I have been thinking about this for a while now. Is owning a muscle car as a "hobby" really more expensive than other popular hobbies?
A lot of people on this forum easily have 20, 40, 60, even a 100 thousand or more in a cars. There is additional cost like insurance and fuel. But is that more expensive than fishing, golf or shooting/hunting?
Looking at some of my friends:
I have a good friend who fishes a lot. He has a nice bass boat and more tackle than any one man needs. He easily has 75 thousand or more invested in all that. A mack daddy new bass boat optioned up is 100K. I wont count the truck to pull it around because around here we all have a daily pickup.
Another friend golfs a lot. Sure his initial investment in equipment was low, probably a couple thousand. But an annual club membership adds up quick, over ten or fifteen years he certainly has spent the same type money or more, and I didn't touch on the "golf trips" he does.
I have some friends that are pretty serious sporting shooters. They have very nice guns and safes to keep them in. A few easily have six figures invested in equipment and ammo is like fuel, a constant cost to participate. A high end custom sporting clays shot gun can exceed 10K easy. Hunting, depending on the level and type can be done on the cheap. But if you want to hunt elk out west, those trips are 10-15 K a pop and add up quick.
So as expensive as a muscle car is, it is really right in line with other popular hobbies, right? Unless you have multiple cars, I think so.
I live in a very rural area, I don't want to talk about tractors, implements and other equipment required for farming and property maintenance... it can get on another level of expensive real quick!
A lot of people on this forum easily have 20, 40, 60, even a 100 thousand or more in a cars. There is additional cost like insurance and fuel. But is that more expensive than fishing, golf or shooting/hunting?
Looking at some of my friends:
I have a good friend who fishes a lot. He has a nice bass boat and more tackle than any one man needs. He easily has 75 thousand or more invested in all that. A mack daddy new bass boat optioned up is 100K. I wont count the truck to pull it around because around here we all have a daily pickup.
Another friend golfs a lot. Sure his initial investment in equipment was low, probably a couple thousand. But an annual club membership adds up quick, over ten or fifteen years he certainly has spent the same type money or more, and I didn't touch on the "golf trips" he does.
I have some friends that are pretty serious sporting shooters. They have very nice guns and safes to keep them in. A few easily have six figures invested in equipment and ammo is like fuel, a constant cost to participate. A high end custom sporting clays shot gun can exceed 10K easy. Hunting, depending on the level and type can be done on the cheap. But if you want to hunt elk out west, those trips are 10-15 K a pop and add up quick.
So as expensive as a muscle car is, it is really right in line with other popular hobbies, right? Unless you have multiple cars, I think so.
I live in a very rural area, I don't want to talk about tractors, implements and other equipment required for farming and property maintenance... it can get on another level of expensive real quick!
