>>28582948
You gain an ascended form of freedom knowing anyone that touches your car will automatically take more financial loss than you no matter the severity.
You only need to worry about tweaker trying to jack your car, nobody else wants it.
Every time you commute it's an adventure, there is inherit thrills riding around a clapped out jalaopy with every bolt ready to fly off at any second.
You save so much time not needing to keep the outside clean, and if you make the interior spotlessly clean you'll unironically impress women passengers by signaling rough external, clean interior vibes.
My first car was a 78 dodge aspen and I'm eternally thankful for that car through highschool. A lot of fun memories and intense situations on some them drives