I could care less about A/C and stereo and never ever on any of my cars will it ever be installed.....I don't like cluttered bullshit so no A/C, no power steering, no aftermarket radio and speaker nonsense, no power brakes......just simple badass......and all I can conclude from our differences of why one would and one wouldn't drive 50 miles one way each day is must be my cars are nicer and I want to keep them that way and you are right I do view them as King Tut's mask and I actually sleep beside my cars sometimes i'm so in love with them.
