Never add it up
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 40,353
Likes: 787
From: Redondo Beach, California
Just be lucky you guys are not paying the rediculous INTERNATIONAL postage on EVERY part you buy.
My car is in bare fibreglass - still needs 25 - 30k thrown at it and it owes me around the 40k mark according to my ongoing record.
Postage doubles the cost of everything for us international guys.. sometimes triples. You guys get off easy so don't complain!
My car owes me $40k and it looks like this (only minus doors and the rest of the paint and more parts are stripped):
My car is in bare fibreglass - still needs 25 - 30k thrown at it and it owes me around the 40k mark according to my ongoing record.
Postage doubles the cost of everything for us international guys.. sometimes triples. You guys get off easy so don't complain!
My car owes me $40k and it looks like this (only minus doors and the rest of the paint and more parts are stripped):
Good on yah mate,
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,209
Likes: 12
From: Montgomery Alabama
Cruise-In VII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '06
You think one is bad, try multiples.
I have 4 C3's in some stage of restoration and a C5 convertible. I have to concentrate on one car at a time, or I go nuts. Right now, the 72 big block is getting her share of love (STS baffles, EZ-EFI, HD 3.73 rear diff, Dragvette rear suspension, some 69 side vents, a front spoiler, a rear filler panel, and the rest of the Baldwin Motion stripe). The 82 crossfire is in the paint shop getting the front end repainted, then new carpet and seats. The 71 convertible and 73 coupe are resting peacefully in storage. The 71 needs a carb, carpet, new door panels, seat covers, a soft top, complete vacuum system, and a fresh paint job. The 73 just got a new paint job and is waiting to get a complete new interior (in boxes). The C5 has a new harmonic dampener, belts, hoses, plugs, plug wires, and long tube headers waiting to be installed.
I have an Excel spreadsheet that I use to keep up with expenses for the insurance company just in case something happens. I haven't updated it in a while, but the drawer full of receipts is full. I could have a new ZR-1 in the garage if I had just saved my money up.
Raquel, Roxanne, and Michele in the back yard
Taz and Rocky in the main garage
Oh, I forgot to mention, I bought a parts car, too...
I have 4 C3's in some stage of restoration and a C5 convertible. I have to concentrate on one car at a time, or I go nuts. Right now, the 72 big block is getting her share of love (STS baffles, EZ-EFI, HD 3.73 rear diff, Dragvette rear suspension, some 69 side vents, a front spoiler, a rear filler panel, and the rest of the Baldwin Motion stripe). The 82 crossfire is in the paint shop getting the front end repainted, then new carpet and seats. The 71 convertible and 73 coupe are resting peacefully in storage. The 71 needs a carb, carpet, new door panels, seat covers, a soft top, complete vacuum system, and a fresh paint job. The 73 just got a new paint job and is waiting to get a complete new interior (in boxes). The C5 has a new harmonic dampener, belts, hoses, plugs, plug wires, and long tube headers waiting to be installed.
I have an Excel spreadsheet that I use to keep up with expenses for the insurance company just in case something happens. I haven't updated it in a while, but the drawer full of receipts is full. I could have a new ZR-1 in the garage if I had just saved my money up.
Raquel, Roxanne, and Michele in the back yard
Taz and Rocky in the main garage
Oh, I forgot to mention, I bought a parts car, too...
