I think it has a lot to do with foresight that people didn't have (or didnt care about) in the first place, my ute isn't a ca or sr, just a worked a15, I dont have trouble driving it but I know that the missus will (thats why I'm going to make her...lol). I ALWAYS intended for my ute to be my drive once in a blue moon car and just for fun, I'm by no means rich to afford this but I have made the right choices and can walk to work and then have a $2000 Corolla for me and the missus. I dont care if it takes me 1 year or 10 years to get the ute on the road as its a lifelong project and I know that I would lose everything except my girl before my ute. With that said my girl is very understanding and while she hates fast cars, me driving even 2km/h over the limit and EVERYTHING illigal (or FUN), she loves me and understands that it makes me happy and therefor her happy.

But maybe I'm just lucky with my circumstance...

Sorry for the big slab of text, I've been up since 5:30, couldn't sleep... .