You can only afford a 50 year old Dodge that isnt maintenance free...

Oh, I'm not complaining, just the opposite! Between an oil change, a carb rebuild, and a few things at the auto store, 5-6 bucks a week is great. I think us old mopar guys have it made by comparison. We can change points or a resistor and be on out way. The Ferrari guys, flatbed, dealer, bucks, bucks, bucks. I could not imagine these guys. It's worse than owning a German car out of warranty. Think Porsche and the $7500 dollar clutch replacement at the dealer.
Did commercial auto parts a looonngg time. One of my shop customwrs had an old lady customer,who owned a 55 T bird. Drove it 30 plus years,no problems. Decides to sell it,buy a new Audi TT Turbo AWD.... Drove it for two weeks,she smoked the clutch. The estimated repair bill,was well north of that price....OUCH! Warranties,have their merits...