Title: Car Collecting
Post by: JOE on March 09, 2019, 02:56:09 PM
Post by: JOE on March 09, 2019, 02:56:09 PM
Either in a real life size form or as scale models?
What are your thoughts on this?
What are some of the positives?
And drawbacks to such a hobby?
Discuss. Post your favorite car(s) here.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 09, 2019, 03:16:14 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 09, 2019, 03:16:14 PM
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Vancouver on March 10, 2019, 01:08:20 PM
Post by: Vancouver on March 10, 2019, 01:08:20 PM
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 01:24:50 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 01:24:50 PM
Insurance is too expensive here in Vancouver BC. I would want a brand new Chevrolet Camaro that starts at only $32,000.Quote from: "TheVancouverGuy"
Don't you own or did own a Mercedes?
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 08:02:24 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 08:02:24 PM
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Bricktop on March 10, 2019, 09:11:53 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 10, 2019, 09:11:53 PM
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 09:14:48 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 09:14:48 PM
ac_lmfao
Don't laugh, he says he collects comic books.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 10:08:38 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 10, 2019, 10:08:38 PM
ac_lmfao
Don't laugh, he says he collects comic books.
I know he doesn't collect notches on his bedpost.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Bricktop on March 10, 2019, 11:48:32 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 10, 2019, 11:48:32 PM
ac_lmfao
Don't laugh, he says he collects comic books.
Hustler isn't a comic book.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 12:05:43 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 12:05:43 AM
ac_lmfao
Don't laugh, he says he collects comic books.
Hustler isn't a comic book.
That's as close as old Joe will ever get to the real thing.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Bricktop on March 11, 2019, 12:29:39 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 11, 2019, 12:29:39 AM
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 12:35:43 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 12:35:43 AM
Nah...he buys it for the articles.Quote from: "Bricktop"
He probably does.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Vancouver on March 11, 2019, 09:34:17 PM
Post by: Vancouver on March 11, 2019, 09:34:17 PM
Don't you own or did own a Mercedes?Quote from: "seoulbro"
The thing had one problem after another. It was driving my wallet crazy. The outrageous maintanance fee. High insurance cost. The turbo engine needed premium gas.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 09:38:58 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 09:38:58 PM
Don't you own or did own a Mercedes?Quote from: "seoulbro"
The thing had one problem after another. It was driving my wallet crazy. The outrageous maintanance fee. High insurance cost. The turbo engine needed premium gas.
So, you sold it? What are you driving now? I have a VW Jetta.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Vancouver on March 11, 2019, 09:53:36 PM
Post by: Vancouver on March 11, 2019, 09:53:36 PM
Honda HRV. Poor man's SUV.
So, you sold it? What are you driving now? I have a VW Jetta.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 10:00:23 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 11, 2019, 10:00:23 PM
So, you sold it? What are you driving now? I have a VW Jetta.
If I was to buy an SUV, that's the size I'd want. I have an underground parking stall in my condo building. Space is a little tight down there.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Bricktop on March 12, 2019, 12:59:14 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 12, 2019, 12:59:14 AM
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Gaon on March 12, 2019, 01:30:54 AM
Post by: Gaon on March 12, 2019, 01:30:54 AM
Nothing wrong with a CRV. Reliable, comfortable, spacious and amazingly capable in moderate off road conditions.Quote from: "Bricktop"
The HRV is a little smaller than the CRV. I like the CRV.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 08:27:43 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 08:27:43 AM
Don't you own or did own a Mercedes?Quote from: "seoulbro"
The thing had one problem after another. It was driving my wallet crazy. The outrageous maintanance fee. High insurance cost. The turbo engine needed premium gas.
So, you sold it? What are you driving now? I have a VW Jetta.
I like driving the VW/Audi cars and had a Jetta a few years back. The transmissions, in particular, are overclocked and horribly expensive to repair, so the key is to guess when the trans is going to crap out and trade a few months ahead of the event. I've had several BMWs over the years and enjoyed them all, but wouldn't buy one these days. Don't like the cost of Japanese iron either, so my last couple of cars have been Korean.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 08:54:41 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 08:54:41 AM
I couldn't ask for a more reliable vehicle..
We'll trade it in next year.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 01:30:50 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 01:30:50 PM
Don't you own or did own a Mercedes?Quote from: "seoulbro"
The thing had one problem after another. It was driving my wallet crazy. The outrageous maintanance fee. High insurance cost. The turbo engine needed premium gas.
So, you sold it? What are you driving now? I have a VW Jetta.
I like driving the VW/Audi cars and had a Jetta a few years back. The transmissions, in particular, are overclocked and horribly expensive to repair, so the key is to guess when the trans is going to crap out and trade a few months ahead of the event. I've had several BMWs over the years and enjoyed them all, but wouldn't buy one these days. Don't like the cost of Japanese iron either, so my last couple of cars have been Korean.
I have no complaints. Excellent fuel economy and no tranny issues.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Vancouver on March 12, 2019, 07:03:37 PM
Post by: Vancouver on March 12, 2019, 07:03:37 PM
I paid $1500 to fix the transmission module and $350 to fix the thermostat on the Mercedes-benz.Don't you own or did own a Mercedes?Quote from: "seoulbro"
The thing had one problem after another. It was driving my wallet crazy. The outrageous maintanance fee. High insurance cost. The turbo engine needed premium gas.
So, you sold it? What are you driving now? I have a VW Jetta.
I like driving the VW/Audi cars and had a Jetta a few years back. The transmissions, in particular, are overclocked and horribly expensive to repair, so the key is to guess when the trans is going to crap out and trade a few months ahead of the event. I've had several BMWs over the years and enjoyed them all, but wouldn't buy one these days. Don't like the cost of Japanese iron either, so my last couple of cars have been Korean.
I have no complaints. Excellent fuel economy and no tranny issues.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 07:07:34 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2019, 07:07:34 PM
Don't you own or did own a Mercedes?Quote from: "seoulbro"
The thing had one problem after another. It was driving my wallet crazy. The outrageous maintanance fee. High insurance cost. The turbo engine needed premium gas.
So, you sold it? What are you driving now? I have a VW Jetta.
I like driving the VW/Audi cars and had a Jetta a few years back. The transmissions, in particular, are overclocked and horribly expensive to repair, so the key is to guess when the trans is going to crap out and trade a few months ahead of the event. I've had several BMWs over the years and enjoyed them all, but wouldn't buy one these days. Don't like the cost of Japanese iron either, so my last couple of cars have been Korean.
I have no complaints. Excellent fuel economy and no tranny issues.
My company had the same problem with their Ford 550 trucks.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: JOE on March 12, 2019, 08:24:56 PM
Post by: JOE on March 12, 2019, 08:24:56 PM
Old Joe's car collection.Quote from: "Herman"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQym-NmQmOmaVaNUKrF0E7Tlpy2JKsENC9o4EKZ8cJ8krhvb0kk%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag%20...%20J8krhvb0kk%22%3Ehttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQym-NmQmOmaVaNUKrF0E7Tlpy2JKsENC9o4EKZ8cJ8krhvb0kk%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
Don't laugh Herman.
Some of those old matchbox & Corgi toy cars are worth a mint.
Some more than a real car.
Gotta have in the original box tho, eh.
But they are not easy to find, especially at a goid firesale price
The collectors definitely arent letting those go
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: JOE on March 12, 2019, 08:36:42 PM
Post by: JOE on March 12, 2019, 08:36:42 PM
ac_lmfao
Don't laugh, he says he collects comic books.
Yup I shore do....Fashionista!
Heck I collect just about anything of value.
If it looks valuable, has potential antique resale value & I have the cash on me, I'll buy it!
Besides superhero comic books, I buy old hockey cards and baseball memorabilia
I've bought old antique jewelry before & apparently its woth a lotta money and its book value is high.
I also bought some old girls romance comics, the type you used ta read...again extremely hard ta find and worth a mint, eh? I bought some 1940s issues on eBay for pittance. One of them is so rare less than 10 known copies in existence. Possibly less than 5.
That was a great buy cuz you cant find them so easily anymore cuz the collectors arent selling them anymore. I bought in near mint condition for $30. Now an old low grade copy selling oneBay for $250. Go ta eVay and check it out. So mine must be worth $1000 possibly $2000 by now since its so rare. I saw this books potential value at the time and I knew instinctively that it would rise in value one day. My hinch was corret
I buy old vintage fashion magazines too. Some of them, the right ones are extremely rate and worth over $1000 each.
If I saw vintage Barbie dolls at firesale prices in mint condition, I'd buy and resell them too.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: JOE on March 12, 2019, 08:47:32 PM
Post by: JOE on March 12, 2019, 08:47:32 PM
ac_lmfao
Don't laugh, he says he collects comic books.
Hustler isn't a comic book.
Nothin' ta sneeze at, BT!
Hustler #1 is worth a mint!
However I won't post the cover here since it may offend/hurt Fashionista's frightened eyes.
I don't wanna offend anyone y'know.
Title: Re: Car Collecting
Post by: Odinson on March 16, 2019, 07:56:16 PM
Post by: Odinson on March 16, 2019, 07:56:16 PM
I was thinking whether I should try to sell it or just have it transported to the junkyard..
Then a tree fell on it... Totaled it.
That settled that matter and I called the junkyard to come pick it up.