Robert Pattinson has recalled buying his dream car during his Twilight years, only to find that the Shelby Mustang was impractical and frequently broke down.

The actor discussed the experience during a recent interview with GQ, reflecting on the rapid rise in fame that followed his casting as Edward Cullen in the Twilight film series.

Pattinson said he used some of his newfound wealth to purchase a car he had wanted since childhood.

“I mean, the car thing—I’ve kind of gone through that. When I was doing Twilight, I got this Shelby Mustang, which is the car I always wanted when I was a kid. I think it was a GT350, maybe, or a Fastback, like the one from Gone in 60 Seconds.”

However, the vintage-style car proved difficult to use as an everyday vehicle. Pattinson said he repeatedly experienced problems with it, including breakdowns in public.

“But you don’t realize that it’s not a car that you can drive every day. The number of times that I had humiliating experiences, where it would choose to just not start or break down—always in front of enormous groups of tourists or something like that—and I’d have to push it around the corner. I was like, ‘That’s it. I’ve had enough of this. I need something that just works.’”