I retired at 50 after 26 years in IT work, saving every dollar I could, driving cars I bought off the repo lot at my bank and modding a diesel truck to run off free vegetable oil I got from restaurants.
I decided I wanted a new car. My options were go back to work and get that awesome ZL-1 or to buy literally the cheapest car on the lot, the V6 and ski all winter and detail cars all summer.
I chose the V6!