I reckon the real investment in a classic car is the love of the car and the money is irrelevant...... assuming you can afford the car you want. Hmmmm, makes sense to me anyway. i hate money and everything to do with it.
I reckon the real investment in a classic car is the love of the car and the money is irrelevant...... assuming you can afford the car you want. Hmmmm, makes sense to me anyway. i hate money and everything to do with it.
I tend to agree with James, we did our van for the fun of it, and to enjoy it..when someone recently wanted to buy our van, I suggested a price which was what it had cost us to restore, and rather a lot, and he wasn't phased, and I really did not want to sell her, as we had finally got what we had worked so hard for for 12 months.....look what happened in Japan, and New Zealand, who knows how long we have, so we might as well enjoy everything we do...coz you can't take money with you.....
HZ Jasmine Yellow Windowless Sandman, now being driven everywhere and is finished!
HZ Madeira Red Windowless sandman now Sold to Bigrob
HX Mandarin Red Sandman Ute finished, and club registered
1979 HZ malachite windowless van with 308 5spd, all chromed up and shiny finished and named "The Player"
Married to RodneyHZ253
Well too true Jen!! And James, Money is certainly not everything, but it sure helps you along your journey!! Where ever it may take you!!
I remember in 1999, Gold was around $350 an ounce!!
So was a good ounce of Heads!!
Now gold is nudging $1500, but the heads are still around 350 t0 4 hunge!! (so im hearin)
So as for return on Investment?? A9X might pay your mortgage off today, but how much fun you had in your car/van/ute has to amount to something in my books!!
Go forth with what you have and enjoy is what I say!!
As we all see here in the Forums, ppl buy and some have to sell there Vans to facilitate there current needs and requiremrnts!! As long as they enjoyed them on their journey, then more power too them!!
2012 is coming ppl so dream like you will live forever and live like you will die tomorrow I say!!
Woo Hoo!!
buying cars for me is never about money, its about the feeling, image whatever, isn't that's why we all love Sandmans!
Dont they say the quickest way to make a small fortune is to start with a large fortune and then restore a car?:Chin:
I am about to find out, if I can get my money back I would be happy if I ever decided to sell.
NO...Originally Posted by GNW1974
Very well put Gaddy!
I had my ute for less than 3 yrs, but I have a lot of great memories from the relatively short time I owned it. My fiance at the time (now my wife), and I drove it all over NSW. Never had a problem with it, I reckon the air conditioning was the best accessory I fitted to it, given the amount of dirt road's we travelled on. You could drive them anywhere then, and we did.
I tend to forget sometime's the great fun we had on our trip's, because life's drama's happen. I traded it late in 81, and in doing so was a step toward's where we are today, just like many other's have done.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
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