Better analogy: you'd think the same if he hadn't had the inside of the car steam-cleaned by a premium detailing shop - even though he achieved the same results cheaper by doing it himself.
If "spending money" is your major measure of a man, I pity the man measured.
If "spending money" is your major measure of a man, I pity the man measured.
Don't know why you'd say that. Just don't want it to smell of fast food and have to wait for him to move his junk out of the passenger seat to get in. Clean on the outside get extra points for nice manners.
That he actually planned the time together to be a bit special is thoughtful and makes a nice impression. (First date or after 20 years of marriage!) You don't need a lot of money for that, maybe just a little more creativity.
It's not the money spent or saved. It's the whole package. Wow, all this discussion from a "buy one entree at full price get half off the cheaper one" coupon on a first date!