Tom R.

In my garage is the firebird convertible and the S2. I want a smaller house so i am trying to sell the firebird.

in my driveway is the GTO with 7k miles and two years left on the lease. next to it is my wife's rendezvous with 3k miles and 2.5 years on the lease.

my buddy calls to BS and mentions his wife has a friend with an 89 RX7 cheap.
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Thats all it takes, how cheap, what color, blah blah. only about 70k miles, clean but some small damage, presentable, original owner, family has a bunch of cars and $$$, perfect station car.... oh its an automatic.

well for 700-800 i said i would probably take it. WTF am i going to do with another car? i said i would put it in my parents driveway for two years and use it when the GTO lease is up. autocross beater? track car? nah, thats what the S2 is becoming. Daily driver? nah, the gto is nicer and has blizzaks. weekend hauler? nah the rendezvous has plenty of room and is lesed. toy? thats what the firebird, gto and s2 are. what will it be? what can it be? sell it for a 200 profit? geez i did that 20 years ago as a kid in college. im supposed to be a professional. if i work a couple hours i will make more than if i spend 20 hours trying to sell it at say 200 profit.

it is an addiction, there is no logic. and you have the same addiction.

it is an addiction i tell ya a friggin addiction. where is nancy when i need her "just say no"

tod84944

Are you trying to say becasue I have a 89 S2 (had cracked head, bringing back to life) 88 N/A, a 84 project car, a 84 just when ever car, and I'm trying to buy a 86 951 with some front end damage, that I have a problem?????? Geez, I thougt it was my 14 yr old daughter, and my 27 yr old second wife, and the 4yr old that was giving me grey hair!!!!!! I feel kinda of better now, thanks Tom!!! And yes, the blonde in the avatar is my wife and 4yr old. Oh and one more thing, ya she is hot!!!!

Mike B

You nailed it Tom. I've lost count of the times "the deal" has presented itself...much like your rx-7. Mostly in my own mind but that's the beauty of our addiction. Fortunately, I'm trying..desperately trying...to finish some of the many projects I've started. I've dug myself a big hole but I'll get out!

streckfu's

I am the opposite of that. I'm having to sell the 951 because a baby is on the way. I shed a tear everytime I think of selling it.....It's done so the shopping for a 928GT or 968 begins......Maybe in a few years I can drop off my new son at kindergaten in a newer Porsche....addicted indeed.

WesM951

Agreed Tom, happens the same way here with well anything lol.

nine-44

Bottom line, we are all big kids and want it all. Quit dancing around it and making excuses, it's no addiction, we'll just never grow up, we're men.

yellowline

Well, I only have one car and I'm not looking for more...

But I wouldn't give it up, except for an S2/968/damn nice E36.

josephsc

It's not an addiction. I do it by choice -- and I quit whenever I want to. I just don't see why I would want to....

35thSLP

My moto - Determined to have a happy childhood!

bjzorn

I too am addicted. I have only the S2 right now but I am always looking of that oppertunity to come along for me to buy another one. in fact just last night on ebay I found this nice 911 turbo look coupe that I just wanted to have, but I have to think about how to have both cars.

brandon

Uranium-235

Right now I have four vehicles, two are necessary, two are for play. I'm planning a new garage for the spring to get my last two under cover (the daily drivers, the Sebring and the 944 already live in a garage). I've been looking at a Taurus SHO, an old DeSoto, Lincoln LS, a '54 Dodge M-37, a couple of Beetles and I've been keeping my eye out for another Porsche. I don't need a garage, I need a warehouse

I can't decide if I want to buy another car or really go to town on my F-150. I don't want to do too much to my 944 as it is a lower mileage original, but I wouldn't mind picking up another Porsche to play with. My wife kinda wants a four wheeler, like an Explorer, to go camping and trail riding in.

Its not an addiction, its a way of life.

BTW, Tom, what do you want for the Firebird?

xsboost90

i for one would have to say that i am not addicted to cars. I mean yeah when i was 16 i had a mustang, which lead to two other mustangs, a volkswagon and a truck, and a 64 rivey, then a 71 nova, then a dakota w/ hydraulics,and a couple hondas, and a cutlass, and a 53 bel air, and maybe another chevy truck, oh then the first supra, then a 69 firebird, then there was the nissan and the nissan truck, oh and the supra turbo, and the eclipse and the harley and then the FIRST porsche, then the 924, the two 924s' and the 914, and my truck and oh wait then i traded for the first porsche again..... nothing excessive.

tifosiman

I can quit and walk away from it whenever I want.

Tom R.

Uranium - 20k for the firebird, open to offers.

as for the desoto, the prior owner of my house has the largest collection of toy taxicabs. his collection is on permanent loan to the childrens museum because his two aparments were too cramped. on my lawn is a taxicab shell used in the movie the wiz.

in the garage was the 49 desoto painted like a taxi cab and used in the cyndi lauper video true colors. the taxis came with the house. i contaced the cyndi lauper fan club and offered the car to them to raffle and we could split the proceeds. they didnt understand the business motive and declined. they also didnt have a place for it.

i contacted a guy in hemmings from NJ Jerry McSpirit. he had a desoto advertised. i asked him about my car, he told me he had the same car in primer needing "very little" and would sell it to me for 3k. i sold him my desoto for all of $200 and bought an edelbrock intake for the firebird with that money. that was 1999.

H2

No doubt about it...it's an addition. My car is the only mistress my wife will tolerate and I love them both.

H2