LA Councilman Bernard Parks doesn't consider his taxpayer purchased $50,000 Lincoln to be a luxury vehicle so it's not an issue in a city with a 200 million dollar deficit:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/01/30/cbs2-investigates-taxpayer-funded-luxury-cars-for-la-city-councilmembers/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/01/30/cbs2-investigates-taxpayer-funded-luxury-cars-for-la-city-councilmembers/