So, when you buy an older car from someone you aren't supporting the economy?
Hell, even if you were in the market for something newer (but not new) aren't you still supporting the local business man who owns the used car dealership? If you buy from a private individual aren't you supporting the economy so that person can pay his bills/buy more things?
When it comes time for parts and you buy AMD or Edelbrock or whatever, aren't you supporting the economy by making your purchases through Summit or Jegs or O'Reilly's or Advance?
The guy's a tool. You can tell him to join the board so we can all tell him he's a tool.