[Akinari]

Originally Posted by GS8

Soon enough we'll say goodbye to manual transmissions and large displacement engines (save for sports cars, niche cars which will have their price premium).

Even more reason to invest in a large displacement N/A V8 car while they're still around

I daily commute from Coq to False creek. On some days, I lose count how many young people I see driving around in high end cars like they were an accessory rather than a purpose.

Perhaps if we were all suddenly given an bottomless foreign bank account, we would think the same? This is certainly arguable but nevertheless, if I were to own a high-end vehicle I would certainly treat the high-end vehicle ownership experience as a privilege that should be appreciated rather than just an accessory piece to fling around town while wrapping it up in gold chrome or a million stickers saying look at me and look at all the money I have!

But I like to thank fuck that I'm a car guy. When I see amazing examples of older cars in the CL good buys thread as well as the amazing examples kept by some of our RS peeps, I'm happy to now that I can still go out and buy an older car with everything I want and nothing I need without breaking my bank. And if / when stuff brakes, I don't have to worry about a MANDATORY trip to a dealership, all while knowing the bank still owns my car.

I always rant after downing a few