[MortMan]

In case you're healthy and normally furnished in the brain department there's no reason why you should not drive a nice Volvo/BMW/M-B/Audi/SAAB/Cadillac and own a nice home.

Why do you believe it is your right to decide what I should like?

George Moore once said"The difficulty in life is the choice.". How much simpler have you made it, bt selecting to remove our choices?

[When do we get liberated?]

Thanks, I will keep my Opel GT. Your Volvo is more Fred Flintstone like, more expensive, less maneuverable and vastly uglier. Plus people think my car is cool and sexy. People expect a rugged, individual who isnt afraid of getting dirty and shedding some blood, sweat and tears to get what he wants. Sort of like an American.
When people see you get out of your Volvo, people expect to see a smug, boring jackass. Sort of like a Swede.