Greg, Barry, Phil, etc, Thanks,
I think I just need to get refocused. Instead of letting myself get
overwhelmed by everything I have going on perhaps I should reorganize my
schedule to allow myself even an hour a week of wrenching. Instead of
watching "Seinfeld" maybe I could install that headlamp bucket. Instead
of relaxing with a shot of Glenlivit after successfully coaxing a
two-year-old through dinner, bath and to bed I could clean up that brake
pedal assembly. Behavior modification. There is something to be said for
simplifying one's life, But you're right, I wouldn't be happy if I gave up
on this thing now. And invoking the name of my literary idol, Peter Egan,
well, I couldn't let that guy down by placing my passion for eclectic LBC's
on hold.
Cheers,
Karl Theis
Whew, I'm glad that's settled!
In regards to selling my driver, I can't - I need it to show me how these
darned things go back together. I could park it, though.
> ----------
> From: Gregory Petrolati
> Reply To: Gregory Petrolati
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 1998 1:21 PM
> To: Theis, Karl J
> Cc: 'triumphs'
> Subject: Re: selling my GT6's? (long)
>
>
> On Mon, 18 May 1998, Theis, Karl J wrote:
>
> >
> > Fellow Listers,
>
> > I'm not sure why I am writing this. I don't expect anyone on the list
> to
> > buy it. It would take an eighteen-wheeler to get it and all the
> associated
> > parts away from here. Perhaps it's because I'm looking for closure or
> > something. who knows. Anyway thanks to everybody on the list for all
> their
> > expert advice.
>
> I'm by no means an expert... I'm an enthusiast which makes what
> I'm about to say suspect as "advice".
>
> Sell the driver, keep the restoration. It's not going anywhere...
> It doesn't require maintenance...
>
> Take care of your family... They come first but keep your dream
> (you'll need it for your soul). Work on it when you can. In time
> you will have a completed car. Sure you won't make back what you
> put in to it... That is if money is your prime consideration.
>
> I look at what I put in to my TR4 (this year I took a big hit).
> I'm WAY behind in the dollar payback... But everytime I climb
> behind the wheel and drive the old beast I break even...
>
> Everytime I get a "thumbs up" or "great car" or "What is that, or
> watch someone's eyes follow me as I pass, their jaw sagging...
> I'm well into pure profit!
>
> Some day, when your children come of age to value these things
> you will have a living breathing piece of history to share with
> them.
>
> A few years back Peter Eagan of Road and Track wrote a piece in
> his "Side Glances" column entitled "The Price of Everything and
> the Value of Nothing". In it he separates we enthusiasts, from
> those speculators who price our dreams beyond our reach. May
> I suggest that you get to your local library and have a read.
>
> Good luck with your decision
> Greg Petrolati
>
> gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
> "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
> Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
>
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