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Message: <blockquote data-quote="71buickfreak" data-source="post: 2865277" data-attributes="member: 8373">For the folks that say it was a bad because he didn't buy a 60s model- While I love those too, what you don't get with one of those is daily-driver comfort. That doesn't mean you can't drive one daily, it means that things like wind noise, road noise, AC/heat, even ride quality all suffer because the older vehicles did not have nearly the same level of attention given to those areas. I build customs for a living, and you will never get a car from the 60s to seal up like one from the 90s or newer. That has value too.As a true daily driver, that can mean a fair amount to a prospective owner. The car in my avatar- a 1971 Buick GS convertible. I drove it daily for 6-7 years until I tore it down for a rebuild. That build has been done for almost 10 years. It is in the shop for a fresh build. It runs fine, suspension is still tight, but it has new rattles, replacement parts that have worn out, the new top seals leak (always have really), it just isn't built to seal up. I don't drive it daily anymore because I have nicer cars to drive that better than 12 mpgs. It's a 50k car easily, but it has 10 years on a restoration that has been driven across country and driven hard regularly. They just don't hold up to regular use. Also, tiny scratches and dings can really make you angry when you have 10k paint job, so you tend to enjoy them less.</blockquote>