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i just found myself asking this question.
i have some money to spend, but wondered "with the way fuel prices, oil reserves, alternate fuels etc are going, is it worth investing (or wasting) money on my car, when it will be a weekend only, show and event car.
what if i spend $25,000 on my VN, and in a few years it becomes unaffordable.
i can see rego etc becoming more expensive for "not so efficient" cars in the near future, to force us into hybrid, electric, fuel cell, air cars etc.
so should i spend my money on a ground up rebuild/modification frenzy, or save it for a rainy day?
your thoughts?
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well i wouldn't no. if you really wanted to spend it on ya car your going to have to pay for fuel. But what ever you do dont put it on LPG because every one is doing it and people dont realise that when the fuel companys sell enough they will put up the
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personally i would only pour that sort of money into a collectible car. |
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thats a very good idea at least you will have something that no one or not many people have and it will increase in value over time.
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personally i would only pour that sort of money into a collectible car.
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thats a very good idea at least you will have something that no one or not many people have an
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I find myself remembering the scene from Demolition Man were they found that old Pontiac(or what ever it was)
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If you don't do something because further down the track it "may" become obsolete, out of fashion, undesireable, a financial disaster etc....then you would have a very non productive boring life filled with constant worry.
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i know i will never recoop the cost of modifying, but im ok with that.
i see spending money on my car as investing in driving pleasure.
i just though "what if they ban V8's" or something soon.
then i legally or maybe financially cant get my moneys wort
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Man I am feeling old tonight !!!! If anyone has forgotten what Beta is or was I still have a working one that my Dad bought in 1984 !!! LOL...
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My Nana still has one.
swears buy it.
she never bought a VCR.
i Got her a DVD at christmas, and LOVES IT!
She also has over 400 Beta movies (Originals) even an original Running on empty, in Beta!
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In todays crazy market buy a HK-HQ coupe and keep it stock , you might actually make money down the track.
As far as V8`s disappearing Holdens VE will have a 6.0 as the standard V8!! If you are considering buying a VZ on factory gas (which will be availa
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Live for today, there's only one! Do what satisfies you, if you want to think long term, keep in mind you dont know whats to come...
MAYBE.... The government will remove taxes and drop the price of fuel back down to 60c/l!! Did i mention that i saw a
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The Betas actually are superior to the VHS but didn't have the advertising budget. Petrol will be a fuel of choice for many years yet. They are paying over $2 litre in Europe so there is a lot of room to move. Also petrol is probably the cheapest thing yo
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Why would you waste the money on a VN? Sorry if its your dream car or whatever but in my eyes VNs are not worth the time and the money.
(influenced by being in too many crashes)
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well its, light, cheap to do up, comes with an EFI 5litre standard, is a Calais so is quite comfortable (much more so than any pre 1985 ford or holden) and did i mention it is cheap?
my dream car (C2 vette) is alittle out of my reach.
i have only spent
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every one is different. I no alot of people that say HQ's are pieces of **** cuase there a dime a dozen but look how popural they are.
and i think his VN looks pretty sick
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thnks Zac.
it may not be show stopper.
but it puts a smile on my face every time i drive it.
VN Calais, V8 Auto, Blown etc etc.
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theres one thing for sure, petrol prices are never gonna be below $1 a litre ever again, we are gonna have to accept this, and as far as alternatives to petrol, there arent going to be that many in the near future
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When petrol runs out we could cut our floor pans out and have Flintstone cars and run with our feet like fred and barney LOL
just showing my age ;^ )
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