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Anyone spend more on their system than their car?

I just signed the papers for a used Pontiac Vibe, will cost me $12,600 + tax and (almost dead)trade-in. This is a few $K less than I spent on my main system, and one of the reasons I didn't spend more is to be able to afford a new preamp sometime this spring. I'm not quite sure what else I would have bought. I do lust after the Hemi Magnums, but was determined to buy something socially responsible - I dunno, maybe if I hadn't blown so much on audio, I'd have gotten a Prius. Is anyone else not driving the car of their dreams to afford audio? Or skimped on other things that most people wouldn't to afford their system?
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restock
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Nice to see everyone here got their priorities right....

Trying to be environmentally conscious, I actually don't have a car right now. Actually getting around by public transport is somewhat freeing and I never spent as much on Audio and Music before :). Otherwise I have more money invested in Hifi over the past 15 years than in cars over the past 15 years.

Of course, being environmentally conscious has it limits: I do run a tube amp and a class A power amps that waste about 95% of energy, but then something has to give for music....

Rene
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