Brad, I think I would have gone the same way in the circumstances. I was just stirring a bit as this is a datsun based site :-)
Cheers Feral Errol www.datrats.com.au -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Morton Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: <Unknown Subject> OT Oh come on be nice Errol :) I was all set to buy a 1600 but had dinner with the boys and they talked me out of it... Buy a Stanza or a 180b they said... Went and looked at a few in the 6-8k range. Got offered the Volvo for $2500 + the spare engines + parts car. Seats/harnesses/intercom/meter... Dude needed the money cos his missus was on his back :) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Errol Smith Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2005 6:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: <Unknown Subject> OT Ah, the mediocrity of late middle age in one so young :-) And being able to ustify it as well. The dark side has him and it is terminal. Cheers Feral Errol www.datrats.com.au -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: <Unknown Subject> OT > My next project will most likely be a volvo tho, you only get one > life! > If the girl from the Hyundai only bought a old toyota or volvo instead > of a new hyundai she'd be alive. Why do you guys think I bought the Volvo rally car instead of a datto... 1. They are strong as hell 2. Complete cars are in good nick and worth almost nothing (a complete manual 164 sold on ebay for $7.50 not long ago - if it had been running I would have flown over and drove it back) 3. They come with Volvo brakes as standard :) 4. You don't break driveline components in a Volvo, or engines it seems if you are careful not to over-rev them 5. I wouldn't have gotten a good 1600 shell for what I paid for a complete almost ready to go car + spare car + 3 spare engines Emotionally I wanted a Datto - but I am not racing anybody and no doubt this Volvo will be slower but I know I will have less trouble if I bend this, and I think mechanically I am less likely to! Brad --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [email protected] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [email protected] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
