Originally Posted by
onehundred80
The '66 Mustang he insists we keep in the garage for him to fix up is a pie in the sky idea I think.
How do you propose to rebuild something complex when you do not even know how to operate it
Thats too bad, hopeully there are other interests you share. My father was the one who got me hooked, at one point having 7 cars when he and my mother were the only people in the house of license age...
Originally Posted by
JHM2K
- Increasing pressure from leftist educational facilities to use public transit and "green" transportation.
We can thank Gran Turismo for that car's fame... LOL
"latest/greatest" of everything, or simply go without. God forbid you be seen with a three year old iPad...
I agree 100% with your thoughts on the matter, John. Most especially about the latest and greatest. Molly and I are under 30 (her morso than I, but I digress) and we have three cars and what we consider to be a nice home. We go on vacations and do most things within reason we would like to. Neither of us have trust funds or parents bankrolling our every move. Nonetheless, the only debt we have is our home, and I have 30% equity, which is more than I can say for many in the current economic situation.
We are also reasonable, I have a XF for a fun toy, not a CTS-V. Our cars are 2004-2005 model years, but IMHO better kept and nicer looking than many of our counterparts with much newer vehicles having costly monthly payments to deal with. I still thank God everyday for what we have and realize we have another 50+ years to get where we would eventually like to be, but we do not need to keep up with anyone 30 years our senior or with lots deeper pockets. We are certainly having a great time along the way, and cars have played a large part of that for me...