And you thought, this yak smelled bad... on the outside!

I would assume for emergency sleeping quarters, right?

What does a Yak sound like?

They, or their family, have most likely owned the land for a very long time. They don’t have a mortgage, have very little to no property tax being agricultural land, and decades to acquire this stuff, and the space to store it.  They’re usually not rich, they just have much less recurring costs than most people.

When you are dropping a couple hundred grand on a new combine or tractor every few years treating yourself to a new car or truck is peanuts. Multiply that by a lifetime and you end up with situations like this.

If you have the land (which you might have inherited), it really doesn’t cost much to acquire a ton of old cars, especially if they weren’t particularly collectible at the time. I suspect this guy got a bunch of the classics for free back when they were just old worn-out cars.

I’ve never met a poor farmer in this country.  You get paid when the crop comes in, you get paid (by the government or insurance company) when it doesn’t.

Old doesn’t necessarily mean rare or collectible, so prices can often be quite reasonable. Sometimes people will give away vehicles just to be rid of the damn things and/or to reclaim some space.

What dream? Buying a bunch of cars that you’re not driving and you’re probably not even looking at them much anymore because they’re all jammed together? I appreciate cars, but not when they’re just tossed in a shed and nothing is done with them. I’d rather have 10 cars in good running order that I can enjoy than 250…

Here for the inevitable “Collector or unlicensed junkyard operator” comments and ensuing discussion:

It’s true, the Element is classy.

Desires:

My usual suggestion of a Honda Element seems inappropriate this time. 

This has a shot at being the least-shit collection of responses to “What Car Should You Buy?” in the history of this bit.

Did Not Even Read The F*^&ing Article.  

God no, there are surely cheaper ways to get your friends to make fun of you than buying this thing.

Sonofabitch. I really wanted a NP today, because I’m a stingy bastard who has gone CP on just about everything lately. Then you trot out a mediocre Pontiac poorly disguised as a Ferrari that has front end damage. Not cool, Rob. Not cool. 

I was watching “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” and snickered when the hub caps went flying from the Volvo with alloy wheels.....

And in brown.

Thank you. Puns have enabled me to live a Park Avenue lifestyle. Every time I come up with a good one, my wife says, “Yugo, boy!”