Only in my dreams. Actually, I found a photo of the exact make and model on the Internetz. It had an add-on AC that required the sacrifice of the glove compartment, automatic transmission (boo!) but a manual choke!!
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Yeah, I forgot that the appliances were an extra 20k
We had some structural work that wasn’t really a surprise . We had to replumbing the whole house as the galvanized pipes were starting to fail and a lot of electrical work to bring it up to code. Which kind of surprised us because we have solar panels so we thought we would be okay on that one. The asbestos tile in the basement bathroom and the main line out that was tiled over in that bathroom. That bathroom in the basement was my nightmare
And of course I fell in love the the more expensive quartz countertop. And the good the glass backsplash tile. . .
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LoL. My first car was a, IIRC, a 1974 Civic. No AC, no FM radio, stick shift.
The battery died at some point and as a poor soldier, instead of replacing it, I did the Fred Flintstone method - it was so light that I could get it moving with my left leg, and pop-start it in 2nd gear, or in reverse, depending on which way I was going at the time.
I ran that thing from 90K miles where I bought it to 160K miles, and sold it for $600 more than I paid. The soldier (co-worker) who bought it was the one who drove the price up to $1500 - he just needed a car really badly and kept bidding me up as I said “No” and finally said “Yes”.
My next car was a 1980 Chevy Cavalier, bought it from a sergeant I worked with, also stick but at least it had AC and FM radio (that year and maybe a couple years bracketing it either way, GM shamefully made the “Cadillac Cimarron” with nothing more than to distinguish it from the Chevey but leather seats and the Caddy badge up front).
It was weird working in the Army mechanic’s shops on ,my Cavalier next to some Officer working on his “Cadillac Cimarron” and having them have nothing different except the leather seats!
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My first car was a used Suzuki Alto I probz got for $5,000. Stick shift was… standard bah-dum-tsss back then, no a/c was also standard. It was the perfect car for pizza delivery until it died on me.
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My first car was a red 1966 NEW Mustang. $2,250 total price! I stupidly bought a stick and then thought I might not catch on on how to drive it! It lasted me 5 years, automatics ever since.
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After reading about $35K and $125K, I’m not even going to complain about burning up my $300 tile saw on this granite tile ($2/square foot on sale).
I think cutting granite was a little too hard on it, but it did finish the job – barely.
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Looks great! And so much $$$ saved!
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I still have my 1998 Isuzu Hombre work truck – $8,400 on the road. Its had a hard life, but still starts every time I turn the key!
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Price + interest, of course.
Sweet Stuff, Dan!
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When I read the OP I checked the current KA prices; I wasn’t sure it was so out of line
Here’s my MIL’s KitchenAid, which I use with reverence when I visit.
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I personally won’t buy it, but I also don’t see a huge problem with this. It is more expensive, but not crazy more, right? KitchenAid is already expensive. I see this being similar to someone wants to have a special theme Le Creuset cookware or special edition of basketball shoes.
I know it seems expensive but there are far worse way to waste money. Now, I personally think getting glass cutting board is worse choice, but you never know if someone has a specific need for a glass cutting board anyway.
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My first car was a Mustang, in truth owned by my father. When I went to college; a VW. Which was wrecked when, parked on the street, it was hit by a guy in a stolen car being chased by the police. Then a Chevy Nova, also with manual transmission. Then the Volvo. I learned to drive manual transmission in a 1946 Ford. Three on the column, no radio, no turn signals, no power anything. And I was taught by my mother … who could drive anything
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What a Ferrari cost in 1960.
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Me, too. 1972, 302, bronze, auto, high back pleather seats. Kept it through law school.
A summer job coworker rescued a group of baby rabbits, and put them in the car. It took me a looooong time to get them out from behind the dashboard.
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Youngster!
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had a ‘63 chevy nova, 3 on the tree. perfect urban assault vehicle for boston — finally died in ‘86
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It’s beautiful. It’s sooooo impractical though. While I would love to have it in my kitchen, I can’t see spending that much on anything but a Pro level mixer.
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1973 VW Bug (blue) $75 was my first ride. I never noticed the holes in the wheel wells until I was driving my girlfriend to homecoming in her new dress and we went through a deep puddle. Shot up like a geyser, the water did. Replaced that bug with a '74 for $150. Both got a little cool in winder; but reliable rides, those old bugs.
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My uncle’s old 3-on-tree van had holes you could lose a leg through. Very utilitarian vehicle, it only had a driver’s seat. Anyone else riding in it sat on milk crates. I mostly learned to drive on regular highways and city streets using this vehicle when I was 13 or so.
Before that (maybe age 10 up) was farm trucks and mostly just in fields, or if between fields, a short drive on rock & tar roads.
