Did any of those cars lack wheels and sit on blocks? In the front yard?
Heh no they were all perfectly running, but all 10 to 20 years old. 5 cars. Two daily drivers, one van, one truck, and one extra that got handed town to me when my mom bought a new (to her) daily driver.
By the time I was 18 I owned two cars free and clear, not counting the one handed down to me.