mismy69swinger
Well-Known Member
i will tell how much is to much when i am done cause its going to be way more than i thought, but when i die the keys will be in my pocket!
I need to run the 1/2 tank of 3.18 per gallon out of mine, it's 6 weeks old by know.. Road trip to check on small block would use it upI put about $66 in it every 6 days...in gas....:-(
well i have been doing the jeep thing for to long but this is what the jeepers say, " Just Empty Every Pocket" but it more of love than any thing else. or should i say the money does not matter just as long as you are happy
sooo..... lets see.... $35,000 divided over 24 years..lets see now... that only comes to $1458.33 a year for a hobby. Now if I smoked and averaged $5.00 for a pack a day that would be $1825.00 a year. So for not smoking I saved $366.67 dollars a year and am healthier for it and have a pretty awesome car.
Also... not a dime ever came out of my paycheck to go into my car. All was done with selling parts, working side jobs, etc.. for "play money" hence the 24 years !!! lol... Hey....its all part of the fun !
-RPM
Heres the way I roll....
Bought a 72 Harley Sportster in crates for $600...spent a winter putting it together and a few $$ on parts at the swap meets. Traded the Harley for a 64 Belvedere...pulled the drivetrain and installed a 440 I built myself. Traded that for a 67 GTX that needed an engine rebuild and paint job. Sold the 6pak intake and carbs that came on it for $800 and rebuilt the motor, and paid a buddy $400 to paint it and I bought the paint. Total investment to date, not including wear parts and the rims... about $3500!!
How much do I spend on cars?? As much as I need to but as little as I have to!!! Geof
Half as much as I need to in order to make it really nice.
Twice as much I have to spend.
Ten times what it is really worth.
Walking into the shop and seeing a car that had "crush in 30 days" on the window and looking at my Dad grinning ear to ear looking at the progress...PRICELESS!