| your question. But I think I know what you're getting at: You'd like your sports car habit to be more financially responsible. It doesn't make much sense to keep $30K tied up in a depreciating asset that's just taking up garage space when you're starting to grow a family and trying to invest in your career or business. You may be at that point in your life where you have neither the time, the funds, nor the burning desire for speed and coolness that you once had. Your priorities have shifted. In other words, as you've observed, you're getting older. A less expensive toy might be just the thing you're looking for. You could sell the Supra, and buy a fun but cheaper toy -- or better yet, a series of toys that you can share with your kids, so they get introduced to some of your passions (e.g. boating, camping/hiking, biking, fishing, hunting). There are plenty of family-friendly alternatives to high horsepower sports cars. Or you could stick with sports cars, but keep it cheap so the kids can get involved. Let 'em get their hands greasy and learn from the experience. If you take that route, owning an older Z car gets you entree into a huge international community of friends who share your automotive enthusiasm. They don't all have a lot of horsepower on tap. But they're a fun group comprising all ages, incomes, and education levels. The Z community can complement your sports car habit with the kind of social interaction that helps strengthen family and business connections too. After a decade or two has passed and you've got your financial house in order (and the kids off to college and married), you'll be better able to afford to dive back into high performance, high horsepower sports cars. And your kids and wife might still even be happy to come along for the ride.
 
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