1 weirdly boring, affordable car rich Americans love to buy

I write about hot cars a lot, but I have a confession to make.

Over the past few years, I’ve built my side business income to the point that I can afford the payments on pretty much any vehicle I could possibly want (short of Lambo-level exotics).

And yet, I continue to drive:

• A 2015 Toyota Corolla with 178,000 kms on it
• A 2019 Honda HRV with 120,000 kms on it

It’s ironic, in a way.

When I was in my 20s, I always envisioned making enough money at a young age to buy a BMW.

I loved how they looked, I’d heard how fun they were to drive, and I thought owning one would somehow enhance my happiness.

Years later, a little bit older and a little bit wiser, I was driving down the road on my way to a job I hated and the abusive boss who oversaw my work.

As I approached the on-ramp to the highway, I spotted the exact black BMW I’d previously lusted after.

And all I could think was, “Would I be happier if I were in that car right now?”

The answer, of course, was no.

There is no more happiness in the front seat of a BMW than there was at the bottom of the endless alcohol bottles I was drinking during those sad early days of adulthood.

The irony is that, having reached my goal of becoming an entrepreneur and being in a…