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For me it'd be the car, I'd cook in the garage on a campstove!
(you can see where my priorities are.... ) I'll live in a 600sq foot house with a 45,000 sq foot garage. (kidding)
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Easier to beg forgiveness than to get permission.
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The better investment would be the house but then again you can't drive the house very far.
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Forget the Car
If i was pinced for money, I would invest it wisely...put it in the kitchen...cars come and go...I have a Aston-Martin Vanquish I'll sell you with only 3000 miles on it? If you are going to jump...then jump in on the deep end..
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A very nice looking vehicle...
The price is WAY overpriced. No way could (or should) it be worth 15K. Probably to my way of thinking about half of that. But maybe I'm just cheap....
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youre not cheap youre rational.
these cars are quickly becoming "boutique" cars. like the 2000 pt cruiser and 98-2000 new beetles. decent cars, stupid investments. there are too many of them left for them to be worth much. the money you would spend to purchase it and on top of that, rustproof it and blah blah blah it could be spent elsewhere so much better. i thought this was a serious "i need transportation, but our kitchen is falling in thread" i never realized it was an "we're spoiled and fighting over what we're spending grammaws joint christmas gift money on" thread.
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Save the marriage!
Get the kitchen started and keep the peace at home. You both will enjoy the home improvement.
Save up $1,500 and get yourself another 1979 from Craigslist. It won't be as shiny, but it will be the same MB. If it is worthy to drive over Highway 17 with pedal to spare, then it is a good ride. --Hugh
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$15,000 for a 26 year old SD?! You have CASH for it!?
That's a bit over the top, get yourself a nice 1500-3500 300D or 81-85 SD. The wife won't kill you and you can still get a clean 'D for $3500. |
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He is a great guy..but out there and is loving every minute of it! He pawns the piece of dung on me in the deal.... thus eliminating the Aston_Martin trouble...It has 12 cylinders...and 19" tires and he claims it is the fastest production car...what a smoker! Well, I dont like it and I have a gentlemens agreement with him to hold the sorry thing for him till he gets past this transaction....But if he doesnt come thru....I am hiring a car-broker for the automobile and getting rid of it that way....he will be surprised to find out that I curbed the lowest part of the front spoiler...opps! Sorry I swear the spoiler is only slightly higher than the pavement...Oh well! Let's talk Mercedes Diesels...now these are the funs ones...I like the tinkering around bit with the older ones...sort of like a jigsaw puzzle that you never finish.......One final note... Last edited by iceman3876; 10-28-2005 at 05:30 PM. |
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Just a thought, but you are wanting to replace an old car that before it died, probably you were content with, now it's gone and you want something from the other end of the spectrum......why not just find a nice older one, say an 87, or 90 to 93 300d for $3 or $5 grand and drive it until the new kitchen is paid for, a marriage saved, and by that time you may be able to afford a new one, or at least a real nice one!
But, if you want a divorce, go for it now! |
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