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Mr.Bill

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3. I was going to say a lot will depend on the price of gas.

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:40 PM

Apr 2023

To use extremes, if gas was $50 a gallon, but the charging of the EV was free, guess what I will be driving. But if I owned a classic muscle car, I would still keep it and splurge on the fuel for a short drive now and then. To me, part of the point of owning a classic ICE car is that I know how to work on them and care for and preserve them. There is enjoyment in just the ownership even without driving it. That's what musems do, after all.

And expensive gas and cheap charging are both within the government's power to provide.

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Any auto buffs have thoughts about what will happen to the value of collector IC cars... [View all] brush Apr 2023 OP

How long did it take for leaded gas to disappear ? rickford66 Apr 2023 #1

I was going to say a lot will depend on the price of gas. Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #3

Aviation gas will always be available rickford66 Apr 2023 #4

I don't know how legal it is from state to state Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #6

Agreed. Pride of ownership and weekend driving only. brush Apr 2023 #7

Really it's that way already Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #9

You can still get leaded gas for race cars Best_man23 Jul 2023 #21

I believe sports cars & Muscle cars will rise in value. There's always going to be people who napi21 Apr 2023 #2

I've been around Austin Healy's, Jaguars, sprint cars, many others SonofDonald Apr 2023 #5

NOOOOOOO! Your last sentence is so depressing, but I get it as it's what I was fearing. brush Apr 2023 #8

I'm going to keep on enjoying mine SonofDonald Apr 2023 #13

Gas and ICE cars Metaphorical Apr 2023 #10

Thanks. I was having this discussion with a friend a couple... brush Apr 2023 #11

What you said about global peak of oil SonofDonald Apr 2023 #15

EV conversions have been around a long time Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2023 #12

Its going to take a long time for the classic car community to embrace EV conversions Best_man23 Jul 2023 #22

Only value we're concerned about is... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Apr 2023 #14

It will stay the same as today until emissions become the major issue hydrolastic Apr 2023 #16

I read a while ago Old Crank Jun 2023 #17

"""Buying a car for 'investment' purposes is a fools errand unless you can afford the tip top of the TeamProg Jul 2023 #18

You have to account for all costs Old Crank Jul 2023 #19

Hmmm, a few thoughts. TeamProg Jul 2023 #20