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

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Anonymous wrote:1. Driving a spotless, freshly-detailed car.
2. Refusing to drive a car with any physical damage, no matter how minor.

Example. We had friends over last night and the husband was teasing his wife for refusing to drive her SUV until he got it fixed because it had a huge scratch on it. You can tell she was raised in an affluent setting, very hoity-toity. It's not just her though, I remember hearing similar from my well-to-do grandmother about "not being caught dead" in a dirty or damaged car. And in the lineup at my children's private school, the cars are generally sparkling clean with glossy tires, and have no damage.

Where does this come from? Like they have a perception that dirty and/or dinged up cars are seen as low class?

1% problems? I thought everyone is broke now with all the Fed and contracting layoffs and all the rich surgeons and builders going out of business too?

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Anonymous wrote:We pay 70/month for unlimited inside+outside washes at the Flagship on Wisconsin. The washes are individually 30-40 each so it makes sense if you get your car cleaned at least twice a month.

I like cleanliness, we park on the street in DC, kids get our car messy, and we have an AGI
of ~610k. Call us new money if you want.

You have to park on the street? Ugh.

I am so proud of you for having a garage, what a huge life accomplishment.

We have one too, I’d just prefer to put a golf sim in it.

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Our HHI is over $1M and we drive average SUVs that are usually dirty and scratched up. We prefer to spend our money on other things.

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It’s that whole Kardashian new money aesthetic. Spotless luxury suv, spotless trainer sneakers, fashionable yoga outfit, designer sunglasses… to go grab a $15 smoothie. Regularly seen holding Facetime speaker phone convos while driving and in public.

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Anonymous wrote:Our HHI is over $1M and we drive average SUVs that are usually dirty and scratched up. We prefer to spend our money on other things.

our HHI is close to $3m and we drive nice cars

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$500k HHI and one kid in soccer. We have one 6 yo Subaru.

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If I see a car with dents and scratches I assume they have no insurance and/or no money to get it fixed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I see a car with dents and scratches I assume they have no insurance and/or no money to get it fixed.

I assume they are bad drivers too.

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Anonymous wrote:We pay 70/month for unlimited inside+outside washes at the Flagship on Wisconsin. The washes are individually 30-40 each so it makes sense if you get your car cleaned at least twice a month.

I like cleanliness, we park on the street in DC, kids get our car messy, and we have an AGI
of ~610k. Call us new money if you want.

You have to park on the street? Ugh.

I am so proud of you for having a garage, what a huge life accomplishment.

We have one too, I’d just prefer to put a golf sim in it.

Why is your golf sim outside?

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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.

For sure. Old money is driving a 15 year old Volvo.

...or an F-150. Read "The Millionaire
Next Door"...

Lol. That's not "old money".

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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.

If you drive a filthy minivan with junk food on the floor and under the seats I'm assuming you're a trashy low class person.

You won't get the chance because I don't let ugly souled people like you into my life.

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Anonymous wrote:We pay 70/month for unlimited inside+outside washes at the Flagship on Wisconsin. The washes are individually 30-40 each so it makes sense if you get your car cleaned at least twice a month.

I like cleanliness, we park on the street in DC, kids get our car messy, and we have an AGI
of ~610k. Call us new money if you want.

You have to park on the street? Ugh.

I am so proud of you for having a garage, what a huge life accomplishment.

We have one too, I’d just prefer to put a golf sim in it.

Why is your golf sim outside?

Not outside, it's a rowhouse with a detached garage. Pretty common in DC.

It's better that way as it doesn't bother the neighbors or wake my kids when I'm using it, and if I have friends or neighbors over in the evening we don't have to whisper.