"My wife says I must sell it"

[slammin]

As a newbie here I'm starting the search for my 1st Model A. Coming back home from a short weekend trip Sunday, I spot a for sale sign on a red 31 wide bed pickup about 90 minutes from home. We stopped to look. Rust free body, good top, no dents, good tires, clean interior, engine sparkled, decent paint but in bad need of a good wax job. I called the seller today. Its a restoration from the late 80s. 5 years ago he had the engine rebuilt .020 over, balanced crank, lightened flywheel, etc. Tells me his wife says he has too many cars and the Model A must go. Asking price? $25,000. Its nice, but I see many nicer offered well under $20K! In a few months I can hear him telling his wife "Honey, I've tried for months, but I just can't find a buyer. I guess I'll have to keep it."

[denniskliesen]

Well his excuse might hold for a few seconds after she says lower the price.

[Oldbluoval]

If my wife told me I had too many cars......I'd look for another!
Maybe wife, not car.

[old31]

x2 with old.

[ronn]

x3 with old old...................

[MikeK]

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[2manycars]

I had a customer several years ago who had his AA truck all apart and most of it in his rec. room. His new girlfriend came to visit and she saw the parts and said" that junk will have to go". He said "no, you need to go".
Smart man.

[Jeff/Illinois]

Originally Posted by 2manycars

I had a customer several years ago who had his AA truck all apart and most of it in his rec. room. His new girlfriend came to visit and she saw the parts and said" that junk will have to go". He said "no, you need to go".
Smart man.

He was a smart man. Usually, when a girl tells you something like that it's not the car that is a problem it is a control thing, she's seeing if she can push you around and make you do what she says. She was using the guy's Model AA Ford as leverage to see if he'd jump at her commands.

If he would have gone along and gotten rid of his Model AA I can pretty much assure you that SHE would be long gone by now too, no doubt found somebody else she can bully or whatever. Somebody else who she can spend their money. You see it all the time.

[ModelAMike1930]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

He was a smart man. Usually, when a girl tells you something like that it's not the car that is a problem it is a control thing, she's seeing if she can push you around and make you do what she says. She was using the guy's Model AA Ford as leverage to see if he'd jump at her commands.

If he would have gone along and gotten rid of his Model AA I can pretty much assure you that SHE would be long gone by now too, no doubt found somebody else she can bully or whatever. Somebody else who she can spend their money. You see it all the time.

Amen

[burner31]

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[2manycars]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

He was a smart man. Usually, when a girl tells you something like that it's not the car that is a problem it is a control thing, she's seeing if she can push you around and make you do what she says. She was using the guy's Model AA Ford as leverage to see if he'd jump at her commands.

If he would have gone along and gotten rid of his Model AA I can pretty much assure you that SHE would be long gone by now too, no doubt found somebody else she can bully or whatever. Somebody else who she can spend their money. You see it all the time.

That is a wise observation, and I agree fully. I was dating a woman who declared she wanted a man to pay all her bills and take care of her like her daddy did, and also to sell one of my cars and buy her a big diamond ring. That conversation ended the relationship on the spot.

[Jeff/Illinois]

Bill, a good friend of mine HAD a mint #1 condition '69 Camaro that was a show stopper. He was a die hard Chevy guy. Anyway on a whim (and none of us know WHY he did it) he sold the Camaro and bought a brand new 2016 Camaro. He had it for two months and realized he hated it and wanted his '69 back. It was already sold and long gone. A flipper tagged him and made some money off of Eddie's '69.

So, Eddie put the money in the bank and was going to buy another similar performance Chebby. His wife took out the cash, bought a VERY expensive diamond ring and contracted to have the bathroom re-modeled. That took all of the cash from his car.

He was so depressed he swore off cars now drives some used generic silver beater Toyota Camry, a grandma car. That guy WAS so die hard Chevy he bled little Chevy emblems. Not anymore. And yes the wife told him he needed to buy a Toyota because of the usual blah blah blah garbage.

Lesson to be learned: your antique or collector car is really a CD on rubber tires once they get sold the money gets spent on stuff you wish you had never spent it on in the first place. Keep the cars..

[28RPU]

I am with you guys.

[Stretch Cab]

In preparing for Irma I'm bringing certain car parts into the house as the house is more secure than my shop. My wife is all for it!

[Big hammer]

Originally Posted by Stretch Cab

In preparing for Irma I'm bringing certain car parts into the house as the house is more secure than my shop. My wife is all for it!

She's a keeper!

[Roger V]

Ditto to #3 Post!

[700rpm]

I had a girlfriend in H.S. who wanted me to sell my 29 Tudor (unrestored) and get a "nicer car, like Doug has." Doug got the girl, and I kept the car. She's gone, and my car is still in my garage. That was 55 years ago.

[Wick]

One Gal I met 5 years ago mentioned she had a 10 car garage and it was empty. Well it wasn't that bad but the term high maintenance came to mind. I built my own garage!

[desotoguy]

Old cars, especially Model A's are nice, and fun to have around, but I have yet to find one that can cook, and I get hungry every day.

[Glen in Hillman MI]

Originally Posted by desotoguy

Old cars, especially Model A's are nice, and fun to have around, but I have yet to find one that can cook, and I get hungry every day.

Get a manafold cooker.