People who love money own and drive classic cars

I hate car payments, always felt that paying for something that is getting less valuable every day is counterintuitive. At today's prices for newer cars, I will never spend as much in gas for my older, less economical cars as I would in monthly payments for something newer, plus I still have to pay for gas, insurance, and maintenance.

My dad used to constantly give me grief about my old cars, one day I made the argument above with him, using his recently purchased year old car compared to my 70 Dart. I spent money on my car as I could afford it, never owed a nickel on it, did everything except the quarter panel replacement and paint, and still had less invested in it than what his car's purchase price was. He never brought it up again.

So when I need to replace one of my vehicles now, I find something that suits my needs at a price I can afford, dip into my savings, and never look back.

I have owned a couple of late model muscle cars, and did enjoy them, but reality is I don't need a $20k car just to get to work and back.