Are we getting more for our money??

TrailBeast said

I built my Dart bumper to bumper, literally bolt by bolt inside and out.
We took it on a really long trip that was 17 hours one way.
I was a little nervous about it at first, but then realized I knew every part of the car and if it came down to it I could fix or replace anything over a weekend in a hotel room.

It does have power steering, power disc brakes all around, a nice Bluetooth capable stereo, overdrive, as well as navigation.
Just recently added AC.

I wouldn’t change a thing on my daily driver.
Everyone else in my family drives newer vehicles, and my car has rescued most of them at one point or another.

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i'm of a similar mind. i built my car out end to end, leaving no bolt untouched and selecting parts on the merit of function and availability. it's just a hot 318 4bbl with a 727, 8.75 and 73~76 discs up front. i (likely) won't win any drag races, but it can do a burn out and it'll get a speeding ticket in any state.

i've driven that car across the states several times, to points north alaska where the road ends and to el arco in baja. from sea to shining sea, camping high in the mountains, across scorching deserts and driving midwestern rains; racking hours upon hours of open highway or tedious technical driving up the winding highway 1 of the coast.

thru all of that all i had was a milk crate with some spares-- carb, dist., plugs, wires, a waterpump, alternator, ECU & volt reguator, some gaskets, hoses and belts along with my tool box. and in 27 years it's only left me on the side of the road once.

i daily a 23 year old truck these days-- i mean, i can't be throwing rear ends and engine blocks into the back of a fastback anymore-- but i know that i could get in my barracuda tomorrow, hit the key and drive to new york without a second thought. and wouldn't hesitate to either.