>A strict comparison with middle-aged econoboxes is probably never going to
>be quite fair without some weighting for ownership/driving enjoyment. It
>particularly depends upon what you want to end up with.
Exactly.
>Perhaps an
>economic factor to consider is what you have after spending
>repair money on it. $1000 spent on a $1500 econobox leaves you with
>a $1700 econobox. $1000 spent on a $1500 MGB leaves you with a $2500+ MGB.
Well, you can never get all your money back, but it's probably not far from
the truth. But then simply for basic transportation, you would be better
off to buy the $1700 econobox.... And I definitley think that you're taking
more of a risk with the $1500 MGB than a $1500 econobox. I say this from my
own experience with a $1000 econobox, and I've seen a lot of ratty $2000
MGBs.
LBCs, even lowly TR7s, are overpriced for the service they give. It's OK
though, they're fun.
Jody
jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca - Toronto, Canada - '80 TR7 convertible
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