Anyone with other money pits

Here was mine . 1973 Cessna 172 lot of fun, lots of money! SOLD

2007 GSXR600
1996 HD softail (cutomed out)
2002 HD Softail springer classic (sold)
2000 SV 650 track bike
2001 GSXR600 track bike

^^^LOL!!!

Hehe, cute little money pit you have there, Brett.

That's an awsome money out bill

The Pool at my house in Chelan we have to replace it this year:


We VRBO it so it's actually a good investment but pools cost way to much!

I cant stop laughing! Brettman you do realize youve just signed your death warrant right? (If she sees it,,,IF,,, IF is a good word)

it is really hilarious!

They're sucking me dry!

brett, that made my afternoon. I know I am not alone!

You can always find ways to spend too much money.
Especially if you like the challenge of something different. (Not sold)

SOLD, i put some time and money into that one. she was beautiful!!!

Here is what costs me
* I also have a little debt from some Tv's I bought, and college

here is mine it eats way to much

My latest pricey hobby:

its gonna kill me before its done....plus I have to reside old and new house and interior work!!

after front redone....now to the back!

Strippers cost a lot!

Who likes getting the engine started if your not gunna go anywhere??? hhahahahaha just messin those damn strippers will get ya though. My money pit comes in the form of a liquid beverage called BEER

I feel ya Shawn I had 3 in private school until this year $$$ There was a little indescretion with the principal so we pulled them out. Kids are expensive but well worth it and someday they may actually realize how much we do for them. Good looking family...

michael z - that's a project for sure! Looking at the before and after of the back, did you take the original roof off?

How about a pic of the back finished?

My range rover, in '95, 50k brand new. In 2008.... 60k in total repair costs.... But I love her. My list could go on FOREVER. 1969 chevy impala kingswood wagon with a 502 and 500hp, you can watch the gas gauge go down and it took 3 years to restore. Cessna 206 on floats took a loooonngg time to be done but its beautiful now. the list goes on. Heres my rover in which the insurance cost more then the car itself. Oh did I mention 6 g's thrown down in the past month? the car is worth 3 or 4... gotta love it.

you beat me to it michael. i dont consider it a money pit, more of a complete loss, all the boats bikes trucks and toys together dont combine even close to this total waste of money, sorry if im bitter stems over from another thread.

heres our biggest money pit....ive been trying to talk my dad into selling it and getting a wakeboard boat for a long time now...about 3 years,we dont get to take it out a lot so whats the point of haveing it right?

heres one more of the moter out of the boat

Thats a nasty lookin motor Grant! What are the specs on that thing? What kinda HP/TQ numbers? I bet that thing moves!

Rod...the only pit deeper than maintaining and flying, is building!




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txsurf-when my dad went to dyno it it made 1033hp and 978tq,the motor is 548 cubic in.

I hear you xaggie...

pain in the butt, but unreal when she's purrin...

Hey Peter....we went right over the original roof...long story..well not really but the back trusses didn't match with the old roof so................
I will get some pics of the back...I got the siding up but still not finished..prob. wont get to the railings and post next spring

I thought someone would have put their 401k by now!

^^^ Nah I'm buying good funds cheaper now so I'm cost averaging down. If I was older I might be freaking out though.

hahaha this is an awesome thread.

My girlfriend is going to school to become a nurse. Costs me now but will pay off later.

you pay for your girlfriend to go to school?

This 73 TA has been quite the money pit, but I forget about that as soon as I fire it up and take off.
Putting 3 kids through college simultaneously is a huge, but rewarding, money pit.

Took the restrictor plate off, give the Red Dragon a little more juice. But let’s keep that on the down low, it’s not exactly street legal.

Hahahaha Onlyinboards, you beat me too it

ha, ha, ha.... you guys kill me.

I have a 69 Camaro about half way through restoration. Also looking to buy a house (hopefully on a lake or river)

Bryan, nice Hondo. Ive allways had and loved jets. Lots of fun and lots a money!!!

I'm broke

Mike,
Is that a RD 400 ? Daytona special ?

no not married any longer.

It's a 77 RD400 Walt

That Triple is freakin SWEET

Thanks, Allen

By Jake (nwsjake10) on Monday, October 20, 2008 - 9:18 am:

you pay for your girlfriend to go to school?

Yes it's called supporting your partner. We live together and have been together for 2 1/2 years. We will be engaged soon. Not just some on the fly girl friend.

Too many to post...

certified diver
bowhunter
been "window shopping" for an old mustang...

putting away the boat and now the real money pit hobby kicks in. Dune Season with long travel offroad cars, UTV's and dirtbikes and rv's and trailers to carry it all. Every bit as fun as the lake and boating though. It is a nice balance.

Art, that is sick, what is it??

JM your Trans Am is real clean too, mean.

I have my guitars, electric and acoustic, and everything that goes with them, surf boards...

I'm a certified diver too but I haven't thrown a whole lotta cash into that particular pit yet.

Beer too, gonna have to find me a brewers daughter one of these days

Heres a lot of them, ones that i can upload because of size, but this gives you a taste











My brothers and I are the Biggest money pits, My pops refers to us as cash flow problems haha


but this is the cash flow problem right here!

That right there is the biggest child of the family, HE IS A CASH FLOW PROBLEM! who is he to call me one! ha

hes a loving father twitch, good stuff

....ya thats what I am accused of twitch...being one big kid!

but its great....if he wasn't you might not have half the stuff!

...and hope your still like him at that age!

having said all that ....where is that house...looks like some nice countryside.

Yeah its probably the coolest thing in the world having a dad that acts like you when the boss isnt around, I'm pretty greatful that he is what he is. Haha yeah ofcourse i love him he's 55 goin on 17 haha, what a child.

That is our House in Suffolk, England. My dad was born down the street and he lived there for 3 years i think until his family moved here. Its been in our family for quite a while. My mom and pops are there right now figuring everything out because it hasnt been touched in a looooong time. the 4th floor has floor boards everywhere and just old crap sittin around so they are working on remodeling it and making it more appealing to people who rent out cottages. I went there for the first time in 10 years this summer and it was an absolute blast. It used to be 4000 acres and now its 125 i think. The death tax is HUGE on it and My grandpa probably wont be around much longer so my parents are trying to find a way around that huge tax.

^ life insure grandpa. May not be insurable, just an idea. Sweet cottage. hopefully it stays in the fam.

I forgot to add that I brew my own beer too. Not too expensive, besides the ingredients. now i'm moving to a kegging setup. But its pry my favorite hobby.

Jos, that's one of my Pro Rally cars. It's registered as a Fiero although the only unmodified part is the stereo. (Why leave that in? Just to confuse people) The rest of it is hand built or modified.
It's won an awful lot of stages but it also suffered a lot of glitches. We never DNF'd for the same reason twice however.

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Did someone say money pit?



I have over a 100 pics of the build and car here:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2334689

Nacho I'm not sure if that wold cover a death tax on a piece of property maybe it would who knows.

Twitch, its called a wealth replacement, some people might use an ILIT (irrevocable life insurance trust) If grandma is still alive you may want to use a 2nd to die policy, then you only have to have one insurable life. Any advisor worth thier salt would be able to help your family out.

The Dart is my sons which I am helping him restore. The wiring issues with this car are mind numbing. I think this winter were going to re-wire it. $$$.

The Challenger has less problems but it's still a mopar. $$$

2007 GSXR600
1996 HD softail (cutomed out)
2002 HD Softail springer classic (sold)
2000 SV 650 track bike
2001 GSXR600 track bike

and a 16 yo son

Chris - How do you like the SV compared to the GSXR as a track bike? I'm looking to get one in the spring.

albinorhino,

Twitch is only 16, he only knows what his parents tell him about their finances. I'd be willing to bet his paretns have it covered.

Chad your camarao is beautiful!

Here are some of them, doesn't include the pistols and shotguns.

Twitch, you can insure for any amount, if justifiable.

Beautiful cars, beautiful guns.

to lazy to post pics... butt

i hunt ( i shoot a 300 weatherby mag)
i shoot trap (browning bt 99/ remington model 1100)
I dirtbike (ktm 525 exc) thats my baby :]

am actually going hunting tomarow! leaving school early. leaving at lunch. hunting fri sat and sun!

Sam, and for that matter all of you. yeah I know he's only 16, but you would be surprised, at both how much some 16 year olds pick up on, and how many people, even with significant wealth, screw up the whole dying thing Sounds funny but sadly its true. John D Rockafeller (sp?) had 60% plus estate depletion to the tax man! Elvis was in the 70% range. In other words, 70 cents on the Dollar went to uncle sam. Not to get all Financial on you though, rant and hijack off!

Chad that is a sick lookin camaro very nice!

Kris thats sweet lookin too, are those torq thrusts? Ive been trying to get my pops to get em on our 69 impala for so long they really ad some style too old hot rods.

I'll play. 10 years and thousands of dollars. lol

So many: Two Kids, House, Pool, Hot Tub, Boat, Three Cars, Travel Soccer Teams, Weekly Golf Game, Hockey, Vacations, and I could keep going I am sure.

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