Restore a Mopar OR buy a ZL1

[santaclaus]

Would you spend $50,000 - $65,000 restoring your dream Mopar or Muscle Car?

OR

Would you trash that project and finance a ZL1?

GO!

[Mr. Wyndham]

Welcome to the site!!

Interesting first post...I don't know that I have an answer...

I've edited the title so it doesn't end up in the "VS" section, just yet!

[santaclaus]

Yeah I was wondering about that, I thought I had been......"compromised" lol

[Uneducated Guess]

is this strictly hypothetical, or is this something you're actually contemplating?

[santaclaus]

It's as real as you are. My project car is in the shop under a dusty tarp. But before I set the wheels in motion, I'm interested in some of the responses out there.

[2010 SSRS]

get the ZL1 Santa

[Uneducated Guess]

who says I'm real? This could be a computer generated response base upon the questions and key phrases that were submitted.

I say, go for the rebuild. For one, you refer to it as your "dream" Mopar. Second, you won't have that sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, if you buy a brand new car, that you would if you fully restore a classic. In the end, it's up to you though. The Road Runner is an awesome car.

[santaclaus]

I uploaded some "before" photos of my project. But man, I just jizzed in my pants after visiting Chevy.com and watching the ZL1 videos. That's how my "what if I ..." questions came to be...

[santaclaus]

2010 SSRS,

How do you like that Camaro, looks like it could be around 70-71?

[Uneducated Guess]

My dad and I had always planned on rebuilding a '70 Chevelle. Never had the opportunity and now we live on opposite sides of the country making it an impossibility. If it were a possibility though, I would definitely take the Chevelle over the ZL1.

[santaclaus]

Originally Posted by Uneducated Guess

who says I'm real? This could be a computer generated response base upon the questions and key phrases that were submitted.

I say, go for the rebuild. For one, you refer to it as your "dream" Mopar. Second, you won't have that sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, if you buy a brand new car, that you would if you fully restore a classic. In the end, it's up to you though. The Road Runner is an awesome car.

Normally, if this were an episode of COPS, I would say "you don't know me!"

[santaclaus]

I had a similar situation; my dad is too old to help work on the car. That and now I'm set to relocate out of state.

I actually never liked the newer Camaro. But the ZL1 is just about as hard to resist as a Boss 302 (probably shouldn't mentioned that here).

[2010 SSRS]

Originally Posted by santaclaus

2010 SSRS,

How do you like that Camaro, looks like it could be around 70-71?

it's a 71, I love it, what year and make is the mopar you have

Edit:I just seen it in your sig, that is an awesome mopar

[santaclaus]

Thanks. Right now, it's scheduled to be disassembled and to have all the rust removed. I considered buying an air compressor, and a few other tools myself, but easier said than done. I have a hard time boiling eggs.