Foolish 20-something guy drops $90,000 on a muscle car; finds a happy ending and gleans invaluable wisdom years later: 'Lesson painfully learned'

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Feb 10, 2024 9:00 PM EST

Daredevils have a strange fascination with metal, speed, and being the coolest guy in the room. Like the Wright Brothers a hundred years ago, we've been continuously pushing the boundaries on the velocity and speed of our vehicles, toeing the line between an adrenaline rush, certain demise, and irresistible style. Now, in 2024, it's come to a head– muscle cars are a definitive symbol of frivolity, danger, and downright, dastardly coolness.

Our hero in this next story became a victim of the classic sports car sales pitch. He was promised fame, glory, and a hot new girlfriend in exchange for the wee, tidy sum of $90,000. Probably because his cerebral cortex wasn't even fully formed at the time, this 20-something-year-old dove head-first into the deep end of muscle car ownership, learning valuable and expensive lessons he'll never forget.

Keep scrolling to read all the dirty details to possible learn a thing or two from some other young cat's mistakes. It costs to be cool.

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