Whats the most you spent on junk?
I was talking to a co-worker about our cars’ worth and a lady co-worker chimend in and said “ Your cars are only worth something if you sell them”
I will mention this. Talking buying and/or selling. We the hobbiest, we set the value for our projects and restored cars, and all in between..both as buyers and sellers. Ever noticed as us the hardcore long term enthusiast, we can be the absolute most critical of value.
I see this mainly on the selling side of a restored car. If it does not sell quick, Joe drops the price. Joe tells himself all the $$ and work that went is, was "hobby fun"> OK so it was fun, so it is a hobby, but if that car has no more value to the guy that did the work and spent the $$ then why would a buyer, be old guy or especially new to the old Mopar deal want to pay anything above squat!?
Then on the buyers side, on the project type car, I see so many poor projects bought for IHMO way too many $$$ for all kinds of excuses. That roller should be bought where it can be made solid running, driving and not be upside down. Now the body/paint work, that is where spending $8000 on a car not worth of such or ather spending $1000 by the owner and him doing all the work comes in. One can make the car an expensive hobby th other side makes it all feasible. Same with engine work spending $10,000 on the teener motor will rarely ad up, to any thing but spending $$$ on an EXPENSIVE hobby car.
The right project can be restored by the owner and not break the bank or the wrong or even right car sent off for others to do can be an expensice hobby.
I guess the guy that keeps his hobby car cost under control is the guy that has the $$$ to buy the restored car from Joe for pennies on the $ !??? Right!? LOL
