Where does this notion come from that wealthy people don't drive nice cars?

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re fine driving an economy vehicle, do you man. But stop acting like you’re better for it. Loser behavior.

Everyone I know who claimed to be like this went out and bought nice new cars when they got a major promotion or inherited a large sum. It's impossible to live in an UMC area and not want a nice vehicle. Even if the man of the house remains low-key, the wife and kids won't be. When a wife spends hundreds of days in the drop off and pickup line seeing all of the other mums in Land Rovers, Audis, and Rivians, she's going to want one too. Nobody wants to stick out like they're some hick from the other side of the tracks.

My parents live in an enviable nice house in a neighborhood that usually makes the top 20 list of neighborhoods in the country. The country, not NoVa. Dad drives a 1990s era pick up truck. Mom has a decade old Dodge. Then again, mom has a science degree and doesn't care what the neighbors think because she doesn't think they are capable of thinking. She does make an effort to be mildly polite. Some people really have a radical disinterest in fitting in. Then again, that is hard for the fit-in crowd to understand.

My parents are soooo chill and non-pretentious… that they bought or custom built a mansion in a ritzy, “enviable” town (read with no minorities and no peasants). Your parents are smug and classist phonies.

I'll let mom know an emoji wielding stranger online called the daughter of the prague ghetto a classic phonie.

FYI, some people value stuff you don't. And we don't have peasants in this country.

But class obsessed types like to think that. Sorry. Must suck realizing people you hate can afford to buy stuff you envy, but genuinely don't care

This context does really illustrate the point.

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Anonymous wrote:The humble millionaire next door seems like nonsense to me; rich people are not driving 25 year old Volvo station wagons. And everyone with a nice new luxury car obviously isn't broke and overextended. I'm currently in a swank town and every car is a new Range Rover, Porsche crossover, Tesla, or Audi-BMW-Mercedes (they all look alike). The worst car I see are new Chevrolet Tahoes, which are like 80 grand. If that humble old money thing ever existed, it certainly doesn't anymore.

I would kill for a 25 year old Volvo station wagon.

Rich folks can afford anything. But the car manufacturers all produce indistinguishable crap today. If you have a decent vehicle now, there is zero reason to buy something new today. And don't even get me started on the people that choose Range Rovers or Jeeps.

You’re so full of crap. Nobody rich is driving an out of warranty piece of junk with gen 1 airbags that probably don’t even work. Rich value safety and their time.

You sound like you don't read much. As of 2026, Warren Buffett drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS. Known for his frugality, the 94-year-old billionaire rarely drives—only about 3,500 miles a year—and prefers to keep his cars for a long time, often viewing them as utility items rather than status symbols.

Love this. I’ll add it to the list of reasons I drive a 2014 vehicle (despite $5M NW)

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Anonymous wrote:The humble millionaire next door seems like nonsense to me; rich people are not driving 25 year old Volvo station wagons. And everyone with a nice new luxury car obviously isn't broke and overextended. I'm currently in a swank town and every car is a new Range Rover, Porsche crossover, Tesla, or Audi-BMW-Mercedes (they all look alike). The worst car I see are new Chevrolet Tahoes, which are like 80 grand. If that humble old money thing ever existed, it certainly doesn't anymore.

I would kill for a 25 year old Volvo station wagon.

Rich folks can afford anything. But the car manufacturers all produce indistinguishable crap today. If you have a decent vehicle now, there is zero reason to buy something new today. And don't even get me started on the people that choose Range Rovers or Jeeps.

You’re so full of crap. Nobody rich is driving an out of warranty piece of junk with gen 1 airbags that probably don’t even work. Rich value safety and their time.

You sound like you don't read much. As of 2026, Warren Buffett drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS. Known for his frugality, the 94-year-old billionaire rarely drives—only about 3,500 miles a year—and prefers to keep his cars for a long time, often viewing them as utility items rather than status symbols.

Love this. I’ll add it to the list of reasons I drive a 2014 vehicle (despite $5M NW)

Why does he need to drive? He just takes the PJ.

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Anonymous wrote:The humble millionaire next door seems like nonsense to me; rich people are not driving 25 year old Volvo station wagons. And everyone with a nice new luxury car obviously isn't broke and overextended. I'm currently in a swank town and every car is a new Range Rover, Porsche crossover, Tesla, or Audi-BMW-Mercedes (they all look alike). The worst car I see are new Chevrolet Tahoes, which are like 80 grand. If that humble old money thing ever existed, it certainly doesn't anymore.

Warren Buffett is well known for his frugality. He drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS.

I have a NW over $17M and drive a 2019 KIA Sorento and 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid. I just don’t care about my image and frankly don’t want people to know I have money by driving flashy cars. It gets me from point A to point B. But that’s me. Some people are all about their image and buying nice cars whether they can afford it or not. I don’t care.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of realtors in the DMV as well and those professionals needs a pricey car to impress their clients.

Doesn’t impress me. In fact, it’s a weeder for me. They are overpaid.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. I think DMV is very different than anywhere else in the country. There is a very real “millionaire next door” attitude, dating back to waspy ambitions.

Nearly everywhere else in the country, affluent Americans are driving nice cars.

+1 DC money is not showy and is more likely to be expressed in private school tuition and fancy vacations. This is not Miami or LA where people like to show off their expensive sports cars.

lol. Land Rover Bethesda is the top selling Land Rover dealer on the east coast.

The funny thing is Land Rovers are crappy cars

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Anonymous wrote:The humble millionaire next door seems like nonsense to me; rich people are not driving 25 year old Volvo station wagons. And everyone with a nice new luxury car obviously isn't broke and overextended. I'm currently in a swank town and every car is a new Range Rover, Porsche crossover, Tesla, or Audi-BMW-Mercedes (they all look alike). The worst car I see are new Chevrolet Tahoes, which are like 80 grand. If that humble old money thing ever existed, it certainly doesn't anymore.

Warren Buffett is well known for his frugality. He drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS.

I have a NW over $17M and drive a 2019 KIA Sorento and 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid. I just don’t care about my image and frankly don’t want people to know I have money by driving flashy cars. It gets me from point A to point B. But that’s me. Some people are all about their image and buying nice cars whether they can afford it or not. I don’t care.

NP. Can I ask what you do spend money on? Is there something that would give people a clue that you have tons of money?

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Anonymous wrote:The humble millionaire next door seems like nonsense to me; rich people are not driving 25 year old Volvo station wagons. And everyone with a nice new luxury car obviously isn't broke and overextended. I'm currently in a swank town and every car is a new Range Rover, Porsche crossover, Tesla, or Audi-BMW-Mercedes (they all look alike). The worst car I see are new Chevrolet Tahoes, which are like 80 grand. If that humble old money thing ever existed, it certainly doesn't anymore.

I would kill for a 25 year old Volvo station wagon.

Rich folks can afford anything. But the car manufacturers all produce indistinguishable crap today. If you have a decent vehicle now, there is zero reason to buy something new today. And don't even get me started on the people that choose Range Rovers or Jeeps.

You’re so full of crap. Nobody rich is driving an out of warranty piece of junk with gen 1 airbags that probably don’t even work. Rich value safety and their time.

You sound like you don't read much. As of 2026, Warren Buffett drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS. Known for his frugality, the 94-year-old billionaire rarely drives—only about 3,500 miles a year—and prefers to keep his cars for a long time, often viewing them as utility items rather than status symbols.

Warren Buffet is cool. If we had more people like that, guys who give their excess money to charities instead of hanging on to every penny as if they’re taking it with them, this country might even close the income gap that’s currently eroding our democracy.

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At a pretty exclusive beach community this weekend and all I see downtown and in driveways are new luxury SUVs. Someone should tell all of these people they’re broke posers.

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Anonymous wrote:At a pretty exclusive beach community this weekend and all I see downtown and in driveways are new luxury SUVs. Someone should tell all of these people they’re broke posers. :roll:

People who join exclusive beach communities would buy or lease these type of cars. You’re talking about a private beach club, right?