As much as I'd like to buy a new car, the pleasure would only last a month. Total frustration would set in between 2-5 years.
I'm so discouraged by the way all manufacturers abandon their customers when it comes to parts and service.
My 1998 MKVIII (low 55K original miles) is impossible to drive...I keep buying used parts which last only a couple of years. My 2000 Ford Explorer is also failing door hinges, rear hatch latches, etc. (engine good with 210K miles though). My '89 Country squire is also getting arthritis in the door and rear gate mechanisms. All of this is very frustrating when I think of how easy it is to fix and parts sources for my '56 MKII's. Even my '59 and '55 Lincoln Capris are completely serviceable. Today's new cars are simply plastic throw-aways. And at $100,000.... an insult to the consumer. And it takes years to get acquainted with all the gadgets and be able to make efficient use of them before the technology changes. You might as well lease a car....with a driver.,,,or take Lyft or Uber for transportation and drive the antiques for pleasure.
K Colonna
C56A1773
C56B2131
C56D2636
C56C1917
1940 Continental Cabriolet H96983
1946 Continental Cabriolet H141036
1955 Lincoln Capri
1959 Lincoln Capri Sport Coupe
1989 Ford Country Squire wagon
1998 Mark VIII
1959 Heinkel Tourist skooter 103-A1