It doesn't matter what others say about your ride,as long as you are happy with it. My first bike came from a pawn shop. I loved and rode that bike for 6 years until my ex made me sell it. It was an unknown vintage Ross Professional Gran Tour II. I still miss that bike.
Now I have an Xtra'ed Kona Fire Mountain, I like it. It does almost anything I could want it to except cook supper.