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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Not always IMO. If the car requires heavy repairs and he isn't equipped to handle them, he is going to have to shell out a lot of money just to get it in resaleable condition. It could be a "Hot Potato" car, where it's a good deal but it needs some big repair, leaving whoever gets stuck with it to shell out. Underneath the paint it could be full of bondo and fiberglass.
For guys like you (from what I have seen on here), me (quite frankly  ) and a few others on here it's not that big a deal, because we can tackle a big project on our own. If this needs a big repair he will be in deep trouble pretty quickly.
Caveat Emptor. |
Oh I fully agree with you on that, for someone who has the time, and ability to do a car (like my Hardtop SS) it would be decently easy, but mostly time consuming. With the availability of reproduction parts (sheetmetal mostly) and since they are *relatively* inexpensive, restoring the car is not too bad. If the tools, skills, the will, or the understanding is not there it gets expensive, and even more time consuming. I was kinda just pointing out that the statement about the $$ investment compared to the bank. There are always those money pits that you cant get your money back out of, and case in point would be my dad's 54 Chevy (however lately they have been making a come back because of the tri-5s getting harder to find) He knows he would never get his money out of that car, but he doesnt really care, its something he really wants to have. I dont really care about the fact that I can get my $ back out of the car, I just want to enjoy it. However, knowing that in the back of my head, that god forbid anything ever happened, I could if I needed to.