It does nothing for pride, but it shows you're smart. Gas ain't cheap. Your little shitbox will pay off while you fix up your pridemobile in the background. I'm not saying have one or the other. I'm saying have both.
very wise words here. I have a nice big block dart that i am building. its loud, fast and runs pretty damn hard. you know what i drive every day? a POS 97 nissan sentra. it has 3 different brand wheels on it and is down right ugly. it was wrecked so bad once it should have been totaled but i put a front clip on it. it has over 400k miles on it and i have changed the trans 3 times now. you know why i do all that work on that hunk of ****? because it gets 38mpg and i drive for 2 weeks on 40 bucks.