On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Stan Wilder wrote:

> Still comes down to: Why would anyone want four or five of the same
> vehicle in their driveway ?

--> A lot of people have hobbies that don't make a lot of sense to me.
That's part of something being a hobby.  If it makes them happy, I don't
see why we need to demand an explanation.

> Unless each had some particular feature that made it a very desirable car
> to own its just a futile investment in not-so-popular, never to be
> collectable cars that you can't even get full coverage insurance on in
> most cases.

--> I wouldn't carry full coverage insurance on any car that old.  There's
no point!  Blue book on an '83 Vanagon is about $1800.  If anything
happens to it the insurance company will just total it and give you an
amount of money smaller than what you've paid out to them in extra
premiums.  Carry the minimum your state requires and self-insure for
replacement cost by putting the money in your bank account instead of in
your insurance company's pocket.  You'll save money in the long run.

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