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Hey hey everyone, David Walters here, he of the '73 Notch. Funny thing, just when I was getting my automotive act together, my 7 year old house springs a leak in the roof that throws me for a $3K loop. Now, the Notch that leaks is playing second fiddle to the house that leaks, how ironic. I guess it's true, they say you get all the trouble that you can afford, at least you won't have time to be bored. After the roof is dried in and the family secure again, I can get back to my toys. As for whether or not a car is worth buying, there's a correlation between what the car is worth to you and what your capabilities are. A real nice car with minimum needs vs. a basket case with a lot of problems may end up costing the same, relatively speaking. I tend to gravitate towards the basket cases myself, don't know why but I do enjoy the repair/restore aspect of car ownership. I was lucky (or unfortunate) enough to find a long nosed Notch sitting in a auto repair lot for minimum cash but in need of maximum TLC. The car became a daily driver for 10 years before it finally came time to retire her and start a serious redo. I'm sure I would never be able to recoup the money I have put into that car in the time I've had her, but I wouldn't trade the looks and comments and discussions I've had on account of the car for all that money and more. Personally, I'm all for buying and restoring every Notch that I could find but time, money and a two car garage says that I can't. Maybe if I win the lotto....AAR, I say to take a long hard look at the car, take into account what the car needs vs. what you can do or pay to have done and go from there. Good luck to ya. David Walters '73 1600 L Notchback (a leaky car that sits under a leaky roof, hmmm....) S. FL, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe