Need some advice....
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:46 pmOk, here's my dilemma and Jeff keeps telling me to do whatever and I really want some advice.
As we all know and are saddened by, Reaper earned his name by taking out a damn dog that ran out in front of him. Right now, he is sitting in the driveway needing a new bumper and new headlights. I also need a new side scoop (the one that is damaged from the gas pump last year) and passenger side mirror.
Now the dilemma:
For the headlights and the Cobra R bumper will be around $650. Then off to Kris for paint (which I am buying the paint) and possibly him finishing out underneath my hood. The scoop and mirror will be around $100.00 for the both of them, so approximately $750 in parts alone.
I do have the foglights for this bumper...total of about $90 worth (got an extra one just in case
) Also, this bumper has the brake cooling ducts which the Satanic Mechanic was going to fabricate for me.
Or....I can go back to what Reaper looked like previously....GT bumper, Mach I chin spoiler, then get the headlights, mirror, and side scoop all for, in parts, for a grand total of $387.50 minus paint.
The second choice would get me on the road faster, but damn, Reaper looks good with the Cobra R bumper. I also have huge speed bumps and bad roads around my new office to consider, but had been able to avoid them, mostly, before the dog.
So what do you think? I can be practical and/or I can wait as long as Jeff's in agreement with me continuing to drive the Ghost, but I also miss driving my stick!
Honestly, the practical side of me is saying the second choice, get Reaper back on the road and then save for the Cobra R bumper, for the future. But I don't know if I'd ever do it again otherwise.
Note: I still need the clutch kit and replace the outer tie rod on him as well as an alignment. Geez.......I am torn. Please help.
As we all know and are saddened by, Reaper earned his name by taking out a damn dog that ran out in front of him. Right now, he is sitting in the driveway needing a new bumper and new headlights. I also need a new side scoop (the one that is damaged from the gas pump last year) and passenger side mirror.
Now the dilemma:
For the headlights and the Cobra R bumper will be around $650. Then off to Kris for paint (which I am buying the paint) and possibly him finishing out underneath my hood. The scoop and mirror will be around $100.00 for the both of them, so approximately $750 in parts alone.
I do have the foglights for this bumper...total of about $90 worth (got an extra one just in case
) Also, this bumper has the brake cooling ducts which the Satanic Mechanic was going to fabricate for me.
Or....I can go back to what Reaper looked like previously....GT bumper, Mach I chin spoiler, then get the headlights, mirror, and side scoop all for, in parts, for a grand total of $387.50 minus paint.
The second choice would get me on the road faster, but damn, Reaper looks good with the Cobra R bumper. I also have huge speed bumps and bad roads around my new office to consider, but had been able to avoid them, mostly, before the dog.
So what do you think? I can be practical and/or I can wait as long as Jeff's in agreement with me continuing to drive the Ghost, but I also miss driving my stick!
Honestly, the practical side of me is saying the second choice, get Reaper back on the road and then save for the Cobra R bumper, for the future. But I don't know if I'd ever do it again otherwise.
Note: I still need the clutch kit and replace the outer tie rod on him as well as an alignment. Geez.......I am torn. Please help.