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04-29-2016, 07:57 PM

sfc rick

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Spent money on something else besides the C5?

Dang it, I blew $14,000 on firearms when I could have spent that on my C5....Old age must be catching up to me. At first I just wanted a six gun because I had plans on doing more things to my C5. Then another six gun caught my eye. Then about a dozen more, and then before I knew it 2 more safes full of rifles....I fell off the C5 mods....

Now I need to refocus and do more to it.

Has this happened to others?

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04-29-2016, 08:00 PM

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you could just give me the car and totally focus on shooting things ?????

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04-29-2016, 08:00 PM

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the car is bad as** already ??????

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04-29-2016, 08:01 PM

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Not sure what you mean...

I just spent almost 13k on my new rear end for my C5.

I have no more spending money for other things

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04-29-2016, 08:02 PM

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I always end up spending money on the house - it was a custom home (post and beam) which I designed and was the GC for. Just finishing up 2,000+ sq ft of walk out basement, with a full custom bar and all the trimmings...

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04-29-2016, 08:04 PM

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04-29-2016, 08:05 PM

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Waterfront Home (#2), another boat, more liquor, my stock C5 vert is doing just fine after turning 50k miles this year

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04-29-2016, 08:33 PM

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I have about 60K invested in antique minuature engines. Could buy a really nice second Vette with that.

Bill

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04-29-2016, 09:06 PM

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I bought food.

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04-29-2016, 09:15 PM

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I have about 60K invested in antique minuature engines. Could buy a really nice second Vette with that.

Bill

Neat!

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04-29-2016, 09:18 PM

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I bought food.

LOL!
Most of my money goes to, uh, life. Groceries, mortgage, diapers... my other big ticket item would be my stereo ($25K?), but I don't buy new stuff often.

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04-29-2016, 09:20 PM

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I bought food.

And you only get crap for it......

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04-29-2016, 09:23 PM

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Is this a thread to brag or something else?

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04-29-2016, 10:07 PM

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hookers and blow

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04-29-2016, 11:59 PM

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04-30-2016, 01:23 AM

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I had something similar happen this winter. A buddy gave me an AR upper with a barrel knowing that I despise them. Next thing you know, its complete because the tinkering bug bit!

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04-30-2016, 05:36 AM

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Nope not the only one. Between guns/safes/and ammo quite a bit of my money is diverted away from thr car.

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04-30-2016, 07:03 AM

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I have ~30K in my two channel music system in a dedicated room downstairs. There is always something I need to buy for my other "hobby" that takes away from the car budget.