I found this listing today: 1965 Honda Scrambler 305
Unfortunately it's 750 miles away. And I don't have any way to haul all that. So, rough calculations indicate getting a 26' U-Haul, 2 local helpers for a few hours, plus gas will run around a $1k.
Yes, there are other costs like getting there, motel, food, gas, lotto tickets, driving back, etc., but I'm leaving those out to make myself feel better about this.
The usage plan would be to cherry pick what I don't have for my two current Scramblers, pick one, maybe two of the others to restore, and the rest as eBay sales. They don't make these anymore, so parts are increasingly valuable. My wife is awesome at customer service and packing, and I'm not, but eBay/swap meet sales might pay for this at some point.
Any other options come to mind? Opinions? Concerns? Thoughts? Inquiring minds would like to know!
mtn
MegaDork
3/15/23 4:42 p.m.
Stay with me here. I have an idea.
- Do all that stuff
- Buy lotto ticket and win (minimum $10,000,000)
- Quit your job
- Start Scrambler Shop
- Expand into Jeep Scramblers
I reckon that if you do all that correctly, you could last 4, 5 years before going bankrupt.It is a flawless plan. You're welcome.
I won't talk you out of it, but I'm not seeing $6k worth of parts there.
But I'm about to buy a rusty 83 Corolla without anywhere to work on it, so there's that.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
We really just need to purchase a 4 bay commercial garage and to put a pair of 850 SQ ft apartments (condos) over top of it.
Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
We really just need to purchase a 4 bay commercial garage and to put a pair of 850 SQ ft apartments (condos) over top of it.
Agreed. Found one up here.... for $550k If you put in the 500, I'll do the 50
