[fintstone]

I had a used MGBGT briefly when I was 19 or 20 and liked it a lot...so I wanted a British sports car with a little more power. My wife and I went down to the dealer in Denver to buy a new TR8 convertible...with cash in my pocket (reenlistment bonus). We looked young and poor...and showed up in my beloved but partially primered, hot rod '65 Mustang. Finally, after waiting for a very;ong time, we got a snooty salesman to come out and talk to us. He made it pretty clear that we were wasting his time. I asked him a couple of questions about the car and he just laughed and told me I could not afford one...and insulted my Mustang (incorrectly assumed I wanted to trade it, I guess)...telling me it was worthless junk (and seemingly trying to embarrass me in front of my very pretty young wife). We left and used the money to buy a house the next day (our first). Still own the house (rent it out now)...and it is worth about $300K now and we have collected more than $300K in rent over the years. Eventually traded the Mustang in on a new '83 Supra (great car in every way). Not buying the TR8 was the best investment I ever made.