Traction-Talk  

Go Back   Traction-Talk > Advertisements > Wanted Adverts
Register Donate Events Calendar Picture Albums

Wanted Adverts Steam items and equipment Wanted.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  Post / In Thread 
Old 8th January 2025, 01:43 PM
carl_byrne carl_byrne is offline
Engineer
 
Full Name: Carl Byrne
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Wales
Posts: 3,491
Default

Think carefully about (not) buying one that needs a lot of work. I've spent 20+ years restoring mine and have yet to drive it. If I had spent more money initially then I might have been able to buy one up and running, AND I then spent the past 20 years driving it!

What with so many uncertainties around coal supplies, climate change implications etc, I would want to enjoy it ASAP rather than after a lengthy restoration.

My tuppence worth.

Cheers
Carl.
Reply With Quote
  #2  Post / In Thread 
Old 8th January 2025, 07:55 PM
craigctt's Avatar
craigctt craigctt is offline
Engineer
 
Full Name: Craig Colledge
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,328
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by carl_byrne View Post
Think carefully about (not) buying one that needs a lot of work. I've spent 20+ years restoring mine and have yet to drive it. If I had spent more money initially then I might have been able to buy one up and running, AND I then spent the past 20 years driving it!

What with so many uncertainties around coal supplies, climate change implications etc, I would want to enjoy it ASAP rather than after a lengthy restoration.

My tuppence worth.

Cheers
Carl.
To true Carl
Reply With Quote
  #3  Post / In Thread 
Old 13th January 2025, 07:20 PM
stressed myke's Avatar
stressed myke stressed myke is offline
Engineer
 
Full Name: Myke Ready
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Norfolk now.
Posts: 226
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by carl_byrne View Post
Think carefully about (not) buying one that needs a lot of work. I've spent 20+ years restoring mine and have yet to drive it. If I had spent more money initially then I might have been able to buy one up and running, AND I then spent the past 20 years driving it!

What with so many uncertainties around coal supplies, climate change implications etc, I would want to enjoy it ASAP rather than after a lengthy restoration.

My tuppence worth.

Cheers
Carl.
Well said.
Many of us have great intentions but forget we have a finite amount of time.

This is especially true as our lives throw us many curve balls.
You really don’t want to spend a lifetime fixing something unless you prefer to repair something than you do taking it out to play.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 06:40 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.