I have only one thing to add here, and that from a rhater horrible
previous experience. If you depend on your car for regular
transportation needs, I would strongly advise against the "rolling
restration" route. It's no fun working on your car on satruday, and
finding that the part you oprdered to fix the problem is the wrong one,
or doesn;t fit. It's hell being under the deadline of "I need this car
running Monday morning", especially if your only an amateur mechanic.
With another car to provide at least backup transportation, you have
something to drive to work if you can't get your restoration project
back together on time, and ot get you back and forth from the parts
store.
Greg
Chris Delling wrote:
> Ben-
>
> I have been down this road more times than I care to admit. Happens
> with
> cars, houses, and a lot of other things. Be grateful that you had
> enough
> sense (and not enough money) to not buy the car on first site.
>
> The important things are:
>
> 1. Follow your dream. Don't get discouraged out of buying your MG.
>
> 2. Find the right car, and take your time. Everyone has had "the
> perfect
> car" bought out from under them. Relax. There are lots of these cars
> out
> there. The worst mistake is someone running out to buy the next car
> they
> see so that they won't loose another one.
>
> 3. Learn everything you can about the car model of interest. There
> are a
> lot of books out there. This list will give you more opinions and
> advise
> than most people could digest.
>
> 4. Buy the most expensive car you can afford, unless you really want
> to do
> a restoration. You be ahead in the long run.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Delling
>
> (77B, Paid $1250, about $7500 later I have a nice car worth $5-6K)
>
> >Well, I just (stupidly) paid $45 to put my Mercury in the paper, so I
> might
> >as well sell it. I'll probably pick up a beater car to last me a
> while
> >until I find the B. I'm also going to call on one in the paper for
> $2500,
> >as well as pick up a copy of Hemmings.
> >
> >
> >BEN RUSET - http://www.monmouth.com/~bruset
> >-------------------------------------------
> >"Up the airy mountain,
> > Down the rushy glen,
> > We daren't go a-hunting
> > For fear of little men."
> > --William Allingham
> >
> >
> >
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