>Our cars are worth whatever someone is willing to pay. When I bought my
TR8
>I like you didn't want to spend time and money trying to resurrect a
rusted
>hulk (though I do respect anyone that has done this),
I resemble that remark. I get the body back from the painter this week
and the reassembly starts in ernest. I haven't added up the parts yet
and that is on purpose.
> I wanted a good
>original example. I paid more than I should have for the car
So have I (so far)
>but I have a
>TR8 that had 23k original miles and so far has given me trouble free miles
>as a daily driver. I just recently replaced the shocks, struts, springs,
>and bushings, after 19 years the originals were getting a little lumpy.
The
>car really sticks to the road and I've never had more fun driving. It's
>still a fraction of what I would have paid for a new sports car.
True, and the same can be said for a restoration as long as one doesn't
loose one's head and go way overboard. As for me I feel the need to have
an emotional investment. I used to have two TR6's. One was a driver that
I had rebuilt (notice I didn't say restored) twice and the other one was a
really
nice original. I found that I preferred to one that had more of "me" in it
so
I traded the nice one for a TR3. And now I am restoring a TR8 and I find
that
I am not anal enough to do a "100 Point" car so I know I won't have a
$40,000
restoration. But I will probably have enought in it to buy a really nice
one
and have money left over. But then, it's a hobby.
Dave
57 TR3
71 TR6
80 TR8
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