Thank you.....Becky? I think you are Becky, LOL
I need to build a nice size building to 'get my Pinto on' in, if that makes any sense. I have owned Jade for 5 years. I work in good 'ole corporate America and 2011 was the worst year for me, losing 85% of our US workforce to Bulgaria. Luckily, I was retained, but in the mess of it all, I came to grips with reality and made 2 commitments, or shall I say came up with 2 things I needed to do to be financially where I need to be to weather a job loss. One of those things is behind me, and I searched my heart and decided selling Jade would be OK. We have new leadership at work, who value US based resources for US IT Security work, and I feel like the target is off of my back. But I am still going to execute my plan so I will never have to fret a job loss, something that has weighed very heavily on me for quite some time.
All that said, if I sell Jade for what I want out of her, I will be able to build a shop for my other 3 cars. If she doesn't sell, as much as I have wanted to keep the miles off of her, I am coming to the realization that a 400 mile Pinto will never be worth much, and may just doll her up and begin driving a brand new Pinto in 2012. She needs A/C installed, and you can get a Vintage Air unit these days that is far superior to what came in them in the day. Nice wheels and tires and my favorite stripe (the one that runs just below the belt line from front to rear, up the sides and across the top of the rear window, and then just enjoy her. I would also get the best undercoating job I can get to preserve her, replace all belts and hoses, and rock and roll!
What a pipe dream! There is a huge part of me that wants to not drive her and keep the miles off, but I have learned that there is not much appreciation among car enthusiasts for completely original cars. And I have found that very sad.
Amyhow, more than you wanted to hear, but this is therapeudic, LOL.
Dave