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Too many people keep collecting junk and never finish anything.

quote"Too many people keep collecting junk and never finish anything."

that is very true, i have my own father show me that one, his stag is an ongoing project from 1998, his mga hasnt he daylight in 10 years or more, and the bolwel, i wasnt born when that was started last

but if i was to obtain a van shell that was running, has a decent loom in it, and hasnt much rust, i could swap the motors, discs, wheels and off to a blue slip,

the clubby i have to cut rust out, wire, discs, get the motor going, and then blue slip, its nearly the same anount of time but i dont know if my perents can sit on that

Where's the class for the person with the ultra rare car that is constantly being told he shouldn't drive it hard and it should be restored and museumised rather than enjoyed at 6000rpm and flat-shifted ???

I can relate to 1 , 2 , and 4 in varying degrees , never been into the scene of number 3 . I'd hate to have a perfect car , mine are all well used (when on the road) but looked after and fussed over .

sports850 wrote:

6000? thats pretty weak - PUSH IT HARDER I SAY!!

Daniel :lol:

I think there are four classes of car fanatics.

1. The restorers - these are the people for who the joy is in the restoring - basically making a new car out of a relic. And just see it as an ornament once its finished.

Author:	buztoy [ Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:21 pm ]
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in the end everyone wants a van, admitt it, now i have a clubman shell, which is what i started with, it has no rego and a dogdey loom, all the rest is there but needs to be plugged up or fixed, plus the rust now should i just re shell everything into a van and sell the shell or keep on chuffing away at my clubman, i also need the clubby or the van to be my daily in about a month

Author:	Zizzle [ Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:07 pm ]
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You already have a van shell? If not finish I reckon finish the clubby. Always take the shortest path to finishing something. Too many people keep collecting junk and never finish anything.

Author:	Whitta [ Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:16 pm ]
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Zizzle wrote: Too many people keep collecting junk and never finish anything. So it was you in my garage...

Author:	buztoy [ Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:51 pm ]
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quote"Too many people keep collecting junk and never finish anything." that is very true, i have my own father show me that one, his stag is an ongoing project from 1998, his mga hasnt he daylight in 10 years or more, and the bolwel, i wasnt born when that was started last but if i was to obtain a van shell that was running, has a decent loom in it, and hasnt much rust, i could swap the motors, discs, wheels and off to a blue slip, the clubby i have to cut rust out, wire, discs, get the motor going, and then blue slip, its nearly the same anount of time but i dont know if my perents can sit on that

Author:	9YaTaH [ Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:08 pm ]
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buztoy wrote: quote"Too many people keep collecting junk and never finish anything." that is very true, i have my own father show me that one, his stag is an ongoing project from 1998, his mga hasnt he daylight in 10 years or more, and the bolwel, i wasnt born when that was started last but if i was to obtain a van shell that was running, has a decent loom in it, and hasnt much rust, i could swap the motors, discs, wheels and off to a blue slip, the clubby i have to cut rust out, wire, discs, get the motor going, and then blue slip, its nearly the same anount of time but i dont know if my perents can sit on that Sounds like you might be eligible to become a Gunna Do, why don't you just buy something that runs and be done with it not everyone has the luxury of time, space and the wherewithall to "do a car up"

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Author:	kazzzy69 [ Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:01 pm ]
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ah, we are in same situation with you! but we have a van.. dunno wot to do. bf wants to sell it...but i dont think its worth it, coz we bought it for many $$.. though that was a few years ago... and goin to move house, so the stuff has to be moved (van, AND all the parts..many many parts..) look out for sale ads guys. cheers Kaz yeh, for some sad reason i dont get a whole lot of say in what happens to the van..despite the 50:50 agreement that i put $$ in!

Author:	Mike_Byron [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:00 am ]
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I think there are four classes of car fanatics. 1. The restorers - these are the people for who the joy is in the restoring - basically making a new car out of a relic. Often they lose interest in the car or just see it as an ornament once its finished. 2. The car enjoyer. Loves the car. Its a heap of metal but it gets loved and driven and is always "a gonna" 3. The well heeled enthusiast - buys a restored or good original car, pours buckets of money into it and treatsit like a petulant child. 4. The unfinished project - probably the largest class - buys a project, rips into pulling it to pieces and then it sits for decades - more classic cars in pieces in sheds than there are on the roads. My opinion is - choose your category from thoses above and buy the car appropriate to your class.

Author:	Zizzle [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:23 am ]
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So in which class do you fall Mike?

Author:	Mike_Byron [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:29 am ]
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hahaha Like most mini people, I have several in varying states Probably classes 2 and 4

Author:	sports850 [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:55 am ]
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Where's the class for the person with the ultra rare car that is constantly being told he shouldn't drive it hard and it should be restored and museumised rather than enjoyed at 6000rpm and flat-shifted ??? I can relate to 1 , 2 , and 4 in varying degrees , never been into the scene of number 3 . I'd hate to have a perfect car , mine are all well used (when on the road) but looked after and fussed over .

Author:	DOZ [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:58 am ]
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sports850 wrote: Where's the class for the person with the ultra rare car that is constantly being told he shouldn't drive it hard and it should be restored and museumised rather than enjoyed at 6000rpm and flat-shifted ??? I can relate to 1 , 2 , and 4 in varying degrees , never been into the scene of number 3 . I'd hate to have a perfect car , mine are all well used (when on the road) but looked after and fussed over . 6000? thats pretty weak - PUSH IT HARDER I SAY!! Daniel

Author:	sports850 [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:00 am ]
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DOZ wrote: sports850 wrote: Where's the class for the person with the ultra rare car that is constantly being told he shouldn't drive it hard and it should be restored and museumised rather than enjoyed at 6000rpm and flat-shifted ??? I can relate to 1 , 2 , and 4 in varying degrees , never been into the scene of number 3 . I'd hate to have a perfect car , mine are all well used (when on the road) but looked after and fussed over . 6000? thats pretty weak - PUSH IT HARDER I SAY!! Daniel What do you expect from a very tired 850

Author:	willy [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:54 am ]
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3500RPM MAX!

Author:	Hanra [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:41 pm ]
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Mike_Byron wrote: I think there are four classes of car fanatics. 1. The restorers - these are the people for who the joy is in the restoring - basically making a new car out of a relic. And just see it as an ornament once its finished. Sounds like me!

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Author:	Mini Mitch [ Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:00 pm ]
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what about category no. 5. The talkers: The ones who keep saying yeah I had one of those, back in my day, Cooper SSS it was......... Or the ones who keep saying You know that looks ok but what you really needed to do was.......