How nice is too nice? Or how much is too much?

[HonaloochieBoogie]

I learned recently that hagerty doesn’t cover incidents that happen when the car is street parked.

maybe that will go into contributing the decision

What? Please explain. I mean, if you drive a car you usually park somewhere before returning home?

 

[JFENG]

You guys have said it all. Clearly no garage queens here despite many concours quality restorations. This is my kind of crowd.

But .... for someone who restored it
(1) to win car shows
(2) as an investment that you will need for your retirement

Then go for “too much” and don’t drive it more than 100 miles a year.

Actually, I don’t have any old car friends who don’t regularly drive theirs, regardless if it’s a 1% or a 25% net worth car.

If a car is worth 50% of your net, I think you should sell it and buy index funds.

 

[m5bb]

Drew, she’s looking great. Take a little black paint and touch up the plastic grommet where the hood release cable exits the fender, it appears to be Turkis.

Or slide it out and take the paint off of it. It's hard rubber.

 

[m5bb]

I learned recently that hagerty doesn’t cover incidents that happen when the car is street parked.

maybe that will go into contributing the decision

I'm going to check on that. They are really pretty liberal in their coverage.

 

[m5bb]

And Mike OCCOUPE says. "I had a pretty nice e9"
What an understatement.
You're so bashful. LOL

 

[dang]

My paint jobs are usually around $800.

 

[HB Chris]

What? Please explain. I mean, if you drive a car you usually park somewhere before returning home?

You are covered if that happens, they just want it garaged when home.

 

[tmh]

I watch numerous cars being sold on Bring a Trailer and ponder what quality was the paint work. It generally is not mentioned. Many people think a $5000 paint job is a good paint job. I am always amazed that it is rare that quality of paint is not discussed or mentioned. Many people don't comprehend the difference in quality of paint work or realize that it could cost $20k for disassembly, prep, paint, and reassembly, not including all the the ancillary parts, rust work, trim, etc.

 

[posix]

You are covered if that happens, they just want it garaged when home.

When I was getting a quote from hagerty, the agent made sure to tell me that street parking isn't covered. I asked the example of going to a friend's house and street parking. She said it needs to be parked in the drive way....

I will call back to clarify with another agent because the one that gave me my quote seemed to have it out for me haha.

 

[teahead]

If you redo the underside for durability (powdercoat suspension, truck color-tinted bedliner on the body/fender wells), then you don't have to worry so much driving it. In five years, you can have the hood re-painted if it has enough dings in it from driving; no big deal.

That way you can have your cake and eat it too, unless you must always try to strive for best-of-show in every car show, then you have to trailer it and not drive it.

 

[posix]

@m5bb @HonaloochieBoogie @HB Chris

i chatted with them on their live chat. this was the response.

"We have flexible usage on our policies, so long as you aren't storing it over night on the street and it is only while you are out and about that is fine, but then when you get home it would need to be stored in the garage"

i'll change my post above as well. sorry for the confusion.

 

[m5bb]

If you redo the underside for durability (powdercoat suspension, truck color-tinted bedliner on the body/fender wells), then you don't have to worry so much driving it. In five years, you can have the hood re-painted if it has enough dings in it from driving; no big deal.

That way you can have your cake and eat it too, unless you must always try to strive for best-of-show in every car show, then you have to trailer it and not drive it.

You mean to look like this?

 

[tferrer]

@posix - it's my experience they just want to ensure it is stored in the garage and not parked on the street as a normal parking arrangement. The devil is definitely in the details...

 

[Honolulu]

Maybe.... members of this forum are more-than-average wealthy "enthusiasts" and it should be expected there are a disproportionate number of highly fixed-up (don't use the "r" word) cars among us.

Maybe we're actually just out of touch with the capabilities and safety of our cars, elevating them with terms of endearment, when actually a 50-year-old BMW can't hold a candle to a modern, for example, Prius.

Maybe... preaching to the choir isn't gonna get me anywhere.

But maybe I've got a batch of sour grapes. The boss called me in today and suggested it's time for me to retire, effective end September. Here I go again... out the door. Were I to do it again, wouldn't be much different. I'm 67, so wot?

Drew, it's not a 2002 tii if it doesn't have Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. That alone is the essence of the car, taken in period. Done differently, it's a restomod.

 

[Ajay]

Gary, That undercarriage is to drool over. As I get more and more into restorations I have now come to the conclusion that the Undercarriage resto is almost, if not equally, as important as the top of the car. As some local OC e9 veterans have recently brought to my attention on my own car, the underside goes thru a colonoscopy when a car is listed for sale. So the details, the details, the details underneath should be addressed wholeheartedly and thoroughly before reassembly. Just look at the last dozen or so 6 figure cars on BaT, e9 or tii, the comments on the undercarriage details are very very important and very scrutinized.

 

[bavbob]

For me, the fear is simple.....parts availability. Harder and harder to find moldings, fenders, bumpers etc

 

[kys911t]

You mean to look like this?

Just Beautiful...rolling Art!!