How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
06-18-2014, 06:29 PM
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06-19-2014, 04:54 PM
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I'm sure you've all heard of the kid who traded a cell phone for some other crap and kept trading up until he got a Boxster S after two years.
Have you or anyone you know ever successfully done this with a little more effort in the form of flipping cars?
Say you start with a $500 budget to buy in and fix up a car. Labor is free (in limited qty of course). And you get, say, a $350 car, put in $150 in parts, a few hours of labor, and sell it for $1000.
Then each time you increase the buy in, parts cost, and sale price and eventually go from your $500 to owning a much pricier vehicle.
Yes? No? Weeds growing through the engine bay?
I'm thinking labor would be limited to tune ups, minor hand tool fixes, and cosmetic refurbishment (up to the point of diminishing labor returns). And obviously you have to have a total investment cost and a future sale price in mind before you buy any vehicle.
I mentioned this to my wife as a possible way to get out of finding myself driving her 98 civic with manual windows and while drives the new MINI and I have no more miata. She asked me why all my hobbies are so time intensive.
Have you or anyone you know ever successfully done this with a little more effort in the form of flipping cars?
Say you start with a $500 budget to buy in and fix up a car. Labor is free (in limited qty of course). And you get, say, a $350 car, put in $150 in parts, a few hours of labor, and sell it for $1000.
Then each time you increase the buy in, parts cost, and sale price and eventually go from your $500 to owning a much pricier vehicle.
Yes? No? Weeds growing through the engine bay?
I'm thinking labor would be limited to tune ups, minor hand tool fixes, and cosmetic refurbishment (up to the point of diminishing labor returns). And obviously you have to have a total investment cost and a future sale price in mind before you buy any vehicle.
I mentioned this to my wife as a possible way to get out of finding myself driving her 98 civic with manual windows and while drives the new MINI and I have no more miata. She asked me why all my hobbies are so time intensive.
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06-19-2014, 05:39 PM
if I recall correctly that kid was full of crap in telling the full truth...
...but ive known people to pick "mechanic special" cars and flip them for a decent profit, just here in NV you cant do that more than 3 times a year, unless you own a dealers permit...
...so the trick is not the sign the title.
...but ive known people to pick "mechanic special" cars and flip them for a decent profit, just here in NV you cant do that more than 3 times a year, unless you own a dealers permit...
...so the trick is not the sign the title.
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06-20-2014, 08:24 AM
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I'm sure you've all heard of the kid who traded a cell phone for some other crap and kept trading up until he got a Boxster S after two years.
Have you or anyone you know ever successfully done this with a little more effort in the form of flipping cars?
Say you start with a $500 budget to buy in and fix up a car. Labor is free (in limited qty of course). And you get, say, a $350 car, put in $150 in parts, a few hours of labor, and sell it for $1000.
Then each time you increase the buy in, parts cost, and sale price and eventually go from your $500 to owning a much pricier vehicle.
Yes? No? Weeds growing through the engine bay?
I'm thinking labor would be limited to tune ups, minor hand tool fixes, and cosmetic refurbishment (up to the point of diminishing labor returns). And obviously you have to have a total investment cost and a future sale price in mind before you buy any vehicle.
I mentioned this to my wife as a possible way to get out of finding myself driving her 98 civic with manual windows and while drives the new MINI and I have no more miata. She asked me why all my hobbies are so time intensive.
Have you or anyone you know ever successfully done this with a little more effort in the form of flipping cars?
Say you start with a $500 budget to buy in and fix up a car. Labor is free (in limited qty of course). And you get, say, a $350 car, put in $150 in parts, a few hours of labor, and sell it for $1000.
Then each time you increase the buy in, parts cost, and sale price and eventually go from your $500 to owning a much pricier vehicle.
Yes? No? Weeds growing through the engine bay?
I'm thinking labor would be limited to tune ups, minor hand tool fixes, and cosmetic refurbishment (up to the point of diminishing labor returns). And obviously you have to have a total investment cost and a future sale price in mind before you buy any vehicle.
I mentioned this to my wife as a possible way to get out of finding myself driving her 98 civic with manual windows and while drives the new MINI and I have no more miata. She asked me why all my hobbies are so time intensive.
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06-20-2014, 10:21 AM
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Plus he REPRESENTS:
I didn't have to sell the miata and we bought the mini for back seat space. You could also look at it this way: wife now has to drive extra to drop off and pick up every day and I just go to work.
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06-20-2014, 01:26 PM
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I have no interest in getting any tattoo. But, if I really had to, like if someone threatened to kill all the cats if I didn't, then I would choose/design something that could be appreciated from 10 or 20 feet away. Very few tats meet that criteria... except tribal.
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06-20-2014, 01:39 PM
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Well yesterday my Corbeau seats were delivered. Came home and there were no packages. A note from Fedex on the door says "On Patio". Yep, nothing there. I don't really have a patio, just a side walking leading up to my door. And the patio on the back isn't really accessible. So I'm pretty sure someone stole them off my doorstep.
I called Fedex and they got some information. Apparently the driver is going to stop back over here and make sure he didn't leave them on someone else's "patio".
Don't really know what is next after that. I'm hoping they were insured and that theft from my doorstep is covered. I can't believe they didn't have signature required. With the brackets it is about $1000 worth of stuff. They are big boxes too, easy to see from the street.
What makes me more mad is my brother was home all day and he says the doorbell never rang, which means they just left them there and didn't even bother to ring or knock. Tested the door bell, functions great. I was really hoping to have the seats in this weekend. I guess it is time to invest in a camera.
I called Fedex and they got some information. Apparently the driver is going to stop back over here and make sure he didn't leave them on someone else's "patio".
Don't really know what is next after that. I'm hoping they were insured and that theft from my doorstep is covered. I can't believe they didn't have signature required. With the brackets it is about $1000 worth of stuff. They are big boxes too, easy to see from the street.
What makes me more mad is my brother was home all day and he says the doorbell never rang, which means they just left them there and didn't even bother to ring or knock. Tested the door bell, functions great. I was really hoping to have the seats in this weekend. I guess it is time to invest in a camera.
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06-20-2014, 02:13 PM
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Well it depends on what you need the car for. I would personally suggest a Mazda2 over the Fit, but that is just because I find them to have a bit more soul and a bit more fun to drive then the Fit.
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