Well, being in the mortgage business and seeing it from both ends, what a lot of you "younger" types have to realize is that our generation has that "punk" attitude affixed to it if that makes sense (and I'm only 24 btw). Most people will look at an agent or broker who pulls up in something flashy as someone who makes too much money, especially a younger person, again if that makes sense. Which is funny b/c something like an S600 cost way, way more yet projects professionalism on a totally different level.
Same reason I hate getting dressed up all day, I've even asked borrowers including ones who made 7 figures, and they would all say the same thing. They felt that somebody in my position all dressed up, Rolex or whatever blinging (god I hate that term lol) etc was trying to make them feel as if they were above them. Luckily I have a great personality and usually click anyway lol. I'd rather be in nice jeans and shirt all day, just me, feel more comfortable that way.
But it depends, I know agents that will drive their Murci, or Bentley to show a house with no problem b/c of the image they have in the area. And what's funny is they usually aren't dressed up, maybe decent slacks and a regular polo t-shirt if that, but that's the South FL "personality".
Soemthing like the Escalade on 24's put's the picture of rap videos, mtv whatever in their mind. Sounds stupid, but ask anybody in the industry and they'll tell you similar. I know one guy who had a Navigator completley modded, and he received negative reactions towards it. Bought a 545 instead and everything was fine. The markets the last couple years allowed anybody with a brain to make a ton of money in real estate or mortgages, and now us "good guys" have to deal with the bad rep now among all the other bad dealings. Option Arm program was a big fiasco, and people are suiing now. A lot were led to believe the minimum pmt was fixed for 30 years, the APR doesn't affect anything, blah blah, take a guy doing those like crazy on multi million dollar loans and banging out 10-20 loans a month with them charging 5 points and your talking some serious cash.