Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 19:18     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Anonymous wrote:If I've learned anything from DCUM it's that ACTUAL rich people drive beater cars and wear old clothes with holes in them. So maybe you are projecting a wealthier image by having your old car. Think about it.


Broke people say this just to make themselves feel better. It's not true. All the verifiably wealthy people we know drive, at worst, brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee ($50K) or Volvo XC90 ($55K) or Tesla Model 3 ($60K) or Audi Q7 ($65K). They're wouldn't be caught dead in a decade old Toyota s***box worth less than 10 grand.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 17:54     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Really, you think your car is the issue?
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 17:51     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?

Since it’s low-mileage, why don’t you get the dings removed and paint professionally touched-up? It will look so much better!
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 15:14     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Growing up I had my share of rich friends but that didn't affect the way I look at my own (frugal) parents and other friends' families. Now that I'm financially independent, I'm starting to find out that those friends who families don't flaunt as much were in fact {multi}millionaires.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 14:27     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Anonymous wrote:OP, we have old cars so I get it. As long as they don't look like they've been in accidents, where the safety of your driving would be questioned. In Va a new Safety Inspection sticker on the dashboard once a year is required so it's known all is in working order. Don't know if Md has the same. Lots of people in snowy areas own a Snow Queen they call it. A beater car for driving in the winter months - salt on the roads and greater likelihood of mishaps. The nicer car is left in the garage.


Maryland does not require an annual state inspection and if you've kept up with the news, Virginia may not much longer either. The OP is worried about her daughter being embarrassed being picked up in a 10 year old car, not an unsafe car.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 12:06     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
OP, we have old cars so I get it. As long as they don't look like they've been in accidents, where the safety of your driving would be questioned. In Va a new Safety Inspection sticker on the dashboard once a year is required so it's known all is in working order. Don't know if Md has the same. Lots of people in snowy areas own a Snow Queen they call it. A beater car for driving in the winter months - salt on the roads and greater likelihood of mishaps. The nicer car is left in the garage.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 12:05     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Get a Tesla, problem solved.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 11:45     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Nobody cares anymore. It's like nobody cares about you getting new Nike shoes. You talk about cool experiences and not stuff.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 11:23     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
OP here. I am so happy to hear this. DD is lonely in MS so wanted to make sure we weren’t contributing by driving DH beloved Camry. I just wish it wasn’t Teal!
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 11:07     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Anonymous wrote:If I've learned anything from DCUM it's that ACTUAL rich people drive beater cars and wear old clothes with holes in them. So maybe you are projecting a wealthier image by having your old car. Think about it.


Hey, I've learned that too! Only the nouveau riche have new cars!

Actually another thing I've learned on DCUM is that a neighborhood with million-dollar houses is just a regular old decent middle-of-the-road neighborhood.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 11:02     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
If I've learned anything from DCUM it's that ACTUAL rich people drive beater cars and wear old clothes with holes in them. So maybe you are projecting a wealthier image by having your old car. Think about it.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 11:01     Subject: Re:Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Anonymous wrote:If you want a new car, get a new car. But the middle school carpool line isn’t a reason.


+1 Sounds like you are concerned about appearances and trying to use your DD as a scapegoat, OP. Nobody cares about your car. And in this area, "$1M homes standard" areas aren't the tony neighborhoods. I do not believe that yours is the oldest/most beatup car by far. You live in a decent, middle-of-the-road part of town and Toyota Camrys are about the most decent, middle-of-the-road care imaginable.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 10:58     Subject: Re:Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
If you want a new car, get a new car. But the middle school carpool line isn’t a reason.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 10:56     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
Oh, FFS.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2020 10:56     Subject: Are we driving a beater car? Does it place a shadow on MS DD?
We have a 10 year old Toyota Camry, low mileage runs fine, looks terrible b/c when we lived in apartment garage parking resulted in dozens on dings and scrapes which we cover with touch up paint.

DD is in MS, and we live in a tony inside beltway neighborhood ($1M homes standard) and at car pickup we are in the oldest most beat up car by far.

DH says kids these days don’t care about cars and no one cares as long as car is clean for carpool is he right?