Funding your obsession?!

[kav]

Doing the math on a restoration, this is a very expensive obsession. How do we all do it?

I will need to pick away at mine over the years.

What have you parted with to fund your current 911 project? Stories, pictures! Any regrets?

This could be my big regret (if it hits the ridiculous reserve!) :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191422193004...84.m1555.l2649


Cheers

-Kav.

[37yrold911]

I de-restore my car by making it as incorrect as possible (to get better performance). That means I take off stock parts and sell them for high prices to buy cheaper (but better) parts from later years or in the aftermarket.

A second strategy is to buy parts (like green gauges) and then sit on them for years while trying to figure out how to make them work. After a few decades I find out they won't work and I should just get the stock gauge faces changed. That gives a lengthy time for the old parts to appreciate in value.

[Silverbullit]

Empty the kids' piggy banks at night.
They're in their 40's now...

[Frank Beck]

There are those of us who fund our obsession by making a living with our obsession.






But a much cheaper and less dangerous addiction and vocation is being a meth addict and dealer.

[merbesfield]

Buy low, sell high! Problem is I never sell anything. LOL

[Mr9146]

There are those of us who fund our obsession by making a living with our obsession.






But a much cheaper and less dangerous addiction and vocation is being a meth addict and dealer.

Never get high on your own supply.

[FL-Frank]

I sold my 87 turbo and my 356C to help fund the restoration of my longhood. I also spread it out over 8 years while still being able to drive and enjoy the car throughout the restoration. Engine and trans rebuilds were first, followed by brakes and suspension rebuilds, and finally body, paint and interior restoration. The total cost of the restoration was more than I care to admit, but for me it felt less painful because of the time lapse.

[Chris Pomares]

37yrold911
I de-restore my car by making it as incorrect as possible (to get better performance). That means I take off stock parts and sell them for high prices to buy cheaper (but better) parts from later years or in the aftermarket.

I can relate.
Chris

[eaton]

I gave up cars totally for more than five years to justify the expense. And wrote about it for money. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...a_porsche.html

Now my "driver" is a POS $5,000 Dodge Caravan. So I drive the Porsche for fun and spend as little as possible on "transportation."

But my Porsche was also relatively inexpensive -- a '66 912 conversion.

[LongRanger]

. . . Doing the math on a restoration, this is a very expensive obsession. How do we all do it? . . .

This could be my big regret (if it hits the ridiculous reserve!) :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191422193004...84.m1555.l2649
. . .

Mill Valley?

. . . Mill Valley, CA Income and Salaries. The income per capita is $76,936, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $116,983 . . .

Skip the scooters . . . . buy a Porsche