What did you miss out on?

Ugh, bad memories.
1987, I was a jar head on Camp Pendleton. I had a 66 Belvedere convertible. the tranny blew, and I was about to deploy to Okinawa and Japan and had to get rid of it. I ended up selling it for $350.

1988, sold my 318 3 spd 70 Duster for 500

and I know it's not a mope. but in 1989, I blew the tranny of my 1966 Volvo P1800. on a young marines salary it took me 3 months of saving to get it rebuilt. I had to drop my insurance to afford it. as soon as it was fixed, I took it out for a test drive and was rear ended by 3 illegals in a 78 Chevy. totaled, and no insurance......