Am I Insane ???????

[Musclecarmania]

ATTA Boy

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Well here's my take on it. This is what I did. I hadn't had a nice car since the mid 80's and I always wanted a mopar and never had one. After being diagnosed with the big C in 07' I went through a year of surgeries/treatments. Afterwards I kinda had a different outlook on things and still had the desire for a mopar. After a couple more years of maybe I can justify one next year I decided someday next year won't come. So I started looking, I wasn't looking for a project I needed a driver. I didn't want to spend precious driving time restoring a car. After about 6 months of looking, narrowing it down to a couple prospects I got laid off from work. Well there went my dream. After a few weeks of thinking maybe next year (again) I decided I was going to take the cash I had and buy what I could afford. And that's how I ended up with my Sport Sat (GTX clone). I drove the wheels off it last year, went to a cruise 5-6 nights a week, had the summer of my life A year that I will never forget. Still unemployed, but thats almost out and I'll prolly be working for $12 and hr. somewhere within the next couple months. I may even have to sell the car If it comes to the car or the house (believe me I'm thinkin bout selling the house first) But either way last summer and this spring/summer as long as I have the car will have been among the best years of my life and If I found myself dying tomorrow I would have no regrets.

That's a hell of a story man, Brought a tear to my eye, good for you and if you lived out here I would get a good job so we could fly around whoopin on chebbys and stangs lol

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Sounds like its time for a sit down talk with the wife, Im sure you couldn't get away with what you say your wife is with her desires.. My wife never was a dedicated car gal but loved the cars as long as they looked and ran good, When we were going together which is 40 years ago this month i sold a 69 RR and you would have thought i sold my soul she was so mad, If you explain to her how you just explained to us whats going on, its possible she could understand that its time, now and you cant wait any longer. Everyone needs something they like, car or collecting and having fun with what ever your wife likes, Im a blessed man with my wife because she knows how i feel about the cars and has no problem unless i go to extreams with the money, i would look for a car you like, share it with her and sit down and work it out that you can get it and you need X amount of money each month to build it. She cant be that hard hearted it certainly sounds like you have been patient and you did wait, now's the time, as you said, your not getting younger and trust me, it gets harder as the years add up. Most of us wouldn't have the patience to wait like you did, and if you keep waiting, life will continue to get in the way stopping you from doing this.

I am printing this out and hanging it in my garage near the car so the wife has to look at it every time she walks by, with the hopes that she will finally understand! Thanks Ron!