Gregg Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 The new Audi R8 is on the table Going with the Blue/Silver color Third time painting it. Hopefully, this will be in the garage of our new house by the end of this year.....
randx0 Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 april 1st was awhile ago. just kidding have fun and I look forward to seeing this one under glass.
MR BIGGS Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Looking good bro.. That is a nice color. I picked up that kit the other day, just haven't opened one up yet. I will wait and see how your come's out first. By then the kit should be at least 10 yrs old.
Custom Hearse Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 And I'll bet the itch to build has just about killed you Gregg! Looking forward to seeing this built!
evilone Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 wow not only dose he own a awsome mag and web site he builds as well its about time i see you build something bro i will be watching this one
Gregg Posted June 9, 2008 Author Posted June 9, 2008 We have a major problem here at home also. We are trying to buy a place, but the houses are over 550K Condo living may be the alternative, but there is no storage or room in a condo. We'll have to see what happens with this. I want to build more, and may have to make some adjustments to see the dream of home ownership come true. Saw a nice place, but was 950K, perfect for building :-)
Nick F40 Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 950K? Gregg buildin an R8, SWEEET, I'm interested!
Modelmartin Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 (edited) Hey Gregg, My sister found this fixer-upper in the California desert for $5K. I am serious. It has several acres around it! There are great cheap properties in the middle of North Dakota, too. Lots of room for everything out there! Andy Edited June 10, 2008 by Modelmartin
Joe Handley Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Hey Gregg, My sister found this fixer-upper in the California desert for $5K. I am serious. It has several acres around it! There are great cheap properties in the middle of North Dakota, too. Lots of room for everything out there! Andy Looks like they never cleaned up after the fight scene near the end of the first "Cannonball Run"
Paul Payne Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Gregg, You could always buy a futon, sleep on it, and use the bedroom for storage and model building..........................
Harry P. Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Hey Gregg, My sister found this fixer-upper in the California desert for $5K. I am serious. It has several acres around it! There are great cheap properties in the middle of North Dakota, too. Lots of room for everything out there! Andy I'll bet you get some nice cross-ventilation in that place... Geez, Gregg...looking at houses in the half million dollar range??? The model car mag business must be doing very well for you...
Brendan Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Gregg, Both me and Mr. Bauer are still waiting for you to get the Jaguar done. You brought it to the NNL so I figured you would have had it done by now.
Gregg Posted June 10, 2008 Author Posted June 10, 2008 I was waiting for word from B&B on that project. Polished it out last week, hopefully don't mess up the decals on the Jag this time. And yes, I will not wrap it up in a towel. half mil? Wish they were that cheap. It's crazy! Be lucky to get a condo for that now. Yeah, I could move up near Andy, but then there are certain body parts of mine I wouldn't see for months on end!!! (sorry for the visual guys!) I don't do well in the cold. Anything below 70 is freezing!!!
MR BIGGS Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 I was waiting for word from B&B on that project. Polished it out last week, hopefully don't mess up the decals on the Jag this time. And yes, I will not wrap it up in a towel. half mil? Wish they were that cheap. It's crazy! Be lucky to get a condo for that now. Yeah, I could move up near Andy, but then there are certain body parts of mine I wouldn't see for months on end!!! (sorry for the visual guys!) I don't do well in the cold. Anything below 70 is freezing!!! I bought my house fixer upper 20 years ago at 180,000 now it's worth 350,000 and paid for. Its an older 3 bedroom house but im planning on taking it all down, getting a loan and making it 4 bedrooms with a second floor and detached garage/shop that will put it in the half mil range. I plan on living there for the rest of my life so i got to make it work for me.
Gregg Posted June 10, 2008 Author Posted June 10, 2008 Anthony, to me, that's a fair increase in value The problem here is the greed of the realtors. Houses that I looked at in '03-04 for $350-400K are now being resold for $800K + With no changes! They say "That's what the market will bear". Bull ###### That's what the greedy realtors and speculators say, and they are the ones who control the market, not the ones buying it. People have to buy houses, they have no choice. I think real estate commissions should be stopped. It should be flat fee, say $3,500 per house, plus costs for those high dollar ones over $1 million. that would drastically change the real estate pricing around the country It all started after '01, everything went down for a while, speculators bought, now with economy better (before the R word, of course), they are trying to rip off everyone who wants a piece of the American Dream. Sorry, shouldn't this be in Rants and Raves? My bad..... I'll come live with you Anthony, save me a room in your mansion :-)
MR BIGGS Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Anthony, to me, that's a fair increase in value The problem here is the greed of the realtors. Houses that I looked at in '03-04 for $350-400K are now being resold for $800K + With no changes! They say "That's what the market will bear". Bull ###### That's what the greedy realtors and speculators say, and they are the ones who control the market, not the ones buying it. People have to buy houses, they have no choice. I think real estate commissions should be stopped. It should be flat fee, say $3,500 per house, plus costs for those high dollar ones over $1 million. that would drastically change the real estate pricing around the country It all started after '01, everything went down for a while, speculators bought, now with economy better (before the R word, of course), they are trying to rip off everyone who wants a piece of the American Dream. Sorry, shouldn't this be in Rants and Raves? My bad..... I'll come live with you Anthony, save me a room in your mansion :-) You are more then welcome to come live with me bro. Just be ready to drink have fun, partys all the time and Eat, Eat, Eat... Oh and you got to build and finish something for once.
Harold Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 I'll bet you get some nice cross-ventilation in that place... Geez, Gregg...looking at houses in the half million dollar range??? The model car mag business must be doing very well for you... That looks like the remains of the gas station in 'Mad World' after Jonathan Winters trashed it. I bet the realtor listed it as a 'handyman special'.
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