From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 8/21/2021 8:12 PM, Les Albert wrote:   
   > On Sat, 21 Aug 2021 19:13:34 -0400, Michael Trew   
   >   wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Another aspect of my vehicle choice is cost related.  I typically won't   
   >> pay more than $500 for a vehicle, and I can easily work on 90's and back   
   >> vehicles myself.  I can't say the same for modern ones.  I own 9   
   >> vehicles now, all of which are older than me, at least by a little bit.   
   >>   The newest is a 1994 Model Geo Metro (all the way back to a '56 Olds).   
   >>   I'm a 1995 model, for reference ;)   
   >   
   > I've had a lot of cars over the years, but one at a time and always   
   > new.  $500 or less on cars from the 90's or older doesn't get a car in   
   > very good condition.  Do you buy them to restore and sell them, or do   
   > you keep them for personal use?  And where are you able to keep the   
   > nine cars you presently own?   
   >   
   > Les   
      
   I have a "barn find" 50k original mile '91 Geo Metro convertible with no   
   top, but otherwise in amazing shape with original paint that I cleaned   
   up, sitting for over a decade, and drove home from Tennessee.  That's in   
   my storage unit, waiting for a new top and eventual "restore".   
   Otherwise, the other 8 are entirely filling my back yard.  I have a city   
   lot, and I have no back yard left, unfortunately.   
      
   3 90's Geo Metros, '56 Olds 88, '75 Dodge Dart, '76 Chevy C10, '83 Ford   
   F150, and '89 Olds Cutlass Cruiser.  All run, drive, and are registered   
   except for the '56 and the F150.  I'm about to sell the '56 as a project   
   car (no title, missing radiator, etc), and the F150 has a blown head   
   gasket.  Well, one of the yard Geo's are rotted out, and basically for   
   parts.   
      
   I drive the two Geo's, the '89 Olds, the C10, and the Dart regularly.  I   
   still really need to sell a few regardless, it's getting a bit   
   excessive.  It's nice to have back up vehicles, but still.  No, none of   
   them are "nice", but the running ones are relatively reliable.  If one   
   dies, I always have something that runs!  I think the most expensive was   
   $1,300 for the C10, the rest were less, mostly well less.   
      
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