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whqqsh, Mar 5, 7:55pm
been sitting too long, taken too long & probably won't get finished.
Logically it should be sold but way too much money has been pumped into it yet isn't complete enough to fetch serious $$ so looking at a decent loss as well. bugger!.
oh well, time to re-motivate, re-prioritise & get going on it & give it one more burst, I spose.
clark20, Mar 5, 8:01pm
I know exactly how you feel.
tamarillo, Mar 5, 8:07pm
Yep, unfinished projects, asking only 1/2 invested, still can't sell. familiar sound.
At least it provides you with motivation to get back in to it.
bitsy_boffin, Mar 5, 8:14pm
Did you enjoy doing the project up to now? If so,

a) that might motivate you to get back to it
b) that could be a way to justify the losses, call it entertainment expenditure and let somebody else have it

:-)
whqqsh, Mar 5, 8:15pm
getting the legal side done has just about killed it too, with only one certifier in Aucks that can do 1D these days, Ive heard guys are shipping their cars to Tauranga & even one to Christchurch & getting his mate down there to put it through
lissa25, Mar 5, 8:17pm
If you are talking about the delivery, then don't give up, it is awesome and could go so many ways to suit your taste. On the road it will be worth way more than as a project, and will be a real head turner.
whqqsh, Mar 5, 8:19pm
I did but have moved to a house with way smaller garage so no room to work on it & the wagon takes up the whole length of the garage so can't even walk around it. also its at the 'just add money' stage for a few next steps & where it needs to start cert before I can do too much more as well
whqqsh, Mar 5, 8:21pm
cheers, thats the other thing, Id hate to see some chequebook rodder throw it into a shop, get everything done & drive it to the next Kumeu
lissa25, Mar 5, 8:26pm
If I had the cash I would buy it just to see you finish it, (that is if you were still contemplating selling), it has that look about it that really appeals. Ratrod, restore, rolling billboard, luxury cruiser, drag truck. the options are endless when you have an awesome ride like that, you're gonna get more looks than you already do in the ute.
trogedon, Mar 6, 9:47am
It'll be very cool when its done (whoever does it. ). I have long time stalled project cars too so can't talk but can you make a complete list of things to do and do even the smallest thing every week. Progress, no matter how small inspires more progress.
floscey, Mar 6, 9:55am
My project has taken 10 years "so far" , should have taken only 2 . Kids , money and time put and end to it . On the plus side 10 years saving of no warrants, rego, insurances and petrol, It now owes me nothing .
bjmh, Mar 6, 9:57am
OP I think its probably priorities. they seem to change as you get older,in a previous life I was a hot rodder. I have been a hunter in my spare time for the last 30 odd years.Running a small garage,i'm pretty much sick of vehicles by the end of a week.Getting out in the bush is peaceful. maybe not for the unfortunate deer or pigs.I have a mate who has spent the last 5 yrs building a cobra,now its finished he's trying to sell it ?
jmma, Mar 6, 9:58am
You have a very positive way of looking at things. (o:
richardmayes, Mar 6, 12:00pm
Answer is in the original post.

It would be an economic disaster to give up. Time to find some new motivation!
extrayda, Mar 6, 12:05pm
Not in the same league as your project, but when I was doing my HQ, it sat for nearly a year with next to no progress. I decided to give myself a time limit to get it back on the road, or would have to sell it. I got it back on the road, and had some fun with it for a few years before selling it (don't have a hobby car at the moment :-( ).
I like to have a project that is a driver at least some of the year in between doing things. I found that helped to keep me motivated, and at least I got some time behind the wheel. Much harder when you can only look at it.

Don't make a rush decision to sell, I mostly don't regret selling mine (wasn't getting used much, kids etc.) but it took me over a year to be sure I was OK with selling it.

Was this the modified Commodore to look sort of like a panelvan (very modified body)?
trogedon, Mar 6, 3:31pm
The Commodore is (ex) poster Craig "Unideck".
unideck, Mar 6, 3:49pm
Haha trogedon love the (ex) I had to finish it but then it sold! Gets to a point of how many cars do I actually need! No its not the wife, she just looks in the shop, shrugs her shoulders and walks away (got to wonder though after 25 years when she will finally have a say lmao)

Whqqsh, try finish it, if I hadn't completed mine I would have been gutted, sense of pride I guess and a huge accomplishment will make it worth while.

Go on you can do it ;)
trogedon, Mar 6, 7:39pm
Ok 'current' poster. A bit sad to read you sold it - it was a cool car and (apprently) just what you wanted.
mothergoose_nz, Mar 6, 7:47pm
we bought a car completely broken into parts .everything done up ready to put back together. about $200 about 6 years .everything was in boxes and labelled. had a young fella here who needed a project but he didn't do it. just muddled up the parts.sold it to a guy who deals in projects.
unideck, Mar 6, 8:12pm
Yeh, but then I clapped eyes on a TR5 all in bits so that was that haha. I maybe have too many toys now, the Subaru SVX, Porsche 911, Audi Quattro, Jeep Grand Cherokee V8, Two trucks, 5x trailers, Toyota fork hoist, Kubota tractor so as you may guess my, hands are a tad full right now lol Off to look at a Duke Monster at the weekend so lets see if I get another shrug off the she who must be obeyed :)
yeahm8, Mar 6, 8:39pm
I use to buy a lot of "projects", far to much money sunk into them and sold for little or next to nothing from sellers either moving onto other projects or forced to sell through circumstances.
Bought, owned and sold hundreds of cars, road worthy, wrecked or as parts and now these days, I no longer think about the "it owes me a fortune". time to move on and look after ones self instead of a piece of metal or toy, hence why I'm letting go of a few more things I've accumulated over the years.
Having one car that is road legal and worthy is all thats needed now.
socram, Mar 7, 7:35am
Don't give up! Finally got mine road legal last week after 10 years and 9 months - the last three and half years totally taken up with red tape.

Finally on the road but unfinished and so far has cost 4 times what I'd originally budgeted. The only consolation is that whilst friends will have regularly paid from $10 to $40 or more for a bottle of alcoholic lubrication over the last ten years, I had just as many laughs drinking cheap soft drinks or even iced water. I have something to show for my spend, they don't.

I have also lost the full use of my left hand, but we'll ignore that.

Sadly, some bits need restoring again already (the home made burr walnut dash and console got a hammering being taken in and out too many times but I know I could do a better job next time). Some of the paintwork has been scratched. Couple of blobs of fiberglass resin on the new paintwork but who cares.

Getting it on the road legally gave me a huge buzz and even Mrs socram was delighted for me.
easygoer, Mar 7, 8:05pm
My project isn't a car but the scenario is the same, the original plan was a 4 year build but money and time are the deciding factors, $32K and 8 years later I am at around the 70% completed stage, at times I wondered why I started such a big project but the thought of ditching it at a loss for someone else to have the gain inspires me to push on, this Christmas I had a 28 day holiday 25 of which I worked on the boat and now have a new drive to complete the build, I tell people who ask if the boat is finished yet that it is my hobby and not a race, the pleasure for me is building the boat, not owning it, if I rush to finish it what will I do then? start another project perhaps, I might as well make this one last
whqqsh, Mar 7, 8:33pm
Weather & time permitting this weekend I'll drag her out, clean up around the old girl (although even then still can't walk right around it) but at least get her ready for another burst. Reno of the house gobbles up any spare dosh but as mentioned maybe reprioritise a few things
easygoer, Mar 7, 8:47pm
House renovations stopped my project 2 years ago, I did nothing on it for 12 months, since starting the boat I have put in a new kitchen, bathroom, laundry and toilet, I have also reframed and put a new roof on the garage (raised it 500mm) and fitted a new sectional door plus painted the house and garage, extended the deck on the front of the house and so the list goes on, stick to your project, I'm sure you will appreciate it regardless of how long it takes