My neighbor is crazy!

seadoug

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Texas
In a good way. Sorry if this was not what you expected.

He is a 73 year-old retired dentist who sold his dental practice. He designed his house in our neighborhood almost 30 years ago. He has a few years old Mazda CX-5 as his daily driver. Decent car. Nothing extravagant. It sits out on the street. He uses it for errands.

But in his garage he has a 2022 mid-engine Corvette convertible in red. And a '65 Corvette convertible, also in red.

He also recently bought some type of vintage Chevy muscle car in red and white. It is housed in a storage facility.

He loves to tinker with these cars, and his garage is nicer than our kitchen. I hear his '65 Corvette leave the neighborhood on a Sunday due to its loud exhaust.

I put about 4000 miles per year on my one car, so I can't help but wonder how often he can actually drive these cars. My only thought is that he loves cars, and since vintage cars continue to increase in value he has chosen them as an investment.
 

My guess is he just loves the cars. They are a risky investment, and can't just be allowed to sit for years like most investments.

Me, I drive a monster 3rd hand Lincoln, because Tucson is a fun town if you don't care about your car. I have had it for 6 years, and I have not yet been arsed to take it through a car wash. I mean, it's Tucson, right? The car is dusty again before you're halfway down the block from the car wash.

I share the driveway with Hamish and my father, of course, plus our wives and all 4 kids (this is why I live out in the desert; we need a lot of driveway). Hamish changes cars annually. Not because he likes new cars, but because he is a legendarily bad driver and has never met a ditch or rock face he didn't like.
 

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