I'll start by saying, I love my car. I remember being around 7-8 years old, and my cousin owned a Torch Red 90-93 Notchback. From that day, I knew I had to have a Notchback. I bought my car on March 23rd, 2005, I drove 4.5 hours each way to get it. I probably searched for 5 years for the right one, I paid 4200$ for it.
This is where the problem comes in, I've maintained this car based on the emotional attachment I've formed with it, it has not been a good car to me. I'm not saying its not a good car, its a fantastic car. But the luck I've had with it has been terrible. In the 4.5 years I've owned it, I've had my tires slashed and its been vandalized numerous times.
The day after I restored it I had a hit and run done on it. 2 Days after I got it back from that repair the heater core went so I got to drive the car for 6 days out of 6 months of insurance between the body shop and down time. Back to mint, I parked it for the winter at my Moms house where a stack of cupboards fell all over the back of the car. I drove it throughout this year until a kid riding on the wrong side of the street took a jump off of a curb in front of my car, totally f%#@ing up the front end of my car (the kid was 100% fine, was ruled as his fault), etc. etc.
Anybody else experience this kind of stuff? I'm totally convinced I have to sell my car.
Edit: Oh yeah, and the $7000 I spent last year restoring my car, was a waste of money. They went bankrupt and the job was $hit for what it cost.
This is where the problem comes in, I've maintained this car based on the emotional attachment I've formed with it, it has not been a good car to me. I'm not saying its not a good car, its a fantastic car. But the luck I've had with it has been terrible. In the 4.5 years I've owned it, I've had my tires slashed and its been vandalized numerous times.
The day after I restored it I had a hit and run done on it. 2 Days after I got it back from that repair the heater core went so I got to drive the car for 6 days out of 6 months of insurance between the body shop and down time. Back to mint, I parked it for the winter at my Moms house where a stack of cupboards fell all over the back of the car. I drove it throughout this year until a kid riding on the wrong side of the street took a jump off of a curb in front of my car, totally f%#@ing up the front end of my car (the kid was 100% fine, was ruled as his fault), etc. etc.
Anybody else experience this kind of stuff? I'm totally convinced I have to sell my car.
Edit: Oh yeah, and the $7000 I spent last year restoring my car, was a waste of money. They went bankrupt and the job was $hit for what it cost.
Then after i had it painted someone decided to pull a Dukes of Hazzard on it and left scratches across the hood (had a feeling i knew who did it but couldnt prove it) So yeah when it rains it pours sometimes, just have to realize there are people out there that just dont give a sheet about other peoples property.
