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Originally Posted by Vegas69
Remind me to never build a custom house.  |
At least if you do it right and have a good sense of market understanding and timing, you can and will make money with that house.
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Originally Posted by XcYZ
I also think a big part of it is time. It takes a long time to finish a huge project and I think a lot of people get burnt out on spending money over a period of years and never getting to enjoy it.
I've seen the exact same thing in the restoration side of the hobby, too.
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Originally Posted by Stuart Adams
The situation is multifactorial. First it takes twice as long to build. Within that time things come up and life can change, especially if its 2-4 years as most are. With those normal life changes over a 2-4 year period, money situations possibly change, creating whole new set of reality. Secondly, the project ALWAYS costs 2-3X more than you think. No matter what level of build it is. You combine a triple expense with a double time period and given the chances of life changes, cars get sold early, projects get put on the back burner, etc.
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You guys nailed it there.
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Originally Posted by Vegas69
I just don't get it. How can you spend 1000's of hours and not drive the car. To me that's like chasing a hot chick, taking her out dancing(I hate dancing), romancing her, and you finally get her buck naked and don't go the distance. Getting that far was good enough. That makes me want to bang my head on the wall just thinking about it. Just seeing mine ripped apart in the garage is less than exciting. In fact, I'm almost to the point where I only work on it so I can drive it or make it faster. Of course I'm towards the end of a very long build here. The do overs aren't that great either. I guess if you never drive them you don't have to worry about that now do you? LOL Maybe I'm just bitter because mines broke! |
Todd, you're always good for a laugh. But that analogy is pretty spot on for me! I get pissed when I think it's taken 3 years to build my frickin car.
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Originally Posted by Al Moreno
OK, Flame suit on!
I think a lot of the project for sales are guys who to a second mortgage on the home to build a toy.
My philosophy is not that thing are to expensive, it's that you can't afford it.
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This can very well be true in some of the cases, but you don't know that for sure.
It can simply be a matter of prioritization.
Great thread!