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I'm a mid-30's guy stuck in low/middle management in a production facility, about to start grad school to find a way to make more money without babysitting over 100 people every day. Most of my employees drive very nice new vehicles, many costing over $40k. I drive a $1500 1992 Civic VX or a $600 1996 Geo Metro (1.0 5-speed) depending on what I have planned for the day. I like having a car that stands out in the crowd, is fun to drive (in it's own weird way), and is cheap. Never had a car payment, and I truly don't understand how people afford all these shiny new vehicles. I'd LOVE to own one, but the costs are just outrageous. I'd rather pump $40k into my old Civic and make it exactly what I want versus dumping the cash into a new vehicle with extremely expensive maintenance and 850 "improvements in technology" waiting to break.
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