[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by mattdavis11

The gas station clerk brought out my normal reaction yesterday.

Him: Wow a Porsche, what year is it?
Me: A 1983
Him: I bet it's expensive.
Me: It's really not.
Him: When did you buy it and how much?
Me: Almost eight years ago, it was only a $2500 car, probably still is.
Him: That cheap? How many miles are on it.
Me: I'll have to guess, near 200K. Odo's been broken for over 11 years.
Him: Damn, must be expensive to keep on the road then, huh?
Me: Not really. Parts aren't free, but they're not that bad, and I do the work.
Him: Right on.
Me: Yep.

I'll confess, I pissed and moaned about having to replace a $12 ignition switch when one shat the bed after a month of service. I guess I'm fortunate though, mine doesn't break on me much.

A guy pulled up next to me at work.

Him: Damn, what are they paying you to drive a Jag?
Me: You could buy 4 of these for what you paid for your Pathfinder.
Him: What? Really?!

People are stupid. When my wife worked, she didn't get a single comment when we bought her a new 4Runner, $34k sticker price. But everyone had something to say when she pulled up in my 10 year old, $7500 BMW 540i.