With that , er, uh, vehicle, I would finally hear:

"Hey dad, can I borrow the ......

.....nevermind."

Actually, this is confirmation that a yet un-discovered disease afflicts some members of our society. I call it MMTBS, short for More Money Than Brains Syndrome. Symptoms include the overwhelming desire to throw lots of money at bad ideas.

Just be glad this guy doesn't live next door.

Jerry