Try the designated value policies sold by the J.T. Taylor agency...I told them the value...they wrote the policy. There are some restrictions...i.e. locked storage required, appraisal (if over $25,000 value) and limited annual mileages, but all in all I'm happy. Club drive ins, parades, shows, etc...are all ok. BobFortson --- Sean B <polecat2@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Your free subscription is supported by today's > sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Is your computer freezing up or slowing down? > Repair corrupt files and harmful errors - protect > your PC > Take a 2-minute PC health check-up at no charge! > caaegt3bQmH9Ma/PC > PowerScan > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I wouldn't mind one bit paying these crazy prices > for parts, if the end > justified the means. Our cars, finished and > complete, do not even > remotely justify the cost of the individual parts. > My '64 Plymouth > isn't worth as much as say, the '69 Road Runner my > buddy is restoring. > Yet the parts for his car are almost always a lot > cheaper than mine. > Why is that? That's what troubles me about our > hobby. Now, granted, > I'm not in it to make money on the car--I do it out > of love for the ol' > girl. And yes, I do pay through the nose when I > just can't find a part > anywhere else, and I needed it yesterday. But that > doesn't mean I have > to like it. The bottom line: If I can't get the > car insured for even > close to what I have in it, then where does that > leave me? Oh, well... > > Sean > Dennis wrote: > > > > Well put, no flaming from this end. :-) > > > > --- Skagdrager@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > Sorry, Guys. But this is America. It's > capitalism. > > > It ain't perfect, but it's > > > better than any other plan around. > > > Granny isn't "crazy for getting $1000 for an old > > > crappy 4dr; she's stupid if > > > she passes it up if she can get it. And just > cause > > > she asks for $1000 doesn't > > > mean she'll get it. The market determines that. > > > Available used parts will get more and more > scarce, > > > until there just aren't > > > any at all. And prices will go up and up. Has it > > > ever been any other way, > > > during your lifetime? Why expect anything else. > We > > > are American men. We learn to > > > deal with adversity. If this hobby were easy, > > > everyone would do it. It's the > > > difficulty that makes it great! That's why we > get > > > the "thumbs up" on the highway > > > from passersby. > > > The guy who owns a wrecking yard with old Mopars > in > > > it has limited choices. > > > He has to show a profit or he has to close his > > > doors. Pay him what he needs and > > > it will be worthwhile for him to hang on to and > part > > > out the Mopars; refuse > > > to pay him what he needs and he will either > crush > > > them and make room for > > > something that has profit in it or he will hang > on > > > to them so long that they will > > > cut his profitability and his business will go > > > under. And if he (or the people > > > on Ebay, or the guys reproducing parts) are > greedy > > > and overprice their parts so > > > they never sell, then they are the losers again. > And > > > in any of the above, you > > > lose; you don't get the parts. > > > I don't mind your complaining about it. I don't > like > > > paying more either. I > > > look for bargains anywhere I can find them. > > > But let's not lie to ourselves and say that > because > > > available parts are high > > > priced, or because we'll never get to buy the > car we > > > had way back when, then > > > somebody out there is a dirty scum bag. > > > The older I get the more convinced I am that God > > > allowed man to invent the > > > automobile to teach him patience on multiple > levels. > > > Let's not miss the valuable > > > lesson. > > > If I can't afford a Max Wedge (and I can't), > then > > > let me find my joy in the > > > cool Valiant slant 6 within my reach. Heck, have > I > > > forgotten that Thanksgiving > > > was only over last week? > > > Come on people now.........smile on your > > > brother.....everybody get together, > > > try to love one another right now. > > > > > > Sorry. I'd better end my sermon now because my > > > tongue is now poking all the > > > way through my cheek! > > > You guys are the best and I need you and > appreciate > > > your help. May God bless > > > you all and may He help us all to find what we > truly > > > need. > > > Paul > > > (For the flaming I am about to receive, may God > make > > > me truly thankful.) > > > > > > > > Dennis > > > > '04 Ram Hemi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home > page! > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > Your free subscription is supported by today's > sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jumpstart your love life at AmericanSinglesR.com. > Meet someone in your area today. 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