# Why is it that...

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-that/103616>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [February 7, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-that/103616 "2007-02-07T07:33:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-that/103616/8 "2007-02-07T08:07:02Z")

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> [@4-9-06 Como Park Badazz Cruise Video](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-9-06-como-park-badazz-cruise-video/10647/118):
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> you cant group all SON members into ‘cheap’
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> i’ve spent $15k + on my car, there are tons of people on here (dan, farmer, ed, sasha, andrew etc. etc) who have all spent significant sums of money on their cars.
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> as a portion of total income there are many more who spend more on their cars than anything else.
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> the issue is that S13’s cater to a younger crowd in a lower income bracket and therefore they cannot spend as much in absolute dollars on thier cars.
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> That said, i’v either just finished up and am in the middle of working with a few guys who are all spending several thousands on their cars this off season, same with last season. they just dont brag about it on the forum.
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> instead you find out about it at my meet.

Bing, I agree that the S13’s cater to a younger market and thus a lower income bracket. But the portion of people with a good budget is a fraction of the users, not the majority. For total member count vs. number of users with an budget over $6000 is low.

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