Do you guys have this problem too?

[datsunlover]

I'm realizing I have a problem.. and it's getting worse! Here's the symptoms;

 

1- Get a really cool idea, plan it out, buy the vehicle and start the project.

2- Finish the thing to the point where it runs/drives.

3- Bit by bit, between stints driving it, continue working on 'the little things' and 'minor issues' it has. (TLC, check engine lights, little lighted switches for things, ect)

4- Eventually end up driving it almost every day and just getting used to the little bugaboo's it has..

5-Realize that if you stop driving it, to fix a few little things, (they've added up by now) you'll get bit by the 'while I'm at it' bug and the thing won't see the road for another XXX months!

 

AAAAHHHGGGGG!!!!

 

It suddenly occurs to me that all 3 of the vehicles I own are at one of these stages.. My 4x4 truck that I havn't done much too since last fall, needs work for the winter (brakes, suspension, body.. yah, a lot of work) but I'm afraid I'll get into it and end up without a truck for this winter! Also, I don't feel good about driving the Z as my daily while the truck is down, because it's almost as bad as the truck! (front end brakes/suspension, front frame rot, big oil leak, driveshaft vibrations..) Ok.. so I have my V8 rex drivable, but it's not 'done' either. The thing runs too hot (need bigger/better rad) and isn't exactly a gas saver.

 

I started to consider selling off all 3 and buying something nice and new-ish (like a Frontier 4x4 quad cab maybe..) but caned that.. besides the fact that this is the WRONG time of year to sell sports cars, I'd end up with something else for a 'project' anyway.. SO... what would you guys do?

[Guest bastaad525]

I started to consider selling off all 3 and buying something nice and new-ish (like a Frontier 4x4 quad cab maybe..) but caned that.. besides the fact that this is the WRONG time of year to sell sports cars' date=' I'd end up with something else for a 'project' anyway.. SO... what would you guys do?[/quote']

 

I can sympathize with you 110% dude. I bought my Z as a project car, but at the time it was also my only car, and daily driven. Back when it was N/A, it had the little bugs, but generally was just fine and put up with daily duties admirably. Then I went turbo and had all kinds of problems from the get go so bought a second car as a daily driver ('91 Sentra SE-R) and a gas saver. Now I'm at this point where, I really want to go back to improving things on the Z, but money is short, time is short, and really, the Z has been doing really great lately and I'm afraid to mess with it for fear that I may create more problems than I try to solve.

 

In the meantime, I've had the Sentra for a year, and it's been doing great. Haven't had to touch it really except for oil changes and brake pads. But last I went under the car I noticed a few things that will need fixing sooner or later... a leaky power steering hose and the front axle missing the rubber boot, a couple other small things. And of course, I would LOVE to put some money into it to bring performance up a bit, intake and exhaust and I'd love a new suspension on it because the front shocks are toast... but again, no money or time and I don't want my 'main' car to have any big downtime.

 

So I keep sitting and thinking... what if I sold both these cars and bought something new? I'm so tempted. Something quick, and something I wouldn't have to worry about for a long time. I still haven't quite been able to bring myself to do it... the sheer outright speed of the Z is hard to resist, and of course the fact that it is a true 'classic'. But I'm right there with ya man... it's a huge dilemma, one that I dwell on every day. All the while I keep driving both cars, they keep racking up miles and more issues, and I slowly sit here and drive myself and my poor wife insane