On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 08:00:40PM -0500, Charles Christ wrote:
> if it's a concept best put on a back burner for a few years i highly
> reccomend you forget trying to get a feel for a financial "value" at this
> point in time. why? material costs vary depending upon color chosen,
> specific companies seem to come and go as far as manufacturers are concerned
> and labor rates only go up. if you are literally looking a few years down
> the road, anything you are quoted will be of little value as any type of
> guideline once you are ready. hey! i am not trying to frustrate you but
> preperation is evrything and then aplication follows there after. if
> evrything "goes up" in cost an estimate of what someone else has invested
> is only relative to that specific project as evry one of these cars vary in
> their specific needs and things wich have been done in the past wich need to
> be un-done or re-done. i have yet to see two identical condition cars.
> between owner neglect, time and rust and colisions (from parking lot dents
> to outright crumpled panels looking like an acordian!) they all become quite
> individually unique unto themselves.
>
> chuck.
> not quite the answer, but it was an honest attempt!
Fair enough. I guess the point is if it can be done below a certain
budget, perhaps I will do it now, rather than wait until it's really
necessary.
It's difficult, as I'm hoping to buy a flat this week, and sadly I think
I'm better off putting my money into that... The car is not terrible,
but I keep thinking how cool it would be if sprayed...
A
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