I drive a 22 year old nothing special, original owner. That's four cars that I didn't buy, at 5 years, 10 years, 15 years and 20 years. Four expenses avoided, four consumptions of steel and other resources avoided. I get 36 MPG, plus or minus a few.

I don't know if that's lucky, but I think it's worked out very well.

I am, however, not rich.