You went form a Mustang to VW bug? Wow.
The quality of the Mustang (bought it new thanks to a very high paying job in High Screwel) was so horrible, the VW Bug was an upgrade in quality & dependability.
To this day, I regret not considering the Porsche 911 at “only” $5,000 sticker...after all, I was living in Hollywood (before it became Hollyweird).