# What kind of car would a ghetto street dealer drive? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833 "2011-06-09T05:26:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/21 "2011-06-10T15:46:06Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > One with dealer tags of course. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/22 "2011-06-10T18:49:45Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > Someone feared and respected, making more money than the rest in the ghetto, but still ghetto. What kind of car would he drive? It has to suggest he has more money than the average guy in the area but not stand out as out of placeā€¦ > [@Koxinga](#): > > Just go ahead and write it as youā€™re picturing it. Pimp it out, and be sure to give the dealer sideburns, gold teeth and a jheri curl. Reality isnā€™t always entertaining. **Opal** , I wouldnā€™t disagree with **Koxinga** ā€™s suggestion here at all. Fiction should be entertaining. However, you could take a look at Stephen Kingā€™s character Reginald ā€˜Popā€™ Merrill, who appears in The Sun Dog and Needful Things, and possibly other works. It isnā€™t the ghetto, but he represents the innocuous type of criminal who lurks in many levels of society, recognizable through his actions more than his appearance. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/23 "2011-06-10T20:35:32Z")
This guy is a minor character, described through another character so I can get away with leaving out a lot of details, but the details I do have I want to ring true. Heā€™s definitely in a gang, and people are scared of him. I already had rims on the car. I couldnā€™t resist that even on my own. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Basandre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@Basandre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Basandre)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/24 "2011-06-11T04:08:55Z")
He drives a black [Cadillac Escalade.](http://www.google.com/search?q=black+cadillac+escalade&hl=en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=KOryTam3OYOssAPD6bHFCw&ved=0CEAQsAQ) ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/25 "2011-06-11T05:43:35Z")
1. you must be a writer 2) drug dealers ALWAYS stand out, even if they donā€™t mean to, so stick with the pimped out Jaguar SUV (lol) ---
**Author:** ![palacheck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@palacheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palacheck)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/26 "2011-06-11T08:08:20Z")
Look up Craig Petties. Memphis drug kingpin that headed of the local chapter(so to speak) of the Gangster Disciples and was caught with 400lbs of marijuana during a call on a domestic dispute. He crossed the border into Mexico and ran his organization from there for a while before being arrested and extradited back. He owned an auto repair shop and a small trucking firm in the Memphis area to transport the drugs. Apparently he owned a late model Mercedes-Benz and a Bentley. He might be a bigger player than you are looking for, but he was the local supplier and gang leader in Memphis. Otherwise just go with an Escalade for a dealer from the Northeast or a Hummer for a dealer from the south. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/27 "2011-06-11T15:24:48Z")
The dealerā€™s in Tucson, AZ ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/28 "2011-06-11T15:28:44Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > The dealerā€™s in Tucson, AZ Why does that make a difference? ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/29 "2011-06-11T16:59:57Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > This guy is a minor character, described through another character so I can get away with leaving out a lot of details, but the details I do have I want to ring true. Heā€™s definitely in a gang, and people are scared of him. I already had rims on the car. I couldnā€™t resist that even on my own. šŸ˜ƒ Make him unique - rims on a prius ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/30 "2011-06-11T17:09:17Z")
Hold on, let me check the last episode of _Weedsā€¦_ ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/31 "2011-06-11T17:28:25Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Oh and by the way, regarding this: > > Even if this were the case (as has already been pointed out, in real life it wouldnā€™t be), you clearly arenā€™t familiar with the [10 Crack Commandments](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihPOTDxMfE) as postulated by the philosopher-poet Biggie Smalls. I couldnā€™t understand a word he said. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/32 "2011-06-11T18:46:47Z")
> [@Jake](#): > > I couldnā€™t understand a word he said. Really? I know using words like ā€œdoughā€ and ā€œcheddarā€ for money are pretty obscure street slang, but Iā€™ll translate it for you anyway. > [@](#): > > Rule numero uno, > Never let no one know > How much dough you hold Rule #1: Never let anyone know how much money you have. > [@](#): > > Cuz you know, > The cheddar breed jealousy, especially Because you know, money breeds jealousy. > [@](#): > > If that man fucked up > Get your ass stuck up If somebody [who took note of how much money you have because you were flaunting it] finds themselves in a tough financial situation, they will rob you. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/33 "2011-06-11T20:08:28Z")
Thanks, Rigamarole. That clears things up. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/34 "2011-06-11T20:30:58Z")
Escalade, first thing that came to mind. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/35 "2011-06-13T20:28:58Z")
Nissan Maxima or pimped out Buick! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/36 "2011-06-13T20:33:40Z")
Another vote for an Accordā€¦with rims. ---
**Author:** ![sixpac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@sixpac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sixpac)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/37 "2013-03-25T01:34:51Z")
here in memphis the real drug dealers drive white charges,white impalas,and tahoes kml and the maypor is a pimp he drives cadillacs and tailored made suits lol gotta luv america city where you dare to dream šŸ†’šŸ†’šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![sixpac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@sixpac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sixpac)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/38 "2013-03-25T01:36:01Z")
here in memphis the real drug dealers drive white charges,white impalas,and tahoes kml and the mayor is a pimp he drives cadillacs and tailored made suits lol gotta luv america city where you dare to dream šŸ†’šŸ†’šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/39 "2013-03-25T01:53:58Z")
A hearse. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833/40 "2013-03-25T02:44:46Z")
A big black Cadillac driven by guys in business suits and gelled down hair: ā€œRoccoā€¦ā€ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833.md?page=3)