeling............yet my stubborn heart tried to deny it and play blind... and I said to myself
"Shako bil nas ana, 3ajbatny!" .... well after i saw what i saw i didnt whole heartedly believe that, but i tried.

Anyways my resistance didn't last since basically my family and friends revolted on me and all described me like was some lunatic saying stuff like:

- "Ya 7abeby ur in kuwait 6eglik BM wella "Legzes" "
- "Yam3awad shino ya3ny betwafer banzeen, e`7ethlik range shino ya3ny"
- "La la ya wleedi e`7ethlik sayara rez feeha nafsik kash`7a"
bla bla bla

So for about 6 months i shopped and i shopped and compared and all of that.... in the end i decided to go against the flow and buy a convertable coupe with a manual transmission (im planning on taking pics, so ill post them later)..







the point:
Why are cars such a sign of status????

did our ancestors gain status based on how good their horse/camel was? i'm suspecting that might be the case (jk)

I want to hear you guys's opinions about this issue