> This pretty much implies Well, according to you. I didn't read it that way at all. avryhof drives a beater car, but the loss of status that might imply does

> This pretty much implies Well, according to you. I didn't read it that way at all. avryhof drives a beater car, but the loss of status that might imply doesn't mean much to them because it's just a way of getting from A to B. That doesn't remotely say that everyone else uses their car as a status symbol, just that driving a beater often implies low status or poverty. I drive a beater car -> I don't mind that it's not very prestigious -> It's just transport.