Well, that's a nice topic! (like always)
I see people here in my town going abroad to work hard (sometimes on shitty jobs) to earn money then return here with a $10.000 car just to show us how they "did it" or even worse I also have friends who made a 20 years loan to buy a car which now costs half of that money !! That's sick but it's true.
At the end you put your money in some irons which only eats and never pay back your money :)
To be honest my dream car costs about $15k (second hand) and looks like this :
Honestly I had the money to buy but like @papa-pepper wants I bought a house instead of my dream car :)
I have 0 regrets because I didn't bought the car, I feel more comfortable now leaving in my own apartment then living with my parents at 30 !
I changed my entire life, I'm more responsible now and I think different.
An expensive car can change your life too, but not all the time in the good sense ! More false people will be around you (just for the money) , lots of girls will love you because of car and also you will get a lot of attention !
Wow what a great reply with a personal experience! Thanks!