There are celebrities that have a garage full of cars. Then, there is Luke Combs whose car history has helped his friends and family.
When Luke moved to Nashville he drove around in a Neon. The car served a purpose, but he hated it. He saved up money to get something new.
“I saved up money, and I had like a bank bag that I bought at Staples that had like a key lock on it … you know like the zipper cash bag? And so I would play my shows, and I kept any extra cash that we made after I paid everybody, I’d just put it in that bag,” Luke shares.
When he had saved enough money to upgrade, he made sure that Neon went where it could help.
“I sold the Neon to a friend whose dad needed a car. I sold it to him for a thousand bucks,” Luke recalls. “I’m glad I did, cause his dad didn’t have a vehicle and really needed one. Everyone’s like, “Man I bet you wish you kept that thing,” I mean not really. I kind of hated that car to be honest with you. Everyone said I looked like Donkey Kong in Mario Kart driving that thing around.”
What car did Luke own following the Neon?
“I saved up enough money to buy a 2015 Ford Fusion. It was one year old at the time, had 30,000 miles on it. I think I paid $16,500, like literal cash in an envelope for that car,” he says.
Where did this car go when the country music singer-songwriter could afford something new?
“About a year later I bought a brand new King Ranch F250 and gave the car to my mom cause she needed a new car,” Luke states, “My mom still drives that car to this day.”
There is one other car Luke bought. However, it was not for himself.
“I gave my dad a Chevelle for Father’s Day, 1969 Chevelle, white with a blue interior.”
With his success over the past couple of years, Luke could have a garage full of cars. Why doesn’t he?
“I don’t need a lot of stuff,” Luke says. “I’ve got a great house, got a great family, got great friends, and stuff to me is that, it’s just stuff.”
Luke has a great way of looking at what can be bought by money and what can’t.
“You can’t buy a good family and good relationships,” he says, “So, I try to do things with my money that help the people that have helped me.”
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By: Buck Stevens
