The problem is the media. They always talk about how the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. They do not discern between certain categories of wealth, rich is rich. So if you drive a Porsche, you are rich. No matter if you leased it only or if you bought ten of them to have a collection. 

I will stop now, we had this discussion many times before but it is quite interesting to see that many wealthy people in Germany actually seem to agree with the public opinion and they try to keep their life and their wealth in the shadows, so nobody feels offended. My wife has a friend in Munich, her husband is actually close to 200 Mio. EUR worth of wealth. They have a house in South France (huge villa) and they spend a fortune on their vacations to Dubai, Singapur or New York. They drive a Mercedes C-class station wagon and a BMW 3 series Cab, their house is almost hidden behind bushes and hedges and they do not wear expensive jewelry or watches. This is Germany. Some people hide their wealth very well, others are afraid to flash it and to be honest, this is actually the German mentality. Hiding wealth is nothing new, we are the inventors of de-badging cars (you won't find many BMW, Audis or Mercedes cars with the model designation over here). 


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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche Panamera Turbo S, Cayenne GTS (958), 991 Turbo S (Oct. 5th), BMW X3 35d (2013)