From: mark@ehle.homelinux.org
Date: Thu Aug 25 2005 - 06:19:26 PDT
I'd keep the Vette. The more toys, the better.
Mark Ehle
1970 AMG M35A2
Quoting timothy.smith1@att.net:
> Lads,
>
> Here's something I'd like to take an informal MV-list poll on.
>
> My father passed on in September last year. I receivd from his estate a
> beautiful 1980 L82 Corvette with only about 18,000 miles on the clock, snow
> white, with lipstick red leather guts. Though I really didn't want a
> Corvette, (I've owned a 63 split-window) I wasn't about to spend the rest of
> my life saying to myself that I should have taken the Vette! Anyway, it sat
> covered & unused in his garage for a very long time. It sat for so long, in
> fact, that the Goodyear Eagle GT's developed flat spots (though they
> outwardly appeared to be in excellent condition). I replaced the tires with
> a set of brand new Eagle GT II's and as a precaution, I also replaced the
> radiator hoses and belts, all of which were original to the car, before
> driving it back to San Antonio, Texas, from N. central Ohio. Because it just
> wasn't driven much by my father, the Vette hardly qualifies as a family
> heirloom in my estimation. Congestive heart failure has a way of making it
> very tough to get in and out of such a low-slung car!
>
> Dad, who was only mildly interested in my interest in MV's at best (he, being
> an aviation enthusiast) always said he thought I should have acquired
> something more substantial than thin-skinnd vehicles (i.e. armor) though I am
> restoring a Scout Car. To that end, I have four questions of the group.
>
> Question One:
> Should I sell the Vette and roll the dough into a relatively turn-key
> half-track or other armored MV? (provided I can find one of comparable
> value)
>
> Qustion Two:
> Should I sell the Vette & roll the dough into the completion of the
> restoration of the Scout Car?
>
> Question Three:
> Should I offer to trade the Vette for a suitable MV?
>
> Question Four:
> Should I keep the Vette?
>
> I would be interested in everyone's perspective on this.
>
> Regards,
> TJ Smith
> Boerne, Texas
>
>
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