r/AskAGerman • u/BadDowntown • 18h ago
Culture Car choice and stigmas?
I’m looking into moving to Germany, i love cars and have all my life, I come from Denmark and currently drive a bmw G30 545e.(expensive car in Denmark because of tax) in Denmark there is a stigma about young people and expensive cars, it’s almost like I’m villainized for my choice of car, even the police love to pull me over.
For tax reasons i will get rid of this car when I move to Germany and I got a friend with a fully specced x7 M50D he offered me to buy this since he just imported another x7 for himself.
To the question at hand: would Germans also think I’m and asshole for being 25 and driving an x7? Or is it not socially outlawed like in Denmark? I need to say that I’m considering the x7 since i like the car, it’s comfortable and I drive many kilometers a year. Not because it’s supposed to be a flashy car.