Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbowned
You learn to be resourceful and do your own repairs. Still cheaper than buying a brand new FR-S/BRZ. Not nearly as reliable, comfortable, powerful, perhaps, but you learn a lot.
|
Never argued that it was cheaper.. but the cost associated with what benefit? Learning to wrench? One could learn to be resourceful and do their own repairs no matter what platform they choose.
If that was the case, then I would underline the importance of making friends and helping them with their projects rather than buy a beater for the sake of education and experience. Even in this day and age, restorations are pricey, especially so for anything worth a damn. Yea, it's cool to say you built up your MR2, miata, or whatnot, but all that time and energy could be focused into other things unless one REALLY likes the beater to begin with.
We don't have much time on this Earth.. often times our interactions with each other teach us far more than reading a book on the subject or going at it alone