my reply to an e-mail.

[Rawze]

There is nothing wrong with driving what you love and can be proud of... But you should absolutely know what that is costing you so you can either justify it to yourself, or be prepared for the losses that might come with said "proudness".

Personally, I prefer to be proud of squeezing as much long term money as possible out of what I do, putting it in the bank so that I can spend it however I like instead of having to shell it all back out in operating costs. For this reason, big flat nose trucks, Volvo's, and anything with a lot of chrome on it flying down the highway at 70+ mph is just plain ugly and nothing to be proud of to me.