Biotex Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Here is how it starts: You purchase Comanche #1 because it's a Jeep, and you don't see many around. The price is right, and your thinking cool! I can fix that for a couple hundred bucks and have a nice DD/trail rig... After a few days of sourcing the various parts, you quickly realize that it will be much cheaper to just purchase a parts vehicle, and you can sell off what's left. Once Comanche #2 is home, you start in on it, but quickly realize that it wouldn't take that much to get it back on the road. You just need a welder and some more tools. You were looking for an excuse to purchase that MIG anyway, so with that tax refund coming any day now, you decide it was meant to be. So now you are getting pretty knowledgeable about Comanches, so you are able to hold your own in conversations. A friend tells you about one he saw out in a field, and it looks like it could be had cheap. Great, now you have peer pressure. Ok, but maybe you could still get it just for the parts you still need for Comanche #1... So now Comanche #3 is home, but you find you have no room for it. The solution is to add on to your shop! You've been wanting to for years. Besides, isn't that what that bonus from work was meant for? So now the wifey starts in on you about why you have 3 "cars" and none of them running... blah, blah... To save face, you start looking for something to sell so you can purchase the parts for Comanche #1 and get it on the road, because heaven forbid you spend any more money on "junk" , but the whole time your convinced you can still use #3 to fix #2. You start taking #3 apart and every nut an bolt is so rusted and fighting you, that you decide it is easier to just buy those parts you need. You are now driving Comanche #1, and you decide you need better gearing and you want to lift it. Comanche #2 is still needing parts, so you can justify spending more on #1 to upgrade the suspension than you paid for the entire truck. Oh, and you can finally get #2 on the road! So now You got #1 all lifted with bigger tires, looking good and turning heads. Darn'd, what happened to my gas mileage? That tired old engine needs more power! You do some research and decide a HO 4.0L is the ticket. Wasn't there a 98 Cherokee for sale just down the block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54bobby Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 sounds like the vintage bmw comunity i belong to. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 :yes: That pretty much sums it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 you forgot about all the junkyard, craigslist and e-bay parts hoarded and hidden in the shed, garage,attic storage facility, office and the buddy's house... (oh and were all traded for not bought with real money).......Other than that, you pretty much nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Can't think of a thing to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86customanche Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 you forgot about all the junkyard, craigslist and e-bay parts hoarded and hidden in the shed, garage,attic storage facility, office and the buddy's house... Thats all that I see missing. Other than that you hit the nail on the head. . :MJ 1: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 I keep adding on to my shop as I need more room. The current add on is on the back side of the shop, and hidden from view unless you physically walk around there. It took wifey two weeks to ask what I was doing out there. By that time I had already completed the footing and forming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 hahah ---yup, this is good. - my story to a tee. (except i didnt buy the welder. - that was a mistake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirteatr717 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 You forgot hiding parts under your bed because there's no more room in the garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Or selling scrap metal and used tires from work to add to your Comanche budget without affecting the houshold budget..... at least until the wife finds out you have better than $500 saved up, and wants you to put it into savings so she can fix up the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubberDuck Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I already had the welder, but don't have the space for #2 or #3.. and i need to repair part of the driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 No one will know the driveway needs repaired if there's a couple jeeps sitting on it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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