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Originally Posted by youthpastor
it would be cool to make the Chevelle a driver- BUT in college funds are short anyways, You don't have time or cash to work on the Chevelle when you are supposed to study.
How 'bout a third option: split the money, buy a really ugly, cheap depenable beater driver and throw some money at the Chevelle and work on it when you are home from school on break.
the cool thing is you've GOT the car, that is the part that will be harder to come by when you are older. DON"T SELL IT! Ask any of us how we know!
College is short term, STAY FOCUSED on that- 4 years is nothing! you'll have plenty of time for cars later! AGAIN Ask me how i know. I'm 37 graduating with my BA spring '08 It's allot harder when you've got house payments, job, etc etc. not to mention i'm paying way more money.
Road Trip: Go rent the movie "Extreme Days". That is the ulitmate road car. your friends will trash whatever road trip car you have, All go in a cheap car, drive it cross country, dump it and fly home to responsiblity and pursuit of College-
Good luck-Chris
Oh by the way I was hard headed at 17 i would have ignored all this and thown every dime at the Chevelle and dropped out of school- oops that is what I DID-
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The car would be done before I would even go up to college, so the only time I'd ever work on, would be routine maintenance, or modding something. Also, the road trip, everyone would have their own vehicle, go to 129 in the Carolinas, Twisties in Nevada/NM/Etc., Pacific Coast Highway, etc. Just to enjoy the cars.
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Originally Posted by MaxHarvard
My advise.... get a Daily driver... You'll save gas $$ and you wont have to worry about the Chevelle breaking down at some really crucial time.
Besides driving your chevelle through college only leaves it open for some jerk to hit it while your parked taking a test or something.
Make it a fun toy. Less chance of anything bad happening to it
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With an LS1, it would probably get equal MPG. And with an LS1, it would probably be more reliable then what I am looking at as far as a DD.
I don't know, maybe I am just trying to justify everything, so that I have no reason not to do it. Somebody slap me into reality.
If I decide to devote all available funds towards the 'Velle, the bodywork would be done around early March. Which would leave 5 months to get it together and driving, leaving 2 months for "Test & Tweaking" until August when I would have to go up to school. But if I bought a DD, and left it, I have the feeling, that since I would be 3 hours away from the 'Velle, I would rarely have time to work on it, thus prolonging completion until at least after graduation. Also, I feel that constantly working on it during school would detract from college life in general, Studying.... and..... uhm....... studying.......
-Todd