I was all excited about this thread when I first read it. You know that feeling, right? I had just bought what I thought was an expensive car a couple years back, so I felt I could relate. 2 yo. C.P.O. with warranty, first car I spent more than TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS on, to me that was expensive, lol. Then I realized I'm of by an order of magnitude from you guys, lmao. 150k, 200k. Still, I detail it myself once a week if not twice a week. I try to keep it looking nice and I maintain it. But when I'm out, I can't worry about it too much. Shit's gonna happen. I've never valeted it, but at least I feel proud driving it up to the strip club in the flats in cleveland instead of my old beater. So the shit's for me, not what "she" thinks. I don't care what see thinks. I've gone through that calculus and I am over it.
@vantablack
I'm a car guy, but I'm more on the "Roadkill" pricing scale. I can't imagine corvettes and newer cars with 500+bhp factory engines. I'm still on the low end, but I do do all of my own maintenance, upgrades, repairs, etc.myself. I have a fox body 5.0 liter 5-spd mustang, the ones with 200 bhp that you put down in another thread. Had it for a little over 20 years, bought from the original owner. Nothing special. But for now, it's what I have. I keep meaning to buy more speed parts for it but it's been stalled for the last 16 years. It's been stored outside in Cleveland weather so she's not looking so pretty anymore. I'm still a car guy, even though I don't have 0-60 mph times or the bhp numbers you all have. So there's not much to brag about, least not here. Other than to say I still have my teenage car. Not many guys can still say that. Well, that and $20 will buy a lap dance. ;)
I still have to laugh again about me thinking $10k was an expensive car, lol. I keep forgetting you guys live in a different world than me. Damn, I need a new job.