Yesterday, while at the local California Tortilla, we spied a Maybach parked illegally in front of our local Starbucks. For those who have never heard of the Mayback, they are seriously rare and seriously expensive. It is a huge Mercedes-built luxury sedan for the uber-rich (background: the Maybach was Daimler’s response to BMW purchasing Rolls-Royce). While we ate, we watched out the window to see if the owner would appear, thinking it must be a Marriott (they’re local), a basketball player or a movie-star we would recognize. We never did figure out who owned it, but while we were watching a second Maybach drove by. Yes, there were TWO Maybachs. Unbelievable! It’s like the Queen of England and the Pope decided to meet in Potomac for a spot of tea.

What is particularly funny is that the second one, which I couldn’t get a picture of, was hideous. It was British racing green with cream side panels. And it was just awful looking. I searched Google images to try to find a picture of one with this color scheme but it was tough to find one. Apparently Maybachs are custom-built for each owner, so that color scheme was carefully selected by someone. Money does not buy taste, apparently.