Hey all, I have a little scenario that I would like your opinions on. First, a little background...
Anybody who knows me here also knows that my daughter Nella (cudagirl) uses a wheelchair and needs a lift van to get her about when she's not in her car (Sunfish). We currently have a 2000 GMC Savana liftvan which as of today has over 160,000 miles. Now, don't get all over me cause its a GM, but Dodge vans were on their way out and a lift would not fit in a Dodge, only Ford and GM. Anyway, it's been a dream of mine to one day build her a sweet lift van out of a 1970's era Dodge Sportsman style van. Well, one has popped up here on FABO for sale, rock solid and beadblasted and ready to do up a sweet conversion to Nella's chariot. When she saw it, she immedietly made it her screensaver and photoshopped her picture in the driver seat!!!
OK, so heres the dilemma. I have enough $$$ to buy the van, thats not a problem, but I don't have the $$$ to do up right. I want this van to be customized to her needs, and still be true to the cool van that it is. I want to make it into sort of a 70's custom style van, but have a lot of the ammenities of modern vehicles so the Mrs. will not squack about driving an "old" van!!!
So, my question is this...is it time to sell one of my other vehicles to fund this most important project. I can't sell Sunfish, it's Nella's...and I can't sell the 66, that's mama's... so...is it time to sell the GTX to fund this project??? I have had this car over 15 years now, and it hasn't seen a lot of road time the past couple years. I would hate to see it go, but a liftvan for Nella is a HUGE priority here at the cosgig compound. The GMC has a couple years left of decent service, but it's gettin' rusty and up in the miles, and I don't know if I can get up the $$$ in a couple years to do the Dodge before it's needed. So, is it time to sell, or should I be socking away every last penny of parts $$$ or ???? HELP!!! Heres the only pic I have of the GTX right now, so help me decide PLEASE!!! Thanks for any and all input!!! Geof and Nella
Anybody who knows me here also knows that my daughter Nella (cudagirl) uses a wheelchair and needs a lift van to get her about when she's not in her car (Sunfish). We currently have a 2000 GMC Savana liftvan which as of today has over 160,000 miles. Now, don't get all over me cause its a GM, but Dodge vans were on their way out and a lift would not fit in a Dodge, only Ford and GM. Anyway, it's been a dream of mine to one day build her a sweet lift van out of a 1970's era Dodge Sportsman style van. Well, one has popped up here on FABO for sale, rock solid and beadblasted and ready to do up a sweet conversion to Nella's chariot. When she saw it, she immedietly made it her screensaver and photoshopped her picture in the driver seat!!!
OK, so heres the dilemma. I have enough $$$ to buy the van, thats not a problem, but I don't have the $$$ to do up right. I want this van to be customized to her needs, and still be true to the cool van that it is. I want to make it into sort of a 70's custom style van, but have a lot of the ammenities of modern vehicles so the Mrs. will not squack about driving an "old" van!!!
So, my question is this...is it time to sell one of my other vehicles to fund this most important project. I can't sell Sunfish, it's Nella's...and I can't sell the 66, that's mama's... so...is it time to sell the GTX to fund this project??? I have had this car over 15 years now, and it hasn't seen a lot of road time the past couple years. I would hate to see it go, but a liftvan for Nella is a HUGE priority here at the cosgig compound. The GMC has a couple years left of decent service, but it's gettin' rusty and up in the miles, and I don't know if I can get up the $$$ in a couple years to do the Dodge before it's needed. So, is it time to sell, or should I be socking away every last penny of parts $$$ or ???? HELP!!! Heres the only pic I have of the GTX right now, so help me decide PLEASE!!! Thanks for any and all input!!! Geof and Nella