"Peak Value" for classic cars

[rare ss]

my mate got an '84 honda civic hatch as his first car, had the 2 speed hondamatic.. "the bomb" was the best first car ever

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by rare ss

Looking at buying a ute for my kids once they get their licence, 2 seater is a must so they can't cart their mates around.. V8 might be a better option so they can't afford drugs or booze either.. plus they'll be busy helping people move on the weekends

being the dezo Sux the ute is a good idea, so Dad can borrow it

[rare ss]

Originally Posted by Vesper Martini

being the dezo Sux the ute is a good idea, so Dad can borrow it

We didn't have that issue growing up.. one of my good mates only had one kidney so he was always driving

[slowsnake]

You won't go too far wrong with any 2 door hatch, they look the guts lowered with a decent exhaust and decent wheels, still look cool!

[simon varley]

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

I think its never been easier to work on a car, with plug in diagnostics the car tells you whats wrong with it. .

that's not 'working on a car'. Busted fingernails, jammed nuts and oil stains. that's 'working on a car'

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by simon varley

that's not 'working on a car'. Busted fingernails, jammed nuts and oil stains. that's 'working on a car'

Too true

[fgpsi]

i saw a vf ss for 140k on farcebook marketplace the other day

[oldel]

Originally Posted by simon varley

that's not 'working on a car'. Busted fingernails, jammed nuts and oil stains. that's 'working on a car'

Add difff oil on your clothes or in your hair, cuts, scrapes and grazes. Also oh god it's so bad when it's cold and bang a finger or two.

Seriously though it's both. Use your brain and all the tools and information possible to solve the issue as best as you can. No reason to eschew all tools available, just don't get led on the wrong track, or become a parts swapper.
I wish I had more of that, like serial port PC stuff, oscilloscope and inductive 'fly swatter' tool, plus proprietary obd1/diag stuff etc.
I can rebuild an engine, had a go at trans as well, I even know carby tuning, but I'm not abstaining from obd2 diagnostics either.

It's like when I stared HVAC, it was all about how a compressor and tx valve works (and how to adjust). Ended up being about how to read electrical diagrams, reading fault codes etc. IE started off mechanical in theory and course work, ended up electrical/electronic out in the field on an average work day.
It's "multi-skilling", to do it right you have to know the mechanical and the electrical/electronics and be prepared to do both. It's hard and also an undervalued skill - not many can do both. also there's not much money in it despite how rare it is for people to float in both worlds IMO and that's why people leave. I'm lost in the complete digital world, but I exist in the middle mechanical-analogue/early digital cross over, but we're dinosaurs that aren't ever going to make it big. Because I mainly worked for myself that means I couldn't 'work up' off the tools onto a desk job with promotions for some employer. These days that makes me a has been, too old to hire.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Vesper Martini

being the dezo Sux the ute is a good idea, so Dad can borrow it

I bought a ute recently, now I've taken up this new 'hobby' of collecting free **** from Facebook marketplace for my oldies

I'm not sure why we need so many tables, TV cabinets and other assorted junk but I reckon I won't need to buy furniture for my own place

[ford71V8]

There is a mark on the rear bumper of my ute from being asked to pick up an outdoor bench. I'd only had the ute 4 days. Happened as the person with the request slid the bench out the tailgate and it fell between gate and tub. Early lesson

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by oldel

Add difff oil on your clothes or in your hair, cuts, scrapes and grazes. Also oh god it's so bad when it's cold and bang a finger or two.

Seriously though it's both. Use your brain and all the tools and information possible to solve the issue as best as you can. No reason to eschew all tools available, just don't get led on the wrong track, or become a parts swapper.
I wish I had more of that, like serial port PC stuff, oscilloscope and inductive 'fly swatter' tool, plus proprietary obd1/diag stuff etc.
I can rebuild an engine, had a go at trans as well, I even know carby tuning, but I'm not abstaining from obd2 diagnostics either.

It's like when I stared HVAC, it was all about how a compressor and tx valve works (and how to adjust). Ended up being about how to read electrical diagrams, reading fault codes etc. IE started off mechanical in theory and course work, ended up electrical/electronic out in the field on an average work day.
It's "multi-skilling", to do it right you have to know the mechanical and the electrical/electronics and be prepared to do both. It's hard and also an undervalued skill - not many can do both. also there's not much money in it despite how rare it is for people to float in both worlds IMO and that's why people leave. I'm lost in the complete digital world, but I exist in the middle mechanical-analogue/early digital cross over, but we're dinosaurs that aren't ever going to make it big. Because I mainly worked for myself that means I couldn't 'work up' off the tools onto a desk job with promotions for some employer. These days that makes me a has been, too old to hire.

I can't believe that like me you could move papers around a desk all day, never ever happen brother!.....

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

There is a mark on the rear bumper of my ute from being asked to pick up an outdoor bench. I'd only had the ute 4 days. Happened as the person with the request slid the bench out the tailgate and it fell between gate and tub. Early lesson

Is it brand new?.....the ute, or an older one like daily driver, and "does it really matter in these times of covid stress"
Get them to pay for the repair if it's a new one!

[Rallye Sport]

Originally Posted by simon varley

that's not 'working on a car'. Busted fingernails, jammed nuts and oil stains. that's 'working on a car'

To me that sounds like someone that doesn't know what they're doing.

[Trevor 57]

The jammed nuts concerns me, sounds a lot painful

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

I bought a ute recently, now I've taken up this new 'hobby' of collecting free **** from Facebook marketplace for my oldies

I'm not sure why we need so many tables, TV cabinets and other assorted junk but I reckon I won't need to buy furniture for my own place

please please don't tell me you are still living at home with your mum and dad?

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Is it brand new?.....the ute, or an older one like daily driver, and "does it really matter in these times of covid stress"
Get them to pay for the repair if it's a new one!

Nah, this happened a good while back.
It was an accident. Just left a telltale sign as a reminder.

I was just commenting after Franco's post about collecting things for others as being a new hobby.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

please please don't tell me you are still living at home with your mum and dad?

****en oath I am - I'm going to follow them into their aged care facility too, at the rate this is going I'll end up transitioning from dependent to carer

I've got a couple more years left, my cousin's lived with their oldies into their mid 30s until they bought their first places.

One of my uncle's did until his late 50s

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

****en oath I am - I'm going to follow them into their aged care facility too, at the rate this is going I'll end up transitioning from dependent to carer

I've got a couple more years left, my cousin's lived with their oldies into their mid 30s until they bought their first places.

One of my uncle's did until his late 50s

very different to us Boomers, we were out and gone by no later than 20. i was out at 18, my wife was out at 16. Married at 19 & 20

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

very different to us Boomers, we were out and gone by no later than 20. i was out at 18, my wife was out at 16. Married at 19 & 20

My oldies are boomers, they didn't move out until they bought their first place together - ethnic family though.

- Don't rent someone else's house
- Move out once own own home
- Even if married and have kids, all live in one household until step 2 happens

Mums gonna be upset when I move out - you're only 46, why are you leaving me

My oldies don't mind though, they're trying to get me to buy an investment property and then still live with them

Mediterranean and middle eastern families, a little different than Anglo ones, turn 18 and the locks get changed.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

very different to us Boomers, we were out and gone by no later than 20. i was out at 18, my wife was out at 16. Married at 19 & 20

With every post it becomes more clear that you just need to get our more Trev, or get laid.

[Franco Cozzo]

Anyway, less about me being a 30 year old unflushable turd and more about classic car values - F series are worth ridiculous cash at the moment, was talking to one of my customers yesterday building a 1950s one, bloke is in his 70s and between him and his sons has 11 of the bastards AND a 1980s Bronco.

Blokes sitting on a gold mine - said 20 years ago you'd pick up an absolutely mint example for $8K.

I got mine for $7200 a couple years ago, was a little rusty in the guards but nothing too bad.

Such an agricultural vehicle but they command such high prices for a glorified tractor, they do look mint though when you see a 1980s SWB F100 on the road - too bad they rust like nobodies business, I reckon there won't be many left in another 10 years.

[Citroënbender]

I’m hoping their rise pulls up the more attainable brands from comparable eras; Dodge, Inter, the GM stable.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I’m hoping their rise pulls up the more attainable brands from comparable eras; Dodge, Inter, the GM stable.

Chevrolet C10 is worth heaps now, it seems the light duty stuff is worth the most, the C10/F100 and F350/C30 is worth less for some reason, maybe because they're even worse to drive

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Chevrolet C10 is worth heaps now, it seems the light duty stuff is worth the most, the C10/F100 and F350/C30 is worth less for some reason, maybe because they're even worse to drive

Ha, our work F350 pantech was a demon, you could not keep it in a straight line, coppers always pulling you over thinking you were drunk, lol, they were shocking!
But you are spot on in you thinking, it's the smaller trucks in demand now.

[fgpsi]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

very different to us Boomers, we were out and gone by no later than 20. i was out at 18, my wife was out at 16. Married at 19 & 20

thats cos boomers had to pay 3 fifths of **** all for a house

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by fgpsi

thats cos boomers had to pay 3 fifths of **** all for a house

Don't worry we're going to have the last laugh - we're going to be driving cars with electric 351C

[fgpsi]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Don't worry we're going to have the last laugh - we're going to be driving cars with electric 351C

with 351c engine sounds coming out the speakers

[Mulva]

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

To me that sounds like someone that doesn't know what they're doing.

That's me...I don't feel like I've really worked on the car unless I'm missing a 10mm socket that is rattling around somewhere in the engine-bay.

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by fgpsi

thats cos boomers had to pay 3 fifths of **** all for a house

Do you really want to go down this path

Facts:
We bought out first house in 1981
I was paid just over $4 ph, happy to show payslip if you want to see it
We had to have 1/3rd of price of the house in the bank for 12 months before the bank would even talk to us, think about that in todays terms
We paid up to 18% interest
We had a foam mattress as a lounge
We had a 12 inch B&W TV on a milk crate
One wage
One very 2nd hand car
Started work at 15
At one point I had 3 jobs just to make ends meet, .main job was driving trucks, 2nd job on my days off was loading shipping containers with bags of milk powder, and one night a week working behind the counter in a servo

You have no idea, you look at us now and are jealous, we worked ****ing hard for everything we have.

You just whinge about what you haven't got, yours is the generation with the highest disposable income, but you chose to waste it on toys. Yours is the most wasteful generation

[Mulva]

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