Being
a real estate broker in Southern California for most of my adult life, I
always drove high-end cars. Started out with Cadillacs, and graduated
to Mercedes Benz. When I no longer sold real estate and didn’t need a
big vehicle, I purchased a Mercedes convertible and drove it for three
years.
About 20
months ago I sold it and purchased a very “unsexy” Subaru Forester
Touring SUV. Why? Because I’m 68 years old and choose to be more
practical.
So far
my expense for this vehicle has been zero, other than gas and one air
filter, and I’ve put a lot of miles on it with my road trips to Canada.
Subaru has even paid for my oil changes and routine maintenance. I’ve
had no problems whatsoever. I am able to transport larger items and even
help friends out. (Comes in handy for those big items at Costco, which I
purchase way too much!)
At this point in my life I’m no longer concerned with prestige. Been there, done that. Older and wiser.
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