Why are rich people, especially rich "soccer" moms so obsessed with...

[Anonymous]

Do you live in an area where a lot of UMC moms are realtors or interior decorators? Then they need to have a nice car for "work."

A freshly detailed car is like a realtor stereotype. Along with a fresh manicure.

[Anonymous]

I was raised poor, but my parents instilled the idea of taking care of our things, which includes ensuring our vehicles are clean inside and out. We get a professional detail once or twice a year. Beyond that, we wash the cars ourselves and have a dedicated vacuum in the garage.

I also work hard to keep our home clean, same principle. Taking care of one's things is a pride thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you live in an area where a lot of UMC moms are realtors or interior decorators? Then they need to have a nice car for "work."

A freshly detailed car is like a realtor stereotype. Along with a fresh manicure.

I’ve never used a realtor to buy or sell a house so I wouldn’t know.

[Anonymous]

Driving a filthy dinged up car makes you a target for profiling cops. Drug addicts and drivers with lapsed insurance and suspended licenses tend to drive filthy damaged cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone who is slow to fix dents etc, let me put in a plug for getting them fixed early. They because worse over time (rust, etc)

This. Small dents and little paint transfers are NBD to me but a dent or scratch that pulls the paint off, you need to get fixed. Not so your car looks "pristine" but because once the metal underneath starts to rust, it will get worse and worse and can become a problem that genuinely impacts the functionality if the car. It's worth a few hundred dollars to get it fixed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Driving a filthy dinged up car makes you a target for profiling cops. Drug addicts and drivers with lapsed insurance and suspended licenses tend to drive filthy damaged cars.

...and DUIs.

[Anonymous]

I’m rich and I don’t care about scratches or minor dents (looking at you, walnut tree).

But I have learned that I like to go get the $30 car wash where they vacuum and wipe the interior pretty regularly because I think my brain notices. In my 20’s my car was filthy. A relatively clean interior makes me a little more calm. And it forces me to tidy it first.

The exterior dirt I don’t care about until my vision is obstructed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure she was raised affluent? IMO, the people who are the most concerned about things like this are the ones who weren't raised wealthy and have something to "prove."

+1. Definitely new money not old money

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you live in an area where a lot of UMC moms are realtors or interior decorators? Then they need to have a nice car for "work."

A freshly detailed car is like a realtor stereotype. Along with a fresh manicure.

I’ve never used a realtor to buy or sell a house so I wouldn’t know.

It’s because they drive clients around to see houses. It’s part of the branding and the psychology like their clothes.

[Anonymous]

Dirty cars are gross. I would be soooo embarrassed to drive a dirty, beat up car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Driving a filthy dinged up car makes you a target for profiling cops. Drug addicts and drivers with lapsed insurance and suspended licenses tend to drive filthy damaged cars.

There seem to be very few truly dinged up cars in VA on the roads because we have a strict inspection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m rich and I don’t care about scratches or minor dents (looking at you, walnut tree).

But I have learned that I like to go get the $30 car wash where they vacuum and wipe the interior pretty regularly because I think my brain notices. In my 20’s my car was filthy. A relatively clean interior makes me a little more calm. And it forces me to tidy it first.

The exterior dirt I don’t care about until my vision is obstructed.

Where is this $30? A car wash alone is around $20.

[Anonymous]

I think this is a very specific type of wealthy person. I don’t even like driving at all. I’d rather uber/walk as much as possible. I wouldn’t be caught dead in some giant SUV in a school pickup line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Driving a filthy dinged up car makes you a target for profiling cops. Drug addicts and drivers with lapsed insurance and suspended licenses tend to drive filthy damaged cars.

...and DUIs.

You think moms with dirty minivans with crushed up goldfish and a pile of sports gear are getting profiled?

I have 3 kids who are in a lot of activities. Our minivan is often from ski trips or travel sports gear or our dog coming along with us on trips.

My car is a device to live our lives. People who are stupidly precious about a utilitarian device are strange. I wouldn’t even notice a scratch or dent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure she was raised affluent? IMO, the people who are the most concerned about things like this are the ones who weren't raised wealthy and have something to "prove."

+1. Definitely new money not old money

+100 It screams I am insecure about how others view me.