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Originally Posted by vanilla gorilla
Hey, how can you afford to buy that but you can't afford to keep the Spyder?  |
I bought the Toro because that is a once in a life-time deal. I could afford $4000 for that any day. The spyder was heavy on maintenence, plus I needed the cash for UC next semester, just in case FinAid didnt help me out. And mine loved breaking down everywhere. The clutch
just went rather abruptly, with 3000 miles on it. I got stranded in the middle of a busy high street. I think it wasnt adjusted right. Funnily enough, the towtruck driver has offered me $12,000 for it. He's coming to have a look this Tuesday.
Anyway. Old school muscle has it's own charm. These classics are awesome to look at, and a joy to drive around town. I bought this with different priorities; it's not going to be a track car or a fast car. Just a badass looking and badass sounding cruiser for Saturday nights. Eventually. DSMs are for sale everywhere, that's a good thing, since I can get back into the game any time. But these Toros, especially the 68-69 years, are balls out hard to find. I am convinved that this has to be perhaps the best looked-after Toro out there.
Thor06, I was just thinking that too; the paint is
excellent, and I should do that last. It was repainted in 1980 by the guy, because he wanted gunmetal gray instead of it's original color. He was a nutty enthusiast kinda fellow, and knew everything about these cars. I think he sold it to me because I did my research on these cars,and was blurting out everything I knew about them, and he seemed very impressed. He probably let me have it because he knew I would take good care of it. It's just so beautiful to look at. It's a whole different experience with these cars altogether. But I sure as hell want those chromed out butterflies popping out of the hood, hot rod style. Man, that would look
killer!!