unemployed.. But want to spend last of saving on a kit car

[gareth.e]

Currently unemployed but spotted a kit car for sale online which I havent stopped eyeing up since I last week.. It will mean I wipe all my savings and have to live on bread and water until I get a job, motivation prehaps?

I would wait but I'm scared I'll never have the oppotunity to buy something that looks exactly how it does again.. (no links as I'm even scared one of you might buy it!)

This has happened to me before when I spotted a stripped out yellow 205 rallye to the perfect spec imo (would cost thousands more if I found a standard one and looked to modify it to same standard) I left it too late and it went.. I then saw it at a car gathering a few months later after I had just bought my current car.. I felt gutted tbh

Someone please tell me I'm mad before I do something extremely stupid

[Mazdarese]

You're mad. Don't do anything stupid.

[Acheron]

gareth.e said:

I would wait but I'm scared I'll never have the oppotunity to buy something that looks exactly how it does again.

Correct, you wont if you dont have a pot to piss in.

Get a job, save up, then buy something when your finances are more in order. Dont screw yourself over for something not essential.

[RemainAllHoof]

Presumably, you're living at home ie with you parents. If not, you're an idiot. Or maybe not because if you make sure you have very little savings, you can claim a few benefits I expect.

[Cock Womble 7]

You're mad. Do it.

[snuffle]

buy it,
you can always sell it later, but once you have missed it, it's gone forever.

[gareth.e]

snuffle said:

buy it,
you can always sell it later, but once you have missed it, it's gone forever.

Also I don't believe it will ever lose money unless I destroy the engine or fail to keep it looking shiny..

RemainAllHoof said:

Presumably, you're living at home. If not, you're an idiot. Or maybe not because if you make sure you have very little savings, you can claim a few benefits I expect.

yep, I've moved back home so very little outgoings, I paid for insurance in full.. So just food petrol and phone bills atm

[RemainAllHoof]

gareth.e said:

yep, I've moved back home so very little outgoings, I paid for insurance in full.. So just food petrol and phone bills atm

fk it. Do it. Unless you think your parents will kill you.

[gareth.e]

RemainAllHoof said:

fk it. Do it. Unless you think your parents will kill you.

Not sure how my dad would react, he wouldnt stop me.. I would put him on the insurance as I've always wanted him to have something fun to drive but hes only owned crap family cars since giving birth to me

my mum on the other hand would probably scream and threaten to kick me out

[Cock Womble 7]

gareth.e said:

my mum on the other hand would probably scream and threaten to kick me out

They all do that Sir.

[WhoseGeneration]

gareth.e said:

Currently unemployed but spotted a kit car for sale online which I havent stopped eyeing up since I last week.. It will mean I wipe all my savings and have to live on bread and water until I get a job, motivation prehaps?

I would wait but I'm scared I'll never have the oppotunity to buy something that looks exactly how it does again.. (no links as I'm even scared one of you might buy it!)

This has happened to me before when I spotted a stripped out yellow 205 rallye to the perfect spec imo (would cost thousands more if I found a standard one and looked to modify it to same standard) I left it too late and it went.. I then saw it at a car gathering a few months later after I had just bought my current car.. I felt gutted tbh

Someone please tell me I'm mad before I do something extremely stupid

Buy the car before you die.
Now, which of these is an unknown?

[geeteeaye]

Buy it quickly otherwise you'll be kicking yourself again!

It will serve as great motivation to get another job asap to pay for fuel to hoon around in it, you can always get some casual cash in hand work to tide you over.

[mechadaniel]

Do it.

The guy I bought my caterham from, had wanted a 7 for 50 years. He retired at 70, and with his wife made a list of things he wanted to do while he still could. They did the world cruise, got a new kitchen and bought a Caterham.

Two years after he bought it he was diagnosed with Parkinsons and couldn't drive ir.

You could be dead next year and had spent your motoring life driving a euro box

[TomJackUK]

BUY!

[tercelgold]

Don't buy it, save up for it.

[Night Runner]

Mazdarese said:

You're mad. Don't do anything stupid.

+1

[wolfy1988]

We need a link!!

J

[gareth.e]

Sorry guys no link! I'm scared you'll buy it just to make me cry for eternity or worse still destroy my bargining skills with the seller

All I'll say is its a westfield!

I'll post it if I get a viewing arranged.. And post loads of (maybe too many) pictures if it ends up being mine

I'm doing more research now about them..

I've made a decision

I'm going to ring the seller tomorrow and hopefully get some quotes from insurers

Edited by gareth.e on Thursday 28th April 22:22

[Glade]

You handy with spanners?

I'd predict that a "cheap" westy won't be!

[gareth.e]

Cock Womble 7 said:

gareth.e said:

my mum on the other hand would probably scream and threaten to kick me out

They all do that Sir.

Glade said:

You handy with spanners?

I'd predict that a "cheap" westy won't be!

It's not the cheapest, the ones I've been looking at are around 6-7.5k

I'm not 'great' but willing to learn.. Basic stuff like cambelt, brake pads/disc, oil etc are as much as I've done