Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
I used to enjoy driving older cars, but as they age they require more work. Taking a vehicle to a shop for everything quickly becomes cost prohibitive, so your forced to DIY. Driving an old car is pointless if your cost per mile is anywhere near a new one.
As I move on in life I find myself wanting to spend less and less time turning wrench's, washing and waxing cars, etc. I have significant social, family, and work obligations. Its kind of hard to fix a vehicle while working 12 hours a day, and on the weekends I much rather sail a regatta than wrench on an old work truck, or work on my boat.
Its a simple trade off really, money for your time. So as my business gets more established I'm falling into the new work truck ever 5 and lease a toy for 24 months. Basic work like changing the filters or oil is fun, real work like whacking out ball joints on a rusted A arm, nah not anymore.
By buying cheap, reliable used cars and doing basic maintenance myself, I will have much more money saved in retirement accounts vs owning a new car every few years. That money will compound and let me retire
years earlier. Time
is money and I plan on making the most of it.
12 hour days sounds horrible. I work 9s and have every other Friday off. I make less, but have that valuable time to enjoy life
Sailing would be awesome - just getting into SCUBA and love the thought of Channel Island weekend getaways on our own boat