A change in thinking
From: rolindsay (rolindsayyahoo.com)
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 05:36:40 -0800 (PST)
Hello Friends,

We have all heard the phrase, "Buy the best car you can afford." because the 
phrase silently goes on to say, "...because you're going to spend more making a 
weak car right.". I wonder if that idea holds true in countries like Portugal 
where the TAX on whole cars is far greater than on parts. Could one buy a 
fixer-upper for a bargain price, pay minimal tax, then effect the repairs and 
come out with a better but cheaper car?  Hummmm. 

The thing that has me thinking is the car Rui bought; a 1988 328GTS. It was 
cosmetically weak with some body rust. The drive train had been maintained but 
not "preserved".  He got the car for a bargain price BEFORE the even bigger tax 
hike that has just happened. I wonder if one did the math in reverse and asked, 
if he bought the same car today, for the same price, and made the same 
investments in restoration, would he come out far better than buying "the best 
car he can afford" (and deprive the tax man of his ill gotten gains)?  More 
hummmm.

Rick, pondering on Saturday morning
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