Nine11

It's nice to know what you're getting into....the proper mindset sometimes has to just be "you gotta pay to play."

Bearclaw

+1
'holy911' should be Holy Overanalysis! Egads man! If you do your homework (which you've done ad nauseum), you should be no more at risk for this kind of expense than with any other car.

If this much concern consumes you, you should bag it. Seriously.

holy911

Thanks for your humble opinion, BC. But I definitely disagree with the "no more at risk than any other car." This is not Toyota.

I'm taking this cautiously, yes. Especially since its my money and time going into this "investment." I guess you just have more of that than I.

Bearclaw

And you could get run over by a bus tomorrow. Buy a car, post some pics.
Go out on a limb - live a little!

holy911

Believe me. I'd love to buy a P...now if I could. But the right one just has not revealed itself to me yet. And hearing how many folks waited about a year or two before finding the right one, I'm still in my infancy of P searching after only 3 months. Still, the wait is killing me.

In the meantime, I'm educating myself, getting tools and the garage ready, really arming myself for battle. Spending this much money on a 20 y/o car is not an easy thing to do.

Nine11

That didn't even cross my mind when I bought mine....once I found the car I wanted (colour combo and condition I dreamed of), it was easy to write and hand over the cheque.

holy911

Again, some have more time and money than others.

Nine11

Not at all. I'm a working man like everybody else. But when I saw the car of my dreams, the passion took over and it was a done deal. It was worth every penny.