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Originally Posted by uncle_scott
Just to give an idea of what I have done in the past...I found a great deal on a 944 for $500. It had BBS RS wheels, and a good motor, but the interior had sunrot to almost nothing, and the body was full of bondo. I parted the car out and turned it into nearly $2500. I then took that money and bought a 1996 VW Golf for $600 that needed a starter. I had one in the garage, fixed the car, shampooed the carpets and sold it for $1200 4 weeks later...
That is usually how I have done it. It seems to work, but it is time intensive...maybe just being frugal and shopping craigslist like a hawk is my best bet.
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That's a lot of work.
Since the amount of labor doesn't seem to "count" in your contest, you could always use the $200 to buy a clean pair of pants, shirt and shoes, some gas money and a nice pen and use those things to drive to various fast food restaurants and fill out employment applications.
Commence working at one, and at the end of the year you'll have turned your $200 into $18-20K. That should win your bet.