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Originally Posted by Old H2S
Same thing here.. I do not want to finish this car, then it is over, done, gone. I'm done with race cars, muscle cars, rarities. There are a few odd ball types that I'm following, but what then? I've been down sized and can have only one at a time now and after a 911??
I get about 10 years out of a build all together and the shine is gone and I sell them and in 5 years the wife says "you should have kept the.."
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The longest I've had a car is 7 years. My VW R32. The LBDC just passed 6 last month. It's a strange thing as I've loved this car more than all of its predecessors, save the M3. They're pretty close in my eyes as far as cars I've enjoyed owning. I ruined the M3 with an LS engine and then sold it to fund the 911 purchase. The 911 has been far-and-away the most challenging car to build. A big part of my dissatisfaction is that it costs so much bloody money to make mistakes/missteps. Buy spring plate bushings you don't like? $500 gone...twice...or you're back to rubber that will sag in a year's time. Or you convert the rear to coilovers for $2k. Want a few electrical accessories for your car? $1000 alternator. No other way around it.
I love the friends I've made because of this car. But GD, you really gotta want it with these things if you're not ok with keeping them completely stock. The juice just isn't always worth the squeeze and that takes a lot of the fun out of it.