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#1 ·
So let’s say now that I am divorced my focus has moved back to the one thing that never pisses me off, Cars

So in the spring I will have about 10K of money that is earmarked for cars. I have several choices to make so I want some opinions

1. Put the money in the bank you dumbass! The sky is falling and you need it to buy helmets!

2. Buy another 95-96 Impala SS, this was your dream car when you were a zit covered teenager who did nothing but read car magazines, dream about hanging out with Jon Moss and doing brakestands til all that the female members of Ace of Base want is another baby!

3. Spend the money to repaint my suburban so I have the coolest 91 stock suburban on the planet, and can feel like the king of Bush recession era suburbia!

4. Buy another Roadmaster sedan and live my dream of having a factory looking GS package Roadmaster, impala suspension, 3:73 gears, eaton Posi, rear discs, and 17” American Racing AR500’s (supposedly Magnum 500’s but look more like Buick rallys to me) No funny comment just think this would be bad ass

5. Buy another Cadillac as they are cheap and beautiful. Probably a 77-79 Coupe Deville, but I would want to mod that car as I want so it has to be nice, but not too nice that I am going to get popped in the nose for screwing up an original car. Nothing tacky, just better suspension, brakes, and some wheels that look classy yet sporty.

6. Keep saving and in ten years buy the car I always wanted, A 1969 Dodge Charge, B5 blue with a white vinyl top!

7. Save another Ten grand and get the Caddy restored, after all it is your first car love dumbass! (the down side to this plan is I always wanted another toy to play with while the caddy gets restored. I hate driving it right now as it is just in desperate need of a resto and I know that means years and much more than I have to spend right now (Conservative estimates are 15K for body work, and paint with some interior and misc.)
Your thoughts?
 
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#12 ·
This. We all fantasize about the dream garage and how neat it would be to have a whole slew of different cars we love, but the reality is that you end up with a bunch of cars, all having various needs, and rarely enough money to attend to more than one of them properly. That 75 CDV means the world to you for very good reasons, and I say you should focus your efforts on restoring it right. It'll be a pure labor of love, since you'll never ever get back what you put into it, but then again I doubt you'll ever part with that car while you still have breath. Then after it's done, if you want, you can enlarge your collection, keeping in mind that whatever you want, buy the best one there is, because it'll be way cheaper in the long run.
 
#9 ·
I understand but look up the price of Clear right now (Quality stuff anyway) $1400 seems cheap, but hey go for it if you have confidence. I like a bargain too, but I would have to look at a lot of cars he did before I said yes to that. Hell a good Maaco (if there is such a thing) paint job would be close to that price I bet.
 
#11 ·
I am leaning towards 4. in my heart, but in my head it would be a huge effort to get the car where I want it and it would be worth maybe 5K when I am done.

List of mods for the perfect Roadmaster sedan for me:

Disc Brake conversion with an adjustable proportioning valve
Bravada console and floor shift
Standard leather seats (I HATE limited seats of all years)
American Racing AR500's with Buick logos on the caps

Eaton limited slip with 3:73's
Headers with EGR delete
Dyno tune by Todd at Track Time
Better springs, and bilstein shocks
Eliminate front license plate bracket
Eliminate hood ornament
Paint Grill surround Body color
Paint Grill black with Buick emblem in the center like a 90's GS regal
Black out stainless trim on wheel wells, tail and headlights
Exhaust to be named later with 70's trans am tips coming out the corner (My friend Scotty's roadmaster has them and it looks good IMO)

Eventually eliminate body molding and have the bumper molded in to smoothie style.

I think that is it, But I haven’t given it much thought! LOL
 
#15 ·
Assuming it's the "ultimate" goal, anything but 7 is a waste of time and money. The rest are simply stop gaps because you are impatient and you think your boredom can be subdued by blowing a little cash. What good is picking up yet another project when you don't have the means to finish the one you already have? Not only are your shorting the Cadillac the initial resources to pick up another vehicle, but you are then shorting it everything the second vehicle will suck up in the future. Picking up another car will simply tack on more years the Cadillac remains in it's current state.

If anything except #7 is being considered, you should probably be considering the next purchase as a replacement for the Cadillac rather than a stablemate.

77CDV has it figured out.
 
#19 ·
Number 7 isn't my ultimate goal and this isn't all my money. I am not that guy. this is money I have put away for cars specifically, I have no debt and I drive an 8 year old Buick specifically so I can do anything I want instead of having a fancy new car. Someday the caddy will be restored, but to tell you the truth I am SOOOOOOOO freakin bored with it right now. I have higher aspirations for Cars than just my coupe. I get what you're all saying but I just don't think we look at the Caddy the same way. I have had it for 14 years, 14 summers of shows and cruises, it is time for some strange I believe. I kind of want to store the car for five years and see if I can get excited about it again. I have been toying with that for a couple years now.
 
#20 ·
Then the entire thread is pointless. We don't know your goals, aspirations, or priorities. We don't know the resources available (not only money). Not sure what you expect this thread to accomplish for you - but it sounds like you almost realize that you need to do whatever it is you want most - not what CF members want. If you can't figure that out... then you might need to go see a professional.

If you are that bored with the Cadillac, then dump it. Boredom will never take over with something you truly love. Yes, it's that simple. Pass it on to someone who will better appreciate it and find something you will never be bored of (if that's a Buick Roadmaster... I'm so sorry) :p
 
#21 · (Edited by Moderator)
Thanks for pissing on things drew!

I wasn't asking for you to make decisions just a discussion. I said you had a valid point, doesn't mean I am going to do it, Not saying I won't either. It wasn't titled, Drew tell me what to do, we is all stoopid and you are always right. That thread is over at the ford escort forum. It was a discussion! FTR this is why you have no friends.


 
#27 ·
Simmer down, boys, or CTSCHICK will break out her ruler and settle this here and now! ;) As far as the topic of this thread goes, I get what John is saying, but I also see Drew's point. I've had Rebecca for 13 years now. I've loved her, been exasperated with her, spent more on her than any rational human being would ever consider, but I'd never think of putting her away for five years. I'd miss her too much! In fact, though I really should have kept Babe here at the house since she still needs work, I chose to keep Rebecca here and put Babe away in off-site storage because I knew I'd be depressed without her here. If you feel you need something else to distract you for a while, John, by all means, go for it! YOLO, as the kids say. But, if you think you can live without the Caddy for 5 years, it's probably time to let it go.
 
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