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Originally Posted by john70t

The other 'arts' such as paintings keep going up and up into the stupidwealthyoldmoney range over time. Some would say it's a way of hedging fraudulent holdings against insurance companies which can't fold easily. Some would say it's a way of making illegitimate money legitimate. Regardless, you can't thrash a Vermeer stored away in a vault while a poofy blond does lines off the console.

Maybe they bought their childhood dream car and realized it dripped oil and needed a lot of expensive maintenance and parts are becoming increasingly rare and a treasure hunt with imbeciles and scammers.
Instead of checking that loose distributor cap most mechanics today are looking for that 16pin OBD2 port to plug into.
Add in stringent government inspection measures and it becomes a serious time consuming hobby other people do not appreciate as much anymore.
Even Corollas are faster these days.
Stinky rattly flimsy noisy little car. Who wants that? Bleh.

nominated for strange post of the year, or at least, a runner up.