Just wondering why people continue to buy vehicles that get poor ratings (Range Rover, Hummer and so on)?

Do people ever check ratings such as Consumers Report,vehicle magazines and/or the internet for information on the vehicle before buying a problem child?Just wondering why people continue to buy vehicles that get poor ratings (Range Rover, Hummer and so on)?Range Rovers and Hummers are bought to show a persons status in society, not how intelligent they are.Just wondering why people continue to buy vehicles that get poor ratings (Range Rover, Hummer and so on)?it's called personal choice -do you live in a glass house???Just wondering why people continue to buy vehicles that get poor ratings (Range Rover, Hummer and so on)?It's more dollars than brain cells.