need advice

[nanes]

ok heres the background.

im 22, and recently got engaged. i live with my fiance and im starting to struggle saving money.

i owned a ke35 corolla since i was 18, which i put a 4agte into and happily made 175rwkw everyday of the week driving to work.

i wrecked the ke35 chassis.

i then sold as much of that car as i could while keeping the engine, turbo, etc.. and decided to start an ae71 project.

this year i have got an ae71, stripped; i have had a g series diff made which has just been finished by BigT,
ordered a lot of suspension and parts from AJPS which im still waitin for, and aquired other parts like w5* bellhousing adaptor and rebuilt w58 and lots of other bits and pieces.

besides building the car I have almost got everything together to make a very tough track car BUT i cant really afford to continue and i dont have the time to work on the car let alone get it to the track to make use of it..

my problem with abandoning the project is that ive invested a lot of money which i risk not getting back and it will all be for nothing. i know that im with cars your always going to lose but i havnt even used or seen my invesment.

have other people been in similar situations? what have you done?

Discuss/ help

James

[HYPNTK]

hey man i'm going through a almost identical situation so i can relate and sympathise in that respect.
i'm 26 and married and i'm struggling heaps to finish my project coz of money and i've never had a problem with money ever before...the truth is that if i stop working on it i can live comfortably (sort of) so an option would be to just kick-back for a while and live your life and concentrate on making money for a few months...it sucks looking at it and aching to get out there and drive it but thems the brakes.

another option would be to part it out and sell the engine package and car and parts all seperately to make as much cash back as you can and restart the project whenever you're good and ready.

theres a problem with each of these above options...and thats the wife/fiance...in the first option you'll find that she'll complain a little (if not a lot) "that car has been a disaster to our lives" etc.

and similar with option 2 but this time she'll be happy that you're selling it off and getting rid of it for cash but when you ever say you're starting it again, all hell will most likely break loose.

at the end of the day you just gotta be responsible...there are many more important things in life than our cars (especially if you're planning a wedding and/or living on your own) that we have to think of before our cars and the women will always remind us of that but on the same token...we love it so much and feel empty without that being a part of our lives too.


i just realised i havn't helped you make a decision at all you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't but personally what i've done is give it a rest for a while until i get back on my feet (it happens to all of us from time to time because circumstances and life is just like that) and if the wife says anything about it i just take it all with a grain of salt

good luck dude and its not the end of the world ey

[ArJay]

Same boat bro....

Married, munchkin on the way, building a house at the moment.....car will have to take a back seat for a while. Such is life...

Don't sell tho. Achieve your goals and hang onto the project for when you're more flush. Sell it now and you'll loose a shite load of cash and be kicking yourself later.

I've just shelved mine for the next 6-12months or so. Bought a waterproof car cover and stuck her in the back yard. She ain't goin anywhere..

Have you got a mate who might want to "go in" with you on the project. Makes things a lot more affordable for all concerned especially if it's a track car.

The only situation I'd sell is if you're in need of funds for a house deposit or such. Otherwise keep it dude...

My 2c..
Rory

[seek]

dude we cant make this choice for you... its something that you have to consider, in relation to your own personal life.

my 2c and the best of luck with it all

[DRFTPG]

im pretty sure i put a comment in here? why did it get deleted?

[jdmcoupe]

Sell the wife????

just park it away and sort out ur life, then play...

oh and son57a u didnt i just checked back through ur histroy and nothing was deleted

[riojin]

mate its like that.

my mate got married about 1.5yrs ago now. he was 6mths away from finishing his project car. hes still 6mths away from finishing it.

you have to have your priorities mate. ask yourself what you love more and the answer will come easily. to put it simply you wont really have much time to work on the car yourself anymore and since youll be married you both have to decide on how much money is allowed to be spent on the car. it could get finished if you squeeze every cent but will you be happy or your wife be happy if you are living so cheap just to get a fun extra in life?

i personally would abandon the project and sell everything off for parts or let someone else take over the project.

or you could keep it in the garage for a few years till you have some extra money and can afford to pay someone work on it

[nanes]

thanks for the advice and opinions guys,

yeah i know its my life choice and it has become apparent that i will have to give it up and sell off everything..

just wanted to get some other opinions.

thanks all,

il more than likely have for sale thread soon selling everything.

[ke70dave]

do you have another car to drive around as a daily? and do you have a space to keep your project car out of the weather?

if yes to both of those, then just buy a car cover and stick your car under that, and leave it untill you have some time/money to finish, might be quite a few months, but so long as the car/parts arent getting destroyed by the weather then theres no harm in just letting them sit for a while.

so long as you arent in any debt over the car at the moment i would just set the project aside for a while untill you get the cash flow up.

just some ideas anyway

but like has been said, we dont know everything about your situation, so hard to give proper advice.

[Gilly]

strip and sell in parts, you will get more money that way

i'm lucky i SHOULD have my car finished before the bub is born (next saturday ) after that though, all monies are spoken for.

don't stress to much dude, once you are married and sorted that part of your life becomes more important and fulfilling than anything else.

I'm at that stage now, i'm slightly over cars and i'm pretty sure when the bub comes i'll be a different person with different priorities

i won't be selling the KE though