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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
I never bought my 911 as an investment. It was and still is my fun toy. I don't daily drive it because it is insured as a toy pleasure use only. I am "restricted" to 7,000 miles per year on the insurance policy but never done more than 5,500 in a year.
My 1986 El Camino is my daily driver. It is at 352,000+ miles now and still worth more than I paid for it. Every single system works as designed or much better. I recently had the fan blower motor get so old and tired it was pulling more amps than it should. That burned up the fan switch and the function switch. The new fan motor was something I already had on the shelf. The new fan speed switch was $12 and the function switch that switches between AC modes and heat was $29 for AC Delco GM branded parts. It was a 20 minute repair.
The Elky has been paid for since 1992. It is not just another econo box, pickup, or endless SUV and it gets compliments all the time. People ask if it is for sale regularly and I tell them it is not for sale at any reasonable price. What would I replace it with?
Nothing and I do mean nothing else can replace it for cost to operate. The purchase price minus the resale value and minus all operational cost divided by mileage is a crazy low cost per mile over the last 26 years
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Do you have a secure server and warehouse like Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State? His character's car was an '86 El Camino
