And then of course, keep both.
Just asking.
And then of course, keep both.
Just asking.
I think that's a good idea?
In theory, one of the cars can be a parts car.
Noddaz said:And then of course, keep both.
Just asking.
no, if I had the space and funds i would probably replace the cars that I own with better more purpose built cars. The cars I own now were purchased because at the time I got them it is what I wanted, they were not purchased for the purpose they are used for today.
if I were to dream of starting over; with a 3 car garage I would probably do the tow pig, GT, and 'plated' track car.
Highly recommend, I did it for a decade. Kept upgrading to slightly better versions of the 99-01 Corolla, culminating in a mint, low mileage, grandma owned Chevy Prizm
calteg said:a mint, low mileage, grandma owned Chevy Prizm
Why does that sound so appealing to me?
I think I've been hanging around with you all for too long.
In reply to Colin Wood :
Because it never broke, got 31MPG no matter how I drove it, allowed me to slam into way-too-small parking spaces with abandon, and when I sold it 80k later it had barely depreciated.
This follows with my and my long time vintage racing friend. "Why don't we sell all this old junk a buy a new Corvette?" Faster ,more reliable,and maybe a warranty for a bit.
In a way my current 68 Mustang is the evolution of what I wished my high school(class of 80) 67 was.
So I sort of have a nicer one....
Now my current 64 Comet...? Very different from the one I sold in 1994....
Selling it all for a 'vette sounds better everyday....
I did exactly that.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/why-nothing-got-done-on-the-mg-today/161708/page1/
Actually, I've kinda done that twice. That story is the purchase of my third 66 Deville. The second was purchased as a parts car for the first, but turned out to be better so the first got scrapped.
Guilty here. Bought a 93 S13 coupe, then about 3 years later bought a cleaner less abused 91 coupe for 4 times as much! Neither one is functional yet, but I am working on the 91.
Not me. By that time I'm bored with whatever I'm driving and looking for the next whip.
Not a twin, but close.
Current plan is to upgrade to a 9th generation civic SI coupe for autocross, and keep the 8th gen ES coupe for a daily. Hoping to find one in the same color to play mind games with my competitors.
No, I've never really wanted to own more than one of the same model of car at the same time. Parts car doesn't count because a parts car isn't really a "car", it's just a collection of parts that are conveniently bolted together so they take up less space and are easier to transport.
The thought has occurred ot me vis-a-vis the FRS. My 2013 has no issues with about 70k miles on the clock other than being a 12 year old Canadian car. You know...winter and salt and all that. Not that it is rusty, but just knowing. I really like the car and there is nothing new on the market like it. ( new GT86 is kinda ugly)
For the first time in a long time, I have nothing on the new car radar that tugs at the emotions and would make me part with new-car $$$. But I am seeing some clean low-mile FRS.GT86/BRZ things in the southern states for reasonable $$$ and in what looks like collector conditions. Tempted to make a sell/ +$$$ swap and have a keeper FRS that never gets winter driven.
In reply to NOHOME :
How is a FRS 12 years old?!?
Replace, no I'm in the "The Devil you know is better than the one you don't" camp.
Have two of the same car? Why?
In reply to Keith Tanner :
If memory serves, I picked it up June or July 2012. I know it was the first one in town. Twelve years later puts me at 2024.
We can call it 11 years since it is technically a 2013.
Eh, no.
Now, bump the Miata up to an ND2, maybe. Truck would also require enough changes from "twin" that I'd rather not. Mustang, potentially, price isnt goin down any time soon.
Wouldn't mind having the twin to some of Dad's stuff.
JG Pasterjak said:
One to keep, one to trade, one to play with.
Yes, more or less. One for street, fairly original and one for motorsports. It helps keep wrenching easier as well.
moto914 said:Yes, more or less. One for street, fairly original and one for motorsports. It helps keep wrenching easier as well.
Also helps when RockAuto is having a clearance sale on rotors. I can justify why I bought 10
I once owned a real nice e36 m3. it was too nice for me. I sold it in favor of a rough 328i auto with blown motor and swapped in an LS1/T56. I find it easier to enjoy a car that is not cosmetically perfect.
If one is good, two is better!
My wife daily drove a 96 Passat for a while. Then bought another one as a "nice" second car and kept the original, no longer inspectible, as parts. We've robbed a few things off of it and she starts it up here and there to keep the engine fresh.
His & hers Hyundai Accents:
Mine is the "Angry Accent," and my wife's is the "Happy Hyundai"
Both lowered, both with rear sway bars, both with widened steelies.
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