Budgets = Bad!

[zep]

Oh man, I just did a budget to see what I needed to do to finish off the Gem... it's going to cost me a F**kload!!

Now I need the hook ups on anything possible!

[burntrubber]

Yep did mine the other day not just for the Gem but to buy a house. Its either finish the car and sell to help fund a house or put it on hold till I have bought a house which I'm gunna do

[zep]

Yeah man, it sucks. Might have to put the non-urgent parts on hold for a tad

[mikuni]

Yeh, budgets are kinda something you just gotta forget about when building a car. I think in some cases its better to just buy everything as you need it and as money allows. I have receipts for lots of work I have done on my previous car, thats something I hate the look of!

Burntrubber, sorry to hear your putting things on hold. Its a pitty but I always think that I'd hate to get to 40 and be in the same situation I'm in now with no house and a nutsty old car sitting outside not running! haha (so perhaps its for the best)

[mikuni]

"nutsty" thats a new one!

[zep]

Yeah, my Dad got me to make one, not really for the money involved, but so I could find out how long it's going to be sitting in his carport for!

BR: I'm definately going to need your help with the diff and stuff now - hope you're still up for it!!

[burntrubber]

I agree that when building a car you should have the attitude of money is no object but sadly not the case for me this time, have to get married aswell and I bet that will cost more than my car

As for diff ect any you guys want stuff done let me know I need the extra coin and reputation I want to start a on the side, weekend after hours bussiness, doing rust repairs, pipeing,diffs,rollcages and general fabrication of non car related stuff like gates and hand rails which I do all day every day anyway.

[defcon]

I budget abosolutly every little last penny of my ride, but then again i am an accountant so that goes without saying. I find you save a lot of money that way tho, if you have a plan and stick to it, then you dont end up wasting money on stuff you dont need, or things that dont end up working out. You know what you need and when/how much so it all sorta falls in to place....

B/r move to auckland man! Zep and I need you down here, Im sure we've both got enough stuff ot keep you busy for a short while and whangarei is 3-4 hours away

[burntrubber]

Its about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to queen street so yeah. Anyway up here there is only one place I know of that does any sorta car stuff like I want to and its really dear because there is no compitition. I hate auckland I get my Mrs to drive when we go there

[mikuni]

burntrubber said:

I get my Mrs to drive when we go there

Oh thats why it takes that long! haha Its 2 hours at the most from auckland to whangarei. It takes us less than 4 hours to get from hamilton to whangarei and thats on a busy friday night!

[burntrubber]

I was just guessing Im sure it takes about 2 hours to Orewa/Silverdale. My Mrs just wont overtake its crackup gets me quite angry sometimes uses about half the gas when she drives da.mn heavy shoes

[defcon]

Shit I must drive slow then! lol its about 3 1/2 hours for me, nice responsible driver i am

Matt

[77vette]

nuts I must drive slow then! lol its about 3 1/2 hours for me

Haha, i managed to get a flatdeck transit from the top of the harbour bridge to whangarei in 2 hours and 10min. The trip back in a Ford Ka took 2 hours flat ;D

[77vette]

I worked out the price of finishing my rx the other day. Man, you know your in over your head when the budget passes 5 figures

[burntrubber]

:oDo you mean like gone into 5 figures or gone into six