Hey Theryon, i've only played for 3 months and have a bunch of cars and a private base, in a faction with multiple bases including a bunker. I started here not knowing much and took my first 6k caps happily to Reno because i was going to buy a car yay! And was promptly killed faster than i could even react, my caps gone. I was very disappointed.
What i did not do: rage in a forum.
What i did: dug in my heels and tried again smarter. We use scouts, we close doors, we tempt out the PKs and we end up getting all the cars we want. We don't lose this fight anymore. I think of it as education that cost me 6k.
So no, you don't "deserve" a car just because you have the caps. You don't "deserve" a base just because you have the caps. In fact, none of us "deserve" any part of this game since we're not even paying for it. It's a privilege to play it, and a joy when things work out. Upsetting perhaps when plans crash (and really weird when Section 9 infiltrates your gang, foils your first TC, then posts a video about it as if it was ever a fair fight lol and a bunch of meaniheads pile on) but you gotta stay cool man.
Stay cool and don't press that "Submit" button when you type out your rage post. Type it to get it out of your system but do not send it! Haha, then take a breather, delete it all and start over...in the SUGGESTIONS forum as if you're a calm cool fellow developer with some good ideas. That gets received far better. Cool man?