Is this ego?
#21
Melting Slicks
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2023 Restomod of the Year finalist
Paid way too much, I call AAA service, never touch the jack, much cheaper and keeps my knuckles. Plus all the Jack does is rattle all the time, bad for the nerves.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05
theres always an idiot thats what this hobby has come to.
Wahh...
not anti #s but can sure seewhere it makes an honest car suspicious and in the internets eyes worth less
This is supposed to be fun
Wahh...
not anti #s but can sure seewhere it makes an honest car suspicious and in the internets eyes worth less
This is supposed to be fun
Last edited by cv67; 02-19-2018 at 08:26 PM.
#26
Le Mans Master
I just don't see how the high price of rare parts makes the hobby any less fun. I needed to buy a 64 jack, because I like original parts. I paid a high price, but not as high as that buyer paid. I was tickled to get the jack. I wanted a real teak wheel, and paid a high price. That was some years ago. I was thrilled to get the piece. Doesn't seem so high now. These parts will never be as affordable as they are now. This is a great hobby!
#28
Team Owner
I just don't see how the high price of rare parts makes the hobby any less fun. I needed to buy a 64 jack, because I like original parts. I paid a high price, but not as high as that buyer paid. I was tickled to get the jack. I wanted a real teak wheel, and paid a high price. That was some years ago. I was thrilled to get the piece. Doesn't seem so high now. These parts will never be as affordable as they are now. This is a great hobby!
I don't even tell people what I paid for a restored 1963 power brake booster a few years back -- and now that's looking like a bargain.
I think the 'shock factor' is when people see something whose fit and function is identical to a piece you can get at Harbor Freight and elsewhere for $24 bringing $800+ because it has certain markings, etc. it just rankles... And the icing on the cake is that the jacks are not the greatest way to raise a car in any case...
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; 02-20-2018 at 09:06 AM.