Is money a DHV? Of course it is. But if you're really looking to be "higher value", you should be able to go around in a rusty van which stalls on every corner and still come across as attractive. Isn't the whole point of game to not need gimics such as a nice car or Brad Pitt looks?
I drive my dad's '97 corolla. That's not exactly a ferrari. But I'm also young so I like to use the line "I like driving this car because it looks as if it's actually mine

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Obviously though, different scenarios are for different people.