04-10-2016, 03:36 PM
Bummer man I'm sorry to hear that. I would personally light up that dealership, and either way I would not give them the business on the rebuild.
Do you really love this car and have the budget to build it right? Having been down this road before I can tell you that to do it right (if you really are keeping it for a while) you're going to want to 2-2.5x your expected budget. Is the car paid off? If you don't love the car and it is, it may make the most sense to sell the shell and use that money to re-up in a newer car. You said it's been stupid mistake after stupid mistake; a stupid-er mistake would be to keep throwing money at it endlessly. Just another voice on your shoulder to listen to or not
Do you really love this car and have the budget to build it right? Having been down this road before I can tell you that to do it right (if you really are keeping it for a while) you're going to want to 2-2.5x your expected budget. Is the car paid off? If you don't love the car and it is, it may make the most sense to sell the shell and use that money to re-up in a newer car. You said it's been stupid mistake after stupid mistake; a stupid-er mistake would be to keep throwing money at it endlessly. Just another voice on your shoulder to listen to or not
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2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks