One thing me & my Sis have in common

I have just realized something about us lower-to-middle class Americans and why we love our cars.

I love driving my car. I find it very relaxing and luxurious. So, does my sister...she loves driving. Nowhere in particular...just driving/cruisin'.

If you think about it, the most expensive thing these people like us own is our car. Most of us pay rent to some asshat landlord whose apartment we live in, or even if you have a mortgage...it's one of those 30 year mortgages that you never really envision paying off (especially now).

And even if you have a loan out on buying your car outright (*raises hand*), your car loan is something attainable to finish paying. So, it's like our own personal miniature house we own...it's OUR domain. We don't rent it, we own it. We can basically do what we want with it. We can soup it up with a new engine, we can get it customized. It's easier/cheaper to clean/maintain a car than a house.

I know I love driving down a road to nowhere. It makes me wonder if I owned a house, flat-out, if I would feel differently about my car and about loving to drive so much. Wonder how much of that car love is psychological....hmmm.