I was going to come back home and get it for use after tech school (1982) but my mother sold it without my knowledge. To say I was pissed is an understatement. I was furious! My need to purchase another vehicle led me down a path of financial hardship that I still deal with to this day.
“My need to purchase another vehicle led me down a path of financial hardship that I still deal with to this day.”
Oh man, I have seen this time and time again. Once you pull that trigger to buy one on credit it becomes a perpetual cycle and you never do get solvent.
The newest two generations have just made a lifestyle out of this. They are basically going to lease/rent a vehicle for a monthly credit payment all their lives and never actually get one paid off.
And part of it is their own fault for participating in our current “throw away economy”. I have seen them trade a car in for a newer one just because the one they have needs a new set of tires. Their thought is “the payments a month are the same, but I get a new set of tires for free”.
No you are not getting a new set of tires for free... Too even think so is the stupidity dealers are hoping for. lol
But that is the current mindset of this current throw away economy we live in. Even many our age are falling for this same trap and mindset and trade in for a new one every year or two.
“I own a (make, year, model) and boasting about it because of how rich I am. No you don’t, umless it is paid off the bank or dealer owns it and you own absolutely nothing yet.
And what you just sold your soul for is now worth 50% less than what you will be paying for it as soon as your drive it off the lot. Truly not a very wise investment at all...