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Id like to talk about the fact that Gus (IMHO) was being over cautious by driving a 10 year old Volvo. Acording to the context of Hanks words made him more suspicious. (Like he was trying too hard)
Gus did Play it smart by driving a car that wouldn’t draw too much attention saying hey I’m loaded with cash, but I think he was trying a little too hard.he should have had A nice luxury car like maybe a Lexus or jaguar just as long as it’s believable I can see a fast food restaurant owner driving. A nice luxury car , but don’t be driving no Lamborghini or something too extravagant.
Hey at least hes not driving a woodgrain grand cheerokee that would really be odd so there’s that
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it took the absolute perfect storm for hank to get suspicious of gus. even if he drove a jag it wouldn’t have made a difference. he was convinced after walt’s speech, boetecher’s suspicious death, and the fact that gus was in his house. perfect storm
Good point :)
That’s true, but Hank aside Gus should’ve upgraded to blend in Just my two cents
Gus' persona only downplayed his wealth to the extent of appearing like someone who scrimped and saved to be so successful. His car isn't a way to hide that he's rich, but to show that he makes ultra pragmatic decisions.
His house's value is in the low millions. He makes high profile donations to a ton of local organizations (particularly including the police and DEA). When he's not in his yellow pollos button down, he's in expensive suits. He's certainly not bashful about his money.
I think it is important to note that Gus drives a 1998 V70 Volvo, which is a luxury car and when it came out cost around 35k, which is equivalent to around 70,000 today.
So yeah he drives an extremely well maintained luxury car that is known for its safety and reliability, which seems on brand for Gus.
It is kinda likely that it was a bit of a flashy car based on the size of his business at the time, assuming he bought it new.
The car would be 10 years old at the time, so if he bought new and only really used it for work (chicken restaurant) and errands, it wouldnt have a lot of miles on it
I think that's the thing that somehow went right over me watching for the first time this year. It's a well taken care of ten year old car in the show, but I'm seeing a 25 year old car in 2024 and wondering why he's not in something newer.
It does make sense for him though. Luxurious, dependable and reliable, but not extremely flashy
Did Gus even want a nice car? He certainly cared about quality in some things (e.g. wine), but he never seemed overly motivated by these kinds of things.
Gus liked reliability. Just like his Volvo.
Except Gus gave back to the community a lot and grew up poor. He was a big booster for the police and local schools. It would have been believable to have a luxury car, but why would he want one when it's just a point A point B vehicle. Buying a reliable car and making it last is far better. I assume the Volvo was new when he bought it, but it just lasted so long it became 10 years old.
Clearly not overcautious enough
No not at all. I mean if not for Walt there would of never been any suspicion of Gus by Hank
No. Him building a certain image of himself and maintaining it hid his dealings. Hank only started to think about Gus after Walter got drunk and shat all over gale's work. If gus started to buy stuff that a chicken place manager and owner shouldn't be able to afford, it looks odd.
Gus was hiding in plain sight for quite a while then Walter White happened.
No. While Gus's mode of operation didn't fool Hank. It did fool everyone else including the rest of the DEA.
Skyler's Jeep Commander is worth about $40-$50k today.
That grand Cherokee is worth about $80,000.
Which one?
The only one in the show, the woody Grand Wagoneer that Skyler drives and the one OP mentioned.
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1988-JEEP-GRAND-WAGONEER-277302
They're classic cars today. There's no way it was worth that much in the mid 2000s.
2008….
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This showing up on this subreddit is just perfect!
Volvo’s are stealth wealth. Safe and reliable (though newer Volvos have way more tech in them now drivetrain wise, but their stealth wealth factor is still prevalent today)
Him just going home then work was stupid. He could've sent him to weird shit if he went to groceries or something.
Well you don’t know if that was even him driving. Could have been Tyrus.
Was he cautious, at all? He wasn't openly gang connected like hector. He used an alt. Yet he doesn't just steer things, but carries hits out himself, and is also personally known to dozens of men on the streets as their boss? How are these things, as well as double agents, even secrets? Like is it really feasible that victor and tyrus don't have cousins and friends who have friends and cousins with relatives of, say, hector or arturo? Cops are also not all from richer backgrounds no? One would think that while proof is one thing, all gang life is an open secret. Yet none of the random freelancers peddling meth who have seen gus, also have friends who are beat cops? Is society that stratified, or is omerta and professionalism really a thing?
It's likely that Gus kept his distance from the street level but only directly intervenes if necessary. Jesse and the dealers, he did to prevent Walter from leaving. He likely wasn't aware that they were using kids and likely would have had Mike pay them a visit if they kept using kids because of the risk.
He almost certainly had them put the kid down
inertia
Meaning?