Normal for luxury owners to treat them like disposables?
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Today I drew up at the lights beside a prominent property developer, and noted his new black Merc SLS looked distinctly uncared for with dust and bird droppings. My dealer mentioned that his new Roller also has curbed wheels and some scratches.
It seems to be typical of high end owners. I rarely see a well cared for Aston either. Instead most are unwashed and curbed, some quite badly. One DB9 that I pass regularly has never washed his wheels and are black with dust.
And about half of the luxury cars I have owned, including late model Bentley Continental GTs (one a 2012), Aston Martins (3) and a supercharged Range Rover have not have their servicing schedules adhered to. My current, just-bought 2007 DB9 was last serviced in 2010, but with only 3k miles done in that time maybe that was a contributing factor.
What is it about these owners that cause them to treat their cars this way? Is it because they'll hit the 3-year lease/warranty period and quit them, therefore having no need to worry about the mechanicals?
Or are the cars just status symbols and to care too deeply - with highly polished surfaces and other signs of pride of ownership - is simply not in their nature?
These are probably the same captains of industry who insist on having empty desks and are hugely productive in every way, yet their cars look like rubbish.
Quite a puzzle.
It seems to be typical of high end owners. I rarely see a well cared for Aston either. Instead most are unwashed and curbed, some quite badly. One DB9 that I pass regularly has never washed his wheels and are black with dust.
And about half of the luxury cars I have owned, including late model Bentley Continental GTs (one a 2012), Aston Martins (3) and a supercharged Range Rover have not have their servicing schedules adhered to. My current, just-bought 2007 DB9 was last serviced in 2010, but with only 3k miles done in that time maybe that was a contributing factor.
What is it about these owners that cause them to treat their cars this way? Is it because they'll hit the 3-year lease/warranty period and quit them, therefore having no need to worry about the mechanicals?
Or are the cars just status symbols and to care too deeply - with highly polished surfaces and other signs of pride of ownership - is simply not in their nature?
These are probably the same captains of industry who insist on having empty desks and are hugely productive in every way, yet their cars look like rubbish.
Quite a puzzle.
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