I just gotta chime in here since I might have a dang good original answer. First off I bought my dream car. I was a child of the 80's and when everyone else had the Lambo Countach and Ferrari Testarossa posters on their walls, I had the General Lee. I also have excellent credit and have'nt charged a dime on the card for parts. I got married to a wife who also works and loves our Charger, have a teenager and bought a house. Our daughter works and goes to school. She buys her own stuff so she will NOT rely on mommy and daddy's magic money tree when she moves out. I have a nice collection of tools and a crapload of patience. I've been working on 1 car for the past 15 years only on weekends (family time is important!!) and it'll be ready this Christmas. Did I mention this was my dream car? I have sunk 65K into it, I am 44 years old, and will probably have another 20K into when I die.
So, buy your dream car, don't go into debt by keeping up with the Joneses, don't spoil your kid, have patience and an understanding wife who loves the car as much as you do. Oh yeah...plan a budget and then triple it. This hobby ain't like stamp collecting!! Good luck!!
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68 Charger, 440SC, EFI, 6-speed
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