Well, in my situation, for 50 years I bought used cars and learned how to fix them. One was a15 year old car bought for $100 and did ground up restorations and driving it for 10 years sold it for about $6,000. In late middle age and recently buying the 3 year old off lease lower mileage cars and driving those 10 years or more. I still have a 2006 sedan in perfect running order and appearance that I have personally maintained and repaired. I worked as a professional not in the trades, sometimes having to explain grease stained hands or cuts in the office. Last fall, I shocked everyone I know, I dipped into my retirement funds and bought a brand new Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet with virtually every option. Was almost the price of a house. My first new car. With sacrifice there should be reward! No regrets, an unbelievably fun car. Hopefully they will bury me in it.
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Well, in my situation, for 50 years I bought used cars and learned how to fix them. One was a15 year old car bought for $100 and did ground up restorations and driving it for 10 years sold it for about $6,000. In late middle age and recently buying the 3 year old off lease lower mileage cars and driving those 10 years or more. I still have a 2006 sedan in perfect running order and appearance that I have personally maintained and repaired. I worked as a professional not in the trades, sometimes having to explain grease stained hands or cuts in the office. Last fall, I shocked everyone I know, I dipped into my retirement funds and bought a brand new Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet with virtually every option. Was almost the price of a house. My first new car. With sacrifice there should be reward! No regrets, an unbelievably fun car. Hopefully they will bury me in it.
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