The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 4: Burnouts for Distance

[femurphy77]

Wait did he already move on from the stang back to a C5?

How did I miss this.

You need a program man!

 

[Jaybird1980]

You need a program man!

I think CP needs to be in a program.

Actually I'm pretty jealous of his ability to jump from one cool car to another so often.

 

[maxwelhse]

I think CP needs to be in a program.

Actually I'm pretty jealous of his ability to jump from one cool car to another so often.

I'm jealous of the emotional freedom to do that for sure. I get attached to "things" and it's not the greatest personality trait to have.

 

[churchmouse]

I think CP needs to be in a program.

Actually I'm pretty jealous of his ability to jump from one cool car to another so often.

I used to live this. Might have a car/cars for a week maybe 2. Get-em. Tune-em up. Adjust this and that. Fix what's needed and move it along. Many I wanted to keep but the market was there, the irons were hot and the inventory was easy to find. Especially when they came to me.
We hardly ever kept one and when we did it was special at least to me/us.

But CP has his thing and he is good at it.

 

[maxwelhse]

I used to live this. Might have a car/cars for a week maybe 2. Get-em. Tune-em up. Adjust this and that. Fix what's needed and move it along. Many I wanted to keep but the market was there, the irons were hot and the inventory was easy to find. Especially when they came to me.
We hardly ever kept one and when we did it was special at least to me/us.

But CP has his thing and he is good at it.

I totally understand flipping cars and could see myself in that game. CP seems to be somewhere in the middle, which for me would be a weird thing to balance and more difficult.

Once I get a place to keep more than 2 under a roof I'd like to have a 3rd in an annual slot. Enjoy it for a season and then move it along to try the next thing.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I totally understand flipping cars and could see myself in that game. CP seems to be somewhere in the middle, which for me would be a weird thing to balance and more difficult.

Once I get a place to keep more than 2 under a roof I'd like to have a 3rd in an annual slot. Enjoy it for a season and then move it along to try the next thing.

A season to CP is spring, summer ,fall and winter. Maybe faster than that

 

[maxwelhse]

A season to CP is spring, summer ,fall and winter. Maybe faster than that

In fairness, when I said "a season" I pretty much meant 1 summer. Buy over the winter and send it on its way before fall really sets in.

For all of the ribbing we give him, that doesn't seem too far off of what he's doing.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I wouldn’t really recommend my car lifestyle to others...

 

[Bigtanker]

One of the drivers at work does about the same thing CP does. But he's doing it for profit and he's really good at it. He just went in half with his buddy on a 6,000 mile, late 90's ZR-1 that is 1 of 6. White on white convertible with a 6-speed. They drove to Wisconsin with a trailer to get it. I don't know how much, but I'm sure it was a good chunk. He also has a 92ish Twin Turbo Supra with 16,000 miles that he drives occasionally. Plus that Pre-runner Ranger that Cleetus drove this past summer.

 

[maxwelhse]

One of the drivers at work does about the same thing CP does. But he's doing it for profit and he's really good at it. He just went in half with his buddy on a 6,000 mile, late 90's ZR-1 that is 1 of 6. White on white convertible with a 6-speed. They drove to Wisconsin with a trailer to get it. I don't know how much, but I'm sure it was a good chunk. He also has a 92ish Twin Turbo Supra with 16,000 miles that he drives occasionally. Plus that Pre-runner Ranger that Cleetus drove this past summer.

Am I mistaken in the belief that CP does do this at a profit? I thought these were all at least small flips with a couple doing quite well?

He's all hush-hush about his system so we can't swipe the cars out from under him.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Am I mistaken in the belief that CP does do this at a profit? I thought these were all at least small flips with a couple doing quite well?

He's all hush-hush about his system so we can't swipe the cars out from under him.

I don’t always profit, but I rarely lose.

 

[churchmouse]

Am I mistaken in the belief that CP does do this at a profit? I thought these were all at least small flips with a couple doing quite well?

He's all hush-hush about his system so we can't swipe the cars out from under him.

I am one to think he improved his lot with every trade/sale. I have seen most of what he has had and he is climbing up the ladder one deal at a time. If he is banking anything good on him but I am enjoying his journey.

 

[maxwelhse]

I don’t always profit, but I rarely lose.

Yeah, so flipping out of one to the next doesn't cost anything, or much. Sounds good!

 

[churchmouse]

Yeah, so flipping out of one to the next doesn't cost anything, or much. Sounds good!

Yup. He has a family and provides for them very well. I have known him more than a few years. He was in the HVAC apprenticeship with my wayward son back in the day.

 

[maxwelhse]

Yup. He has a family and provides for them very well. I have known him more than a few years. He was in the HVAC apprenticeship with my wayward son back in the day.

All I really know about the relationship you two have is that you both agree he should have never sold his Ventura.

 

[churchmouse]

All I really know about the relationship you two have is that you both agree he should have never sold his Ventura.

Well, I built the engine so there is that.....

 

[maxwelhse]

Well, I built the engine so there is that.....

And he sold it?

 

[churchmouse]

And he sold it?

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Yeah I know.

I still like him though........

 

[maxwelhse]

Yeah I know.

I still like him though........

Well, next time you're going to have to build him a SBF as a joke.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Yeah I know.

I still like him though........

I have many regrets in life. How the Ventura went down is one of them. I either should’ve moved on from it after the crash or fixed the quarter and kept the drivetrain as it was when I bought it.