My own father has a hard enough time spending 5 grand on things he actually wants. I suppose the gap between "rich" and "poor" has really grown to the point where the well-off don't even feel well-off, but then again everything looks big when you're having to look up at it. You're right enough.
When I say I'd feel guilty, maybe I just mean I'd be in extreme disbelief. (Only bought it for $2,750 and it's been heavily tampered with since.) But I'd go through with it for sure. Money is survival at the end of the day. Not sure I'd even replace the car. Would just be nice to have the monetary cushion. (You can tell I'm just using my car for what it can provide at this point.)
I mean I get what you're saying but I guess my point is something like 17 million new cars were sold in America last year and so someone is buying them. Truly these people could be called rich when you compare them to the probably at least 50% of Americans who can't afford them. There is certainly an incredible income gap. I guess my point is that while my father owns and operates a successful small business, he's not a millionaire and can't even be compared to the top 1% of the country that are. Like with anything I guess its all perspective. Probably getting off into the weeds and politics with this so I'll stop there.
I definitely agree with your feelings though. If somebody offered me that much for my hunk of junk I'm not sure how I would react initially, but like you, would certainly sell the car. I've never bought a car for more that $5k in my life and barely have that much in savings.