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Originally Posted by ImportConvert All about mindset. My G20 is a throw-away car to me, but I maintain it and keep her running because she has utility. In some other

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All about mindset. My G20 is a throw-away car to me, but I maintain it and keep her running because she has utility. In some other countries, the president/ruling person would consider it his Airforce 1, lol.

Mindset and circumstance.
True, but I would argue that your mindset and ability to abandon the value of a ~$40k car would be limited by your wallet. In my opinion, I don't think owning a Porsche creates enough monetary distance between a 370Z to entitle someone to bill it as a "cheap commuter."
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True, but I would argue that your mindset and ability to abandon the value of a ~$40k car would be limited by your wallet. In my opinion, I don't think owning a Porsche creates enough monetary distance between a 370Z to entitle someone to bill it as a "cheap commuter."
It depends on if they own a Porsche and live in a shack, or own a Porsche in a garage next to a Veryron situated on a nice $20M Estate.

Any way you slice it, nothing should truly be viewed as throw-away unless you soon want to find yourself wishing you hadn't.
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It depends on if they own a Porsche and live in a shack, or own a Porsche in a garage next to a Veryron situated on a nice $20M Estate.

Any way you slice it, nothing should truly be viewed as throw-away unless you soon want to find yourself wishing you hadn't.
Absolutely, that's why I have a lot of respect for the people who keep something like a 1995 Accord in pristine condition. That mentality is a rarity.
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Absolutely, that's why I have a lot of respect for the people who keep something like a 1995 Accord in pristine condition. That mentality is a rarity.
Do you respect my flawless (for its age) 2002 G20?
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Haha definitely, I don't see many of those these days.
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