A woman has the right to expect that a man have the ability to at least support himself, in order to help her build a nest and feed the offspring, and that doesn’t make her the least bit materialistic. A single man who drives a beater is one or more of four things – a teenager, perpetually unemployed/bad with money, cheap to the point of being crazy, or divorced and can barely support himself – none of which are an appealing first choice to any woman worth having. Driving a newer car isn’t necessarily more expensive, and it’s usually smarter. We are talking about an Accord after all, not a Ferrari. I think the best way for a wealthy man to find a non-golddigger is to maintain a separate residence and car – say, a condo in a decent area and a… newer Accord.
No one (male or female) should be put down because they don’t want to drive around in a beater, for the same reason they don’t go around hugging the mentally ill homeless – it’s smelly and dangerous.
