Anytime if the car is collectible, you want it original with minimal mods.

And as you get higher on the totem pole for performance cars, there's really less need to mod as the manufacturers don't cut nearly the same amount of corners, nor do they need to make the same compromises.

You need to make a M3 a somewhat livable car as a daily. You can tell a GT3 buyer to suck it and buy a Macan.

$30K, I'm buying that maserati gran turismo for $28K on AlexanderRoad Dealer from Marketplace!

I'd swap a 6MT into an Auto NSX if it mean't I can get a good clean, low km one for $70-90K after conversion.

I don't care about resale at that stage, hell I'd pay $70-90K for a gutted MT swap one too!

Lots of BC ferries sailing cancelled for tomorrow including the one I had booked. Got no email from BC ferries but my brother sent me a message. So I was quickly able to book an earlier sailing.

https://www.bcferries.com/current-co...ouver%20Island

BC ferries is such a shit show.. their “wait list” service is fully human controlled lol.. I couldn’t pull up my booking reference to get on a later sailing so i went on their wait list and it’s like manually inputted, updated, and replied to by a human where it could just be a drop down menu with the available sailings..

I’m just going to Pender but it’s still a continuous headache if you’re not 1.5-2 months early

I thought about this:

Three** things:

Driving exp: 100k range didn’t do it for me: 981/991 GTS, C7/8 Vette. R8 V10 and V8/12 Aston

Maintenance bills: seen too many 30k bills on R8 for suspension/brakes/subframe/clutch, F type for cooling, 997 engine rebuilds

Socially: which group chat do you want to join? do you want to go to PCA where some asshole is gonna nitpick your build sheet? Aston owner club where they mostly care what your dad did? How is FoV, McLaren, or Lamborghini Vancouver?

So for it to be worth the risk/expense, my next jump is gonna be 200k+. It’ll be between 458/Performante/SLS, vintage G wagon/911, or a new GT3/4.

Could buy today but it will probably be a package deal w/ vacation home and members club at the same time.

Some value plays:

- R107 or vintage/restomod Icon Bronco (thx to Alix Earle) for hamptons car
- V12 Aston Rapide
- V8 Vantage 6MT
- 360/430 where prev owner already did swap

Evo fire at the park and tillford Cambodian Tire today with the repros?

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rEl...ri-f430-spider

I did bid to 84 on this one: 6MT swapped 430 spider.
Owner got a great deal still and no regrets keeping that money in my portfolio with the end of year rally.

What is the outlook on a 430 from your POV bidding on it? Seems underpowered but a rarer and rarer model and probably a great car in manual

Seemed like reasonable price for a high revving V8 manual car that came with the Ferrari dealer/owner events.

430 wise:
Spec seemed good - Spider made it rare.
Didn’t expect much appreciation since it’s Miley but should be ok.

Competition wise:
I tracked the R8 V10 and didn’t like it or it’s maintenance bills (the clutches are killer).
I tracked 991/981 GTS and Cup cars, didn’t rly like it.
Early Gallardos have awful interiors and imo the wrong image for me

It made enough sense to heart snd mind that I could put up with the price/expense/hassle of owning it. Can’t say the same about the competition at the price point.

No, was mostly home today cause I have work. Only went to Metrotown briefly to pick up some last minute things for dinner

Doppleganger X5 there

Lots of 45e's in the north shore. We went to Rice Lake once to hike with the kids during summer, there 4x including ours, and 3 of them were carbon black with the same exterior and wheels. My son was amused.

day 1

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Ehh, I'm not feeling the new leaf pieces with the classic designs... :p

im not sure how i feel about it either. i think it looks good but loses the vintage vibe

man i love that old castle / medieval knights lego.

My two favourite sets were the castle collections and the classic pirate ships (with the cloth sails). I got a vintage imperial ship and some Merlin house, but I always wanted a full on castle when I was a kid. That was mucho $$$ back then.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EnIAA...l8/s-l1200.jpg
^either this one or the Black Knights Castle from 1990


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400-500hp is insane in Van/NYC lol

Get the 10305 Lion Knights' Castle. At $500 pre-tax, it's quite expensive, but well designed and worth every penny if you want to relive your childhood.

Noted, can't afford $150-200K+

$80-100K is only a 10-20% fun increase.

tldr; I can stop looking at marketplace for another year

If a 981/991 GTS, C7/C8 Vetter, or R8 V10 and V8/V12 Aston don't do it for you from a driving experience perspective, something's is very wrong here.

Social clubs: Why not just focus on you, and not what others think?

Maintenance: You gotta pay to play. Some people can get away with Mr. Lube oil changes, while others need to rebuild their engines. If you can't accept this, keep on dreaming.

Given how wealthy everyone is on the forum, why are we driving Honda, Subarus, and Toyotas? Something's not right here, too. Either we're just big bullshitters, or just full of shit.

Merry Christmas.

Our relationship with car is highly personal. I feel if I’m putting in the money and time to maintain a car I’m proud of, shouldn’t it be something I’m in love with? Shouldn't I feel like it’s an extension of me and represent me? Wouldn’t it also influence the ppl we spend time around and have access to because of the car?

Yes I am abnormal - I competed for my school’s formula teams for years & still have active NDAs with Continental from my previous work. We took 1st at FSAE Michigan and I’ve run out of fuel at TMMC test track.

Driving wise, doesn’t take that much to impress me - S650 Mustang, Elantra N, ND, etc all entertaining with great dynamics imo. Posted some track videos on the ones I’ve driven in some of these on Donk review thread.

If you were with BCR or 2381, we may have mutual.
BIC_BAWS & Gerbs known me for decades, you two are welcome to call me out if you feel there is bs.

Financials, I get the impression most folk here are mid 30s+ and have accumulated much more than me. I’ve been blessed to start career a few years ago at 300k CAD TC and graduate with no student debt. My bidding history on C&B is public.

Merry Christmas.

We do have pocono, lime rock, NJMP, Monticello, and a couple other tracks within 2 hr drive.

I think it’s more what car’s driving experience is worth the ridk increase? Which car can you dump 20k into repair and still say you love the car after?

R8 around 70k km:
- 5k repair for AC*
- 10k for magneride shocks (they will leak no matter which manufacture they’re in, GM/Audi/Ferraei)
- 10k for clutch

YAH !??!?! WELL I MAKE.....

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Mexican pesos due to my Spanish heritage...