I know real rich people and I know "fake" rich people, there is a great difference between them. The first being very discreet, educated, and smart about their wealth something you clearly know nothing about given your posts and rebuttals on the MR forum.
Agreed. One of my best friends comes from a very well-off family. His dad *just* upgraded from the E39 528 he's been driving for years to an A4, even though he could easily run around in something like an S6. It's being smart with your money, and not blowing it on a depreciating asset. That's what *smart* wealthy people do.
Then you go to various parts of the island where you see someone with a meh house and F-plated Mercs/BMW's in front, or the people with stripper-model 3-series/A4/C-class "balling on a budget". Very notable in DDO, where I see small properties with Jags & Mercs parked in front, or when you go to Lachine/Lasalle.
Of course, you could always go to Cote-St-Luc if you want people with money and no taste - watching soccer-moms in X5M's who can't drive worth a damn in snow is hilarious. Have another friend who lives there, and while I can't repeat his descriptions of these people, suffice to say that I lump them in with the "nouveau-riche" category
*answer to OP*
1) Taxis. Literally worse than letting a 10-year-old with downs who's only ever played Mariokart 64 behind the wheel of an Excursion.
2) Mazda 3 drivers. If you see a Mazda3, 10:1 odds it's driven by a young guy, weaving through traffic thinking he's an F1 god, plastidip on some part of it, and usually stickers on the rear hatch.
3) Civics. Same as Mazda3, except cheaper level of entry. New Civics aren;t as bad for the most part, but damn, when I see an EK/EG, that car is being driven as though the guy thinks it's Grand Theft Auto.
Honorable mention to Soccermoms in SUV's & Minivans who think they're commanding a landing craft during Normandy, as well as contractor driving full-size vans who change lanes at random with no blinker and without looking, and then switch to straddling lanes for the next 3 km.