what to do.....what to do
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what to do.....what to do
I come here to get haf's opinion on a major decision I am going to have to make soon. That is what to do with my loved 97 accord.
It was the first car I ever owned and I put a ton of work into it. In the last 5 years it has done maybe 100 miles and spent the rest of the time sitting in my parents garage.
It currently is somewhat running but by no means fast and is really missing too many things to be streetable.
My parents have been hinting for a while that they no longer want this 16 year old econobox sitting in their garage.
The problem lies in that I live 800 miles away in an apartment without a truck/trailor to move it or a place to put it here other than just in the parking lot.
I looked into storage rentals but with the high cost and my lack of desire to put any money into the car in the near future I don't see that as a viable option.
My father in law owns many barns about 2 hours from the cars current location, but damage, vandels, and rats are a problem there.
I had always wanted to turn it into a 10 or 11 sec track only car, but the funds and means just aren't there right now.
I guess im faced with either finding a buyer that wants a huge project(and would likely not be willing to pay much for the car I have countless amounts of money into) or part it out and scrap the body. just not sure I could bring myself to scrap something I have put so much time, money, blood, sweat, and tears into.
Sentimental value is a b**&h
It was the first car I ever owned and I put a ton of work into it. In the last 5 years it has done maybe 100 miles and spent the rest of the time sitting in my parents garage.
It currently is somewhat running but by no means fast and is really missing too many things to be streetable.
My parents have been hinting for a while that they no longer want this 16 year old econobox sitting in their garage.
The problem lies in that I live 800 miles away in an apartment without a truck/trailor to move it or a place to put it here other than just in the parking lot.
I looked into storage rentals but with the high cost and my lack of desire to put any money into the car in the near future I don't see that as a viable option.
My father in law owns many barns about 2 hours from the cars current location, but damage, vandels, and rats are a problem there.
I had always wanted to turn it into a 10 or 11 sec track only car, but the funds and means just aren't there right now.
I guess im faced with either finding a buyer that wants a huge project(and would likely not be willing to pay much for the car I have countless amounts of money into) or part it out and scrap the body. just not sure I could bring myself to scrap something I have put so much time, money, blood, sweat, and tears into.
Sentimental value is a b**&h
Irrational emotional attachment shouldn't be dismissed. It's the main reason why infants survive to childhood and teenagers survive to adulthood. Unfortunately, this common human trait often manifests itself toward useless things from our past, (cars, toys, girlfriends...) taking up room in our garages and attics and making our current red-heads scowl menacingly and make vague threats about putting certain boxes or photo albums out on the curb for the public to peruse and pick through.
The main thing is to recognize that whatever sentimental value an object might have, you've grown past that point in your life.
Keep a hubcap or an emblem and let the rest go.
The main thing is to recognize that whatever sentimental value an object might have, you've grown past that point in your life.
Keep a hubcap or an emblem and let the rest go.
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I have agonized for a long time over that decision.
I had a '74 BMW that I wanted to fix up. But I got married & we started having kids so my spare time evaporated. While I was hanging on to that car (hoping to work on it "soon"; it just gathered dust. Eventually I had to admit I was fooling myself that I'd get back to it.
I had a '74 BMW that I wanted to fix up. But I got married & we started having kids so my spare time evaporated. While I was hanging on to that car (hoping to work on it "soon"; it just gathered dust. Eventually I had to admit I was fooling myself that I'd get back to it.
