Yes, it'll be expensive but, given the newest cars that dealers can't fix, I expect to drive it as long as I can still drive.
I parked it in 1997, fully expecting to put it back on the road eventually.
“I’m going to repaint my 1995 Nissan pickup. My 1971 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper is presently in a restoration shop. Have you seen auction prices on drivable cars from the 60s and 70s? ==8-O
Yes, it’ll be expensive but, given the newest cars that dealers can’t fix, I expect to drive it as long as I can still drive.”
Good on you both! It is not expensive at all in comparison to the cost of a new car with interest and the huge one... “Depreciation”. The value of a new car drops about 30% as soon as you drive it off the lot.
My Datsun 510 station wagon was my favorite. Lots of adventures with that one.
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It cost me a little but the engine rebuild( took it to a machinist), clutch, radiator and hoses and a few knick-knacks still was much less than a used”someone elses problems” or some new car I could not afford. Still thousands cheaper than a used or new car
My car may not look great but I call it my Clive Cussler mobile after reading one of those books about a junky looking barge on the outside and yet all the inside was state of the art.