well, in 2010 i was going to purchase a new diesel truck, but just could not stomach the cost. instead i paid about 14k for a 2004 diesel f350 with about 35,000 miles on it. had a sticker in glove box that read 58,000. i took the money i saved and added some more and bought a rental house for 130,000. rented that house out at $900 per month continually until last december. sold that house for 224,000. all profit as i had no loan. so on top of all the rent and the $94k profit on the house, i still have a diesel truck with 98,000 miles on ot thats worth about 15K.
i think this was a far wiser use of my money.
Can't argue with that!