I love my 90's shit box that has been uber loyal. I also love how people perceive me as being poor or a deadbeat b/c I dont have a new car. In my eyes a new car is a status of debt.
All of the cars today are way too plugged into Skynet anyway. Think of how easy it is for the cops or feds to track you down with all that computer equipment in it, if you needed to bug out and hide using your car as a means of getting around, it would be super easy to find you.
do you drive with your cell phone? then i guess you are sol anyways but honestly if you want to avoid being on "the grid" get a bicycle because you are probably photographed on nearly every intersection in the usa at least.