Trying to finally get my first Muscle Car - I’m nervous
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@KnuckleDuster lives around Austin. Really good guy may be of some help too. A lot of members are willing to help and may look at a car for you out of town.
Thank you! That would be really cool. I need all the help I can get.
I never had anyone in my life that knew anything about cars. My family moved around a lot and I never had a stable enough home to buy a project and teach myself. Now that I'm 28 and living at an appartment (where I can rent a garage if need be) I'm starting to realize that there is NEVER a good time to purchase a Mopar. I always get this advice:
1. Don't buy the first thing you see. (When do I know the car I'm looking at isn't the "first thing I saw".)
2. Buy a project car. Muscle cars aren't worth it unless you built it. (I don't have the skills, don't have the time for any major mechanical skill development, I don't have the tools or space. Buying a project car truly would be irresponsible. HOWEVER :) I know 100% in my heart I will buy a project car when I have all the above and am excited to do so. I want to teach my kids how to do this and build a car with them. This will be years and years from now. I can't wait that long to drive a classic haha)
3. When buying a classic car you either need to know what you're doing or know someone who does or hire someone to check it out. (This is tough when I'm so ignorant. I'm already so thankful for people on this forum who are offering to help me. Still, this makes the process even more nerve wracking).
4. Classic cars aren't investments (Even if this is true, this doesn't bother me at all. I wasn't buying the car as an investment, not at all.)
5. That money should go to a house. (But if I do that, I'll never get a classic, not until I'm in my late 30's or early 40's. There will always be some other more responsible purchase. I'm seeing this now.)
6. It'll be fun for a month or two, then the buyer's remorse sets in. (It's a mopar... I don't see how I could ever get bored. The buyer's remorse I would feel just because of reason 5)
7. You already have a car. (I know... but it's not a classic. <- this isn't a good argument for most)
8. Too much trouble. You'll always have to take real good care of them and get ready to work on them when they inevitably meet hickups (This one is perfectly fine and doesn't bother me at all).
When I try to actually get serious about a car I get all five of these things swirling around in my head. It's hard doing this all alone without any friends or family who know the first thing about muscle cars. They all actually think I'm insane.
