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I've had my share of cars in my life. The first car I ever purchased and owned outright was a 1980 Honda Civic that I bought off the street in 1992. I was 23 years old at the time. I'm almost 52 now. Including that Civic, I've owned a total of eight cars. My current car is a 2017 Mustang, and it's a great car. The last several cars I've owned have been four-door sedans. They were good cars, and nice to drive, but there's something about a rear wheel-drive "sports" car that's just so engaging. It's the Ecoboost model, so it doesn't have a big V8 in it, but that turbocharged 4-cylinder engine still puts out over 300 horsepower and that's plenty, thank you very much.

I put the word sports in quotes because, although this car is presented as such, it's really not. In fact, when you look at it's design and capabilities, it pretty closely fits the definition of a grand tourer despite not having the letters "GT" in its name.

When I bought the car, my initial plan was to keep for five years or so and get it paid off. After that, I'd keep it until I decided it was time to replace it, at which time I'd probably get an electric car. A Tesla is an obvious choice, but other manufacturers are starting to catch up and I'd consider all of them when deciding. Ford, in fact, has come out with the Mustang Mach-E which is giving Tesla a real run for its money now.

Then I bought an airplane.

I like having a good car that's comfortable and enjoyable to drive. It was my primary source of, I guess you could say, motoring fulfillment. But it just can't compare to piloting an aircraft. While having a good car is still important, and will become more so once I start commuting to work again, I can now look at the car as more of a tool to get the job done, and not so much as a source of enjoyment, because I now have a much better source for that enjoyment.

That, and I need to save the money for the plane....

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