Imagine you've been working on an old car for two years, pouring all your time and love into it, and then a new one in perfect condition pulls up in the driveway and honks the horn. Do you get in?
i'd stick with the old one. i did it with bikes. i like the way it clicks in 3rd gear, the fact that the front wheel and handle bars are misaligned by a few degrees, the small bumps you feel as the part of the tube i installed badly goes around, how you have to shift your heel every revolution so it doesn't hit the uneven saddlebags... it has character. even if it is slower, louder, more work to ride... it's mine.
i definitely know how you feel. I mean, what makes it special is that it's mine.. and the quirks are what make it unique. But still, a car with more than just little quirks can be a big gamble to keep working on. You fix one thing and another might fall apart. I wonder what Keppel has to say about old cars!
A new car is pretty tempting. It's shiny, cutting edge, and problem free. Still, if you keep a new car long enough it is guaranteed to eventually require work, break down, and get old, so you'll always eventually end up faced with this decision again. Every new car depreciates a lot, but very few go on to become classics.
If you currently have a classic, it'll probably continue to appreciate with time. But it really comes down to whether you still get the enjoyment out of the old car that used to keep you working on it. Chances are you've already taken care of the major issues and gotten things how you like them, but maybe your taste has changed. You enjoyed the oldie for awhile, but now you may want something new. At least depending on what you have, it'll practically sell itself right?
wow. that's really profound. i keep reading that response over and over and i think i get something more out of it every time.. thank you, mystery problem solver!
don't test drive it, but inspect it really well. the new one might make you miss the old one, and then you'll start picking at things that you don't like and it'll drive you insane that you don't have your old one. but, you're old car might break down if you're not careful, then again it can surprise you and work like a new jaguar again.
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If you currently have a classic, it'll probably continue to appreciate with time. But it really comes down to whether you still get the enjoyment out of the old car that used to keep you working on it. Chances are you've already taken care of the major issues and gotten things how you like them, but maybe your taste has changed. You enjoyed the oldie for awhile, but now you may want something new. At least depending on what you have, it'll practically sell itself right?
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