Why do you drive your truck?

[ubtripn]

So my son asked me why I drive my 68 instead of a car with better gas mileage or a new truck like my wife's F250 Diesel Cowgirl Cadillac? I actually had to think a little. I told him:

1. I like driving something I can work on.
2. It takes me back to when I was younger.
3. No payment covers the cost in gas.
4. It gives me something to tinker on.
5. I like the feeling of driving something I have "made my own."
6. It's just plain cooler than the new trucks.
7. The quality is better. (Performance may be another story but there are no computers")

It's definitely not for the resell value because I doubt I could get back what I have put in it. And even with high gas prices I feel like I deserve to drive it. I have earned it in a way and it feels like the engineers designed a truck that fits all of my personal specifications and preferences. They got it almost all correct. Closer than any other truck has even come close to.

Lastly - It doesn't cost the equivalent of a small house in Idaho.

Why do you drive yours?

(I'm sure this has come up in the past but his question really made me think.)