I can understand that...
Its the reason I still have my 95 Bonneville SE, and this 95 Trans Sport SE... I also have an 03 SLE Bonneville( still pissed they quit making my Bonnevilles and Now Pontiac )GRRRRRRRRRRRR....
The Economy is not good, people here are dropping like flies, the housing market is headed down hill and will soon get worse with the space program headed out... I am not buying a new car now... I will keep what I have and Force it to keep going...
The van made a 2000 mile round trip a month ago... Went from here on the space coast to my hometown in West Virginia... My swapped Series III, and the 4T60E that had 20,000 miles on the rebuild that I did made it home and back with no issues at all... Didn't even burn a drop of oil...
The Van was given to me...I'll bet I have easily sank $1500-$2000 into it and that was to make the van drive, run and handle the way I wanted it to.. I have had it for 2.5 years and it has by far given me more service that I ever thought it could, so much so that it is my Daily Driver.. Its hauled everything... The other day it was hauling plumbing supplies( 10 Ft Sections of PVC Pipe )...... On and on..
At this point I won't be buying any cars either...