Tonner Matt
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- VZ 1 Tonner LS1 M6
Buying it because you like it means it represents good value to you. It matters not if that value is on the spec sheet or In your heart or mind
Totally agree with you mate.
Take my VZ 1 Tonner for example
Quicksilver LS1 6 speed Genuine 1 owner with full service history that had just hit 48,000km's. We paid $19,000 for it, probably more than it was worth but who cares, it is rather ironic though, because this is what we were planning to do the HQ we were looking for anyway.
At the time the missus found it for sale as said we were actually looking for a HQ 1 Tonner to do up as a weekend toy/cruiser.
But when we added up the cost for rust repairs, paint job, new suspension components, brakes, interior and then for an engine, gearbox & diff and well that $19,000 didn't look like such a bad price after all, and the bonus was we could drive it straight away and not in 1, 2 or 3 years when we had finished the HQ project. Sure nothing beats the satisfaction of building or customising a car to your own tastes or requirements, but given the choice to buy it again, would I......You bet your arse I would buy it again, both in my heart and in my mind.