I Would Like To Buy Another Car, but . . .
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:13 pm
I don't have the money or the space for it, and my wife would kill me. There's no particular car I have in mind. I would like to get both a 914 and an X1/9, but I doubt I would ever drive either of them very much. I'd like to get a Panamera someday soon, but the A8L has actually morphed into the car I expected it to be (a decent daily driver with a few warts but not altogether horrible). So, the Panny can wait.
I'm always a sucker for a good deal on a first-gen 955, but I've already got 2 in the driveway. BTW - if you've never owned a first-gen 955, scrounge around for some change in your couch as it will likely be enough to buy yourself a nice one. They are crazy cheap and it is a lot of vehicle. For a buy-in of between $6 and $8 large, you get to go ask questions in a menacing tone, like "You did swap out the coolant pipes, right?" or make statements like "When that driveshaft carrier bearing shoots craps it's gonna cost you $2,000, or about $3 if you know how to do the Jimi Fix."
There's always a good reason to go car shopping. Of course, sometimes it's like a dog chasing a car - what you gonna do when you catch it? And sometimes, like when I'm walking around at a Cars 'n Coffee, I think "man I like to look at all of these really cool cars, but I'm glad I don't have to maintain and insure and store and pay taxes on them" because a lot of the owners of those cars aren't putting many more miles on them than I am. Through the museum, I've been able to tour some pretty incredible private collections, and I kind of think the same thing - "this rich guy is paying all this money to have this collection, but he rarely drives any ofthe cars and he's got them squirrelled away where no one can see 'em." So, what's the point?
I know that when I retire, I'll have time to muck around with a car collection. But, for now, my little hooptie fleet (to use a Hoovie term) will have to do. I think I'm OK with that (as long as I can still go shopping).
Thoughts?
I'm always a sucker for a good deal on a first-gen 955, but I've already got 2 in the driveway. BTW - if you've never owned a first-gen 955, scrounge around for some change in your couch as it will likely be enough to buy yourself a nice one. They are crazy cheap and it is a lot of vehicle. For a buy-in of between $6 and $8 large, you get to go ask questions in a menacing tone, like "You did swap out the coolant pipes, right?" or make statements like "When that driveshaft carrier bearing shoots craps it's gonna cost you $2,000, or about $3 if you know how to do the Jimi Fix."
There's always a good reason to go car shopping. Of course, sometimes it's like a dog chasing a car - what you gonna do when you catch it? And sometimes, like when I'm walking around at a Cars 'n Coffee, I think "man I like to look at all of these really cool cars, but I'm glad I don't have to maintain and insure and store and pay taxes on them" because a lot of the owners of those cars aren't putting many more miles on them than I am. Through the museum, I've been able to tour some pretty incredible private collections, and I kind of think the same thing - "this rich guy is paying all this money to have this collection, but he rarely drives any ofthe cars and he's got them squirrelled away where no one can see 'em." So, what's the point?
I know that when I retire, I'll have time to muck around with a car collection. But, for now, my little hooptie fleet (to use a Hoovie term) will have to do. I think I'm OK with that (as long as I can still go shopping).
Thoughts?