but if you do it, will you have the 2nd baddest car on the planet (in a 10 way tie. granted, the Ford is a step up.) if so, fix the damn car..
otherwise, part it out and be done with it. letting it sit is silly. parts just rust and depreciate.
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Originally Posted by ICU 812
Decomissionig the Nimitz: There is a cost/benafit analysis that they do, and it is pretty much buyilt in to the design and operational history.
On a much smaller but completely relevant scale . . .Our grand son has turned 16 with all that means.My 2001 Chevy Silverado ha 250,000 ,miles on it and has been parked outside for six years or so. It runs but it needs work . . .a lot of work. Some of it is cosmetic. /some of it is restorative (windows don't go up and down, heater/AC is out) and some of the work it needs is time related preventative such as replacing the belts,the head gasket and main seal and flushing/replacing all the fluids.
The least critical issues are b body work and a paint job, but the whole point of this post is that it all comes down to should we (can we) spend the several thousand dollars on refurbishing a 25 year old truck that has been driven hard( and is NOT a classic or rarity) just so this kid can have access to a vehicle?
At this point, several thousand could become many thousand dollars . . .we just don't know ow yet.
Aside from the difference in scale, its pretty much the same process of balancing pros and cons.
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