Past post on this blog record the motorcycle I've rebuilt (a 1986 Kawasaki ZL600) and I'm in the middle of rebuilding a 1986 Kawasaki ZX600 that I haven't posted about yet. I made a promise that after this motorcycle, I wouldn't have a string of old motorcycles flowing in and out of my garage and I plan to keep that promise....However, I have thought about "what next". My what next radar has thought about getting a 1980's vintage of Mercedes Benz or BMW (The BMW mid 1980's sports wagon is a BEAUTIFUL car). It is the only way I will ever have a upper level car because I can't afford one new off the car lot......
Flash back a few weeks, Randi was in Minnesota and I was home alone with the four footed kids for two weeks. The second night Randi was gone I looked on Craigslist.com for cars in the local area. I searched the term "Mercedes Benz" and up popped a 1994 MB E320 Wagon for $900. I damn near died. In a five minute time span I had found a car I could afford and I have a love affair with true station wagons of all types. SUV's are nice but a station wagon has the drive of a car with the carrying capacity of a truck. Who could ask for more!!!
I KNEW There was NO WAY I could buy that car. I have a motorcycle in a million pieces right now. It wouldn't do to have two projects going at the same time. One thing at a time is a hard fast rule for me and at this point I had to stick to that. It was a sad moment for me. *takes my hat off in a moment of silence*
I've ask Randi what kind of car she would like to rebuild...I would love to get her involved with my rebuilding work. I think she would take more photos than I do and would keep much better records than I do....to say I'm an unorganized mess would be an understatement......
Maybe one day, I'll find that Mercedes Benz....
J.
