toyotajeep
Well-known member
Alright, I have too much stuff. I work alot, and am over 50. When I was young I thought it was so cool to be the guy that had the ,"two GTX's, and LS-6 Chevelle, but they all need work and are missing half the parts..but they are bad ass." To some degree I have become that person, although my stuff is 55 Chevies and Broncos. I know lots of you are way ahead of me in the collecting thing, but I insure six cars a month for two people. We really only drive three. Most of the time on weekends -every weekend- we drive one.
Realistically, I am not going to get to all my projects-less than ten but still...... Most likely they are not going to go up much in value (that was a year ago when they maxed out). I have a lack of quality storage, so you are doing the tarp show, it is snowing like mad.....you get the picture. Almost all of my friends are 20 years older and I see what it has done to them. Not sure I want to go there myself. Not sure I want to be 75, unmotivated staring at rusted but cool cars that will never run under my watch.
I don't want to get rid of stuff because I can't replace it for anything near what I paid. But I also am feeling a little like screw it, there is more to life than worrying about trees falling on your engineless project cars....
Not sure life is better with stuff. For many years I had two vehicles and a reliable but scrappy dirt bike I rode all the time. My DD for almost 20 years had 38's and I snow wheeled several times a month etc. good times.
I know it sounds like Dr. Phil time, but I am seeing now that I will not live forever even though I am healthy, but I have other things to do such as an aging parent etc. to think about on the horizon. Kinda like I need to prepare for that.
My gut says sell time for at least 2-3, and clean up all the extras other than what will fit the remaining cars. I have no issues with storage and have room for lots more.
Positive thoughts about your own crud shuffling and what you came up with?
Enlightening words would help me and maybe some other collectors.
Thanks for your useful thoughts.
Realistically, I am not going to get to all my projects-less than ten but still...... Most likely they are not going to go up much in value (that was a year ago when they maxed out). I have a lack of quality storage, so you are doing the tarp show, it is snowing like mad.....you get the picture. Almost all of my friends are 20 years older and I see what it has done to them. Not sure I want to go there myself. Not sure I want to be 75, unmotivated staring at rusted but cool cars that will never run under my watch.
I don't want to get rid of stuff because I can't replace it for anything near what I paid. But I also am feeling a little like screw it, there is more to life than worrying about trees falling on your engineless project cars....
Not sure life is better with stuff. For many years I had two vehicles and a reliable but scrappy dirt bike I rode all the time. My DD for almost 20 years had 38's and I snow wheeled several times a month etc. good times.
I know it sounds like Dr. Phil time, but I am seeing now that I will not live forever even though I am healthy, but I have other things to do such as an aging parent etc. to think about on the horizon. Kinda like I need to prepare for that.
My gut says sell time for at least 2-3, and clean up all the extras other than what will fit the remaining cars. I have no issues with storage and have room for lots more.
Positive thoughts about your own crud shuffling and what you came up with?
Enlightening words would help me and maybe some other collectors.
Thanks for your useful thoughts.
my old cummins ram wont go away either, much for the same reasons you'll keep yours. i did add another project recently, but I have every intention of making it as nice as my camaro and leaving it behind for my boys when I die. there will be two classics for them to fight over. 
