Completely right. Spend 2K on a car, and even if it costs you 6K a year in fuel and 1-2K a year in parts and maintenance, you'll still come out on top compared to a 30K car (i.e. a turbo diesel golf) over the course of about 5-7 years.
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Totally understand, luxuries zero, but she has got an electric window in the tailgate.
For a 25000klm year she'll use about $2100 in gas and in the last 4 years has cost about $1000 in new parts inc tyres total, about $100/year to service/tune and is incredibly reliable.
She's a bit of a head turner due to rarity as well
Dave