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Mid Life Crisis?

If that is a hint, I do thank you, Paul. But honestly a 40 year old car is not for me at this stage of my life. I am beyond the point where I want to do any restoration on a vehicle. I still have nightmares of rebuilding engines to find that the parts supply house sent me the wrong sized bearings, or trying to get at bolts loose on a set of headers, that a spider monkey would have trouble handling. That sort of stuff would be the death of me now, for certain.

Furthermore, I don't know what sort of financial situation your mom is in, but I would urge you to consider selling those old vettes for her. Those old restored vettes are selling for MORE then the brand new ones are going for. The money could possibly come in handy for her.

Thanks.
 
WebSlave said:
If that is a hint, I do thank you, Paul. But honestly a 40 year old car is not for me at this stage of my life. I am beyond the point where I want to do any restoration on a vehicle. I still have nightmares of rebuilding engines to find that the parts supply house sent me the wrong sized bearings, or trying to get at bolts loose on a set of headers, that a spider monkey would have trouble handling. That sort of stuff would be the death of me now, for certain.
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No worries, I totally understand. I've been rebuilding an Olds for over 5 years now. Right now the engine's in the barn, the interior is in mom's basement, the body is at a friend's place, and the rest of it is sorta M.I.A. after a tornado ripped the roof off the old shed it was kept in a few years ago! :rofl:
WebSlave said:
Furthermore, I don't know what sort of financial situation your mom is in, but I would urge you to consider selling those old vettes for her. Those old restored vettes are selling for MORE then the brand new ones are going for. The money could possibly come in handy for her.
Thanks.
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Hm.. that's interesting. I haven't looked at the market at ALL for quite a few years. When they were appraised 4-5 years ago the two of them together didn't even equal a new base model... and there's not that much wrong with them (for being 40 years old.) I should have her get them appraised again, she was just complaining about them being in the way still. (that's sorta my fault I guess.)
 
Well, as you may well imagine, I've been looking hard at prices of these critters trying to figure out if this wild hare idea is even feasible or not. So I have been running across all types of websites. Take a look at this one, for instance:

http://www.mershons.com/63-67.asp

As for what I am going to do, heck I don't know. On the trip up to the Mid Atlantic Show this past weekend, the wife and I stopped in at a Crackerbarrel restaurant for breakfast. Afterwards we were walking around in the shopping area of the restaurant, and I was bored to death of all the junk there. But my eyes came to rest on a T-shirt that had Corvettes plastered all over the front of it! And they even had my size there. If that isn't an omen, I really don't know what is. Then to add even more fuel to the fire, my wife comes into the den tonight with a grin on her face to tell me she found an ad in the local newspaper saying that one of the local Chevrolet dealers here is having a special Corvette Show and inviting all Corvette owners to show up and take part in the festivities. Guess where I am going to be on THAT day! Yep. Drooling over the machinery.

I don't know. One more omen and I think my fate will be sealed. Damn, I really hate the thought of having a car payment to make every month again. Been a long time since I needed to do that....... :>poke2<:
 
Quitcherbitchin Old Man.

Go do something fun.

If you don't know you're going to yet then you're the only one who doesn't.
 
Wilomn said:
Quitcherbitchin Old Man.

Go do something fun.

If you don't know you're going to yet then you're the only one who doesn't.
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Do you mean that trying to apply a logical and rational thought process to an emotional decision doesn't work? :rolleyes:
 
WebSlave said:
Do you mean that trying to apply a logical and rational thought process to an emotional decision doesn't work? :rolleyes:
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Get the car already Rich. Have some fun with it and SELL it if you get tired of it. :>poke2<:
 
Damn! I guess I am just too methodical for my own good. I want to research things first. Which year and model is "best" to have? Any known "drop dead" problems or recalls? Nothing is perfect, so what are some of the flaws that other people have noted on their Corvettes? Yes, I am spending some time on a Corvette forum lurking.....

And heck, I have never even driven one before, so perhaps I should do that before I just go and buy one online. The car an I just may not mesh well. Maybe it is too low and getting in and out will be a problem for this old man. My present vehicle is a Jeep Wrangler and the one before that was a full sized Ford Bronco. I had to climb DOWN from them when I got out.

Yup, I am going to make sure that I don't have any solid reasons NOT to give in to my subconscious yearning. Not very spontaneous, I know, but that is one of my character flaws.
 
Dude, you think toooooooooooooooo much.

Sometimes just because it feels good is reason enough.

You can always change your mind.

Provided you make a decision to begin with.

It ain't forever, Old Man. LOL
 
Sorry, but I guess I just think differently. I like to think through what I am going to do. I like to research my options. If I decide to get a Corvette, I want it to be the best one I can afford. Which means that even after the decision is made, I may have to wait for the right one to come along.

Wes, you are talking to a guy who starts corn snake genetics projects where I don't expect to see the hoped for final results for maybe 12 years. So I have developed a pretty healthy dose of patience over the years. :)
 
I do understand patience.

I am 5 to 9 generations into several of my projects and I am STILL waiting for Ms. Right.

Then again, I've opened doors just to see what was on the other side.

THAT can be surprising.
 
WebSlave said:
And heck, I have never even driven one before, so perhaps I should do that before I just go and buy one online. The car an I just may not mesh well. Maybe it is too low and getting in and out will be a problem for this old man. My present vehicle is a Jeep Wrangler and the one before that was a full sized Ford Bronco. I had to climb DOWN from them when I got out.
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If I was going to drop a chunk of change on a vette, I'd at least drive one for a few hours to see how my back reacts. It's a 53 year-old back and has been sitting in an F250 now for about 10 years. Here in Phoenix there are a couple of places where one can rent a vette and I'll bet there's a place you could too. Be a hell of a note to find out the low seat and leg angle gives you back problems.
I envy you though. When I was in the Navy in 1970 a friend bought a 1967 split window vette. We made fun of him then, but I wish I had that car now. John
 
Did you get one? or...

are you still researching? I know lately I've been surrounded by Harleys as I drive around town. Going into a showroom? Be afraid, be very afraid. John
 
tarantulakeeper said:
are you still researching? I know lately I've been surrounded by Harleys as I drive around town. Going into a showroom? Be afraid, be very afraid. John
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Actually I bit the bullet a few weeks ago. Got a real good deal on a 2002 Z06. But there were issues, however, that I needed to straighten out. Someone along the line had swapped out the standard wheels and tires for the Z06 for some balding tires and smaller wheels that come standard on the regular C5 model. Of course, I didn't know about that when I bought it, and certainly the seller wasn't going to tell me. So that was an added expense I wasn't planning on right off the bat. And yeah there are some scratches that I need to try to buff out. One on the passenger side quarter panel is beyond buffing, however, so I will just have to live with that. Penalty of buying a used vehicle I guess. Or I guess I could have waited longer to find another one. But I really wanted a vette that had never been on salt drenched roads up north. So I limited my search to south of me.

Anyway, here's a pic of it with the new wheels and tires:

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Rated at 405 horsepower, but this one has had some modifications, which will put it over that, for sure. 6 speed tranny, and reasonable comfort options for a car that was designed to be a race car. Now get this.... this thing averages 31 mpg on the highway! I had read about that on some of the corvette forums, and see it with my own two eyes. Unreal......

So anyway, not sure if this is a symptom of mid life crisis or second childhood. I use to be really into high performance cars back in the early 70s but it's been a long time since that sort of thing interested me.

Perhaps I need to set up some sort of lottery for people to bet on what date I will get my first speeding ticket.......... :rofl: I could use the proceeds to pay the fine then.....
 
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