u/Exact_Organization84

I feel like when I was younger people who had fancy cars or sports cars had the reasoning of “I’m a car guy / I like this car” and no one batted an eye. But now all I hear about is depreciation , and judgement for purchases with “I love this car” not being enough to not be called dumb. I go on YouTube and it’s Dave Ramsey style “I would never pay that much for a car what a stupid decision for a depreciating asset” opinions . And even in person , I’m 28 with a HOUSE and I got called dumb for getting a project 3000gt , and that I could’ve invested so that I could get my dream cars at 70 years old with a walking cane 😭

So I live in CO and have a junkyard/pull and pay nearby and decided to check it out first time ever. Always thought it was a niche thing and people go there hoping to find a part for cheap off of cars just sitting around . BROTHER , there were 200 Mexicans with wheelbarrows just wrenching EVERYTHING off and hauling to the cars like an assembly line. Was straight skeletons of cars everywhere 😭. Is this the usual ? It kinda felt like they were stockpiling parts to resell vs grabbing a part or two for cheap replacement for their car. Did I have an unrealistic expectation thinking it wouldn’t be this way?