02-28-2018, 05:49 PM | #1 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Epping,New Hampshire
Posts: 89
|
trust your gut
Hey there fellas , I want to thank all of your for your kind words ,advice and the like. I made a very difficult decision and decided to NOT get the dream car model A Tudor that I was going to get. I think it mostly comes down to timing. now is not the time for being uncertain when $8900 is involved ,and that I do not have the living situation to be having a high maintenance automobile. It kinda sucks sometimes to make adult decisions ... its not much fun at all, but it's better than the self sabotage I was headed for. at least I know I can get a loan. and I have learned some things on how to trust your gut. as it can be difficult to decipher.
|
02-28-2018, 06:03 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Polk City, Iowa
Posts: 526
|
Re: trust your gut
You sound like a wise man. Things will work out for you as you continue to think responsibly. Join a local club, make new "A" friends, you will enjoy the hobby even if now is not the time to purchase your own.
__________________
Steve Hanna, Polk City, IA |
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
02-28-2018, 06:11 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: 34.22 N 118.36 W
Posts: 1,054
|
Re: trust your gut
Like the old saying goes, "you will never know what bad luck you avoided by having a little bad luck"
Let this pass, on to bigger and better. John
__________________
As Carroll Smith wrote; All Failures are Human in Origin. |
02-28-2018, 06:18 PM | #4 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Epping,New Hampshire
Posts: 89
|
Re: trust your gut
thanks fellas. I appreciate your comments
|
02-28-2018, 07:44 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
|
Re: trust your gut
That's why it's not a good idea to get too excited about the purchase of any car, especially a high maintenance car. You may miss out on some bargains but make sure you have the money to buy and maintain it before you take the plunge.
Keep reading, join a club and follow the Ford Barn and you'll be better prepared when you decide you ready and able to buy a car. Good luck, David Serrano |
02-28-2018, 07:55 PM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Danville, CA
Posts: 1,554
|
Re: trust your gut
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
|
02-28-2018, 08:44 PM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Portland OR
Posts: 6,340
|
Re: trust your gut
Ya but even joining a club, you got to figure out who knows their stuff and who is farting in the wind.
__________________
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! |
02-28-2018, 09:41 PM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: N. GA
Posts: 531
|
Re: trust your gut
Another thing about joining a club is that the members sometimes know where someone who has an A for sale at a good price.
TerryO |
03-01-2018, 04:44 AM | #9 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Epping,New Hampshire
Posts: 89
|
Re: trust your gut
thanks again for the good advice fellas. I would like to find some one around NH that has a Tudor I could sit in ... I have never sat in a Tudor. it would be good to sit in one so I am better prepared when and if the time becomes right to buy one. I also have never driven a mighty model A. but I understand it is a lot like driving a tractor/trailer / semi truck /18 wheeler and I have driven one of those. I am referring to the stoping distance and the like.
|
03-01-2018, 06:06 AM | #10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Belgistan (formerly known as Belgium)
Posts: 573
|
Re: trust your gut
|
03-01-2018, 09:13 AM | #11 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Central, IL
Posts: 3,968
|
Re: trust your gut
Quote:
The ol trifecta of any older car is this: Time Money Space - pick 2. Highest priority is money to buy and maintain it and 2nd is space as nature is trying to kill the car 24/7/365 from rain snow sunlight critters etc.
__________________
1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons! |
|
03-02-2018, 11:58 AM | #12 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Maine and SC
Posts: 205
|
Re: trust your gut
Quote:
|
|
03-02-2018, 01:47 PM | #13 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: new britain,ct 06052
Posts: 9,390
|
Re: trust your gut
X2 Send Keith True a PM.
Paul in CT |
03-04-2018, 09:12 AM | #14 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Oregon
Posts: 238
|
Re: trust your gut
Spot on! You are a very wise man - well said. I wish I had read this years ago, it took me along time to figure out your good words of wisdom.
__________________
They know enough who know to learn. |
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|