But then you have "experienced" (older) guys like me that have fiddled with cars for years, but have always been too thrifty for anything "really nice".
I had a pretty nice '69 Camaro for 17 years, big block/ nitrous, etc... a mid 11 second streeter. But I got bored because it had a 40 mile radius of comfortable driving. I didn't like to sit at shows all weekend, and what else do you do with it? So I sold it & bought a C-6 Z-06. Fun car, but really pretty boring too. It was fast, but didn't FEEL fast. Got tired of the various expenses (License fees, insurance, & depreciation) of owning that type of car & not driving it much. And it wasn't welcome at most shows & cruises. So I sold that too.
I decided a needed a comfortable old muscle car. Wasn't interested in spending 2 or 3 years building my own, so I went looking at Barrett-Jackson. I looked at quite a few cars, & every one was not quite right. Then I saw the car I bought & just had to have it. I spent a pretty penny, but got a car that would cost close to twice to build as what I spent. It was exactly to my taste, and had all kinds of jewelry, stuff I would never spend the money for. (i.e. $500 hood hinges-- are you kidding me?) It was built largely at DSE, and I figured that provenance was worth some extra dough.
So, I got a car I think is pretty great, got it immediately, and couldn't duplicate for what I spent.
Some of us don't have the patience, discipline, vision, or talent to build a high end car ourselves. But I CAN maintain, update, and enjoy the heck out of it. And in another year or so, it will FEEL like my own car.
Just my story, but I don't think I'm the only one.
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