hee hee,,, now they`re all good comments, that`s better, you are listening, i feel better now
& yeah, if you were like me & Skssgn, then $50K spent on a big throbbing full race twin cam weapon engine would be fun & would actually be about the right money,,,, just for the parts & machining,,, then we`d need to cost into it all the build labour, so maybe a tad more than $50K would do it... & yeah my house did actually cost me $62K, so pretty well sums up right
& some people are actually different to others,,, funny enought there are people out there who like std minis, some like special models like Coopers & "S"s & GTs etc & all in primo stock pristine factory std concours std condition, others like to modify them & make them unique (you only have to look at that Ute thing in the states with the gull wing doors etc , not really my kettle of fish but hey , he likes it & god knows what he spent on that) but then there are some people who just like full on light weight, Raw race speed, cornering & wicked braking power ---> performance minis.
What the cost is for these toys is often not really "THAT" much of a concern for some people, they just want what they want & that`s the aim, that`s their intention.
I`ve known many many mini people wanting what they want & not actually getting it first time round , so they rip it all apart & do it again & noften again & again till they get it right & what they originally wanted may not actually end up what they get,,, most times because what they originally wanted was not an educated/well informed item, but more of a "Thought" which then after some time & effort & great wads of money later they finally realise that`s NOT what they wanted & then modify their thoughts to suit the realisation of the practicallitys & change the whole resultant product to suit their new found knowledge.
Lets have a little play here shall we??? --->How`s about you all add up what money you have spent , over the years, on your most favourite mini ,,, add it all up from start till now & also display/type/tell us the specs as well.
This thread can be a learning curve for lots of people, realising where you were with your thoughts of what you wanted from your mini & how & IF those thoughts have changed with the time & money thrown at it ,,,& also what you would do differently if you had that time again. add up the cost & add up the time spent & then try to add up the time chasing down parts & machining too & then we`ll see what the true cost has been for all your minis yeah???
sorry, but as much as i`d like too, it`s actually impossible for me to do , cause i`ve just had way way way too many minis & way way way too much time in this game to even start adding up what i`ve spent,,, i`d have at a guess that i`ve spent well over a million dollars on minis ... probably more like 2 million --->my $62K house is pidgeon feed compared but was just one of those timely lucky things i did just so i could have a place to put all my minis
So,,, who has spent what & on what to get what & what have you ended up with???
this should help our good friend yeah???
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