You're buying a series rover for the wrong reasons if you think it's cheap and cool. That alone will quickly wear off and you'll be stuck with a vehicle that will take a lot of work and money to make right. A series truck with a plow is never a good thing anyway...
Now if you buy it because you love series truck then go for it. Not a bad deal if you're willing to do it.
Wise words, as always!
I used to get sucked into the "can't pass up the deal" mentality, but recently I realized something. I realized that the more "stuff" I have (i.e. toys), the less money I can dedicate to each and at the end of the day I'm left with either A: A bunch of toys that are basically junk because I can't give any of them the time or money they deserve, or B: Maxed out credit cards and a VERY unhappy wife. As a result of this life-changing epiphany, I have eliminated all of my toys except for Boomer and the critical shop items (fabrication and mechanic items, all machining and CNC stuff is gone). I now am able to dedicate a majority of my disposable "mad money" each month to Boomer, making it nicer and nicer, AND, I have time to actually work on it instead of being spread between 10 projects. I figure that once Boomer is at a place where I'm comfortable with it, the only money I'll be spending is on maintenance items, and I can then find another project to start dedicating my money and time to. I used to have a couple 4 wheel projects and a couple 2 wheel projects going at any one time, and I was always unhappy with all of them. If it were me, I'd forget the Land Rover for now and either finish your projects or get rid of 'em first. Once you HONESTLY don't have anything else to do on the projects you decide to keep, THEN you can add another. Trust me...once I figured this out I felt as though I'd reached some kind of tinkering nirvana.
Spence
I think I just had an epiphany! (Not kidding at all!)
But just for fun, I'll try to help with the OP!:ylsmoke:
Cons:
-Rough Shape - This has been an area that you really wanted to learn more about, and this would be the perfect opportunity, given the thicker guage of the steel, less subtle lines of the vehicle, blah, blah, blah!
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doesn't drive - tell her it does, but you don't want to until it is more presentable... that will buy you some time!
-can't fit the whole family - you plan to teach your children to drive with this vehicle, and do not want them distracted by too many people in the car
-We have too many projects as is - this is not a "project," this is a dream, a journey you always wanted to undertake, and you will feel more complete as a person after undertaking this experience
-No title (takes a little work, but can be fixed) - you've got a friend who knows a guy who will make all those problems all go away
Pros:
-I think it's cheap (but I don't know what these go for) - its the deal of a lifetime, and you will never have another opportunity at something like this
-I think it's cool - take her to a classic car show, once should be all it takes!
P.S. Listen to those guys! If you listen to me you will have all the toys you want.... and a dog house to sleep in! :coffeedrink:
