To answer your question as directly as I can - I'm single, have a dog, and am reasonably judicious with what I spend my money on. I never took really extravagant vacations, other than going to Maui (surprisingly inexpensive from the West Coast) every February from 2009-2013, and I rarely splurge on really expensive…

Have your seen In Bruges??

By altering their priorities. A trip with a lot of flights in it like this one can be very expensive, but a trip with one flight, a backpack and subsequent land-based travel can be cheaper than staying home.

I'm the guy who took the trip. Feel free to fire away with questions / insights / criticisms. I'll expound on a couple of things first based on early responses.

You're wrong says 3 out of 10 owners. (I just made that up because buying a Corvette isn't a mistake if you can afford it)

Yup, going to see the world is a lot better than buying a Corvette.

You can do it the expensive way or, throw on a backpack, and do it the cheap way like Chris is: http://chrisbrinleejr.kinja.com/

Do you know someone that would take an impromptu 80 day trip around the world? Sounds like he was doing some soul searching, in which, company is not exactly necessary.

Unless his goal was to find himself. Having someone else along could have just stunted the personal growth he experienced.

Traveling along is often far from lonely, it sort of forces you to make friends along the way.

"Never thought I'd miss that Q50, but here we are"

"Also, that VQ exhaust mmm."

How about we replace it with a real, modern day version of a Bugatti? Something like... I dunno... This?

Because diesels have a large up front cost premium and we tax diesel more than gasoline.

OH YOU KNOW

I plan on doing this with one of my K03 turbos.

For the STi guys out there,

(Full disclosure: After realizing I was in town too, BMW let me tag along with a gaggle of international motoring writers to test the X6 M and 228i convertible in Austin. I think I was the only American on the trip, which led to lots of uncomfortable apologies for things like the Transformers franchise.)

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