The price of these things!!!!

I love this car so much!! I try and look under the hood at least once a week usually on the weekend, but that is going to come to a halt here really quick. since I bought it in september I put 265$ over what I paid for it just today with new tires, those damn tires are expensive, douglas touring 80,000 mile, man when I got home and told the wife she laid into me real good, and now I have to put a litle more time into the wife if ya know what I mean... Got to keep the wife happy to keep the car [Image: biggrin.gif]

The difference between the men and the boys is the price of their toys [Image: biggrin.gif]

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NATO Member. it's not a vice, it's an obsession
"The nice thing about each new day is nobody ever used it before" Barnaby Jones
88 TC X 2, 86 SVO, mods list at
http://www.turbotbird.com/showroom/pd_88tc.htm

$265, thats not too too bad. But i understand, i just had to suck it up and buy a new flywheel [Image: biggrin.gif] its more then your tires.

Time to teach your wife the economics of parts cars [Image: biggrin.gif]

They have saved my ass HUGE! Although, I never seem to find one with good tires [Image: frown.gif]

Originally posted by Pete D:
The difference between the men and the boys is the price of their toys [Image: biggrin.gif]

And the difference between the married men and the single men is who sets the budget for those toys!!! [Image: biggrin.gif]

"And the difference between the married men and the single men is who sets the budget for those toys!!!"

Can I hear an Amen [Image: biggrin.gif]

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NATO Member. it's not a vice, it's an obsession
"The nice thing about each new day is nobody ever used it before" Barnaby Jones
88 TC X 2, 86 SVO, mods list at
http://www.turbotbird.com/showroom/pd_88tc.htm

Originally posted by GT350R:
Time to teach your wife the economics of parts cars [Image: biggrin.gif]

They have saved my ass HUGE! Although, I never seem to find one with good tires [Image: frown.gif]

I don't know GT, I got 2 parts cars now and want to get all of them runnin. I'm afraid it's gonna cost me more.

The trick is to justify it to your wife in terms of cost-benefit. As far as the cost, I have about $2,500 tied up in the Tbird, at most, including purchase price. I could think of another $500 at max that it would really need or probably be a good idea over the rest of the year for continued safe and comfortable driveability. (Not performance, just driveability.) So, over a two year period, the car will have cost $3,000, or about $125 a month. If I were to buy a new Kia or Hyundai or whatever the cheapest car possible is, my payment would be higher. So, even with repairs, owning the TC is cheaper than buying a new one. Even if the car continually needs the $125 in repairs, it comes out cheaper. And as far as repair bills on later-model used cars, the repair costs on the TC are lower than a newer front wheel drive car that has been paid off, since the TC is easier to work on. There is also insurance savings, since full-coverage isn't needed.

As far as benefits, it has all of the options of a new car except cup holder. So, it is a good idea economically to have the TC instead of a different car.

So, since we get the same benefits (options) at a lower total-cost-of-ownership, it makes a lot of sense to have a TC instead of a newer car. Since the options are all there, it makes sense to have the TC instead of an older car.

By the way, this is the justification I used to convince the wife that we needed to sell the 94 Corsica and buy a 85 XR7 and repair parts. There are times that a business degree really comes in handy.

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Mike Walsted - NATO member
1986 5-speed TurboCoupe and 1985 5-speed XR7

[This message has been edited by Walsted (edited 06-15-2002).]

So right, Mike.... when the wife starts bitching about my car parts and expenses, all I have to do is remind her that the average amount I spend each month on all 3 of my cars combined is less than the monthly payment on her leased Windstar that she just HAD to have. I then remind her that next year, when the lease is up, I will still have 3 good (but old) cars I put the money into, and she will have nothing. That usually keeps her quiet until the next UPS box of car parts shows up!

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 20 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 00 Windstar (wifes vehicle)

$265.00, oh how I wish! I have about $4500.00 in mine and it still needs body work and a paint job. Quick, I need some major excuses for the wife! [Image: biggrin.gif] I know a divorce would eat up all the money for the TC and that would be a crime!:rolleyes"

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NATO Member
1984 Turbo Coupe
Rebuilt Engine
New T3/T4 Hybrid Turbo
Large Spearco Intercooler with Bypass valve.
Adjustable cam gear.
Kirban adjustable fuel pressure regulator
K&N fender mounted filter.
8.8 readend with Ford Motor Sport 4.10's
Replaced entire brake system
Replaced entire fuel system
Replaced entire suspension
87' or 88' TC hood
Completely redone leather interior.
Turbo boost adjuster from Tiny Avenger
3" Exhaust - DP, Cat and Ultra Flo Dyno Max.
and just about every thing else...
except the body looks like hell.