When to pull the plug on a project ?

Good choice.

It's a cliche, but one thing that KonMari actually gets right.   If it doesn't bring you joy, it's time to purge it from your life.   


It looks like you've reached that point.  And more importantly, you recognize it.

It’s also possible that we all think it’s a cool car and want you to sell so we can try to buy it 

In reply to AAZCD :

When I was 17, I bought a 1983 928 for $2500. As you can imagine it needed just about everything. Master cyclinder, oil pan gasket, motor mounts, the timing belt and the water pump were all done under my stewardship. It wasn't the cars fault that everything was going to hell after years of neglect. I was just unrealistic about the scope of the project that the was when I bought it.

That's a long way of saying that more often than not our expectations of a car don't match up with the reality.

I hate to see her go, but I love to watch her leave

Indy-Guy said:

AAZCD said:

....... I still love the initial *Idea* of that car, but have never regretted moving on.

This hits it exactly.  I'm in love with the idea of the Einhorn, not the reality that it is.  I want to spend my energy, time, money and garage space on the project I've already chosen:  The TR4 that's been neglected for the last 11 months.

Plug is officially getting pulled.  Look for the "for sale or trade post" coming soon.

;

Here's your chance: For sale / trade ad

In reply to MTechnically :

yeah, it's not the cars fault.  I expected a daily not a project.  I have it closer to being a solid car for the next owner.  Who will it be?

The daily driver vs project car is some sort of paradox. It's true that fixing a daily driver is a total pain. The time you spend fixing the daily you don't really care about is time you don't spend wrenching on cool projects you care about. Plus, you can't daily a car that is too cool because salt will destroy it or it'll get stolen or the cops will harass you because it's too loud. The daily driver has to be a sacrificial car that you don't care about and that isn't too fun. It's also the car you'll spend the most time driving. Since it has to be very reliable, a lot of guys buy a new or very recent car. That money spent on a new daily is money not spent on projects. 

I've been thinking about that a lot lately. One thing I'd like to to is to not need a daily anymore. I wish I could find a house with a large garage in the middle of the city where I could walk/bike/public transit to work and the only time I would have to fire up one of the cars would be 100% for fun. No more commuting or traffic. No stress of broken daily drivers. All my wrenching time could go in project cars. Maybe one day I'll achieve this...

Indy-Guy said:

In reply to MTechnically :

yeah, it's not the cars fault.  I expected a daily not a project.  I have it closer to being a solid car for the next owner.  Who will it be?

I really wish I had the time, money, and space for another E34. I've decided I'd like to have a 530 at some point, since it's much easier to put other V configuration engines in that space.

Hope it goes to a good home, but I don't think my daily meets your criteria.