3079: Why We Sold Our Fancy Car (the Acura NSX) by Mr. 1500 of 1500 Days on Financial Flexibility

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🗓️ 20 March 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3079: Mr. 1500 reflects on the surprising reality of fulfilling a lifelong dream, owning an Acura NSX, only to realize that the joy of possession fades faster than expected. The mental burden of maintaining an expensive car, combined with a shift toward financial flexibility and simplicity, led to the decision to sell. Letting go brought more peace than regret, reinforcing the idea that true happiness isn’t found in material things. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.1500days.com/why-we-sold-our-fancy-car-the-acura-nsx/ Quotes to ponder: "The pursuit is often more fun than the ownership of it." "In the end, the most important reason is that it just didn’t bring us happiness anymore." "There is beauty in simplicity. An internal combustion engine is a Rube Goldberg machine compared to an electric motor." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.0	Why we sold our fancy car, the Accura NSX,
1:05.8	by Mr.500 of 1500 Days.com.
1:10.8	The Accura NSX debuted when I was in high school, way back in the 90s.
1:16.7	It was my perfect car.
1:19.3	I've always been a car guy, and the NSX was light, simple, normally aspirated, no power steering.
1:28.3	Great in the corners, its chassis was tuned by one of the best F1 drivers in history.
1:34.3	Reliable, yay Honda!
1:36.3	And beautiful.
1:38.3	NSX's curves still look great after all these years.
1:42.3	But I would never have one. At least I didn't think that I
1:46.9	would. NSX Dream becomes reality. I didn't grow up with money. Most of the cars my parents owned
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