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what to do got choices but limited money.

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I candy

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so i own a vert stang that needs about 2 grand in body work. basically paint and couple dents. also i was putting on new headers and got one side on by myself but stopped cause i couldn't fit a wrench on the other side. so i parked it. leaving mixed matched headers on the car.

I then scored a junk yard stroked engine and had a shop pull it from the wreck but because of stupidity i used the money to complete the swap on something else.

now i have money for the swap. but my problem lies in this.

the vert looks like a POS. i can either paint it now and have a all around decent lx vert with a nice motor. OR... buy one of these have a decent hatch back that i always wanted. but have a fugly vert that I'll just have to leave as is until i get another 2 grand before it gets painted.

on market is a 86 GT that needs some paint but is livable. for sale for like 2k obo.

or there is a $800 obo green 93 LX hatch back with different color front fender that will need paint. it also comes with a full unattached GT kit, extra hatch. down side is that its back taxed 3 years. so about 700 in taxes.

i have the money to buy another car and put the engine in the vert. but i won't have money to paint the vert for a while.

any suggestions???
 

Cobra912

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I read your post three times and I'm still confused.

Paint you vert and save the money to put the motor in. If you buy another car you're just gonna run in to more things that will require more cash.
 
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... and two cars that aren't finished vs. once that might be.
 
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FoxGT87

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Cobra912 said:
I read your post three times and I'm still confused.

Paint you vert and save the money to put the motor in. If you buy another car you're just gonna run in to more things that will require more cash.
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yeah... what he said....
 

I candy

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i got $2000 i can paint my vert or use it to buy another car listed above. then wait till i have wait for more money to paint the cars
 

I candy

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i already have money for my swap.
 

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Part out the vert, save the money from that and buy a decently clean hatch with the money you would have painted it with.
 

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Shaolin!!

Don't part out a good vert! Paint it and have one car. Look how long it's taken you to get one done, you REALLY want another as well??
 

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I had a vert.... it became the donor for my notch. Lol. Fox's are money pits as it is, having a vert just makes it worse.
 

Shaolin Crane

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fiveohwblow said:
Shaolin!!

Don't part out a good vert! Paint it and have one car. Look how long it's taken you to get one done, you REALLY want another as well??
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Did you forget about the 88 i started out with? And what i did to it?
And its not like i wanted to, car was made on my birthday 6-3-88
But i made the smart decision so i could actually have a car.

 

Mintsick

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Current car needs paint and you don't have the money to paint it, you want to buy another stang for $2k that also needs paint and god knows what else...sell the vert and start from scratch.
 
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