Really? I’d say if someone is pulling down a quarter mill+ a year before stock options, buying a Jaguar X-type really isn’t that extravagant at all… especially when your division is leading the company in profits and growth. Most of the people two or three levels down from him drive more expensive cars than an X-type (A6s, 5-series, etc). I question the spending priorities of many coworkers, but I don’t think for someone at his level, an X-type was even the least bit out of line.
Now the people that I know pull in less than me per year, then ask me when I’m going to lease a BMW 5-series or Lexus ES or Audi A6 like them to replace my (in their words) “POS Ford”, well - THOSE people I question their spending priorities. But they’re free to waste money if they want. I know my 13 year old Ford runs fine. 