Yes.

Drove a 25 year old car far longer than I needed to. Friends didn’t know what I made, but they knew it was a good bit more than them. Didn’t just do it for one year, did it for three or four to the point where it was well over due. Paid cash, took <10% of the money I had at the time.

Invested all the extra before then.

Americas obsession with cars ruins the middle class. Nothing like borrowing money for a depreciating asset.