I think all of my cars would be considered "lost causes" by normal people.
The 300D needs a front-end rebuild. The 300SD is tapping my finances in a death by 1,000 cuts, and I haven't sorted out the ACC yet. I have a VW Vanagon project languishing in the driveway. But, they are as much a hobby as they are transportation. So in that sense they would become "lost causes" when the parts are either NLA or too expensive to justify. I have no illusions about ever making money on any of my cars. Allan On Monday, November 14, 2011 10:58 AM, "Randy Bennell" <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > I know that many of you are essentially bottom feeders when it comes > to vehicles, and I mean no disrespect when I say that as I tend to > fall into that category to a great extent myself. > > The question for you is essentially, when do you call it a lost cause? > > There has to be a time when a vehicle ceased to be worth putting money > into it. How do you decide at what point that happens? > > I know that some of you firmly believe that a 123 wagon is the state > of the art in the auto world etc but beyond that sort of blind > devotion, what makes you continue or not continue with a vehicle? > > My younger son works as a mechanic in a shop that caters to people > with more money than brains when it comes to "classic" vehicles and > maybe that causes me to think more about some of this. > > I have my 76 115 300D and know that whatever I put into it has to be > for my enjoyment as I will never "make money" on it. The same goes for > my 02 F150 Supercrew. I really like it and so far it has not cost me a > whole lot but it is about 10 years old and has over 150K miles on it > so cost must mount over time. > > I have been thinking about another car but am really reluctant to > spend big dollars on something new or even "newer" so I have this > mental dilemma. Am I crazy to get involved in something that will no > doubt cause me some grief??? > > Having re-read what I typed above, I womder if I am getting my point > accross? > > I guess what I am hoping for is a bit of an ongoing thread with > opinions by many of you setting forth your own philosophies on this > sort of thing. > > Randy > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
