How do you budget for your 914?, a bit ancillary to Quennie's thread Options

[nebreitling]

reading Quennie's recent thread got me thinking a bit.

i'm a doctoral student. 24. i earn my income primarily by teaching core classes at stanford university, and this doesn't add up to a particularly large sum (especially by Bay area standards)...

and i own a 914.

obviously, this presents a problem. now, my 914 has been unusually reliable, but it is still the hassle (and joy!) of a 30 year-old sports car. similiar to queenie, i have only owned vintage cars -- and am not about to change that! most of my free time and money go to the car, and over the course of the year that i've owned it, i have significantly improved its condition. it's a source of pride and joy for me, and i've never considered selling it.

so i'm curious: how do you budget for your 914? do you ever feel like you spend too much on your car?

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[Bruce Allert]

how do you budget for your 914? do you ever feel like you spend too much on your car?

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I don't budget... tried saving for a Raby engine once... used the $ for Bilstein shocks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) don't feel like I spend too much cuz I don't think about it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) don't wanna bring my self down about a car I really enjoy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Plus, my wife does the finances (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) so I just put it on the card & that's how we get air fare for vacations! Money spent = air miles (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif) free air fare! (I know... delusional, huh?) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

..........b