A gem from my friend with the Corsa who I mentioned ages ago on here. He's not a ricer per se, just... well, you'll see.
For context: my car is 9 years older, was five times cheaper than his and has double the mileage. Until I'd bought it, it'd seen no mechanical attention in the slightest (no service, fluid changes, etc.) yet had no recorded breakdowns in its history and has never needed anything fixing since I acquired it. My friend's Corsa has gone for repairs five times as of now.
Friend: My car's going in again on Tuesday.
Me: Why not just buy a reliable car instead of a money pit?
Friend: But it is reliable.
Me: Yet you've already spent £3,000 keeping it going up until this point?
Friend: Yeah, and?
Me: That's not reliable then.
Friend: Well it is, since everything major is being replaced with brand new stuff. That means I've got another solid 5 years of use out of it.
Me: Didn't he replace all of that last week when it was being fixed though?
Friend: Yeah.
My brain felt fuzzy after listening to that. And even after he got it back from the shop, it still sounds terrible, still has a broken centre console and still goes through fuel way too much.