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Originally posted by 302 LX Eric
Mach 1:
It's a moot point now, but why did you decide to sell it? I'm really curious after all the hard work and money that you had in it.
And, since I'm asking all kinds on questions today, are there plans to purchase another project vehicle?
Take it easy,
E
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When I bought the car and started modifying It, I was single, and it was a hobby. A few years later, and Im married and have a 1 year old daughter. I have a second vehicle, but my wife wouldnt drive the stang, so If I had to drive out of town(which I will be doing next year for school for several months, and weekend trips back home) I would have to take the mustang on the road trip and leave her the other car.
As much as I loved my mustang, with 4.10's and non lock up AOD, and 15 mpg, it wasnt the ideal highway cruiser. So i bought a third car, and was considereing keeping all of them, but with vehicle taxes in GA(sucks, you have to pay property tax on your vehicles every year) and insurance on three cars, wife that doesnt work, etc....one of the cars had to go, and it was the stang.
In addition to those things, I started to lose interest in the car for several reasons. After the car is built the way you want it, they become boring, because building them and working on them is the fun part. When your project is complete, and you left with an unpractical car, you start to reconsider.
I couldnt enjoy driving the car fast (there is a cop on every corner in the town I live in), I was tired of every punk with flowmasters revving their engine at me, and I was tired of filling it with gas every 5 days.
Then it had a water leak that was frustrating me, and was stalling occasionally, and I just didnt have the desire to play with it anymore. I also had very limited free time to play with it.
All in all, it just wasnt the best car for a person in my situation, so I figured it best to sell it .
And, no, there are no plans to purchase another project vehicle. I have had many cars over the years that I have modified and enjoyed playing with, and it ends up the same way every time. The more you modify them, the less reliable they become, and you lose a ton of money in this hobby, so Im going to try to not start on another car.
Interesting note on that subject: I had considered selling my stang a couple times over the last couple years, but always told myself that I am addicted to the car hobby, and If I sold it I would eventually start on another car when the bug hit again, and therefore I would never sell the stang, and save myself the expense of starting over. Yeah right..well I did, and well see what happens from here...